Join DS2 at Clinical Trial Supply East Coast 2026
We're in King of Prussia on November 4 and 5 for both days of the program, with meeting time set aside around the breaks. If you're attending, book a slot with the team.
Let's Connect in King of Prussia
Three hundred clinical supply, IRT, packaging and depot professionals from the Philadelphia and New Jersey corridor come together here, and it is a community DS2 is glad to be part of. We will be there for both days. We're looking forward to talking about kit design and build, ancillary and comparator supply, direct-to-patient distribution, temperature-controlled transport with the documentation behind it, and specimen returns. If you are shaping the supply strategy for a new program, we would enjoy that conversation too.
We often find during these events that the diary fills up quickly. Use the form and we'll block a time for you to meet our team while availability lasts.
Why Attend Clinical Trial Supply East Coast 2026?
The twenty-fourth annual edition, and Arena's biggest clinical supply gathering: 300+ attendees, 35+ exhibitors and 20+ speakers across two streams. The framing is to master emerging trends, tackle global bottlenecks and use new technology to build a more resilient clinical supply chain.
The FDA is on stage twice: A regulatory panel on US import enforcement, with the Office of Inspections and Investigations and the Northeast Imports Compliance Branch, and detail on avoiding holds at the border.
AI content that has moved past pilots: Case studies from Eikon Therapeutics, Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb on what is actually in production.
Elsewhere on the agenda: The 6-4-2 shift to the 12-digit NDC, CDMO integration, IRT and clinical supply alignment, ATMP planning, deviations and CAPA effectiveness, sustainability, and a Philadelphia biotech hot takes session on day two.
Why Meet with DS2?
Everything on this agenda that has to physically exist, DS2 handles: the kit, the courier, the cold chain, the storage, and the paperwork proving the range held and custody never broke. What we do:
- Diagnostic and specimen collection kit design, assembly and fulfillment
- Kit-to-patient and direct-to-patient distribution
- Medical courier services, including STAT and next-flight-out specimen transport
- Cold chain and temperature-controlled logistics, with the documentation to prove the range held
- Biostorage and biorepository services
- Mobile phlebotomy and specimen collection
- LIS, LIMS and EMR integration, including HL7 and FHIR
- Chain of custody and compliance documentation
Kitting, ancillary supply, direct-to-patient distribution and specimen return. We're looking forward to getting into the detail in King of Prussia.
Some of Who Is Speaking
From the published faculty:
Bobbie Whiddon
FDA Import Shield
Supervisor, Office of Inspections and Investigations
Tonya O. Corbin
FDA
Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer, Division of Northeast Imports Compliance Branch
Saurabh Dhiman
Sanofi
Global Head, Digital Health and Science
Irena Maksimovic
Bristol Myers Squibb
Senior Director, Strategy and Business Operations, Clinical Supply Chain
Carol Shultz
Merck
Senior Director, Global Clinical Supply
Paul Larochelle
Takeda
Senior Director, Global Clinical Supply Chain
Claudia Sandoval
GSK
Senior Director, Supply Chain, on end-to-end sustainability
Reid Tonik and Camille Pataki
Eikon Therapeutics
On AI already in production
Martina Endzhova
Bayer
Global Clinical Trial Technology Category Lead
Herbert Anthony
Kolon TissueGene
Senior Director, Quality Assurance, on deviations and CAPA
The full speaker list is on the official event page.
The Agenda at a Glance
Two streams run through the middle of each day. Stream-level detail sits on the official agenda. Sessions move, so check before you plan your day. The spine of the program:
Day One · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Registration and refreshments
Opening panel: the ethical AI blueprint, scaling clinical trials with patient safety first
Keynote: unifying the clinical supply chain, implementing a solid DNOP
N-SIDE
Digital transformation keynote: revolutionizing the clinical supply chain with a data-centric vision
Saurabh Dhiman, Sanofi
Morning refreshments and networking
Stream sessions begin
Scaling AI beyond pilot · Optimizing partnership, network and infrastructure
Fireside chat: building a solid AI foundation for your clinical supply chain
Bristol Myers Squibb, Hikma, Novapeutics and Merck
Lunch and networking
Panels: modernizing legacy clinical supply systems · comparator supply under cost and regulatory friction
From pilot to production: the business case for digital transformation
Carol Shultz, Merck
Mastering the 6-4-2 shift: a supply chain roadmap to the 12-digit NDC
Manish Gang, Hikma Pharmaceuticals
Interactive beer boardroom
AI with a human touch · IRT versus clinical supply chain, how to stop firefighting
Drinks reception and prize draw
Day Two · Thursday, November 5, 2026
Registration and refreshments
Interactive breakfast roundtables, eight tables
Vendor partnerships, ATMP supply chain, 3PL and shipping lanes, AI in daily workflows, integrated program planning, audit readiness and more
China spotlight: how China is becoming a world leader in clinical trials
GlobalData
Regulatory panel: navigating US FDA import enforcement and avoiding holds
Bobbie Whiddon and Tonya O. Corbin, FDA
Morning refreshments and networking
How to evaluate external drug programs and manage a seamless transition
Paul Larochelle, Takeda
FDA expectations for deviation closures and CAPA effectiveness
Herbert Anthony, Kolon TissueGene
Panels: smart clinical packaging adoption · aligning protocol design with manufacturing and logistics reality
Lunch, networking and prize draw
Green biopharma keynote: building an end-to-end sustainable supply chain
Claudia Sandoval, GSK
Biotech hot takes: short talks from Philadelphia biotech leaders
End of conference
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See You in King of Prussia
Sheraton Valley Forge, November 4 and 5. Send us the question you would most like answered and we will keep the time.