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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 listed

Kenneth 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 answered

Annual 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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