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Martina holds a Master’s in Pharmaceutical Science from Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Austria. Her certifications include Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, St. Gallen Management Institute Business Strategy, and the London Business School programs re. Accelerated Development as well as the Innovation Through Design Thinking.

Over her 25-year career, she’s taken on multifaceted roles at Fresenius Kabi, Roche, and MSD, spanning divisions across Research, Manufacturing, Commercial and Global Support Functions. She developed drug products to market and pioneered a novel single-use auto-injection device platform for sterile dosage forms. Beyond product development, Martina has been leading business process streamlining, strategic development, and organizational integration. Her achievements include establishing the global MSD Innovation and Development Hub in Zurich, founding the global MSD Center of Excellence for Comparator Blinding, innovating an early phase biologics supply chain, amplifying Enterprise Strategy Office projects as a Design Thinking Facilitator and enhancing the Global Market Access forecasting methodology. Currently she is creating innovative solutions for clinical supply operations, clinical sites, and leading digitalization as well as people innovation endeavors; she is leading the MSD Digital Display Labeling (DDL) project as well as co-leading the cross-industry DDL Community of Practice.

Juliane provides strategic support for the development of patient-focused Phase I-IV rare disease trials and is passionate about advancing rare disease clinical research. Juliane innovates study solutions by combining her therapeutic and operational expertise to make clinical studies more accessible to patients and non-traditional investigators.

Dr. Haun is an experienced medical doctor, trained in internal medicine and emergency medicine, with 10+ years of clinical practice. He has a high-quality 10+ years’ work history in the drug development and research industry. Among his previous experiences, he was the head of a global medical affairs department for 4 years, acted as primary medical monitor in 30+ clinical trials, mainly in complex studies in a variety of therapeutic areas including oncology, rare diseases, and advanced therapies (gene, cell, chaperone therapies, etc.). He joined WEP Clinical bringing his expertise in applying knowledge and skills in epidemiology, internal medicine and different medical specialties in drug development, clinical trials, and drug safety. He has successfully implemented several techniques to improve site identification and selection and patient centric solutions to ensure timely enrolment and high retention in challenging patient populations with rare and ultra-rare diseases. He is also experienced in elaborating study plans (medical monitoring, clinical monitoring, safety management etc.) and tools (site reference manual, pharmacy manual, treatment manual etc.).

Caitlin Hirschman has more than 20 years of clinical research experience across Phase 1-4 studies in a variety of therapeutic areas including pulmonology and has spent the last 12 years working with cystic fibrosis. She has successfully provided oversight and clinical trial management support for more than 14 cystic fibrosis studies, including multiple U.S. and global programs. Ms. Hirschman supports teams to ensure high-quality and timely program delivery, providing extensive knowledge of clinical operations, including trial implementation, monitoring and delivery. Ms. Hirschman has managed trials through the clinical development lifecycle from first-in-human to large 200+ center multinational phase 3 trials.

Brian Wehrle is the Vice President of Research and Development for Medical Imaging at Clario, where he spearheads efforts to push the boundaries of medical imaging technology. With over 25 years of dedicated experience in medical imaging, Brian is passionate about delivering innovative solutions that exceed client expectations. Under his leadership, Clario has seen the successful buildup of its Medical Imaging AI team, significantly enhancing its capabilities in this critical area. Additionally, Brian played a pivotal role in driving the creation of a Generative AI team, further solidifying Clario’s position at the forefront of AI in healthcare. His commitment to innovation and excellence in medical imaging makes him a respected leader and a visionary in the field.

Shalome Sine is a Senior Manager and Quantitative Insights Specialist at the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP).

Shalome believes that the patient’s voice can be a powerful force toward building inclusive, efficient clinical trials. Through her work, she hopes to help clinical trial sponsors and teams bring actionable patient insights into practice to improve clinical trial operational processes. 

Shalome manages both quantitative and qualitative patient voice projects, specializing in quantitative, survey-based patient insights projects. She holds a Master of Public Health from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Science from Penn State University.