Clinical trials are becoming increasingly complex, requiring sponsors to balance speed, flexibility, quality, and compliance across every stage of the supply chain. As operational demands continue to evolve, organizations are reevaluating how clinical manufacturing and packaging strategies can better support efficiency, agility, and risk management.
In this webinar, Mike MacNeir, Vice President, Business Development at Sharp Services sits down with industry leaders to discuss key considerations shaping today’s clinical trial supply landscape and the value of a more integrated, “under one roof” approach to clinical manufacturing and packaging. The conversation explores common challenges sponsors face when managing multiple vendors, along with the operational advantages of working with a coordinated partner model designed to support greater alignment and flexibility throughout the clinical lifecycle.
In this webinar you will hear from:
Mike MacNeir – VP Business Development, Sharp Clinical
Michael MacNeir is the VP of Business Development at Sharp Clinical Services, where he leads commercial strategy and client partnerships across clinical trial supply chain solutions. With a long-standing career in the clinical supply services industry, he works closely with his team to support pharma and biotech sponsors to build integrated packaging, manufacturing, and global distribution solutions that support clinical development from early phase through late stage.
Steve Jacobs – Founder & President, Global BioPharm Solutions
Steve Jacobs, R.Ph., is the President of Global BioPharm Solutions and a veteran executive with 30+ years of experience in clinical supply chain and global logistics. He is a trainer and consultant, on both the R&D supply chain and commercial operations enhancement, to Biotech and Pharmaceutical organizations worldwide. Steve previously led clinical operations for Johnson & Johnson. He currently serves on the Board of the Global Clinical Supplies Group (GCSG), specializing in operational excellence and high-performing team leadership.
Joidy Fermin – Director, Clinical Supply Operations
Joidy Fermin is the Director of Clinical Supply Operations with more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He began his career as a law firm paralegal before transitioning into pharmaceuticals through Blis-tech, where he held roles in Quality Assurance, Technical Design, Project Management, Distribution, and Contracts Management.
Following that experience, he established a consulting role at Jeiven Pharmaceutical Consulting, overseeing a project management group for three years. Joidy has since spent more than 20 years with the Otsuka organization, where he currently oversees global clinical supply operations supporting packaging, labeling, and logistics. He also directs RTSM/IRT and integration programs focused on seamless systems and efficient clinical trial management.
David Upchurch – VP, Manufacturing, Corcept Therapeutics
David Upchurch has 35 years of industry experience, including clinical and commercial drug substance and drug product supply, management of clinical materials packaging, labeling, and distribution, and quality assurance oversight. David has been involved in late-stage clinical and commercial materials production and distribution for over 15 drugs, including the recent launch of LifyorliTM.
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