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Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF) Global Biannual Meeting

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September 25, 2025

1:00 pm ET - 3:30 pm ET

Location:

hybrid

China Revisited: Recent Developments Affecting Research Involving the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”)

September 25, 2025 @ 1:00 pm 3:30 pm

The Research, Development, and Regulatory Roundtable (R3) is a forum to discuss pre-competitive issues in drug and device development, regulatory oversight of clinical trials, and human subjects research. Meetings convene policymakers, legal counsel, academicians, industry representatives, and global regulators. The R3 is a cooperative endeavor coordinated by the MRCT Center and Ropes & Gray LLP.

This hybrid meeting is open to sponsors of the Research, Development, and Regulatory Roundtable.


Topic:

In September 2023, the MRCT Center’s R3 forum devoted a session entirely to issues that arise when conducting research involving the PRC.  Since that time, there have been several developments that affect research with a nexus to the PRC.  These include updates to the PRC’s requirements for processing sensitive personal data in the context of clinical trials, scrutiny of arrangements involving the PRC from an export control perspective, the implementation of the DOJ’s Bulk Data Rule, and reliance by different components of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Executive Order 14117 (which served as the basis for the DOJ Bulk Data Rule) to make policy announcements regarding research involving the PRC.  

This session of the MRCT R3 will explore these latest developments and discuss additional changes that may be on the horizon.  Speakers will include Ropes & Gray partners Katherine Wang, who routinely counsels life sciences clients on PRC laws and regulations, Brendan Hanifin, who advises companies on customs/export controls and CFIUS, and David Peloquin, who advises clients on a wide range of clinical research and data protection matters.  

For more information, please email at MRCT@BWH.HARVARD.EDU

Deliverables

October 22, 2025

8:00 am ET - 6:00 pm ET

Location:

MRCT Center 2025 Annual Symposium

Meeting

October 22, 2025 @ 8:00 am 6:00 pm

JOIN US! MRCT Center 2025 Annual Symposium

Join us for a full day of discussions and presentations on ethical, actionable, and practical solutions to today’s global clinical research challenges. Engage with regulators, industry leaders, patient advocates, and research experts to gain privileged insights, shape the conversation, and forge connections that drive real-world impact. The symposium is free and open to all registrants.

We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker: John Crowley, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), a biotechnology advocacy organization representing biotech companies, industry leaders, and state biotech associations in the United States and more than 35 countries around the globe. John’s decades of biotech experience and deep passion for the field have made him a strong supporter of policies that empower innovation, enable entrepreneurship, and put people and patients first.

Other highlights of the agenda include the following:

  • Rethinking Informed Consent with Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges
  • Cell and Gene Therapies Long-Term Follow-Up: Key Deliverables and the Path Forward
  • Reinventing Informed Consent: Emerging from the Chrysalis 
  • Clinical Trial Reform: The Need for Change and Progress

On Thursday morning, October 23, the MRCT Center will hold a joint meeting in concert with the Vivli annual meeting. Researchers, data contributors, and funders will discuss the journey from data contribution to impact in clinical trial methodology, oncology, and Type 1 diabetes. Sessions will focus on learnings from data challenges, the latest in sharing imaging data, as well as how to apply the latest DOJ ruling on sharing data with countries of concern.  This event is also complimentary and open to all Symposium registrants.

Register today to secure your spot and help drive responsible innovation in clinical trials.

November 13, 2025

1:00 pm ET - 3:30 pm ET

Location:

hybrid

Meeting of The Research, Development, and Regulatory Roundtable (R3)

November 13, 2025 @ 1:00 pm 3:30 pm EST

The Research, Development, and Regulatory Roundtable (R3) is a forum to discuss pre-competitive issues in drug and device development, regulatory oversight of clinical trials, and human subjects research. Meetings convene policymakers, legal counsel, academicians, industry representatives, and global regulators. The R3 is a cooperative endeavor coordinated by the MRCT Center and Ropes & Gray LLP.

This hybrid meeting is open to sponsors of the Research, Development, and Regulatory Roundtable.

Topic: TBD

For more information, please email at MRCT@BWH.HARVARD.EDU

Deliverables

December 10, 2025

1:00 pm ET - 3:00 pm ET

Location:

Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF) Global Biannual Meeting

Meeting

December 10, 2025 @ 1:00 pm 3:00 pm

The Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF), anchored at the MRCT Center, develops and disseminates standards and practices for the global clinical research workforce. By fostering a cohesive and collaborative approach, the JTF ensures that professionals have the competencies to conduct clinical trials ethically and effectively.

Our international team of investigators, educators, and clinical research professionals has developed and/or utilizes a framework that defines the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for conducting safe, ethical, and high-quality clinical research.

Join the JTF Biannual Global Meeting on December 10, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM ET, to hear about global perspectives on implementing the JTF Framework, which may include updates from the United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, and the United States, including utilizing the JTF Framework for experiential learning, and training and assessment of clinical research professionals and clinical data scientists. This meeting is free and open to all registrants.

All registrants will receive slides and a meeting summary after the meeting.