Annual Outsourcing in Clinical Trials New England 2026
Annual Outsourcing in Clinical Trials New England is a clinical-trial leadership event for pharma, biotech, CROs, and solution providers.
Encore Boston Harbor
- Dates
- October 27–28, 2026
- Venue
- Encore Boston Harbor
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Attendance
- 700+ attendees
TL;DR
- The event runs October 27–28, 2026 at Encore Boston Harbor in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- The programme spans Clinical Operations, Data, AI & Clinical Innovation, and Biotech Strategy.
- The organizer reports 700+ attendees.
About
This is the 18th Annual Outsourcing in Clinical Trials New England, bringing together senior clinical trial leaders from pharma, biotech, CROs, and solution providers. The 2026 edition celebrates 50 years of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. The stated themes include evolving regulatory requirements, quality and compliance frameworks, patient-centric trial design, geopolitical impacts on trial execution, and AI for efficiency and scale.
Who you'll find in the room
Senior clinical trial leaders
Pharma, biotech, CROs, and solution providers.
Featured speakers
45 listedKenneth Getz
Executive Director and Research Professor (PHCM) · Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
Marissa Volpe
SVP, Clinical Development · NervGen Pharma
Colleen Graham
SVP, Head of Clinical Operations · Iridium Clinical
Yanping Kong
CEO · Kong's Pharmaceutical
Peter Ronco
President · IQVIA Biotech
Elaine Shelly
Head of Clinical Outsourcing · Blueprint Medicine, a Sanofi Company
Benjamin Roccanova
Head, Business Oversight · PSI CRO AG
Shailesh Chavan
Managing Partner · Ingenious Global Venture Partners
Yvonne Ace-Wagoner
VP & General Partner, Strategic Partnerships, Biotech Solutions · Thermo Fisher Scientific
Anil Tarachandani
Former Vice President and Head of Translational Medicine · Verge Genomics
Bill Cooney
President and Chief Innovation Officer · MedPoint Digital
Kevin Anderson
Founder and Pharma GTM Advisor · Applied AI Strategy
Ayat Alsaraby
Associate Director, Biotech Relationship Management · TruTechnologies
Kelly Butler
JD, Ethics & Compliance Partner, Data & Digital Innovation · Takeda
Behtash Bahador
Senior Director, Community Engagement & Partnerships · CISCRP
Robert Loll
Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Planning · Praxis
Shelley McLendon
SVP Program Management · ICON Biotech
Carrie Lewis
Executive Director, Clinical Program Optimization · Keenova Therapeutics
Aditya Kotta
VP Business Development · Novotech
Michael Herman
Patient Advocate, Founder & Chief Visionary Officer · Cancer CAREs International
Dori Sarkis
Sr. Director, Strategic Partnerships · Alcanza Clinical Research
Heather Macone
Clinical Oversight Monitoring Lead · Olema Oncology
Ashley Wallace
Sr. Director Clinical Research · BioCytics
Rich Polgar
Managing Director · Danforth Health
Alexa Lyons
Senior Project Manager, Oncology · Premier Research
Mary Jo Lamberti
Director and Professor · Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
Barry Cymerman
Associate Director, Global Category Management, R&D Procurement · Daiichi Sankyo
Askold Kozbur
Director, Business Development · EPS Americas Corp.
Mayumi Yamamoto
Executive Officer and Head of Data Science Center · EPS Corporation
Izumi Sugimoto
Alliance Management Department · EPS Corporation
Maria Florez
Senior Consultant · Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
Akash Patel
Sr. Director · GSK
Head of Design Assurance
Brian Sheridan
Vice President Global Adherence & Clinicals · Smurfit Westrock
Thi Doan
PharmD, Biomarker Development Postdoctoral Fellow · Novartis
Sonal Kalra
Founder · CONNECT Meditation
Catherine Hall
Head of GXP Quality Assurance · Egnyte
Hana Do
Research Analyst · Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
Julie Solbjerg Appel
Scientific Director · Novo Nordisk
Miguel Valenzuela
Director, Clinical Risk & Analytics · Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Andrea Bottkova
Senior Director of Procurement and Vendor Management · Karyopharm Therapeutics
Kelly Dumais
Vice President, eCOA Clinical Science & Consulting · Clario
Peter Barschdorff
VP & Head of Deallus (U.S.) · GlobalData
Revati Tatake
Global Head of Pharma Research, Analysis and Competitive Intelligence · GlobalData Healthcare
Kevin He
Business Development Director · Deep Intelligent Pharma
Venue & travel
Venue
Encore Boston Harbor,Questions people ask
6 answeredAnnual Outsourcing in Clinical Trials New England 2026 runs October 27–28, 2026.
The event reports 700+ attendees.
It is held at Encore Boston Harbor in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Senior clinical trial leaders from pharma, biotech, CROs, and solution providers attend.
It is worth considering when your goals include learning from industry practitioners, comparing approaches, and building relevant professional relationships.
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