Samantha Carmichael

Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products offer transformative potential for diseases that were once considered untreatable and continue to impose significant burdens on patients and healthcare systems. Expectations are high; however, the clinical development of ATMPs faces distinct challenges due to their complex nature and the limited availability of non-clinical data.

• Enhancing supply chain logistics through automation and advanced technologies
• Implementing innovative manufacturing approaches, such as decentralised and bedside manufacturing
• Leveraging real-world data from sources like electronic health records to complement limited clinical trial data and improve risk–benefit assessments 

In clinical trials, patient safety is paramount and effective supply chain management is essential to ensuring every patient receives the right treatment at the right time. However, challenges such as complex inventory management, coordination across multiple stakeholders, regulatory compliance, and timely delivery can all affect patient safety and trial success.

This keynote will explore how to align clinical trial supply strategies with patient needs, lifestyles, and treatment schedules to enhance both patient experience and safety. Through best practice examples, panellists will discuss how the industry can move towards more patient-centred supply models.

Key discussion points include:

• Access and equity: Strategies for reducing barriers for underrepresented and remote patient populations.
• Compliance with compassion: Explore how to maintain Good Distribution Practice standards while prioritising patient comfort and safety.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Discuss the importance of bringing together clinical operations, logistics, and patient engagement teams to co-design more effective, patient-focused trial supply plans 

We close this year’s conference by looking to the future and exploring how creating smarter, faster, and greener clinical supplies depends on automation, agility, and accountability.  Join key members of our advisory board as they share their hopes and concerns for the decade ahead, offering insights to help guide your next steps in securing clinical trial supply chains that ensure patients receive the right medicines, in the right form, at the right time, every time.