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Fierce Clinical Summit will evolve into a new event called Fierce Biotech Week in October 2025.  Join us as we bring together Life Sciences communities to help biotech and pharma companies discover the latest scientific breakthroughs and optimize R&D and clinical operations.

Fierce Clinical Summit

All Things Clinical in One Place 

The Fierce Clinical Summit is the flagship event for clinical research and trial management professionals. This year’s program will explore a diverse array of topics, while allowing attendees to be immersed in specialized tracks focusing on Clinical Operations, Clinical Quality, and DCT & Technology. 

Learn, network and connect with your peers at the most comprehensive event for clinical research professionals dedicated to sharing industry standards and innovations that will enable success in your clinical trials.

Take a Deep Dive Into Critical Issues with 3 Dedicated Tracks:

 
Clinical Operations

Hear the latest on trial design, sponsor-CRO-site collaboration, patient recruitment and retention, the future of clinical site engagement and considerations in protocol development.
 

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Clinical Quality

Learn clinical quality oversight strategies that can help optimize clinical quality, maintain GCP compliance, contain costs, ensure vendors and sites are compliant and inspection ready, and drive patient safety.

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DCT & Technology

Explore decentralized clinical trials and the advancing technologies being developed to enhance patient engagement, support remote monitoring, streamline data collection and improve trial efficiency.

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Three Days of Sessions Covering:

Study Start-Up & Protocol Design

Study Start-Up & Protocol Design

Discover how companies are accelerating study start-up and optimizing protocol design to reduce costs and bring much needed therapies to patients sooner.

Site Engagement & Patient Recruitment

Site Engagement & Patient Recruitment

Learn about the methods and strategies for early site engagement which is impacting protocol development and helping to drive patient recruitment and retention.

Clinical Quality & GCP

Clinical Quality & GCP

Discuss the latest regulatory updates and how companies are instilling a culture of quality.

Decentralized & Hybrid Trials

Decentralized & Hybrid Trials

Dive into the industry conditions impacting the adoption and scaling of DCTs post pandemic and the models companies are using to reach more patients.

Trial Design & Data Governance

Trial Design & Data Governance

Gain insight on maximizing trial intelligence through data ownership and governance.

Vendor Collaboration & Oversight

Vendor Collaboration & Oversight

Hear how to drive greater sponsor-CRO-site collaboration and communication, and the latest on oversight approaches for external stakeholders.

RBQM & Monitoring

RBQM & Monitoring

Discuss effective clinical quality oversight strategies and risk-based approaches that ensure studies and vendors are compliant and inspection ready.

Technology & Innovation

Technology & Innovation

Explore process innovations and technologies like AI and wearables that are reducing the trial cycle and connecting researchers to more patients.

Schedule at a glance

25

Sep

Registration and Networking Breakfast

Morning Workshops

Measuring Clinical Quality

Morning Workshops

Risk-Based Auditing of Sites

Networking Lunch

Afternoon Workshops

Clinical Technology Innovation Day - Hosted by IQVIA Technologies

Afternoon Workshops

Relationship Management and Oversight

Networking Reception

26

Sep

Registration and Networking Breakfast

Keynote Presentations

Networking Break

General Sessions

Networking Lunch

Tracks

Clinical Operations

Tracks

Clinical Quality

Tracks

DCT & Technology

Networking Break

Tracks

Clinical Operations

Tracks

Clinical Quality

Tracks

DCT & Technology

Networking Reception

27

Sep

Registration and Networking Breakfast

Keynote Presentations

Networking Break

General Sessions

Networking Lunch

Tracks

Clinical Operations

Tracks

Clinical Quality

Tracks

DCT & Technology

Conference Concludes

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Don't Miss Our Interactive Workshop Day

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Morning Workshops - 9:00AM - 12:00PM EDT

  • Measure Clinical Quality  
  • Risk-Based Auditing of Sites   

Afternoon Workshops - 1:00 - 5:30PM EDT:

  • Innovation Day & Afternoon Reception Presented by IQVIA Technologies  
  • Relationship Management and Oversight  

Maximize Your Learning & Networking with an All-Access Pass

What You Get...
✅ A Full Day of Interactive Workshops (September 25th)
✅ Access to Both Networking Receptions (September 25th and 26th)
✅ 2-Day Full Conference Program (September 26-27th)
✅ All Networking Breaks, Breakfasts and Lunches
A Free Fierce Swag Bag

All-Access Pass

Announcing the Fierce CRO Awards

Honoring outstanding performance, innovation, and leadership.

 

The Fierce CRO Awards celebrate exceptional achievements and innovations by Contract Research Organizations (CROs). These awards honor CROs that have demonstrated outstanding performance, innovation, and leadership in delivering high-quality research and development services. By recognizing the excellence of CROs, the awards aim to highlight the critical role they play in advancing life sciences research and improving patient outcomes.

Through this program, we aim to:

  • Acknowledge outstanding CROs and their contributions to the life sciences industry, including their role in facilitating drug development, clinical trials, and other critical research activities
  • Promote best practices and innovative solutions that enhance the efficiency, quality, and impact of CRO services
  • Celebrate the achievements of individuals and teams within CROs who drive progress and deliver exceptional results
Fierce CRO Awards

Network with Decision Makers Ready to Do Business

300+
Live Attendees
64%
From Pharma, Biotech & Medical Device Companies
71%
Director Level and Above
13
Average Years of Experience
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