Nordic Conference on Clinical Trials 2026

Moderator: Björn Arvidsson, Director of Research and Innovation, Region Uppsala

Day 1 – April 15

11:00–12:30 Nordic Collaboration in Clinical Trials

• Opening Remarks: Clinical Trials in a Digital World, Jeanette Edblad, Government Offices, Sweden
• Nordic Collaboration in Practice: Digital Solutions in Clinical Trials. – Nordic University Hospital Alliance  & NorCRIN 
• Panel discussion: Strengthening Nordic Collaboration – with a digital focus. Representatives from SweTrial, NorTrials, FinTrial and Trial Nation.

12.30 -13.30 Lunch

13:30–15:00 ICH GCP R3, Digitalization and Smart Solutions

• Inspection findings and practical approaches to compliance in a digital environment. (Lisbeth Bregnhøj, Danish Medicines Agency)
• Panel disucssion: Sponsor, CRO, site collaboration (Terje Ahlquist, Astra Zeneca, Lisbeth Bregnhøj, Danish Medicines Agency, Kristin Langelund, Parexcel, Karsten Nysom, Copenhagen University Hospital)

15:30–17:00 Cross-border Clinical Trials

• EU-X-CT – Bordes Should no Longer be Borders, Catharina Östberg, Bayer
• Pediatric Oncology Cross Border Studies, Karsten Nysom, Copenhagen University Hospital
• Panel Session: Patients Across Borders

19:00 Conference Dinner

Day 2 – April 16

09:00–11:30 Nordic Attractiveness for Clinical Trials

• Innovations in U.S. Clinical Trials: Opportunities and Challenges (Tony Anthony Succar, University of Southern California)
• Digital Maturity in Practice: How Competence and Context Shape Digital Capability, Tomas Lindroth, University of Gothenburg
• The SPRINT Project
• Panel Session: Strengthening Nordic Attractiveness for Clinical Trials

11.30 -12.30 Lunch

12.30–15:00 Best Practices and the Future of Clinical Trials 

• Electronic solutions, data sharing, and remote monitoring – what will clinical trials look like in 5–10 years? (Evinova, Fingenious, Ideact, Minforskning.se, IQVIA, with more speakers to be announced)