Forum's Scientific Agenda

Day 1

Registration: 08:30 am

Opening Remarks: 08:45 am

Presentation 1

09:00 am

Procognitive Memtin: replacing low leptin levels in early Alzheimer’s, a de-risked and personalized approach

Procognitive Memtin, a new drug, could help early Alzheimer’s patients by replacing low leptin levels. This personalized approach could be a promising new treatment

Presentation 2

09:30 am

Designing Pragmatics Trials That Are Fit for Purpose

Pragmatic trials are designed to test interventions in real-world settings. To be fit for purpose, they should be relevant to clinicians and patients, and their results should be generalizable to everyday practice.

Networking Break: 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Presentation 3

11:00 am

How to build a resilient Pharma/biotech company: Lessons Learned

Build a resilient pharma/biotech company by investing in early-stage research, building a diverse pipeline, partnering, and creating a culture of collaboration, risk-taking, and learning.

Presentation 4

11:30 am

Risk-Based Monitoring & Quality Mgmt of Clinical Trials

RBM/QM uses data and analytics to identify and mitigate risks, ensuring that clinical trials are conducted efficiently and safely, with high-quality data.

Presentation 5

12:00 pm

Remote Monitoring and Risk-Based approaches: impact on budgets and resources

Remote monitoring and risk-based approaches can optimize clinical trial budgets and resources by reducing travel costs, streamlining workflows, and increasing efficiency.

 Lunch Break: 12:30 pm – 01:30 pm

Presentation 6

01:30 pm

Clinical Trials: Design, Strategy, and Analysis

Design, strategy, and analysis are essential for successful clinical trials. This topic covers the latest approaches to ensure that trials are efficient, effective, and meet the needs of patients and sponsors.

Presentation 7

02:00 pm

Disrupting technologies, Blockchain and AI, are catalysts for seamsless Drug development

Blockchain and AI are transforming drug development, making it more seamless, efficient, and secure. This topic explores the latest applications of these technologies and their impact on the industry.

Presentation 8

02:30 pm

Collaborative Clinical Ecosystem; how to Effectively manage partnerships with patients, sites, CROs, sponsors, and regulators

Effective partnerships are essential for successful clinical trials. This topic covers strategies for managing partnerships with patients, sites, CROs, sponsors, and regulators to achieve common goals.

Networking Break: 03:00 pm – 04:00 pm

Presentation 9

04:00 pm

Developing an effective clinical outsourcing strategy; analyzing risks and benefits

Outsourcing clinical trials can offer benefits such as cost savings and access to expertise. However, it is important to carefully analyze the risks and benefits before making a decision. This topic covers strategies for developing an effective clinical outsourcing strategy.

Presentation 10

04:30 pm

How to decide what to outsource and what to do in-house? inventing the new rule of thumb

Deciding what to outsource and what to do in-house is a complex decision. This topic provides a framework for making this decision based on factors such as cost, expertise, and risk.

Closing Remarks: 05:00 pm – 05:15 pm

Day 2

Registration: 08:30 am 

Opening Remarks: 08:45 am

Presentation 1

09:00 am

Different Models of Study Partnerships, a framework to analyze which works better for your company

There are different models of study partnerships, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. This topic provides a framework for analyzing which model is best suited for your company.

Presentation 2

09:30 am

Creating an effective vendor audit process with a risk-based approach to ensure success in remote trials

Effective vendor audits are essential for ensuring the quality and success of remote trials. This topic covers how to create a risk-based vendor audit process that meets the needs of your organization.

Networking Break: 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Presentation 3

11:00 am

Novel Light-Based Cancer Therapy: Clinical Trial Reshaping the Future

Novel light-based cancer therapies are showing promising results in clinical trials. This topic explores the latest advances in this field and their potential to revolutionize cancer treatment.

Presentation 4

11:30 am

Fundraising for studies, ensuring a steady stream of money for research

Fundraising is essential for sustaining clinical research. This topic covers strategies for raising funds for clinical trials from a variety of sources, such as government grants, private investors, and philanthropic donations.

Presentation 5

12:00 pm

How to make cost projections and preparing investor’s reports

Accurate cost projections and investor reports are essential for securing funding for clinical trials. This topic covers how to develop and prepare these documents effectively.

 Lunch Break: 12:30 pm – 01:30 pm

Presentation 6

01:30 pm

What we look in a pharma-biotech company: A VC’s perspective

Venture capitalists (VCs) play a vital role in funding clinical trials. This topic provides a VC’s perspective on what they look for in a pharma-biotech company.

Presentation 7

02:00 pm

Disrupting technologies, Blockchain and AI, are catalysts for seamless Drug development

Blockchain and AI are transforming drug development, making it more seamless, efficient, and secure. This topic explores the latest applications of these technologies and their impact on the industry.

Presentation 8

02:30 pm

Harnessing Technology for Clinical Process Automation and Enhanced Efficiency

Technology can be used to automate and streamline clinical processes, leading to enhanced efficiency and cost savings. This topic explores the latest technologies available for clinical process automation.

Networking Break: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Presentation 9

04:00 pm

Using AI to automate clinical data, from protocol to submission

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to automate various tasks in clinical data management, from protocol development to submission. This topic explores the latest AI-powered solutions for clinical data automation.

Presentation 10

04:30 pm

Modernizing Data Review with a Centralized Platform

Centralized data review platforms can help to modernize clinical data review, making it more efficient, accurate, and secure. This topic explores the latest centralized data review platforms and their benefits.

Closing Remarks: 05:00 pm – 05:15 pm