Dear Friends, Colleagues and Fellow Researchers,

It gives me absolute honor and immense joy to invite all of you, as the Chair of the Organizing Committee, to be a part of the next 17th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Clinical Research-2024. The conference will be held between 1st to 3rd February 2024 at Hotel Novotel HICC, Hyderabad.

This conference theme this year is “Transformations In Clinical Research for Better Patient Outcomes” and our Scientific Committee led by Dr. Gaurav Mathur and supported by industry stalwarts has done an amazing job at developing an agenda that promises to engage the delegates on this very pertinent subject. The evolution and transformation in clinical research happening across the globe currently promises to positively impact patients’ lives significantly while improving the efficiency of how clinical trials are conducted. The conference has planned excellent panel discussions, keynote talks, technical sessions, and workshops. Experts will get together to share their valuable insights. Our objective is to provide an excellent learning and unique networking opportunity for all stakeholders.

This year, in an attempt to encourage the participation of start-ups and innovators in healthcare and clinical research space, we will have “The Start-up Hub” to facilitate communication among all for mutual advantage.

The Local Organizing Committee has worked tirelessly to ensure a comfortable and amiable environment at the venue to provide you with an excellent conference experience.

We are looking forward to your presence and hope that you will enjoy the scientific sessions and also the hospitality of the famous City of Nizams and Pearls!

We cordially welcome each one of you to the 17th Annual Conference 2024- planned as a distinctive opportunity to learn, imbibe, and enjoy!

Please complete your registration!

Looking forward to meeting you!

Mala Srivastava

Chair Local Organizing Committee, ISCR

Chair ISCR South Chapter

Dear Colleagues from Academia & Industry, Friends, and Researchers,

It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you all to the 17^th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Clinical Research 2024, being held at Hyderabad.

As the Chairperson of the Scientific Organizing Committee, I am honored to be a part of this prestigious event and have always been thrilled to see such a diverse and knowledgeable group of professionals from the clinical research community come together at this one-of-a-kind event in India!

This year's conference with the theme of, “Transformations in Clinical Research for Better Patient Outcomes”, promises to be an exciting and engaging event, featuring a wide range of topics that are sure to pique your interest. Our esteemed panel of keynote speakers and presenters will provide in-depth insights into the latest developments in clinical research, sharing their knowledge and expertise with all of us.

During this conference, for the first time we also encourage the participation of start-ups and innovators in healthcare and clinical research space, and this communication and interaction will be facilitated by the “The Start-up Hub”.

I wholeheartedly encourage you to take full advantage of this opportunity to network with your colleagues, share your experiences, and learn from one another. Through this collaborative effort, we can work together to advance the field of clinical research and improve the lives of patients and all those who benefit from our work in the country

On behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all esteemed speakers, attendees, delegates, colleagues form industry and academia, students, and researchers. I hope you find this conference to be both informative and enjoyable, and I look forward to meeting you all during the event.

Thank you for being a part of this important gathering, and I wish you all a productive and fulfilling conference experience!

Best regards,

Dr. Gaurav Mathur

Chair, Scientific Organizing Committee

Member, Executive Committee, ISCR

Dear fellow Clinical Research Professional,

In February 2023 we returned to the in person format of the Annual conference in New Delhi and it definitely raised the standards in many domains of a conference – content, format, participation and interactiveness quotient to name a few. The 2024 Annual conference will look to build from where we left off in 2023 and will aim to raise the bar even higher.

A lot has changed since the previous edition of the conference in the world of clinical research. Decentralized clinical trials are now much more a part and parcel of study protocols whether it is e consent, e PRO, e COA, Home Health Nursing, use of sensors/wearables or direct to patient shipment of medicinal products. In May of 2023 we had release of the draft ICH E6(R3) which is a major overhaul of the GCP guidelines since E6(R2). All these major events that are at play in the clinical research ecosystem needs to be discussed, debated and best approaches for implementation needs to be chalked out.

India’s new DCGI, Dr Rajeev Raghuvanshi will also be completing a year in office by the time of the Annual meeting and it will be great to hear from the regulator’s desk on “looking back and also what to expect as looking forward”. The format of having several tracks to cater to the diverse domains in clinical research will continue and strengthen. We will continue to have opportunity to network, learn about new technology through our vendor partners/exhibitors and also have opportunity to appreciate and thank all the stakeholders in the clinical research enterprise – the patients foremost.

The workshop and conference registrations are going to open very soon and I very much hope to see you at the 17 th Annual conference of ISCR 2024 in Hyderabad.

Sincerely,

Dr Sanish Davis

President, ISCR