Watch this on-demand webinar to explore how the clinical supply chain connects development and clinical operations to enable coordinated execution across integrated CRO-CDMO programs.
Integrated CRO-CDMO partnerships promise to streamline drug development by bringing development, manufacturing, and clinical execution together within a single strategic framework. But integration isn't achieved simply by combining services. It also depends on connecting decisions, processes, and teams across the end-to-end development lifecycle.
Serving as the bridge between drug development and clinical operations, the clinical supply chain connects manufacturing, quality, regulatory, packaging, labeling, distribution, and clinical execution into one cohesive, coordinated strategy. It helps ensure that information, materials, and decisions move efficiently across functions, reducing operational risk and supporting more predictable study execution.
In this webinar, we examine how the clinical supply chain connects development and clinical operations to enable coordinated execution across integrated CRO-CDMO programs. Using the framework of people, processes, and systems, we also explore the operational capabilities that help biotech and pharma companies strengthen collaboration, reduce risk, and realize the full value of an integrated partnership.
Kirk Bray
Senior Manager of Sales, West Coast Biotech, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Kirk Bray is Senior Manager, West Coast Biotech Clinical Trial Sales, at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where he partners with emerging and established biotech companies to develop clinical trial supply strategies that support successful global studies. During his seven years at Thermo Fisher, he has held roles in Clinical Supply Chain, Commercial Solutions, and Business Development, giving him a broad perspective on clinical trial execution from study startup through closeout. With more than 14 years of experience in clinical research and development, Kirk brings practical insight into the operational and strategic challenges of clinical supply chains and is passionate about advancing innovative, patient-focused solutions.
Tim Wright
Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma
Tim Wright is the editor of Contract Pharma magazine, which is a trade publication serving thousands of pharma and biopharma outsourcing professionals. He has been editor at Rodman Media since 2006. Prior to his position at Contract Pharma, he was an editor at Coatings World and Nonwovens Industry publications. Tim has a B.A. from Montclair State University in New Jersey where he studied English literature and journalism.