26th Annual Clinical Trial Supply Europe 2025

2025 will see the return of the Clinical Trial Supply Europe conference to Barcelona where pharma, large and small, alongside biotechs will have the opportunity to discuss, debate and consider new technologies and processes to streamline supply chain operations.

25 - 26

February

2025
  • Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower, Barcelona, Spain
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WHAT TO EXPECT FOR 2025?

Clinical Trial Supply Europe is the meeting place for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology community to discover how to excel in clinical supply strategy as well as form key connections for long-term success.

500+

Attendees

55+

Exhibitors

30+

Speakers

500+

Attendees

55+

Exhibitors

30+

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Agenda

  • 25 Feb 2025
  • 26 Feb 2025
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Streams

Stream one

STREAM A: Clinical Supply Logistics and Operations

Stream two

STREAM B: Clinical Supply Technology and Innovation

11 AM

Exploring how digital display label is transforming the clinical supply chain

  • Enhancing real-time data visibility and accuracy
  • Streamlining compliance and regulatory adherence
  • Improving flexibility and efficiency in clinical supply management

Speakers

Alexander Debets
Lead Clinical Supply Innovation, MSD

11:30 AM

From waste to efficiency: optimizing clinical trial supply chains with drug pooling

This presentation will explore the implementation and benefits of drug pooling in clinical trials, using Incyte's experience as a case study. Key points include:

  • Sponsor and vendor perspectives on the growing importance of sustainable clinical trial practices to reduce drug waste, lower costs, and optimize supply chain management
  • Considerations when selecting an Interactive Response Technology (IRT) platform to address supply chain needs, and IRT’s role in enhancing clinical supply management with real-time control, data integrity, and support for complex supply scenarios
  • Case study on drug pooling as one methodology to save costs and reduce waste, with exploration of what it is, how it works, and concerns trials may have
  • Lessons learned from how Incyte has utilized drug pooling to enhance flexibility and efficiency in their studies and the corresponding impact on demand planning

Speakers

Henk Dieteren
Clinical Supply Chain Solutions Consultant, Suvoda
Ruth Barbero
Director Global Clinical Supply Chain, Incyte

12 PM

Sourcing vendors and partners for your clinical supply chain: key considerations and technologies in packaging, labelling, storage, and distribution

  • Key considerations when selecting partners and selection criteria
  • Large vs. small vendors and working with international partners
  • Vendor performance management: utilizing KPIs and dashboards to monitor and improve vendor performance
  • New technologies for packaging, labelling, storage, and distribution of IMP

Speakers

Lucas Lucero
"Associate Director, Vendor Management Logistics and Clinical Supply ", AstraZeneca

12:30 PM

Reserved for Endpoint Clinical

1 PM

Lunch and networking

2 PM

Session reserved for Révérien Uwacu

Speakers

Révérien Uwacu
Clinical Trial Supply Management Consultant at UCB

2:30 PM

Reserved for CCL Clinical

3 PM

Panel discussion: Advancing clinical trial supplies: driving innovation through collaboration

  • Strategies for seamless communication and coordination among stakeholders to improve efficiency
  • The role of AI, predictive analytics and automation in optimizing supply chain processes
  • Solutions for managing decentralized and global trials through adaptive supply chain models
  • Innovative approaches to address patient needs, from home delivery to faster response times

Speakers

Isabel Esono
Associate Director Project Management Country Operations, Alexion
Ruth Barbero
Director Global Clinical Supply Chain, Incyte

3:30 PM

Afternoon refreshments and networking

3:50 PM

EXHIBITION APPLE PRIZE DRAW

Visit our exhibitors’ booths throughout the day and collect stamps in order to enter our Prize Draw and be in for a chance of winning Apple devices or Amazon vouchers. The Prize Draw will take place in the Exhibition Hall, make sure you don’t miss out!

4 PM

Panel Discussion: Embracing existing and emerging technology and digitalisation to assist in complex supply chains

  • Considering technology already available: challenges and benefits
  • Reviewing emerging technology: where and how it could assist
  • Leveraging technology to aid in end-to-end supply chain visibility
  • Implementing AI to assist with inventory management and reducing supply waste

Speakers

Jose Romeiro
ESO Supply Chain Manager, Galderma
Alexander Debets
Lead Clinical Supply Innovation, MSD
Henk Dieteren
Clinical Supply Chain Solutions Consultant, Suvoda

4:30 PM

Reserved for 4G Clinical

7:30 AM

Registration and refreshments

8:15 AM

Chairperson’s opening remarks

Speakers

Arnaud Dourlens
Global Head Clinical Supply Chain Operations, Sanofi

8:30 AM

Case Study: Harnessing use of AI to assist throughout clinical supply chain

  • Before IA: automation, xBots, BI, stat
  • Promises of IA: correlation, advice, generation
  • Focusing on functional areas: forecast, operations, quality & risk, study and project management

Speakers

Landry Giardina
Global Head of Clinical Supply Chain Operations, Innovation & Technology, Sanofi

9 AM

Reserved for Medidata

9:30 AM

Balancing GDP compliance with environmental responsibility: the IPEL approach to green clinical logistics

  • Understand the need for cross-industry collaboration to achieve environmental sustainability in clinical trial logistics
  • Find out how GDP compliance can go hand-in-hand with sustainability initiatives
  • Discover how adopting green logistics can reduce operational costs for your company
  • Learn how to contribute to a program tackling the 10%+ of global GHG emissions generated by logistics

Speakers

Alan Kennedy
Executive Director, GDP Universal Compliance Initiative

10 AM

Reserved for N-SIDE

10:30 AM

Morning refreshments and networking

11 AM

Addressing European medicine shortages – The EMA MSSG solidarity mechanism

  • Recognizing the increasing frequency of medicine shortages in Europe, and highlighting vulnerabilities in the supply chain
  • Facilitating and sharing of critical medicines and resources among EU member states through the EMA MSSG Solidarity Mechanism, thereby improving supply chain resilience
  • Promoting collaboration among healthcare providers

Speakers

Thomas Thoma
Head Managed Access Programs, CTS/GHT/SR, Teva Pharmaceuticals

11:30 AM

Reserved for TSS

12 PM

Enhancing the patient experience in clinical supply chains: perspectives and collaborative solutions

  • Aligning clinical supply hain processes with patient needs
  • Effective collaboration between sites, logistics providers, and other supply chain partners to ensure consistent, reliable delivery of trial supplies to patients
  • Implementing digital tools like patient-facing portals and supply tracking systems

12:30 PM

Reserved for Biocair

1 PM

Lunch and networking

2 PM

CASE STUDY Necessity as the mother of documentation: developing a site-to-site transfer SOP

  • Vagueness of the regulations
  • Importance of buy-in from impacted functional leaders
  • Building the process to support the execution of the task

Speakers

Paula Figueiredo
Associate Director Clinical Supplies, Alfasigma Belgium

2:30 PM

Reserved for BM Clinical

3 PM

Building internal and external partnerships to create a competitive comparator sourcing strategy

  • Establishing a strong supplier network and leveraging market capabilities
  • Collaborating with clinical operations to design supply-friendly protocols
  • Designing comparator processes to leverage network capabilities
  • Appropriately weighing risk vs reward to lead to successful outcomes

Speakers

Niklas Mattson
Director, Comparator Management, MSD

3:30 PM

Afternoon refreshments and networking

3:50 PM

EXHIBITION APPLE PRIZE DRAW

Visit our exhibitors’ booths throughout the day and collect stamps in order to enter our Prize Draw and be in for a chance of winning Apple devices or Amazon vouchers. The Prize Draw will take place in the Exhibition Hall, make sure you don’t miss out!

4 PM

Panel Discussion: Overcoming supply chain challenges within cell and gene therapy trials

  • Reviewing temperature control management and monitoring options to avoid excursions and waste
  • Considering challenges and benefits of supply models such as just in time supply to increase efficiency
  • Complying with regulation and quality control to limit delays

Speakers

Sanae Zahraoui
Supply Chain Manager, TILT Biotherapeutics
Elvira Tejedor
Master Planner, Takeda

4:30 PM

Reserved for event Abacus Medicine

5 PM

Protecting your clinical supply chain and minimizing disruption through effective risk mitigation planning in response to disaster events

  • Importance of communication and a strong network of key contacts
  • Building contingency from the start of trial to be better prepared for the unexpected
  • Incorporating risk assessment into project management plans, including business continuity
  • Leveraging technology and data analytics for real time tracking and monitoring in supply chain

Speakers

Colin Shelton
"Team Director, Supply Chain Group Lead Clinical Interface, Clinical Supply Chain Medicine Development and Supply", GSK

5:30 PM

Chairperson’s closing remarks

NETWORKING DRINKS

Streams

Stream one

STREAM A: Clinical Supply Logistics and Operations

Stream two

STREAM B: Clinical Supply Technology and Innovation

8:20 AM

Chair

8:30 AM

Utilizing technology to minimize waste within clinical supply to improve efficiency, sustainability and costs

  • Optimizing supply chain demand forecasting and inventory management to reduce overproduction and waste
  • Considering reduction of single use packaging and number of shipments
  • Leveraging digital tools, data analytics technology and supply chain software to improve distribution efficiency, reduce transportation waste and better allocate resources
  • Sharing examples of measuring and controlling waste throughout the study and close out

Speakers

Alba Ancochea Díaz
Sustainability and SHE Lead, AstraZeneca

9 AM

Reserved for IQVIA

9:30 AM

AI-powered innovation: transforming clinical supply chains and studies

  • Understanding when and how AI and machine learning can be implemented to assist in clinical trial supply
  • Considering if AI is reliable and risk monitoring in case it gets it wrong
  • Sharing examples of use cases

Speakers

Chandrakumar Pillai
Enterprise Architect, European Commission

10 AM

Reserved for Thermo Fisher

10:30 AM

Morning refreshments and networking

11:15 AM

Workshop: Benchmarking and synergy opportunities across pharma to evaluate clinical supply processes

Speakers

Landry Giardina
Global Head of Clinical Supply Chain Operations, Innovation & Technology, Sanofi

11:45 AM

Reserved for S-Clinica

12:15 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT Integrating additional technologies with IRT to enhance functionality and efficiency

  • Managing inventory, procurement and logistics for manufacturing, storage and distribution
  • Optimizing drug supply based on patient needs
  • Enhancing traceability, security and transparency
  • Ensuring regulatory compliance and GMP/GDP processes are documented and auditable

Speakers

Dr Kamal Amin
Head Of Clinical Supplies Management, Galderma

12:45 PM

Reserved for event sponsor

8 AM

Registration and Refreshments

8:20 AM

Chair

8:30 AM

Unravelling the effect of CTR and CTIS on GMP and clinical supply chain

  • Reviewing where supply chain and QP documentation is impacted
  • Labelling requirements for IMP
  • Sharing supply chain challenges and benefits experienced so far under CTR

Speakers

Andreas Schwinn
Senior QP for IMPs, Roche

9 AM

Panel Discussion: Harmonising global R&D and clinical supply operations

  • What is the importance of driving optimisation across each step of the clinical supply chain journey?
  • How can we streamline resource utilisation in other critical processes of the drug discovery and development journey through integrated supply operations and precision logistics?
  • What are the essential requirements for achieving harmonisation in clinical supply operations across multiple stakeholders, strategic providers, and vendors?

 

Reserved for DHL

9:30 AM

Case Study: Outsourcing comparator effectively to ensure timely acquisition of supplies

  • Selecting a provider: considering size and location of trial, quality assurance, regulatory expertise and ability to ensure consistent supply throughout trial
  • Balancing cost effectiveness with risk management: transparent pricing models, supply chain visibility and contingency plans for disruptions or shortages
  • Oversight of comparator sourcing partner: maintaining compliance across different regions and aligning with trial specific protocols

Speakers

James Edmondson
Director, Clinical Trial Supplies, GSK

10 AM

Reserved for Almac

10:30 AM

Morning refreshments and networking

11:15 AM

Panel Discussion: Exploring strategies for flexible clinical trial supply manufacturing

  • Delving into benefits and challenges of batch vs continuous manufacturing
  • Comparing cost effectiveness and efficiency
  • Choosing the best fit based on trial size, product type and flexibility requirements

Speakers

Luiz Barberini
Head of External Manufacturing Latin America, Bayer
Dr Kamal Amin
Head Of Clinical Supplies Management, Galderma

11:45 AM

Reserved for Berlinger

12:15 PM

Enhancing communication and relationships between clinical supply and other stakeholders to improve collaboration and outcomes

  • Breaking down silos to include clinical supply team in collaborations with other departments such as clinical operations, quality, CMC
  • Changing internal mindsets to view clinical supply team as part of the company rather than considering them a service provider
  • Establishing robust communication plans which in turn accelerates drug development, speeds up trials and helps mitigate risk

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12:45 PM

Reserved for Mercalis

1:15 PM

Lunch and networking

2:20 PM

EXHIBITION APPLE PRIZE DRAW

Visit our exhibitors’ booths throughout the day and collect stamps in order to enter our Prize Draw and be in for a chance of winning Apple devices or Amazon vouchers. The Prize Draw will take place in the Exhibition Hall, make sure you don’t miss out!

2:30 PM

PROBLEM-SOLVING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

During the roundtable discussion session, the conference hall will be divided into zones. Delegates can choose which zone they would like to join. Each zone will be led by a table moderator and will focus on a different challenge within supply chain logistics for biopharmaceuticals.

ROUNDTABLE 1:
Managing budgets and minimising costs in temperature controlled commercial supply chains
Vickram Srivastava, Head of Planning, Global Supply Chain, Sun Pharma

ROUNDTABLE 2:
Topic TBC
Carla Fonseca Simao, Supply Chain Planner, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

ROUNDTABLE 3:
Outsourcing for supply chain logistics: fostering a strong relationship with your vendors and suppliers
Luiz Barberini, Head of External Manufacturing, Latin America, Bayer

ROUNDTABLE 4:
Implementing temperature data loggers into IRT
Sonja Maerkle, Global Head IMP Distribution, Boehringer Ingelheim

ROUNDTABLE 5:
Navigating the transition: key considerations when changing sponsors in clinical trials
Paula Figueiredo,Associate Director Clinical Supplies, Alfasigma Belgium

Speakers

Vickram Srivastava
Head of Planning, Global Supply Chain, Sun Pharma
Carla Fonseca Simao
Supply Chain Planner, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
Luiz Barberini
Head of External Manufacturing Latin America, Bayer
Sonja Maerkle
Head CTSU Distribution, Boehringer Ingelheim

4 PM

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Luiz Barberini
Head of External Manufacturing Latin America, Bayer
  • Over 25 years’ experience in Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement and Demand Planning areas.
    Solid knowledge and experience in the whole S&OP process and its KPI´s inter-relationships with stakeholders
  • Demand Planning process management - pre-S&OP, with Sales, Marketing, Trade Marketing, Industrial Planning and Finance and customized tool design for such process
  • Management skills: experience with multidisciplinary and international teams (Brazil / Latin America / US).
  • Experience in S&OP, 3PL and Supply Chain Organization projects' implementation
  • Strong experience with Pharmaceutical and Consumer companies and Brazilian distribution model / 3PL contracts
  • Solid team management skills, as well as Customer Service relationship and management
  • Teacher for major Post Graduation Schools - Demand Planning and Procurement/Negotiation areas

CSCP & CPIM APICS. Logistics & Supply Chain driven strategy. Distribution & Logistics, Demand Planning, S&OP, Procurement and Export experiences, focusing on Business necessities through effective leadership.

Working as External Manufacturing Operations Manager Latin America at Bayer, in charge for external partners for CHC Division. Previously as Relationship Associated Director at Merck , Logistics Manager at Takeda/Nycomed Pharma, focusing on demand management, planning and distribution activities. Also has worked as Pfizer´s Logistic Manager and EFD´s Supply Chain Manager. Souza Cruz´s Procurement Manager and Rhodia's Logistic Supervisor.

Specialties: Logistics, Supply Chain, Materials, Procurement , Services, Negotiation, 3PL contracts, S&OP, Demand Planning

Session Details:

PROBLEM-SOLVING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

2025-02-26, 2:30 PM

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Panel Discussion: Exploring strategies for flexible clinical trial supply manufacturing

2025-02-26, 11:15 AM

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Sonja Maerkle
Head CTSU Distribution, Boehringer Ingelheim

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2025-02-26, 2:30 PM

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Carla Fonseca Simao
Supply Chain Planner, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

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2025-02-26, 2:30 PM

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Andreas Schwinn
Senior QP for IMPs, Roche

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Unravelling the effect of CTR and CTIS on GMP and clinical supply chain

2025-02-26, 8:30 AM

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Landry Giardina
Global Head of Clinical Supply Chain Operations, Innovation & Technology, Sanofi

20y+ experience within pharmaceutical industry and specially within clinical supply chain, Digital development, and innovation.

Career started as a biochemist engineer, Landry has moved progressively to drug manufacturing process development, GMP production, comparator supply & material flow management and then innovation and technology for clinical supplies.

Key drivers of his career are continuous improvement, factual based decision and valuable innovation implementation.

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Workshop: Benchmarking and synergy opportunities across pharma to evaluate clinical supply processes

2025-02-26, 11:15 AM

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Case Study: Harnessing use of AI to assist throughout clinical supply chain

2025-02-25, 8:30 AM

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Vickram Srivastava
Head of Planning, Global Supply Chain, Sun Pharma

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PROBLEM-SOLVING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

2025-02-26, 2:30 PM

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Thomas Thoma
Head Managed Access Programs, CTS/GHT/SR, Teva Pharmaceuticals

Three University degrees at the University of Augsburg 5 years of Supply Chain Management responsibilities in automotive electronics industry 12 years of Management responsibilities in multiple roles (SCM, IT, Sales) in the pharma industry Since 2014 Head of Clinical Trial Supply (Sales) of Teva Europe. Offering Teva widest pipeline of pharmaceuticals, placebos and manufacturing for clinical trial purposes. Since 2017 Head of Global Health Tendering of Teva Global. Offering Teva widest pipeline to NGOs, GOs and UN related organizations. Married and father of three beautiful kids

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Addressing European medicine shortages – The EMA MSSG solidarity mechanism

2025-02-25, 11:00 AM

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Sanae Zahraoui
Supply Chain Manager, TILT Biotherapeutics

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Panel Discussion: Overcoming supply chain challenges within cell and gene therapy trials

2025-02-25, 4:00 PM

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Colin Shelton
"Team Director, Supply Chain Group Lead Clinical Interface, Clinical Supply Chain Medicine Development and Supply", GSK

Session Details:

Protecting your clinical supply chain and minimizing disruption through effective risk mitigation planning in response to disaster events

2025-02-25, 5:00 PM

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Jose Romeiro
ESO Supply Chain Manager, Galderma

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Panel Discussion: Embracing existing and emerging technology and digitalisation to assist in complex supply chains

2025-02-25, 4:00 PM

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Niklas Mattson
Director, Comparator Management, MSD

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Building internal and external partnerships to create a competitive comparator sourcing strategy

2025-02-25, 3:00 PM

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James Edmondson
Director, Clinical Trial Supplies, GSK

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Case Study: Outsourcing comparator effectively to ensure timely acquisition of supplies

2025-02-26, 9:30 AM

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Paula Figueiredo
Associate Director Clinical Supplies, Alfasigma Belgium

Paula was born in Portugal in the early 80’s.

She grew up in a small village of the Bairrada winegrowing region and wanted to study History of Art or Archeology.

Twist of Fate, she became a Clinical Psychologist and practiced individual psychotherapy until she moved to Belgium, in 2008.

Pharma entered Paula’s professional life more out of chance than by choice and, twist of Fate again?, she has been working in this business for the past 14 years.

She started as a Clinical Study Supply Manager in 2017 at GSK Vaccines, joined UCB as a Clinical Set-up Manager and left the company as a Global Development Supply Lead. Paula is since 2020 “making it happen” as a Clinical Supply Leader at Galapagos.

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CASE STUDY Necessity as the mother of documentation: developing a site-to-site transfer SOP

2025-02-25, 2:00 PM

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Lucas Lucero
"Associate Director, Vendor Management Logistics and Clinical Supply ", AstraZeneca

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Sourcing vendors and partners for your clinical supply chain: key considerations and technologies in packaging, labelling, storage, and distribution

2025-02-25, 12:00 PM

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Alan Kennedy
Executive Director, GDP Universal Compliance Initiative

With a specialized focus on optimizing pharmaceutical supply chains, Alan has cultivated a track record of implementing transformative reforms and industry best practices. His cross-industry experience has shaped him into a forward-thinking strategist, and his collaborations with leading global companies have enriched his understanding of complex logistics challenges. A founder of the independent GDP Universal Compliance Initiative, he is spearheading a collaborative industry program designed to reform, harmonize and elevate the global distribution standards for life-saving medicines and vaccines.

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Balancing GDP compliance with environmental responsibility: the IPEL approach to green clinical logistics

2025-02-25, 9:30 AM

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Révérien Uwacu
Clinical Trial Supply Management Consultant at UCB

Originally from Rwanda but studied and living in Belgium, Reverien has an IT and Supply Chain academic background. Professionally, he is a pharma Supply Chain Consultant with 12+years’ experience. Reverien’s experience includes companies such as Johnson and Johnson, UCB, Baxter, and Thermofisher.

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Session reserved for Révérien Uwacu

2025-02-25, 2:00 PM

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Alba Ancochea Díaz
Sustainability and SHE Lead, AstraZeneca

Session Details:

Utilizing technology to minimize waste within clinical supply to improve efficiency, sustainability and costs

2025-02-26, 8:30 AM

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Alexander Debets
Lead Clinical Supply Innovation, MSD

Session Details:

Exploring how digital display label is transforming the clinical supply chain

2025-02-25, 11:00 AM

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Panel Discussion: Embracing existing and emerging technology and digitalisation to assist in complex supply chains

2025-02-25, 4:00 PM

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ChandraKumar Pillai
Enterprise Architect, European Commission
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Dr Kamal Amin
Head Of Clinical Supplies Management, Galderma

Kamal is a trained Chemist who decided to pursue a career in supply chain management and quality. In this role, he was tasked to supervise commercial and clinical trial products. Kamal has worked in the pharmaceutical and device industries for over 15 years in different size organisations ranging from large multinational to small virtual companies. He is currently leading a global team at Galderma to develop an integrated clinical supply chain organisation within the company.

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Panel Discussion: Exploring strategies for flexible clinical trial supply manufacturing

2025-02-26, 11:15 AM

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FIRESIDE CHAT Integrating additional technologies with IRT to enhance functionality and efficiency

2025-02-26, 12:15 PM

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Isabel Esono
Associate Director Project Management Country Operations, Alexion

Results-oriented, responsible and enthusiastic professional with more than 20 years of Clinical Research experience.

Self-motivated person with a positive response to pressure and open to improvement.

Demonstrated capabilities to adapt to new projects and proven leadership and communication skills with the sites, teams and stakeholders.

Therapeutic experience: Oncology ( Breast Cancer, Head and Neck, lung NSCLC, Leukemia and Pancreatic Cancer ), Infectious disease (HIV and HVB),Cardio-Metabolic ( Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus), Endocrinology ( Growth hormone deficiency), Hematology ( Follicular Lymphoma, Stem Cell Transplant) and rare diseases ( PNH , Wilson and Hypophosfatasia)

Phases I, II and III.

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Panel discussion: Advancing clinical trial supplies: driving innovation through collaboration

2025-02-25, 3:00 PM

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Henk Dieteren
Clinical Supply Chain Solutions Consultant, Suvoda

As Clinical Supply Chain Solutions Consultant, Henk currently assists Suvoda with his knowledge in various areas of clinical trial supply management. Prior to Suvoda, he co-founded the clinical trial supplies department at Grünenthal GmbH and served as its Associate Director for 10 years. While at Grünenthal, he developed operational processes and championed risk management procedures to establish the company as a clear market leader in the area of clinical supply chain.

More recently, he served as Senior Investigational Medicinal Product Manager at BioNTech SE, where he streamlined data processing operations in the clinical supply chain for personalized oncology therapies. He is an innovative expert in the field of IRT, temperature excursion management, and direct-to-patient logistics.

Session Details:

From waste to efficiency: optimizing clinical trial supply chains with drug pooling

2025-02-25, 11:30 AM

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Panel Discussion: Embracing existing and emerging technology and digitalisation to assist in complex supply chains

2025-02-25, 4:00 PM

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Ruth Barbero
Director Global Clinical Supply Chain, Incyte

BSc in Pharmacy, MSc in Pharmaceutical Industry and Technology, MSc in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. Currently studying an Executive MBA. After exploring opportunities in the academia and as community pharmacist I developed my career in the pharmaceutical industry were I have been working for about 12 years, initially in formulation and manufacturing within pharmaceutical development, and during the last 7 years in Clinical Supplies. I have worked for Almirall and AstraZeneca in Spain and for Galderma, Debiopharm and Incyte in Switzerland. I have recently moved back to Spain were I am still working for Incyte within the Global Clinical Supplies group.

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Panel discussion: Advancing clinical trial supplies: driving innovation through collaboration

2025-02-25, 3:00 PM

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From waste to efficiency: optimizing clinical trial supply chains with drug pooling

2025-02-25, 11:30 AM

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Elvira Tejedor
Master Planner, Takeda

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Panel Discussion: Overcoming supply chain challenges within cell and gene therapy trials

2025-02-25, 4:00 PM

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Amaury Jeandrain
Vice President Market Strategy, N-SIDE

Amaury Jeandrain has a Master’s Degree in Business Engineering with a specialization in supply chain management. After working for a CRO, he joined N-SIDE where he supported the optimization of hundreds of trials from different indications and pharmaceutical companies, providing services ranging from risk-based optimization to clinical trial design and solving drug supply shortage problems. Amaury now leads a group of consultants, focusing on the extension of N-SIDE’s solutions.

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Chris Wallace
Head of Distribution EMEA, Argenx

Chris has over 35 years’ varied supply chain experience, having worked for several blue chip companies in a number of industries including 3rd party logistics services, automotive, medical device, nuclear fuels and biotech/pharmaceuticals.

Originally from the UK but now based in Switzerland, he has been involved in life science - biotech/pharmaceuticals & medical device - for over 20 years of his career and has latterly been SVP Global Supply Chain at Clover Biopharmaceutical before last year moving to Argenx as Head of Distribution EMEA.

He has developed, implemented and managed global healthcare supply chain strategies and operations on 6 continents. This has included different set-ups in multiple countries, including many in the Emerging Markets as well as the developed world.

Chris has a degree in economics from Manchester University, an MBA from Aston University and a postgraduate diploma from London University. In his spare time, he plays golf badly and loves to sample great Italian food and red wines!

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Luiz Barberini
Head of External Manufacturing Latin America, Bayer
  • Over 25 years’ experience in Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement and Demand Planning areas.
    Solid knowledge and experience in the whole S&OP process and its KPI´s inter-relationships with stakeholders
  • Demand Planning process management - pre-S&OP, with Sales, Marketing, Trade Marketing, Industrial Planning and Finance and customized tool design for such process
  • Management skills: experience with multidisciplinary and international teams (Brazil / Latin America / US).
  • Experience in S&OP, 3PL and Supply Chain Organization projects' implementation
  • Strong experience with Pharmaceutical and Consumer companies and Brazilian distribution model / 3PL contracts
  • Solid team management skills, as well as Customer Service relationship and management
  • Teacher for major Post Graduation Schools - Demand Planning and Procurement/Negotiation areas

CSCP & CPIM APICS. Logistics & Supply Chain driven strategy. Distribution & Logistics, Demand Planning, S&OP, Procurement and Export experiences, focusing on Business necessities through effective leadership.

Working as External Manufacturing Operations Manager Latin America at Bayer, in charge for external partners for CHC Division. Previously as Relationship Associated Director at Merck , Logistics Manager at Takeda/Nycomed Pharma, focusing on demand management, planning and distribution activities. Also has worked as Pfizer´s Logistic Manager and EFD´s Supply Chain Manager. Souza Cruz´s Procurement Manager and Rhodia's Logistic Supervisor.

Specialties: Logistics, Supply Chain, Materials, Procurement , Services, Negotiation, 3PL contracts, S&OP, Demand Planning

Session Details:

PROBLEM-SOLVING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

2025-02-26, 2:30 PM

Session Details:

Panel Discussion: Exploring strategies for flexible clinical trial supply manufacturing

2025-02-26, 11:15 AM

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Paul Hingst
Supply Chain Consultant, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals

Paul is an experienced Clinical Supply Chain Professional with a 25-year career in the BioPharmaceutical industry.  His extensive career includes roles at major companies like Amgen and Thermo Fisher Scientific, where he honed his skills and made a significant impact.  He has served in varied roles from basic research and contract manufacturing to client services and account management.  He is a Principal Consultant and Co-Founder of Beacon BioPharm Associates, a clinical supply chain consulting firm, providing variable staffing solutions to small and mid-sized BioPharm clients.  Paul is an industry veteran and respected leader known for his expertise in clinical supply chain.

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Francesco Santo
Associate Director Global Clinical Supply Chain, HUYABIO

A highly experienced and passionate Clinical Supplies Project Manager, Francesco has dedicated the past 17 years to ensuring the seamless execution of clinical trials by optimizing supply chain operations. His deep commitment to this field is driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence in delivering life-saving treatments to patients worldwide.  Throughout his career, he has honed a diverse skill set, encompassing:

  • Strategic Supply Chain Management
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Risk Management
  • Innovative Problem-Solving

Francesco’s dedication to the clinical supplies industry is rooted in a profound understanding of the critical role it plays in advancing medical research and improving patient outcomes. He is committed to continuing his journey in this field, always striving to contribute to the betterment of global health.

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Arnaud Dourlens
Head of Clinical Trial Supply, Sanofi

Arnaud Dourlens is an Arts et Métiers engineer, he began his industrial career in the FMCG sector where he held growing responsibilities. Then he joined the LVMH group where he reorganized new product launches and industrial investments in the Make-up segment in order to adapt to the need for innovation and time to market, thus providing a competitive advantage. He then managed the entire portfolio of industrial launches and investments in Perfumes, Skincare and Make-up for Parfums Christian Dior Group. During his career Arnaud held a wide variety of industrial roles. He joined Sanofi in 2017 as Production Director of a major solid oral form production site (>2.5 billion € turnover). He has been a key player in the development of the continuous improvement mindset and in the transformation of the site through IT projects, investments and activity growth following the acquisition of Boehringer Ingelheim consumer healthcare portfolio. Since the beginning of 2020, he’s been the global head of Sanofi Clinical Supply Chain Operations, managing worldwide clinical supply teams involved in more than 300 clinical studies.

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Paul Larochelle
Director Global Clinical Supply Chain Planning, Takeda

Paul Larochelle has over 17 years of experience in a variety of positions within Clinical Supplies, including roles in clinical planning, production scheduling and planning, secondary packaging operations management, and business expert for a clinical inventory management system. Paul currently leads a team of Clinical Planning Leads at Takeda and is a member of the Global Clinical Supply Chain (GCSC) Leadership Team. He also oversees Takeda’s GCSC Post-PharmD Fellowship Program in partnership with the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS). Paul’s prior organizations include Genzyme/Sanofi and Biogen, supporting therapies across all indications and stages of development.

In addition to his primary responsibilities, Paul served as a coordinator of Pharmacy Industry Fellowships for the Genzyme/Sanofi MCPHS Fellowship Program (2009-2014) and precepted over 50 pharmacy students interested in a career in industry for several schools. He is currently the Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Board for MCPHS Boston School of Pharmacy and a member of the Pharmacy Advisory Board for Western New England University. He is also a member of the Clinical Trial Supply Conference Series Advisory Board.

Paul completed a Post-PharmD Industry Fellowship in Clinical Research/Investigational Product Management with Genzyme/MCPHS, a Doctorate in Pharmacy from MCPHS, an MBA from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and a degree in Biology from Providence College. Paul has also served previously as President of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Pharmacists Association (MPhA), and as President of the MCPHS Alumni Association.

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