12th Annual Outsourcing in Clinical Trials UK & Ireland 2025

Welcome to 12th annual Outsourcing in Clinical Trials UK and Ireland 2025

10 - 11

June

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Prof. Lucy Chappell​

Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health and Social Care, Chief Executive Officer, National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)

Professor Lucy Chappell FMedSci is the Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with overall responsibility for the department’s research and development, including the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the government’s major funder of clinical, public health, social care and translational research.

Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Scientific Adviser provides science advice and analysis to ministers across the range of health topics and is involved in cross-government science policy.

Professor Chappell is Professor of Obstetrics at King’s College London, Honorary Consultant Obstetrician at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and an NIHR Senior Investigator. She will undertake the Chief Scientific Adviser role on secondment into government, while continuing some of her clinical and academic work.

DHSC Chief Scientific Adviser

Responsibilities include:

  • overall responsibility for the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) research policies and budget, including being head of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
  • supporting analysis and evidenced-based decision-making capacity in the department
  • working with Chief Scientific Advisers across government to maximise the impact of science to benefit the UK population
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Andrea Manfrin​

Deputy Director, Clinical Investigations and Trials, MHRA

Andrea is an academic, consultant, for-profit/non-profit organisations and entrepreneur with over 30 years of international experience in the healthcare sector, specifically focusing on pharmacy, the pharmaceutical industry, health services and pedagogic research. Andrea's goal is to provide better outcomes for everybody: patients, providers, and payers. He provides vision and strategic direction as a leader of small and large research teams from different cultural backgrounds. Andrea offers a unique combination of entrepreneurship and academic rigour, allowing him to succeed in various challenging projects.

Key accomplishments
• Co-led the conceptualisation of the Biomedical Evidence baSed Trans-disciplinary (BEST) health research institute, which focuses on people's health, linking basic and translational investigations from bench to bed to home.
• Led the creation of a multidisciplinary research method and statistical analysis unit (RMSAU), which supports the development of randomised controlled trials in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy Practice, Health Services Research and Pedagogy.
• Co-founder of the Pedagogic Interest Group (PIG), which supports academics in research, widens participation and welcomes early career researchers who contribute to the next REF and students' experience.
• Created an innovative and bespoke pharmacist-led intervention using a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) subject to an intellectual property right.
• Developed and led a national research project: a novel, cost-effective intervention in primary care that has changed policy and practice, allowing the government to allocate 36 million Euros to fund such services.
• Lead author of a scientific manuscript which is in the top 5% of all research outputs (n=26,673,263) ever tracked by Altmetric.
• Led an academic module, changing team culture and reducing student attrition by 93%.
• Managed a re-engineering process for improving efficiency and time management whilst optimising costs in a retail pharmacy business; the business achieved a return on investment of 52%.
• Created a pharmacy business from scratch and implemented sales and marketing strategies, achieving a return on investment of 900%.

Skills: statistical analysis and data mining, data presentation, health services research, clinical trials, business management, economics.

Research interests: health services research, clinical trials, outcomes research, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pharmacist-led interventions, pedagogic research, active learning, and data modelling.

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Alex Churchill​

Deputy Director, Clinical Trials Policy, Department of Health and Social Care

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Dr Janet Messer​

Director of Approvals, HRA

Experienced strategic leader with extensive experience of operations, business transformation and introducing digital systems. Systems-thinker with focus on delivering cross-sector improvement. Deep knowledge of health and care research regulation and governance.

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Dr Suki Balendra​

Director, Strategic Partnerships, Paddington Life Sciences and Director, North West London Clinical Trials Alliance

Suki Balendra a senior leader in the NHS with a 20-year background in facilitating, growing, and promoting health research in the U.K.  She has substantial, in-depth experience across sectors including industry, academia, NHS, and central government.

She is currently the Director of Strategic Partnerships for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in Northwest London. She leads the strategic work with the Life sciences industry in the region with an emphasis on a new life sciences cluster in Paddington. Suki created and leads the North West London Clinical Trials Alliance. She started her career in the Biotechnology Industry at Abbott Diagnostics Ltd. Within a Good manufacturing practice (GMP) environment she worked on several operational projects to improve efficiency, cost, and reproducibility.

In 2018 she was seconded to the Office of Life Sciences within the Department of Business and Industrial Strategy. where she attracted and negotiated new business to increase the UK’s market share of health and care research activity. During the pandemic she provided operational leadership to the NHS covid vaccine research response in Northwest London.

Suki has PhD from the University of Warwick, and she is accredited to black belt in Lean Six Sigma. She is a passionate advocate for UK PLC as the number one destination to conduct clinical trials.

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Emily Pegg​

Associate Vice President, Medical, Northern European Hub, Eli Lilly

An experienced executive leader within the pharmaceutical industry with a clear focus on and passion for developing high performing cross-functional teams who work without barriers. Highly inclusive yet decisive, adaptable and with a track record of high quality delivery whilst motivating and inspiring the teams around me.

A GMC registered, NHS trained medical doctor with pharmaceutical industry experience across a broad range of therapeutic areas working with both pre-launch and in-market products in the UK and Europe. Known for being commercially astute and a strong cross-functional worker with 10 years of management experience up to a team size of 120 striving always to create a rewarding, high energy environment for my teams.

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Sarah Deeley​

Director, Country & Site Operations, Biogen

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    Simply sourcing comparators – we offer a unique blend of small company flexibility and speed, backed with the large-scale buying power of the Orifarm Group, which is one of the largest pharmaceutical suppliers in Europe. With over €1.4B products sold in 2021 and more than 4,000 unique product lines sourced on a monthly basis, we have unparalleled access to “out of market” and manufacturer direct buying capability, both in the US and Europe.

    Company website: www.Orifarm-CTS.com

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    Imagine a paediatric-specific engagement platform, fully co-designed with children and child life specialists. The Little Journey app helps to reduce anxiety before, during and after paediatric clinical trial visits by educating and preparing children and families using engaging, age-tailored personalised multimedia that can be accessed anywhere at any time.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - https://www.littlejourney.health/

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    Cytel Inc. www.cytel.com is a leading provider of clinical research services and trial design and analysis software primarily for the biopharmaceutical and medical device development markets.

    Cytel pioneered the statistical and computational science of adaptive clinical trials and has designed more validated adaptive trials than any other service provider.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - http://www.cytel.com

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    Syneos Health (Nasdaq:SYNH*) is the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization. Our company, including a Contract Research Organization (CRO) and Contract Commercial Organization (CCO), is purpose-built to accelerate customer performance to address modern market realities. Created through the merger of two industry leading companies – INC Research and inVentiv Health – we bring together more than 21,000 clinical and commercial minds with the ability to support customers in more than 110 countries. Together, we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. To learn more about how we are shortening the distance from lab to lifeTM visit SyneosHealth.com. 

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    To learn more, please visit our website - www.SyneosHealth.com

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    Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 35,000 trials and 10 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and the largest patient-level historical clinical trial data set in the world. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata’s seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com and follow us @Medidata.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - https://www.medidata.com

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    Founded in 2015 Teckro provides solutions to simplify and modernize clinical research for leading pharmaceutical and emerging biotech companies. To date, Teckro manages more than 100 clinical trials and is used by more than 11,800 active study sites around the world. Teckro employs more than 100 staff across its global headquarters in Limerick, Ireland, engineering excellence hub in Dublin, Ireland and its US-based office in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit www.teckro.com for more information.

     

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    To learn more, please visit our website - http://www.teckro.com/

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    Medicover Integrated Clinical Services is a unique clinical research organization with 25 years of experience.

    We offer Patient Recruitment services through our own Clinical Research Network in Central and Eastern Europe with comprehensive Global Central Lab Services and access to over 8,000 tests from routine to advanced diagnostics including genetics, biomarkers, PK and PD, and PBMC isolation in more than 120 laboratories in Europe and India.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - https://medicover-mics.com/

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    Optimapharm is a globally operating, leading, mid-sized, full-service CRO aiming to deliver new therapies to improve and save patients’ lives.
    With 26 strategically located offices, Optimapharm is giving unrivalled access to Patients and Investigators worldwide.
    Optimapharm conducts phase I – IV studies in all therapeutic areas. With very strong operational teams, Optimapharm has a reputation for excellence delivery in all projects, including rescue studies.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - https://optimapharm.eu/

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    Greenphire is the industry leader of clinical payment technology, designed to improve the way research professionals work. We leverage our proprietary payments platform and workflow automation to help clients improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate regulatory risks, improve the patient and site experience and produce quantifiable results that improve clinical operations and strategic planning.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - http://greenphire.com/

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    ESMS Global provides specialist support related to Clinical Trials and Medical Information. Our services include a Global Emergency Unblinding Service, Clinical Trials Direct to Patient Helpline, Serious Breach Reporting Service, and a Medical Information Helpline, all available 24/7, across the globe, in 45 languages.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - www.esmsglobal.com

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    At Trilogy, medical writing is our passion. As specialists in clinical regulatory documentation, we provide a service that is more than just writing. We proactively plan, coordinate and write clinical documents to meet timelines, with a readability that reduces the time for review and approval.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - https://www.trilogywriting.com/

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    TFS HealthScience is a global Contract Research Organization (CRO) partnering with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies throughout their entire clinical development journey. Bringing together nearly 700 professionals, we deliver tailored clinical research services in more than 40 countries. TFS supports customers with comprehensive solutions including full clinical development services, strategic and flexible resourcing. In partnership, we build solution-driven teams of experienced professionals working together for a healthier future. Our mission is to bring treatments to patients faster. For more information, please visit www.tfscro.com.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - www.tfscro.com.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - http://www.medpace.com/

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    The Almac Group is an established contract development and manufacturing organisation providing an extensive range of integrated services across the drug development lifecycle to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors globally.

    Its innovative services range from R&D, biomarker discovery development and commercialisation, API manufacture, formulation development, clinical trial supply, IRT (IVRS/IWRS) through to commercial-scale manufacture.

    The international company is a privately owned organisation which has grown organically over the past five decades now employing over 5,600 highly skilled personnel across 18 facilities including Europe, the US and Asia.

    The company has a global reputation for excellence built over 50 years of client service, delivering expertise right across the drug development lifecycle and offering a tailored solution to each of our clients.

    To keep up to date with latest news, follow Almac Group on Twitter and LinkedIn or visit almacgroup.com.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - https://www.almacgroup.com

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    At Viedoc, we design engaging software that modernizes clinical research so that necessary treatments can reach the people who need them faster. We believe in life and science, in people, and in our collective power to change the world and build a healthier future. That unmatched driving force is what pushes us to innovate, accelerate and improve every aspect of modern clinical studies.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - www.viedoc.com

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    Suvoda is a global clinical trial technology company specializing in complex, life-sustaining studies in therapeutic areas like oncology, central nervous system (CNS), and rare disease. Founded in 2013 by experts in eClinical technologies, Suvoda empowers clinical trial professionals to manage the most urgent moments in the most urgent trials through advanced software solutions delivered on a single platform. Headquartered outside Philadelphia, Suvoda also maintains offices in Portland, OR, Barcelona, Spain, Bucharest and Iasi, Romania, and Tokyo, Japan. The company’s Net Promoter Score (NPS) consistently exceeds the technology industry average, contributing to the company being selected by trial sponsors and CROs to support more than 1,000 trials across 80 countries.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - https://www.suvoda.com/

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    ClinChoice is a leading global full & functional service CRO, renowned for its exceptional product development and lifecycle management capabilities across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and consumer health sectors. With three decades of proven expertise and outstanding results, we excel in delivering top-tier services.

    Our deep regulatory expertise, clinical trial execution, and robust pharmacovigilance and biometrics capabilities position us as a trusted partner in global markets. ClinChoice proudly maintains a strong presence across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, ensuring comprehensive support for our clients worldwide.

    https://clinchoice.com/

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    CMIC Group, founded as Japan’s first CRO over 30 years ago, is now the largest clinical CRO in Japan with a global presence. Our services span non-clinical studies, clinical trial management, GMP manufacturing, regulatory consulting, and sales/marketing solutions. We facilitate market entry in Japan, offer leading clinical trial expertise in APAC region, and bridge drug development between the US and Japan. With 7,000+ employees and 24 global sites, we’re your comprehensive partner in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device sectors.

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    To learn more, please visit our website - https://en.cmicgroup.com/

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    B. Braun specialises in manufacturing market leading infusion therapy products, many of which are supplied into clinical trials. With presence in over 64 countries around the world, we work closely with our partners to select solutions that fit with the individual clinical trial requirements.

    For more information, please visit:

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    To learn more, please visit our website - bbraun.co.uk/en/products-and-therapies/bbraun-industrial-business.html

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      Why attend?

      We are delighted to welcome you to 12th annual Outsourcing in Clinical Trials UK and Ireland.

      This is a great opportunity to get together and network face to face, hear from our expert speaker line-up and discuss the latest innovations and regulatory updates in the industry.

      This exclusive event brings together attendees from established pharma, large and small, alongside biopharmaceutical companies and gives opportunity to dive into the operational challenges and innovations in clinical development found within the UK & Ireland region.

      This year will also focus on government initiatives for UK growth and opportunities within the clinical trial landscape.

      We look forward to you joining us!

       

      WHAT TO EXPECT FOR 2025?

      This exclusive event brings together attendees from established pharma, large and small, alongside with biopharmaceutical companies and gives opportunity to dive into the operational challenges and innovations in clinical development found within the UK & Ireland region.

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      Agenda

      • 10 Jun 2025
      • 11 Jun 2025
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      Streams

      Stream one

      STREAM A: UK Clinical Trial Landscape Strategy

      Stream two

      STREAM B: Clinical Technology and Innovation

      Stream three

      STREAM C: Clinical Trials in Oncology

      10 AM

      PANEL DISCUSSION: Exploring the landscape for oncology clinical trials in the UK

      • New regulations and guidance around running oncology trials in the UK: what do you need to be aware of?
      • Running clinical trials in conjunction with the NHS: how to ensure your trial is a success
      • Developments in UK cancer research: what’s new in 2025?
      • Working with patients and advocacy groups in the UK: keeping patients at the heart of your oncology trials
      • Assessing the impact of political and economic changes on UK oncology trials
      • The role of the cancer drug fund in accelerating oncology clinical trials in the UK

       

      MODERATOR:

      Richard Stephens, Chair, Cancer Research Advocates Forum (CRAF-UK)

      PANELLISTS:

      Emily Pegg, Associate Vice President, Medical, Northern European Hub, Eli Lilly

      Further panellists to be confirmed

      Speakers

      Emily Pegg
      Associate Vice President, Medical, Northern European Hub, Eli Lilly

      10:45 AM

      PATIENT STORY: Positive and negative experiences in a patient’s cancer journey: how should clinicians and patients work together?

      Speakers

      Maria Lawal
      Patient Advocate

      11:15 AM

      Morning refreshments and networking

      11:45 AM

      Reserved Cancer Research UK

      Speakers

      Stephen Nabarro
      Head of Clinical Operations and Data Management, Cancer Research UK

      12:15 PM

      Proof-of-concept: bold moves, big wins and lessons learned

      Fast, furious or never-ending: case studies on accelerating or unexpectedly inflating Phase IB/II timelines and budgets. A site team perspective

      Speakers

      Dr. Claudia Hesselmann
      Founder & CEO, ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine

      12:45 PM

      CASE STUDY: Conducting a Phase 2 oncology trial in the UK

      Speakers

      Diane Chisholm
      Head of Clinical Operations, Owkin

      1:15 PM

      Lunch and networking

      2:15 PM

      PANEL DISCUSSION: Patient centricity in oncology trials: where are the opportunities for the industry and patients?

      • Simple ways of improving patient experience in clinical trials including vocabulary and clear communication
      • Relieving burden on caregivers as well as patients: how can sponsors be more supportive of patients’ families and support network?
      • Working with patients from the beginning of your clinical trial design process
      • Assessing new innovation and technology which can increase support and relieve pressure on oncology patients
      • Where and how can trial sponsors step in to provide long term support for rare cancer patients?
      MODERATOR:

      Richard Stephens, Chair, Cancer Research Advocates Forum (CRAF-UK)

      Speakers

      Diane Chisholm
      Head of Clinical Operations, Owkin
      Liz Emmerson
      Director Clinical Operations, Blue Earth Therapeutics

      3 PM

      Available for event sponsor

      3:30 PM

      Afternoon refreshments and networking

      4 PM

      Navigating complexities of managing radioligand therapy oncology trials

      • Site selection considerations specific to Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (RPT) clinical trials
      • A sponsor’s perspective of the technical knowledge and expertise required to deliver RPT studies
      • Country specific RPT clinical trial requirements and regulations
      • Challenges with just-in-time supply for RPT investigational products

      Speakers

      Liz Emmerson
      Director Clinical Operations, Blue Earth Therapeutics

      4:30 PM

      Delivering research in NHS hospitals: the new NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN)

      • The new NIHR RDN landscape
      • Delivering research in hospital settings
      • Research delivery in partnership

      Speakers

      Prof Sandip Mitra
      NIHR National Lead for Research in NHS Hospital Setting, Deputy Director for NIHR Health Technology Centre for Long Term Conditions (D4D), National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)

      5 PM

      Chairperson’s closing remarks

      Speakers

      Richard Stephens
      Cancer Research Advocates Forum (CRAF-UK)

      11:45 AM

      Managing Human specimens and data in the current changing geopolitical and regulatory landscape

      This session explores the evolving role of patient consent in clinical trials, focusing on how to maximize its value while ensuring ethical and regulatory compliance. As geopolitical and regulatory landscapes shift, the management of patient samples and data has become increasingly complex. Industry experts will discuss strategies for streamlining consent processes, enhancing transparency, and addressing the challenges of cross-border data and sample handling.

      • The changing nature of patient consent
      • Geopolitical and regulatory impacts on data management
      • Innovative approaches to sample and data tracking
      • Future trends in patient consent and data usage

      Speakers

      Catherine Mela
      Head Precision Medicine Operations, GSK

      12:15 PM

      Available for OPTUM

      12:45 PM

      An overview of high-fidelity synthetic data applications

      • Defining high-fidelity synthetic data
      • MHRA approach to synthetic data generation
      • Can synthetic data be used to validate ML algorithms?
      • Can synthetic data be used for sample boosting?
      • Can synthetic data address biases due to underrepresentation?
      • Can synthetic data be used to enhance clinical trials (CTs)?
      • Regulatory considerations

      Speakers

      Puja Myles
      Director, Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), MHRA

      1:15 PM

      Lunch and networking

      2:15 PM

      PANEL DISCUSSION: Leveraging technology and innovation to support clinical trial execution

      • Adopting innovative technologies to improve clinical trial efficiency
      • Transforming clinical trials using AI driven data analysis
      • Identifying digital tools for patient engagement

       

      Speakers

      Puja Runa Myles
      Director, Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), MHRA
      Lara Campana
      Senior Vice President, Research and Translational Science, Resolution Therapeutics
      Blanka Hezelova
      Associate Director, Precision Medicine Scientific Operations, Bioethics Coach, GSK
      Joseph Sutton
      PhD, Biosample Project Leader and Senior Scientist, Roche

      3 PM

      Has RBQM Reached Its Full Potential?

      Risk-Based Quality Management (RBQM) adoption is on the rise — but for many clinical teams, the expected gains in efficiency and cost reduction have yet to materialize.

      In this presentation, we’ll examine the disconnect between RBQM’s intended impact and its real-world results. We’ll explore common operational and strategic misalignments and share how TRI is helping clinical trial teams close this gap; transforming RBQM from a theoretical framework into a practical driver of performance and quality.

       

      Speakers

      Duncan Hall
      Chief Executive Officer, TRI

      3:30 PM

      Afternoon refreshments and networking

      4 PM

      SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT: Inspiring partnerships and action in sustainable healthcare

      Mitigating the environmental impact of clinical trials, in line with the broader imperative to address the interconnected climate and health crises.

      Speakers

      Dr Fiona Adshead
      Chair, Sustainable Healthcare Coalition
      Pete Morley
      Clinical Sustainability Manager, Novo Nordisk
      Marie Lefebvre
      Local Innovation Lead, Sanofi

      4:30 PM

      Session Available

      5 PM

      Chairperson’s closing remarks

      Speakers

      Dr Julie Munch Khan
      Chief Commercial Officer, Deallus

      8 AM

      Registration and refreshments

      8:45 AM

      GlobalData opening remarks

      Senior representative, GlobalData

      9 AM

      OPENING KEYNOTE: Clinical trials in the UK: a cross sector approach to making the UK a destination for clinical research

      • Government priorities: one year on
      • How organisations across the sector are working together to continually improve the system
      • What makes the UK a destination for clinical trials
      • Looking ahead

      Speakers

      Prof. Lucy Chappell
      Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health and Social Care, Chief Executive Officer, National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)

      9:30 AM

      Reserved for Medidata

      Speakers

      Fiona Maini BSc. MSc.
      Senior Director - Global Compliance and Strategy Medidata Solutions a Dassault Systèmes Company

      10 AM

      KEYNOTE PANEL: Where is the clinical trial industry headed this year and beyond?

      • Navigating new regulations around clinical trials smoothly and successfully
      • How do we ensure the UK is an attractive location to run ATMP trials
      • The impact of artificial intelligence: how far can we expect to move forward in the next 12 months?
      • Patient centricity in clinical trials: how can burden be reduced in order to make trials easier for patients to participate in?
      • Technological developments in 2025 and beyond: what changes can we expect to see in the next 3-5 years?

      Speakers

      Alex Churchill
      Deputy Director, Clinical Trials Policy, Department of Health and Social Care
      Esther Kitto
      Vice President, Clinical Operations, Resolution Therapeutics
      Sarah Deeley
      Director, Country & Site Operations, Biogen
      Fiona Maini BSc. MSc.
      Senior Director - Global Compliance and Strategy Medidata Solutions a Dassault Systèmes Company

      10:45 AM

      Reserved for event sponsor

      11:15 AM

      Morning refreshments and networking

      11:45 AM

      MHRA: The new outlook of the Clinical Trials Unit

      • Activities
      • Innovations
      • International collaborations

      Speakers

      Andrea Manfrin
      Deputy Director, Clinical Investigations and Trials, MHRA

      12:15 PM

      Session Reserved for Novotech

       

       

       

      12:45 PM

      How can we all maximise the efficiency of study set-up?

      • Learn opportunities for navigating ethics and regulatory reviews quickly
      • Discover the ideal path through study set-up
      • Help NHS sites to follow national standards
      • Explore new UK clinical trials regulations

      Speakers

      Dr Janet Messer
      Director of Approvals, HRA

      1:15 PM

      Lunch and networking

      2:15 PM

      PANEL DISCUSSION: Partnering for innovation: a new model to deliver commercial clinical trials at pace and scale

      • The Vaccine Innovation Pathway: delivering results and shaping the future
      • Real-world innovations in site-level delivery
      • Reimagining clinical research delivery: innovative models and collaborative approaches
      • Expanding primary care horizons: commercial trials in the community
      • Driving innovation from industry: lessons learned and future directions

      MODERATOR:

      Moderator to be confirmed

      Speakers

      Maria Koufali
      Head of UK Vaccine Innovation Pathway, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
      Dr Paula Miller
      Senior Manager, Clinical Site Liaison, Moderna
      Prof Saul Faust
      OBE, Director, NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility, University of Southampton; Clinical Director, NIHR LCRN Wessex
      Dr Rebecca Clark
      Partner, Principal Investigator, Fylde Coast Clinical Research and Co-Clinical Lead, UK Vaccine Innovation Pathway

      3 PM

      Available for VCTC

      3:30 PM

      Afternoon refreshments and networking

      4 PM

      SPONSOR AND SITE RELATIONSHIPS: Excellence in commercial research delivery: the London North West way

      • Overview of geographic, demographic and disease prevalence landscape in LNWH, which serves a largely under-served region of the UK
      • Building the research infrastructure
      • Impact case studies reflecting challenges and opportunities they present
      • Industry partner perspective

      Speakers

      Christiana Dinah
      Director, Research and Development, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust

      4:30 PM

      PANEL DISCUSSION: Unravelling the impact of ICH E6 Revision 3: implementing new standards in good clinical practice

      ICH E6 (R3) introduces significant updates to Good Clinical Practice guidelines, emphasizing risk-based quality management, patient centricity, and flexibility in trial design and execution. This panel discussion will address the impact of ICH E6 (R3) on clinical trials, comparing it to the previous ICH E6 (R2), discussing approaches to implementation, and considering varied interpretations among stakeholders.

      • Understand the key changes in ICH E6 (R3) and their implications for clinical trial conduct
      • Explore different approaches to implementing the new guidelines in diverse trial settings
      • Analyse the challenges, opportunities, and interpretations associated with ICH E6 (R3)
      • Highlight meaningful differences between ICH E6 (R2) and ICH E6 (R3) and their practical impacts

       

      Speakers

      Kerri Fuller
      Director, Resp/Imm/ID PM Operations, GSK
      Piran Sucindran
      Head of Quality, Blue Earth Therapeutics

      5 PM

      Chairperson’s closing remarks

      NETWORKING DRINKS AND APPLE PRIZE DRAW

      Streams

      Stream one

      Clinical Operations and Outsourcing

      Stream two

      Clinical Technology and Innovation

      11:45 AM

      CASE STUDY: Challenges and opportunities in cell therapy clinical development outside oncology

      • Intro into Resolution and our journey from academia to spin out
      • Moving into the clinical space: challenges in developing cell therapy in a space where ATMPs are not widely adopted
      • The role of technology and state-of-the-art analytics to support our cell therapy clinical development

      Speakers

      Lara Campana
      Senior Vice President, Research and Translational Science, Resolution Therapeutics

      12:15 PM

      Available for event sponsor

      12:45 PM

      Lunch and networking

      2 PM

      Clinical trial investigations: looking at the trends and landscape for 2024 and what we can learn from them moving through 2025 and into 2026

      • Overview of global clinical trials for 2024
      • Assessing key sponsors, top interventions and looking at the trial landscape for 2024
      • Looking at key obstacles for terminated trials and evaluation of completed trials which have achieved endpoint status

      Speakers

      Priya Ravisekara
      Senior Analyst, GlobalData

      2:30 PM

      Interactive Session: Maximizing Site Engagement: A Sponsor’s Perspective in the Evolving Clinical Trial Landscape

      ·       Understanding Site Needs: Aligning sponsor strategies with site capabilities and expectations

      ·       Building Trust and Transparency: Fostering long-term partnerships through clear communication and support

      ·       Technology & Tools: Leveraging digital platforms to enhance site-sponsor collaboration

      ·       Metrics That Matter: Defining and tracking meaningful engagement KPIs for sustained success

      Speakers

      Sarah Tissington
      Director, Clinical Site Engagement, Autolus

      8 AM

      Registration and refreshments

      8:50 AM

      Chairperson’s opening remarks

      9 AM

      KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: AI in clinical trials: assessing opportunities and challenges in developing an AI strategy

      ·       How AI and digitalisation can support streamlining of clinical operations and improve efficiency

      ·       Simple ways to implement tools such as GPT and GenAI in your trial

      ·       Where can AI be utilized to minimize workloads and increase overall output?

      ·       The regulatory landscape in the UK for the use of AI in clinical trials: what do you need to know?

      ·       Key limitations of GenAI and how these impact its potential uses for clinical trials in the UK

      Speakers

      Blanka Hezelova
      Associate Director, Precision Medicine Scientific Operations, Bioethics Coach, GSK

      9:30 AM

      Available for uMotif

      10 AM

      PANEL DISCUSSION: Current operational challenges in running commercial clinical trials in the UK/IE: the need for increasing our attractiveness globally

      ·       Ambition for the UK and the current status

      ·       Site set up: the need for research ready sites

      ·       Site recruitment: increasing our say do ratio

      Speakers

      Laura Clifton Hadley
      Head of Clinical Operations, Northern Europe, BMS
      Sarah Deeley
      Director, Country & Site Operations, Biogen
      Saeeda Bashir
      Head, Clinical Trials Policy and Programmes, Department of Health and Social Care
      Esther Kitto
      Vice President, Clinical Operations, Resolution Therapeutics
      Rajinder Sidhu
      Associate Director, Research Governance and Operations, UCLH

      10:30 AM

      Available for Parexel

      11 AM

      Morning refreshments and networking

      11:45 AM

      Patient involvement and engagement, how well are you doing this?

      • Discussing the collaboration that must exist between all parties (patients, coordinators, doctors) in order to have a successful trial
      • Importance of good communication to the patients and how this can streamline trial timelines
      • Exploring how patients could, and should, be influencing decisions and the R&D process before study start-up

      Speakers

      Amelia Hursey
      Strategic Director, Parkinson Europe

      12:15 PM

      Available for CMIC

      Speakers

      Kento Nakamura
      Strategy and Corporate Development, CMIC

      12:45 PM

      Lunch and networking

      2 PM

      Navigating the complexities of running clinical trials both home and away: strategies for success

      • Recruitment strategies: how Lilly selects countries for clinical trials
      • Criteria and processes used by Lilly to recruit and select countries
      • Key factors influencing country selection
      • Performance comparison: UK vs. Other Countries
      • Sharing experiences and lessons from conducting trials in the UK
      • Success stories and challenges faced

      Speakers

      Emily Pegg
      Associate Vice President, Medical, Northern European Hub, Eli Lilly
      Victoria Bhui
      Associate Director, Investigator Engagement, Eli Lilly

      2:30 PM

      Advancing diversity in clinical research

      ·       Policy

      ·       Industry engagement

      ·       Community engagement

      ·       Media

      Speakers

      Dr Suki Balendra
      Director, Strategic Partnerships, Paddington Life Sciences and Director, North West London Clinical Trials Alliance

      3 PM

      Afternoon refreshments, networking, and Apple Prize Draw

      3:30 PM

      ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

      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 lead/host and will focus on a different challenge within the industry. After 30 minutes, delegates will have the opportunity to swap and choose a different table, and each roundtable will run twice.

      ROUNDTABLE 1: TBD

      Kerri Fuller, Director, Resp/Imm/ID PM Operations, GSK

       

      ROUNDTABLE 2: Innovative approaches to support sites facilitate study implementation including EHR data mining, eISF, and SSO login

      Marie Lefebvre, Local Innovation Lead, Sanofi

       

      ROUNDTABLE 3: The role of lived experience in clinical trials: meaningful patient engagement in clinical trials is vital to develop impactful and relevant outcomes

      Cameron Keighron, Project Coordinator, International Diabetes Federation of Europe and Trials@Home consortium member, Patient Advocate

       

       

      Speakers

      Kerri Fuller
      Director, Resp/Imm/ID PM Operations, GSK
      Marie Lefebvre
      Local Innovation Lead, Sanofi
      Cameron Keighron
      Project Coordinator, International Diabetes Federation of Europe and Trials@Home consortium member, Patient Advocate

      4:30 PM

      Close of conference

      END OF CONFERENCE

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      Sarah Deeley
      Director, Country & Site Operations, Biogen

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      Liz Emmerson
      Director Clinical Operations, Blue Earth Therapeutics

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      2025-06-10, 2:15 PM

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      Piran Sucindran
      Head of Quality, Blue Earth Therapeutics

      Piran Sucindran is Head of Quality at Blue Earth Therapeutics, a clinical stage radiopharmaceutical company focussed on targeted radiotherapeutics. Piran has previous experience of leading global quality and regulatory teams within an Imaging CRO, and prior to that worked as quality lead at a number of sites within the NHS. He is a member of the Research Quality Association (RQA) GCP Committee, Research Practitioners' Group, and lead on the 'Clinical Oversight of Computerised Systems' seminar."

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Unravelling the impact of ICH E6 Revision 3: implementing new standards in good clinical practice

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      Laura Clifton Hadley
      Head of Clinical Operations, Northern Europe, BMS

      Laura Clifton-Hadley is Head of Clinical Operations, Northern Europe, based in the UK. She leads all clinical trial and late development activities across the Bristol Myers Squibb portfolio. Laura is an experienced leader, with experience in all phases of trials and therapeutic areas. Prior to BMS, she worked as the head of haematology and brain trials at University College London. She has more than 14 years of clinical operations experience, and more than 12 years of line management experience. She sits on various UK and IE industry bodies/government bodies to promote/facilitate commercial clinical research and to ensure that we are bringing the right studies to the UK and IE.
      Laura received her PhD in microbiology from the University of Reading. She also holds an honours degree in microbiology and virology from the University of Warwick.

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      Richard Stephens
      Cancer Research Advocates Forum (CRAF-UK)

      Richard Stephens has been a patient advocate for 25 years, surviving two cancers and a heart emergency, plus several co-morbidities and late effects. As a patient he has participated in four interventional studies and nine others. As an Advocate he has helped design over 30 more.

      Richard Chairs the UK Cancer Research Advocates Forum (formerly the NCRI Consumer Forum) and is the former Chair of BBMRI-ERIC’s Stakeholder Forum. He works with patient groups and advocates, academics and industry, and policy-makers, funders and regulators.  

      Richard helped found the AllTrials campaign and useMYdata movement, and he is the founding co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Research Involvement and Engagement. His professional life has included careers in education, journalism and local government.

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      2025-06-10, 5:00 PM

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      Stephen Nabarro
      Head of Clinical Operations and Data Management, Cancer Research UK

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      Reserved Cancer Research UK

      2025-06-10, 11:45 AM

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      Alex Churchill
      Deputy Director, Clinical Trials Policy, Department of Health and Social Care

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      KEYNOTE PANEL: Where is the clinical trial industry headed this year and beyond?

      2025-06-10, 10:00 AM

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      Saeeda Bashir
      Head, Clinical Trials Policy and Programmes, Department of Health and Social Care

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      2025-06-11, 10:00 AM

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      Programme Lead, Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre Network
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      Emily Pegg
      Associate Vice President, Medical, Northern European Hub, Eli Lilly

      An experienced executive leader within the pharmaceutical industry with a clear focus on and passion for developing high performing cross-functional teams who work without barriers. Highly inclusive yet decisive, adaptable and with a track record of high quality delivery whilst motivating and inspiring the teams around me.

      A GMC registered, NHS trained medical doctor with pharmaceutical industry experience across a broad range of therapeutic areas working with both pre-launch and in-market products in the UK and Europe. Known for being commercially astute and a strong cross-functional worker with 10 years of management experience up to a team size of 120 striving always to create a rewarding, high energy environment for my teams.

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      Navigating the complexities of running clinical trials both home and away: strategies for success

      2025-06-11, 2:00 PM

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Exploring the landscape for oncology clinical trials in the UK

      2025-06-10, 10:00 AM

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      Victoria Bhui
      Associate Director, Investigator Engagement, Eli Lilly

      Victoria has worked at Eli Lilly and Company for 16 years across drug safety and clinical operations. In her current role, she leads a team of Clinical Research professionals who work to identify, evaluate, and set up investigator sites across the UK and Nordics. They are responsible for delivery of patients into trials, by forging close site relationships, across the full Lilly portfolio. Harnessing the power of biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine, our scientists are advancing new discoveries to address some of the world's most significant health challenges.

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      Navigating the complexities of running clinical trials both home and away: strategies for success

      2025-06-11, 2:00 PM

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      Divya Manek
      Director, Clinical Operations, Eyebiotech
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      Dr Rebecca Clark
      Partner, Principal Investigator, Fylde Coast Clinical Research and Co-Clinical Lead, UK Vaccine Innovation Pathway

      Dr Rebecca Clark is a Partner at Fylde Coast Clinical Research at Layton Medical Centre, a dedicated commercial trials centre in Blackpool. She is a highly experienced trialist with over 70 Phase II/III clinical trials conducted over the last 13 years, with multiple studies as Chief Investigator in the therapy areas of vaccines, obesity medicine, cardiovascular medicine, asthma and diabetes. She holds a number of senior leadership roles including co-clinical lead for the UK Vaccine Innovation Pathway, a UK clinical trials accelerator.

      Fylde Coast Clinical Research at Layton Medical Centre recruits amongst the highest number of commercial participants across the NHS in England and was in the top 1% of NHS recruiting sites when compared with all 637 sites across both primary and secondary care in 22/23. Study participant retention rates exceeded 99%. Her site regularly achieves UK FPV and she is renowned for accelerated set up and recruitment timelines, experience she is now bringing to her role in the UK VIP.

      Fylde Coast Clinical Research currently holds contracts with Eli Lilly, Moderna, Astra Zeneca, Roche, Amgen, Merck, Novo Nordisk and GSK, with whom they are members of the PEER preferred site network.

      Dr Clark continues to be recognised nationally for her excellence in clinical trial delivery, being a former recipient of the Gold Award for Clinical Site of the Year at the Pharmatimes International Clinical Researcher of the Year.

       

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Partnering for innovation: a new model to deliver commercial clinical trials at pace and scale

      2025-06-10, 2:15 PM

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      Catherine Mela
      Head Precision Medicine Operations, GSK

      Catherine Mela is Executive Director, Head of Precision Medicine Operations, within GSK. In her role, Catherine is accountable for leading the Scientific Operations and Data Operations teams, driving the execution of precision medicine project strategies with efficiency and quality.

      Catherine has gained broad experience in laboratory and bio-sample operations, while leading sampling and laboratory operations teams in AstraZeneca and Roche.

      Prior to working in pharma, Catherine’s background was in Clinical research within the NHS.  She holds a PhD from Imperial College on ‘The impact of treatment strategies on immune responses in HIV-1 infection’.  Catherine is a fellow of the institute of leadership and is passionate about professional development, mentorship and creating a supportive environment for individuals within her teams.

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      Managing Human specimens and data in the current changing geopolitical and regulatory landscape

      2025-06-10, 11:45 AM

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      Esther Kitto
      Vice President, Clinical Operations, Resolution Therapeutics

      With over 40 years of experience in the clinical research industry, I’ve had the privilege of working in large pharma, biotech, and CRO environments. I began my career as a Clinical Research Associate and have since held a broad range of leadership, operational, and commercial roles, gaining extensive global experience in clinical development, business development, outsourcing, and contracting.

       My therapeutic expertise spans multiple areas including CNS, cardiovascular, ophthalmology and hepatology, with a strong focus over the past decade on the development of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs), particularly cell and gene therapies.

       I am currently the Vice President of Clinical Operations at Resolution Therapeutics Limited, a pioneering UK-based biotechnology company developing regenerative macrophage cell therapies. I remain deeply passionate about clinical research, am a committed advocate of the UK biotech sector, and am firmly driven by the mission to help bring innovative medicines to patients worldwide.

       

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Current operational challenges in running commercial clinical trials in the UK/IE: the need for increasing our attractiveness globally

      2025-06-11, 10:00 AM

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      KEYNOTE PANEL: Where is the clinical trial industry headed this year and beyond?

      2025-06-10, 10:00 AM

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      Dr Fiona Adshead
      Chair, Sustainable Healthcare Coalition

      Fiona chairs the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition that inspires partnerships and action on sustainable healthcare. She also works as an independent expert advisor and board member for national and global organisations on wellbeing and sustainability.

      She is a high-profile wellbeing and public health leader with a track record of reframing thinking and developing innovative strategy and programmes at the heart of business and government. Her previous roles include Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Director General in the UK Government, Director of Chronic Disease and Health Promotion at the World Health Organisation and Bupa’s Chief Wellbeing Officer.

      Fiona is a visiting Professor at UCL and is a Senior Associate at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.  Fiona’s recent board roles include Fresenius ESG Advisory Board, My Green Lab, British Land’s Sustainability Advisory Panel, Marks and Spencer’s Sustainable Retail Advisory Board, and Business in the Community’s Wellbeing Leadership Team. Fiona is a member of the Health System Taskforce of the Sustainable Markets Initiative.

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      SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT: Inspiring partnerships and action in sustainable healthcare

      2025-06-10, 4:00 PM

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      Kerri Fuller
      Director, Resp/Imm/ID PM Operations, GSK

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      ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

      2025-06-11, 3:30 PM

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Unravelling the impact of ICH E6 Revision 3: implementing new standards in good clinical practice

      2025-06-10, 4:30 PM

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      Blanka Hezelova
      Associate Director, Precision Medicine Scientific Operations, Bioethics Coach, GSK

      Blanka is an Associate Director within Precision Medicine Scientific Operations at GSK with over ten years of experience in research spanning from clinical site to sponsor roles, and expertise in biosample operations. She leads operational aspects of trials with a focus on innovation and excellence, successfully managing complex clinical studies while ensuring compliance and participant protection. Herf passion lies in ethical research and strategic improvements for operational efficiency.

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Leveraging technology and innovation to support clinical trial execution

      2025-06-10, 2:15 PM

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      KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: AI in clinical trials: assessing opportunities and challenges in developing an AI strategy

      2025-06-11, 9:00 AM

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      Dr Janet Messer
      Director of Approvals, HRA

      Experienced strategic leader with extensive experience of operations, business transformation and introducing digital systems. Systems-thinker with focus on delivering cross-sector improvement. Deep knowledge of health and care research regulation and governance.

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      How can we all maximise the efficiency of study set-up?

      2025-06-10, 12:45 PM

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      Dr Julie Munch Khan
      Chief Commercial Officer, Deallus

      Julie is the Chief Commercial Office at Deallus, a market leading strategy consultancy, which was acquired by Global Data  at the beginning of the year. Julie's career in life sciences spans 20 years with a focus on partnering with clients on strategy development on local, regional and global level . For more than decade Julie has led large global and regional competitive mindset training programmes for large pharma. Since 2017 Julie has regularly been engaged as an inspirational speaker on Competitive Mindset across brand, portfolio and corporate audiences. Her expertise includes clinical and commercial planning, brand & portfolio strategy  as well as advising organisation  on personalised healthcare approaches across various disease areas.  Julie holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Imperial College London sponsored by Pfizer.

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      Chairperson’s closing remarks

      2025-06-10, 5:00 PM

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      Christiana Dinah
      Director, Research and Development, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust

      • Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
      • Medical Retina Sub-specialist in a busy, multi-cultural teaching hospital
      • Strong academic background in medical retina with expertise in commercial and non-commercial clinical trials
      • Teacher and trainer committed to clinical excellence

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      SPONSOR AND SITE RELATIONSHIPS: Excellence in commercial research delivery: the London North West way

      2025-06-10, 4:00 PM

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      Andrea Manfrin
      Deputy Director of Clinical Investigations
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      Clinical Account Manager, UK South and Ireland, Miltenyi Biotec
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      Dr. Claudia Hesselmann
      Founder & CEO, ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine

      Dr. Claudia Hesselmann, a chemist by training, with a PhD in molecular biology. Claudia has twenty years of expertise in the early phases of drug development. Her experience includes co-founding and holding management positions in various CROs. Her extensive background and social acumen, along with her first-hand knowledge of the industry, led Claudia to co-found ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine in Düsseldorf, Germany. Her primary aim is the contribution of innovative approaches to bring about substantial acceleration to the drug development process and enable more agile patient access to novel therapeutics.

       

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      Proof-of-concept: bold moves, big wins and lessons learned

      2025-06-10, 12:15 PM

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      Sarah Tissington
      Director, Clinical Site Engagement, Autolus

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      Interactive Session: Maximizing Site Engagement: A Sponsor’s Perspective in the Evolving Clinical Trial Landscape

      2025-06-11, 2:30 PM

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      Lucy Clossick Thomson
      Director, Clinical Operations
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      Puja Myles
      Director, Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), MHRA

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      An overview of high-fidelity synthetic data applications

      2025-06-10, 12:45 PM

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      Prof. Lucy Chappell
      Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health and Social Care, Chief Executive Officer, National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)

      Professor Lucy Chappell FMedSci is the Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with overall responsibility for the department’s research and development, including the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the government’s major funder of clinical, public health, social care and translational research.

      Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Scientific Adviser provides science advice and analysis to ministers across the range of health topics and is involved in cross-government science policy.

      Professor Chappell is Professor of Obstetrics at King’s College London, Honorary Consultant Obstetrician at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and an NIHR Senior Investigator. She will undertake the Chief Scientific Adviser role on secondment into government, while continuing some of her clinical and academic work.

      DHSC Chief Scientific Adviser

      Responsibilities include:

      • overall responsibility for the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) research policies and budget, including being head of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
      • supporting analysis and evidenced-based decision-making capacity in the department
      • working with Chief Scientific Advisers across government to maximise the impact of science to benefit the UK population

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      OPENING KEYNOTE: Clinical trials in the UK: a cross sector approach to making the UK a destination for clinical research

      2025-06-10, 9:00 AM

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      Prof Sandip Mitra
      NIHR National Lead for Research in NHS Hospital Setting, Deputy Director for NIHR Health Technology Centre for Long Term Conditions (D4D), National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)

      Innovation-driven clinician and an enterpreneurial enthusiast based at the Manchester Academy of Health Sciences Centre, Manchester University Hospitals. Recognised as an influential health technology leader with major contributions to innovation in healthcare technology, dialysis and delivery systems.

      Passionate about transforming clinical services and patient pathways through enabling technology.

      In various leadership roles as Deputy Director of NIHR MedTech Cooperative Devices for Dignity, Vice Chair for EUDIAL, ERA-EDTA, Chair of the Haemodialysis Study group for UK Kidney Research Consortium. Driving safe and value based health care with national organisations as CQC Speciality Advisor, and as Clinical Reference Group Member for NHS England.

      Managing a diverse portofolio of translational clinical academic research with a global network of collaborators. A trainer, educator and mentor for health professionals at the University of Manchester. Several publications, patents, authored book chapters and media reports of the work in the field.

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      Delivering research in NHS hospitals: the new NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN)

      2025-06-10, 4:30 PM

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      Maria Koufali
      Head of UK Vaccine Innovation Pathway, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)

      Maria Koufali, is an experienced senior leader in life sciences research and innovation, bringing over 20 years of cross-sector expertise in working with global pharmaceutical companies, digital health firms, diagnostics developers, and MedTech SMEs. She holds a PhD in Pharmacology and Neuroscience, an MBA (Distinction), and is the first NHS R&D Director nationally to be awarded the Nye Bevan Executive Health Leadership Award. Maria currently leads the UK Vaccine Innovation Pathway at NIHR/DHSC, a nationally mandated clinical trials accelerator. In this role, she has delivered over 20 high-priority commercial trials, expanded partnerships beyond Moderna and BioNTech to include smaller biotech firms and large pharma, and embedded site-readiness models and trial metrics to support faster delivery.

      Maria has built a wide network of trusted relationships across the life sciences sector and has consistently translated strategic ambition into operational delivery, regulatory compliance, and commercial value. Previously, as Managing Director of Research & Innovation at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, she designed and delivered the Trust’s entire NIHR infrastructure portfolio from the ground up, securing funding and oversight for a £70m suite including a BRC, CRF, BioResource, and the Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF)—a £23m translational platform that supports SMEs to take digital and MedTech innovations from prototype to trial. Under her leadership, the Trust’s commercial research income rose to over £13m per year. She has successfully navigated and aligned MHRA, HRA and ISO frameworks to support industry delivery at scale. Maria currently serves as Trustee and Chair of the Industry Advisory Board at the BBSRC-funded Quadram Institute, where she shapes translational and commercial strategy. She brings a proven ability to develop national infrastructure, deliver commercial growth, and work across government and industry to accelerate innovation that benefits patients and the UK economy.

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Partnering for innovation: a new model to deliver commercial clinical trials at pace and scale

      2025-06-10, 2:15 PM

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      Pete Morley
      Clinical Sustainability Manager, Novo Nordisk

      Peter Morley is leading the global effort to assess and reduce the environmental impact of Novo Nordisk clinical trials globally. He represents Novo Nordisk on the Sustainable Markets Initiative Health Systems Task Force (Digital Healthcare in Clinical Research), collaborating with industry and academia to accelerate the decarbonisation of the clinical trials sector through shared frameworks and tools.

      With a background spanning more than 25 years in clinical operations, Peter combines his passion for sustainability with a sharp focus on innovation and digitalisation. This positions him at the forefront of setting the path for decarbonisation and driving the necessary changes to significantly lower the environmental impact of clinical trials.

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      SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT: Inspiring partnerships and action in sustainable healthcare

      2025-06-10, 4:00 PM

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      Diane Chisholm
      Head of Clinical Operations, Owkin

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      CASE STUDY: Conducting a Phase 2 oncology trial in the UK

      2025-06-10, 12:45 PM

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Patient centricity in oncology trials: where are the opportunities for the industry and patients?

      2025-06-10, 2:15 PM

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      Hilde van den Berg
      Clinical Operations Manager, Owkin
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      Austin Smith
      Chief Medical Officer, Oxcia
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      Dr Suki Balendra
      Director, Strategic Partnerships, Paddington Life Sciences and Director, North West London Clinical Trials Alliance

      Suki Balendra a senior leader in the NHS with a 20-year background in facilitating, growing, and promoting health research in the U.K.  She has substantial, in-depth experience across sectors including industry, academia, NHS, and central government.

      She is currently the Director of Strategic Partnerships for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in Northwest London. She leads the strategic work with the Life sciences industry in the region with an emphasis on a new life sciences cluster in Paddington. Suki created and leads the North West London Clinical Trials Alliance. She started her career in the Biotechnology Industry at Abbott Diagnostics Ltd. Within a Good manufacturing practice (GMP) environment she worked on several operational projects to improve efficiency, cost, and reproducibility.

      In 2018 she was seconded to the Office of Life Sciences within the Department of Business and Industrial Strategy. where she attracted and negotiated new business to increase the UK’s market share of health and care research activity. During the pandemic she provided operational leadership to the NHS covid vaccine research response in Northwest London.

      Suki has PhD from the University of Warwick, and she is accredited to black belt in Lean Six Sigma. She is a passionate advocate for UK PLC as the number one destination to conduct clinical trials.

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      Advancing diversity in clinical research

      2025-06-11, 2:30 PM

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      Amelia Hursey
      Strategic Director, Parkinson Europe

      Amelia joined the Parkinson’s Europe  team in Jan 2022 as Research Manager. Since then she has developed Parkinson’s Europe’s Research Strategy, embedding a Research Steering Group into the organisation and helping to increase the presence of Parkinson’s Europe in the clinical research world. She is also focused on bringing new initiatives to the table, such as the Parkinson’s Europe’s Engagement Network, which better connects the Parkinson’s

      community with research across Europe. Parkinson’s Europe is now a partner member of EUPATI and the Critical Path for Parkinson’s as part of this action.

      She has been working in the field of Neurodegenerative research since 2009 and is a Patient Organisations board member with EUPATI since Sept 2023.

      She previously worked for the UK NIHR’s DeNDRoN delivering clinical trials and then at Parkinson’s UK from July 2015 as Research Participation Lead.  She was responsible for initiatives to increase research participation for people affected by Parkinson’s, health care professionals and researchers, and created the innovative Parkinson’s UK Take Part Hub and co-produced the Staying Connected toolkit in collaboration with the HRA UK.

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      Patient involvement and engagement, how well are you doing this?

      2025-06-11, 11:45 AM

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      Maria Lawal
      Patient Advocate

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      PATIENT STORY: Positive and negative experiences in a patient’s cancer journey: how should clinicians and patients work together?

      2025-06-10, 10:45 AM

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      Karthik Maddi
      Associate Director, Pharmanovia
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      Lara Campana
      Senior Vice President, Research and Translational Science, Resolution Therapeutics

      Experienced scientist, specialised in inflammation and tissue repair, with a demonstrated history of delivering ambitious projects in the research industry. Skilled in various lab techniques, including cell culture and flow cytometry. Holder of a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused on Cellular and Molecular Immunology from The Open University and the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University., followed by two post-docs at The University of Edinburgh. Currently highly focused on translating exciting scientific findings on the role of macrophages in tissue repair to the clinic at Resolution Therapeutics.

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      CASE STUDY: Challenges and opportunities in cell therapy clinical development outside oncology

      2025-06-11, 11:45 AM

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Leveraging technology and innovation to support clinical trial execution

      2025-06-10, 2:15 PM

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      Joseph Sutton
      PhD, Biosample Project Leader and Senior Scientist, Roche

      Joe Sutton is a Biosample Project Leader at Roche based in the UK. He leads the operational activities relating to clinical biosampling including centralised screening, safety and biomarker analysis. In this role, Joe influences PhI/II clinical trial design across oncology, neurology and rare disease indications and ensures biosampling plans and biomarker strategies bring optimal value, insights and patient centricity. Prior to working with Roche, Joe worked as a consultant at A4PBio and as a Senior Pharmacology Scientist at GW Pharmaceuticals. Before joining the pharmaceutical industry, Joe completed academic research focusing on therapeutic resistance mechanisms of prostate cancer at University of Cambridge (CRUK Institute) and for completion of his PhD from Edinburgh Napier University.

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Leveraging technology and innovation to support clinical trial execution

      2025-06-10, 2:15 PM

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      Marie Lefebvre
      Local Innovation Lead, Sanofi

      Marie Lefebvre is a Local Innovation Lead at Sanofi, specializing in developing and implementing innovative strategies to optimize clinical trials. With a Master's degree in Physiology and Computer Sciences from Poitiers University, Marie brings extensive experience in digital project management and clinical operations to her role. At Sanofi, she leads the development and implementation of the UK Clinical Operation Innovation Road Map, focusing on gap analysis, change management, and the adoption of cutting-edge technologies. Beyond her professional achievements, Marie is passionate about sustainability, serving as a Climate Fresk facilitator and actively participating in various environmental initiatives within the industry.

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      SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT: Inspiring partnerships and action in sustainable healthcare

      2025-06-10, 4:00 PM

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      Rajinder Sidhu
      Associate Director, Research Governance and Operations, UCLH

      Rajinder Sidhu is the Associate Director for Research Governance and Operations for University College London Hospitals (UCLH) and University College London (UCL) Joint Research Office.  She leads on the necessary governance, policies, and operations for both the sponsorship of studies at UCL and UCLH (ranging from clinical trials and advanced therapies through to observational and data programmes) and the systems and infrastructures required to host research at UCLH (commercial and non-commercial). Rajinder has over 17 years’ experience in senior operational and governance roles at UCLH/UCL and has led large change programmes to streamline systems and embed leaner ways of working across the organisation.

       

      Prior to UCLH/UCL, Rajinder worked for Kings College London, Institute of Psychiatry as a researcher/coordinator for regional research studies into mental health services, and as a manager of international research centres. Rajinder also completed a PhD on consumerism within the NHS at Royal Holloway, University of London.

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Current operational challenges in running commercial clinical trials in the UK/IE: the need for increasing our attractiveness globally

      2025-06-11, 10:00 AM

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      Fiona Maini BSc. MSc.
      Senior Director - Global Compliance and Strategy Medidata Solutions a Dassault Systèmes Company

      Fiona has worked within the Life Sciences and Healthcare domain for over 25 years working across GxP areas within the private and public sector environments.

      Fiona is currently a Senior Director at Medidata with a focus on quality management and general regulatory compliance and advocacy on topics within the good clinical practice domain.

      Over the past few years she has been chairing a number of trade association groups on topics such as new technologies in clinical trials, decentrialised clinical trials and a contributor to EU Artificial Intelligence initiatives.

      Prior to Medidata Fiona was a Director at Deloitte, where she led the Deloitte Global Centre for Regulatory Excellence for Life Sciences and provided governance of Deloitte services to the European Medicines Agency and their programmes.

      Fiona has a BSc in Chemistry and Management Science and an MSc in Chemistry

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      2025-06-10, 9:30 AM

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      KEYNOTE PANEL: Where is the clinical trial industry headed this year and beyond?

      2025-06-10, 10:00 AM

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      Dr Paula Miller
      Senior Manager, Clinical Site Liaison, Moderna

      With 20 years of global clinical research experience, Paula specialises in accelerating clinical trial delivery, optimising recruitment, and fostering strong site partnerships to ensure high-quality, efficient trial execution. Passionate about site engagement and strategic collaboration, she work closely with key stakeholders across the clinical trial ecosystem to drive performance, mitigate risks, and enhance trial delivery.

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      PANEL DISCUSSION: Partnering for innovation: a new model to deliver commercial clinical trials at pace and scale

      2025-06-10, 2:15 PM

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      Bao Dinh
      Global Development Business Operation, Takeda

      With over 15 years of experience in Clinical Data Management, Bao leads business strategy and vendor operations for Takeda’s Clinical Data Management, Clinical Data Engineering, and Clinical Data Standards groups, driving organizational growth, managing global FSP partnerships, and enhancing cross-functional collaboration. As a member of the 2024–2025 OCT Advisory Board, Bao brings expertise in clinical outsourcing, strategic vendor partnerships, and RFP process optimization, providing a fresh vision for the organization.

      Beyond professional achievements, Bao is dedicated to fostering collaboration and investing in the local community. As a partner of The Town FC and a Silicon Valley angel investor, Bao champions ventures that advance sustainable growth, youth enrichment, and innovation in technology.’

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      Rosalie Filling
      Vice President, Senior Global Head R&D Operations, Endo Pharmaceuticals

      In her over 25 years of experience, Rosalie “Rosie” Filling has transformed R&D operations in every company she has worked for, developing clear-cut strategies to help advance clinical trials with high-quality operational execution and scientific excellence.

       

      Rosie is the Vice President, Senior Global Head R&D Operations Endo International plc. She is part of the global R&D leadership team and is charged with the coordination and implementation of clinical development strategies for the company’s research and development. She provides strategic direction and oversight of the R&D Operations team, which includes clinical operations, data management, biostatistics, medical writing, clinical supplies, trial master file/inspection readiness and business operations. This integrated team handles the execution of all aspects related to Endo’s clinical trials. Endo has active research and development programs in men’s health, orthopedics, and endocrinology. Beyond these therapeutic areas, the company also has focused development in the areas of sterile injectables and complex generic products.

       

      Rosie’s main focus at all times is on the end users—the patients. Bringing new and, at times, life-saving medications to patients drives Rosie’s sense of purpose.

       

      Rosie joined Endo from Lupin Pharmaceuticals in Blue Bell, PA where she was Senior Director, Head of Clinical Operations, and built the clinical operations organization to support the US and Global R&D Organization. Prior to Lupin, Rosie spent nearly five years at Teva in Frazer, PA where she was the US site head of Clinical Operations and was responsible for the successful delivery of Inhalation, Women’s Health, and Cardiovascular clinical trials. Earlier in her career, Rosie held various roles at Eisai, MGI Pharma and PPD.

       

      Rosie earned her B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.

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      Kathleen Cohen
      Vice President, Clinical Development, Marinus Pharmaceuticals

      Kathleen Frenia Cohen is Vice President and Head of Clinical Development Operations at Marinus Pharmaceuticals.  Prior to joining Marinus, she spent 20+ years at PRA Health Sciences in a variety of project management and operational oversite roles. Kathleen graduated from the University of the Science in Philadelphia with a PharmD and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research from Rutgers College of Pharmacy. Kathleen resides in Media, PA.

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      THOMAS M TREMBLAY
      Vice President Of Clinical Development, Trefoil Therapeutics, Inc

      Thomas is a registered nurse with both clinical and over 30 years pharmaceutical development experience. His pharmaceutical development experience includes clinical operations, clinical science, clinical development, drug safety and quality. He is currently Vice President of Clinical Development at Trefoil Therapeutics and adjunct faculty at San Francisco State University.

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      Behtash Bahador
      Director, Health Literacy, CISCRP

      Behtash Bahador is the Director of Health Literacy at the non-profit organization CISCRP, and holds a Master of Science in Health Communication from the Tufts University School of Medicine. Since 2014, he has collaborated with a range of stakeholder groups to establish and implement patient- and public-centric initiatives across the life-cycle of drug and treatment development. This has included supporting the development of regulatory and cross-disciplinary best practice guidelines, operationalizing key elements of evidence-based public health programing into research engagement activities, and always keeping the needs of patients, participants and the public at the forefront of his work.

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