PANEL DISCUSSION: Translating technology into tangible outcomes and what are the latest ways in which it’s disrupting the clinical trial industry

  • Are we playing technology catch-up: What can we learn and adapt from other industries, and how can we implement this on scale despite increased regulation?
  • Lots of clinical management systems are generic but do we have ones that are clinically focused: Are you reaching the right audience in the right way and how can CROs get recognized by biotechs?
  • Recognizing the impact of technology solutions on the patients journey and ways to progress this even further
  • How do smaller biotechs prepare their supply chains for IRT adoption and compliance?

Chair: Joshua Cox, Vice President of Clinical Data & Analytics Capabilities, Eli Lilly and Company

The 7 wondrous ways to immediately improve your R&D Financial Accruals process

  • Discuss why financial accruals for clinical and R&D activities are still so challenging after all these years
  • Using real-life case studies, discuss common pain-points experienced by biopharma companies when it comes to financial accruals
  • Ponder easy implementations you can consider for your accruals processes that can significantly improve efficiency and decrease pain

TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT: Innovative Digital Opinion Leader Identification with Adnexi to Improve Trial Awareness

  • Understand the reliance of both patients and doctors alike on online resources for trial and disease awareness.
  • Learn about a new technology solution to search for digital opinion leaders sharing content online about the therapeutic area
  • Discover how to identify and track Digital Opinion Leaders across all social and online platforms
  • Plan how to engage Digital Opinion Leaders in trial awareness

Maximizing asset valuation for biopharma

  • Biopharma has historically focused on achieving regulatory approval for value creation
  • Asset valuations at the time of licensing or sale can be increased by expanding research plans to address non-regulatory stakeholders
  • At the same time, new innovations in R&D productivity can lower the cost of trials while better managing risks of trial success

Patient Engagement starts with the Informed Consent Form

This session will explore how the ICF can become a patient engagement tool.

  • How do potential participants view consent forms?
  • Changes to make the consent form to be more engaging.
  • Practical tips for changing your consent template.
  • Challenges that exist for implementing a different type of consent form.

CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION: How sustainable drug development will empower and optimize the way clinical trials are planned to improve productivity and minimize costs

  • Future-proofing supply chains to endure greater long-term sustainability responsibilities
  • Adhering to sustainable practices without adding cost and risk to already tight budgets
  • Operational implications of striving for more sustainable trial design
  • Collaborating with supplier ecosystems to drive sustainability goals
  • Sharing best practice for circular supply chain strategies and creating win-win business opportunities

Chair: Joshua Cox, Vice President of Clinical Data & Analytics Capabilities, Eli Lilly and Company