Clinical research is an increasingly global endeavor, and clinical trials logistics have evolved to supply the global market. From Vendor Managed Inventory to Just in Time strategies, the supply chain has embraced production initiatives developed in other industries to keep pace. Interactive Response Technologies (IRT) have been applied as well — accommodating studies with increasingly complex arms, different demographics and dosing strategies utilising the same stock for individual patient supplies.
The complexities for commercial drugs are no easier to manage. Manufacturers must determine the right message to all external audiences, the right path to patients and the right process to collect data at every stage. And all the while, they must ensure that the right product gets to the right patient at the right time and under the right conditions.
In this joint presentation, World Courier's Sue Lee and AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group’s Bob Glasgow will discuss these issues, addressing how the supply chain has evolved and what might constitute a checklist for every global and domestic shipment whether clinical or commercial. Everyone agrees that the most important consideration is always patient safety. But what can the healthcare industry do to ensure that this remains at the forefront of every supply, all while maintaining the necessary cost efficiencies?
If you or your colleagues are responsible for forecasting, planning, shipping or execution then please join us for our 60-minute live, interactive webinar. There will be a live Q&A at the conclusion of the presentation.
Sue Lee,
Technical Portfolio Manager
Sue Lee has performed a variety of customer service and operational functions, over her 25 year career with WC, including the setting up of numerous, multi national, clinical sites for the transportation of supplies and samples. She has orchestrated the shipping thousands of shipments with specific requirements to a host of challenging locations, each presenting their own obstacles and dilemmas.
Bob Glasgow,
Vice President, international: AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Starting in 1985 in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, Bob has worked with over 120 companies in the past five years to assist them in commercializing products in the US and Canada. His primary area of expertise is integrating distribution services with other relevant services to increase marketing share; manage regulatory and financial risk; and gain cost efficiencies for manufacturers. Bob has been with AmerisourceBergen for 11 years.
Prior to that, he was with what is now a part of McKesson for 11 years. Among other roles, he was president of HealthMart, a retail pharmacy franchise, for markets outside of the US and he was COO for a service provider of software and medical claims management to physician practices. He was also General Manager of a pharmaceutical wholesaler in Puerto Rico and he spent 9 years in management consulting working in wide range of industries. Much of this time was in Europe, Germany, Spain, UK, Sweden, Belgium, and France.
Bob has a BA from Penn State and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He is married and has three sons, aged 24, 22, and 18.
- Find out what are the crucial parameters when scheduling drug supply
- Discover what technology is available and how it can be used to ensure an unbroken supply chain
- Gain clarity on the regulations currently in place, and what importance they play in pharmaceutical logistics
- Understand what questions to ask suppliers to ensure compliance which ticks all the boxes
- CEO/President/Chairman/Executive Director
- Pharmaceutical Company Personnel including
- Medical Directors
- Project Managers
- CRAs
- Investigators
- Study Coordinators
- Logistics Managers
- Quality Assurance Managers
- Clinical Research Personnel working for Research Laboratories
- CROs and Biotechnology Firms
- VP of Commercial Operations
- Brand Managers
