Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law

July 27 – 28, 2022

Troutman Pepper is proud to sponsor the Ninth Annual Summit on Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law presented by the American Conference Institute (ACI), on July 27 – 28, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Nearly 200 professionals attend this annual event specifically designed for women life sciences practitioners to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing women in this industry, as well as to foster communication between like-minded individuals about the key legal developments for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies in the life sciences world.

Troutman Pepper Partner Ronni Fuchs will be speaking on a panel titled, “The Importance of Diversity in Clinical Trials: Implementing DE&I Principles Into the Development, Approval, and Commercialization of Drugs and Devices,” at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 28. The life sciences industry has seen a growing focus on patient diversity in clinical trials in recent years, with the COVID-19 pandemic shining an even brighter spotlight on the importance of achieving diverse patient recruitment. This panel will share critical insights on:

• Analyzing the obstacles that continue to stifle patient diversity in clinical trials as well as the implications and consequences this has for patients
• Identifying what industry can do in practice to improve diversity in clinical trials and overcome operational challenges to achieving diverse patient inclusion in clinical research
• Understanding the different roles of sponsors, patients and investigators in conducting more equitable clinical trials
• Examining the latest FDA guidance for drugmakers and medical device manufacturers regarding plans for making their studies more inclusive and setting goals for more diverse trial participant enrollment and retention.