KEYNOTE: Making data-driven decisions: Effectively managing overwhelming amounts of data collected to ensure an ROI

  • How much data is good enough to make the decisions that we need?
  • Defining the role of real-world data in clinical research to assess the effectiveness of treatments
  • Prioritizing the timeliness of data to identify safety signals early and increase trial credibility: how are companies balancing their needs vs the requirements of the patients?
  • Ongoing debate for in-house vs external data managers: when is it best to outsource?

Deploying AI for generation and deployment within Roche’s Quality Programs

Everyone talks about AI, but few are showing production use cases in Quality Management. In this session, Roche shares a practical look at their strategy for integrating GenAI into the Quality workflow. We will discuss the methodology behind using AI to enhance Risk-Based Quality Management (RBQM) and how we are leveraging unstructured data—like historical scribe notes—to modernize inspection readiness.

  • AI in RBQM: How AI supports the shift from reactive issue management to proactive risk identification, allowing teams to spot signals earlier in the trial lifecycle.
  • The “Mock Auditor” (Inspection Defense): A case study on analyzing unstructured data (such as scribe notes and deviation text) to predict auditor behavior and prepare teams for questioning.
  • The Trust Factor: Best practices for governance, validation, and maintaining a “Human-in-the-loop” when deploying GenAI in a GxP environment.

PANEL DISCUSSION: Sponsor, CRO, site collaboration: Aligning priorities across stakeholders

  • Outlining key differences in company budgets and pipelines
  • How to align financial incentives between CROs and pharma so that both sides win
  • Uniting in common challenges amongst all sponsors
  • Lessons learned from partnerships that improved performance
  • Balancing trust and transparency across the ecosystem
  • Patient safety, innovation and adaptability as shared goals

The art of data integration: Biomarkers, AI, and the science of translational insight

  • Challenges of data silos and interoperability across research and clinical
  • Strategies for creating a cohesive data ecosystem that supports translational research
  • Case examples of successful data integration improving patient outcomes or accelerating drug development
  • Predictive and prognostic biomarker discovery through advanced analytics.
  • Regulatory and validation considerations for clinical implementation

Building resilient clinical trials: What the trial of tomorrow will look like

  • Future-facing models: What will define a ‘remarkable’ trial in the next decade?
  • Leveraging adaptive and decentralized trial designs to improve flexibility and speed
  • Empowering sites and CROs as partners to improve patient outcomes
  • Strengthening communication to avoid misaligned expectations in the face of global disruptions
  • Reducing costs and environmental impact while maintaining scientific integrity

Breaking borders: Japan’s evolving landscape for global innovators

  • Japan’s pharmaceutical market transformation: addressing drug lag and drug loss
  • Regulatory and ecosystem reforms accelerating drug development in Japan
  • Key trends and organizations supporting pharmaceutical innovation
  • Strategic insights into Japan’s pharmaceutical business landscape
  • Japan as a gateway to expansion across the Asian pharmaceutical market