Archives: Agenda

• A macroeconomic perspective on clinical supplies – Managing supply distribution, resource shortages and transportation constraints to and in areas of conflict
• Forecasting to optimize clinical trial supply management and better-informed decision making in dynamic trials
• Key considerations for minimizing impact on patients during unprecedented situations
• Collaborating cross-functionality to respond to trial disruptors to allow the trial to progress

• Being more strategic with vendor partnerships and knowing what it means to be a true partner
• Collaborating with all parts of the supply chain ecosystem to foster supplier relationships based on trust and mutual benefit
• Why vendor flexibility and ability to customize is mission critical for sponsors
• Ensuring alignment of incentives to avoid delays in supply shipments

Chair: Paul Hingst, Associate Director, Crinetics

• Developing a risk-driven demand plan that can aptly accommodate changes in the quantity of comparators
• Finding the right provider with a global comparator network who can provide timely and accurate product assessments and insight on how long they take to source
• Single sourcing vs. decentralized sourcing to ease the demands on internal supply and logistics whilst being regulation compliant
• Appropriately weighing risk vs reward with comparator sourcing to lead to successful outcomes

• Explore best practice in close monitoring of transportation activities to guarantee timely supply delivery and minimize risk of loss or damage
• Tackling inconsistent import and export regulations for transporting clinical supplies globally and optimizing your shipping process to ensure regulatory compliance
• Effective strategies in mitigating shipping risks and reducing supply transportation costs