Elizabeth Urbanek Clinical Supply Leader Articles

1. Rare Disease Trials: Execution Risks No One Warns You About 10/6/2026

   Rare disease trials demand a different approach to site selection, forecasting, supply, and patient logistics because every patient counts. Explore what can go wrong.

2. NIHR Centre Creates New IMP Transfer Process With Potential To Scale Across UK 10/6/2026

   NIHR establishes a governed IMP transfer process between clinical trial sites, creating a potential new approach to managing site-level inventory, demand and clinical supply.

3. AI In Clinical Supply: From Forecasting To Execution Decisions 8/25/2026

   AI could shift clinical supply from periodic forecasting to continuous decisions, linking live signals with execution while protecting quality and patient continuity now.

4. When IRT Configuration Decisions Disrupt Clinical Supply 8/17/2026

   IRT decisions can make or break clinical supply. Craig Mooney explains how configuration, enrollment, inventory, and human oversight shape trial execution.

5. When Clinical Supply Plans Meet Site Reality: Lessons From The Front Line 8/11/2026

   Clinical supply plans can look perfect on paper but fail at the site. A Moorfields surgeon explains how supply delays, packaging, and workflow gaps affect trials and patients.

6. Building Trust In Clinical Supply Digital Transformation 7/30/2026

   Digital transformation succeeds when clinical supply teams trust their data, systems, and decisions. Explore how governance and adoption unlock better outcomes.

7. South Africa In Clinical Trial Supply: An Underrecognized Capability 7/23/2026

   Many sponsors still plan for South Africa using outdated assumptions. Learn how current regulatory, logistics, and supply capabilities support reliable clinical trial execution.

8. Engaging Commercial Supply Chain Professionals Early In Clinical Supply Selection 7/2/2026

   Supplier decisions made during early clinical development can create hidden commercialization risks. Learn why involving commercial supply chain experts earlier changes outcomes.

9. AI In Clinical Trial Supply Chains 6/22/2026

   AI is moving into clinical trial supply decisions, but value depends on judgment, assumptions, and system integration, not speed or automation.

10. Clinical Trial Supply Failures Start Before First Patient In 6/12/2026

    Many trial supply disruptions are set in motion years before enrollment begins. Hedley Rees explains how early decisions shape risk, forecasting, inventory, and execution.