Clinical Trials Logistics

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It is a constant challenge for Pharmaceutical companies to cut costs and improve their drug supply chain. The total R&D investment of bringing a new product to market has been estimated to be close to £400 million. All new products need to go through clinical trials and every stage of a clinical trial involves logistics. During this process certain aspects should be taken into consideration such as capacity management, resource planning, regulations for outsourcing as well as aspects of packaging, labelling and distribution.

The effective transport of clinical trials to investigator sites, and patient samples back to central laboratories are critical if a product is to be launched on time and within budget. Delays are expensive and even a few days could potentially cost millions of pounds. The pressure of bringing drugs to market quickly and cheaply, has lead to many clinical trials now being carried out in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin American. Each country has its own guidelines which can be highly regulated, so it is crucial to understand the complexities of shipping trial materials to a variety of destinations.
 

Why should you attend this event?

SMi’s 3rd Annual Clinical Trials Logistics 2009 conference will address these concerns and provide you with insight of how other companies do their supply prediction/forecasting, how a drug product/API demand is forecasts. This conference will cover outsourcing, adaptive clinical studies and provide you with tools to safely and efficiently resolve your clinical trials logistical challenges on a global scale. This conference will also analyse the latest developments in labelling, packaging, capacity management, resource planning modelling, partnering and outsourcing.

Hear keynote addresses from:

Vladimir V. Anisimov, Director, Research Statistics Unit, GlaxoSmithKline

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

• Vladimir Shnaydman, President, ORBee Consulting
• Louis-Christian Clauss, Principal Consultant, Habban Bioscience
• Tony Wright, Managing Director, Exelsius
• Hugo Maas, GlaxoSmithKline
• Karen Rasmussen, Project Responsible Supplies Coordinator, Novo Nordisk
• Sean Smith, Global VP of Clinical Logistics, Thermo Fisher
• Erick Hahn, Drug Supply Manager, Novartis
• Massimo Eli, GCS Regional Lead, Schering Plough
• Fabrice Piroird, GCS Regional Lead, Schering Plough

Who should attend?

A Vice President, Director, Manager or Supervisor from within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry with responsibilities in the following areas:

This conference will also benefit consultants, CROs, technology vendors and companies providing services to the above audience.

Clinical Supply Operations Clinical Trials Logistics Clinical/Investigational Supplies Shipping and Distribution Clinical Labelling / Packaging Clinical Trials Material Management Clinical Supplies Manufacturing Clinical Quality Assurance/Quality Control Regulatory Affairs Import-Export Trade Compliance Project Management Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVRS) Clinical Research / Planning Drug Supply Management Sourcing and Procurement

Venue details

The Waldorf Hilton

Aldwych, London, WC2B 4DD 

The Waldorf Hilton - Following the completion of a £30 million refurbishment programme in 2004, The Waldorf Hilton enjoys one of London's most enviable locations as it bridges the West End and the Square Mile,providing an excellent base for accessing the main financial district in the day and the popular cultural hub of Covent Garden and Theatreland in the evening.

Location
The Waldorf Hilton hotel, is in the heart of London’s West End.
It’s a 5 minutes’ walk from Covent Garden Market, 10 minutes’ walk from Trafalgar Square and the London Eye. The hotel is within 90 minutes of London’s 3 major airports: Heathrow, Gatwick and Stanstead.

Tube Stations
Nearest Tube stops are Covent Garden (Piccadilly line), Temple (District & Circle line), and Holborn (Central and Piccadilly line).

Parking
If you are travelling to the Waldorf by car the hotel has an arrangement with the local NCP Car Park which is just a few minutes' walk from the hotel.

£189 / Standard room / Per room per night
This SMi discounted rate is inclusive of VAT & breakfast
To make a reservation, please complete the attached booking form and return it to us at hotels@smi-online.co.uk / +44 (0)20 7827 6048