Universities and academic medical centers at SCOPE 2027

Mar 1–4, 2027 Orlando, FL ~5k attendees Website

16 universities and academic medical centers are at SCOPE 2027 — 22 presentations on the program. Most represented: University of Utah (3 on the program), Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (2 on the program), UPMC Hillman Cancer Center (1 on the program). 4 of them have their own page in this guide. As of Oct 17, 2026.

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Organization	SCOPE 2027 Attendance
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
utah.edu Academic Public research university whose academic health system runs clinical trials across Utah and the Mountain West.	Panel Wed Mar 3 3:25pm–3:50pm Where Distance Meets Discovery: Reimagining Rural Clinical Trial Delivery Advancing Trial Delivery
Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development Boston, MA
csdd.tufts.edu Academic Research center at Tufts University School of Medicine that studies drug development performance, costs and clinical trial practices.	Panel Mon Mar 1 5:04pm–5:40pm KEYNOTE INTERACTIVE PANEL: Solving the Enrollment Crisis: Bridging Clinical Care and Clinical Research Plenary · with AbbVie, AstraZeneca, CSL Behring +1 more Patient recruitment and engagement Talk Tue Mar 2 11:25am–11:40am AMRC/ Tufts University Study: Quantitative Site Feedback on Areas for Sponsors to Improve Performance Site Partnering, Engagement & Operations · with Association of Clinical Research Professionals Talk Tue Mar 2 4:20pm–4:45pm Examining Sourcing Strategies and Their Relationship with Clinical Development Performance Outsourcing Talk Wed Mar 3 9:00am–9:25am Quantifying the Financial Value Created by Agentic AI-Supported Study Monitoring Advancing Trial Delivery Talk Wed Mar 3 2:35pm–3:00pm Characterizing Inefficiencies in the Source Document Preparation Process during Study Start-Up Feasibility & Site Strategy
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Pittsburgh, PA
hillman.upmc.com Academic NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh that runs cancer clinical trials.	Talk Tue Mar 2 3:30pm–3:55pm Design with the End in Mind: Optimizing Biospecimen Collection through Better Protocol Planning Biospecimen Strategy & Operations · with BioNTech Panel Thu Mar 4 8:35am–9:00am Shared Challenges, Shared Solutions: Advancing Biospecimen Management across the Clinical Trial Ecosystem Plenary · with Bristol Myers Squibb, Yale Cancer Center, Merck +1 more Biospecimen strategy and operations
Yale Cancer Center New Haven, CT
yalecancercenter.org Academic NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center at Yale that conducts cancer research and clinical trials with Smilow Cancer Hospital.	Talk Wed Mar 3 3:25pm–3:50pm Cracking the Kit Code: A Cross-Stakeholder Framework for Tackling Waste, Variability, and Operational Efficiency Biospecimen Strategy & Operations Panel Thu Mar 4 8:35am–9:00am Shared Challenges, Shared Solutions: Advancing Biospecimen Management across the Clinical Trial Ecosystem Plenary · with Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center +1 more Biospecimen strategy and operations
Mass General Brigham Boston, MA	◆Corporate Support Sponsor · Mass General Brigham HIRO
massgeneralbrigham.org AcademicCorporate Support Sponsor Academic health system founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, with a large hospital-based research program.	Talk Tue Mar 2 11:05am–11:25am From Transactional to Transformational: Building Scalable Sponsor-Site Partnerships Site Partnering, Engagement & Operations
Boston Medical Center Boston, MA
bmc.org Academic Safety-net academic medical center and principal teaching hospital of Boston University.	Talk Wed Mar 3 9:25am–9:50am Building a Unified Safety Ecosystem at a Safety-Net Hospital Safety & Pharmacovigilance
City of Hope Duarte, CA
cityofhope.org Academic Cancer research and treatment center designated by the National Cancer Institute, running clinical trials across its hospital and clinic network.	Panel Wed Mar 3 2:35pm–3:00pm Unlocking Value through Strategic Partnerships with Health Systems and Site Networks Advancing Trial Delivery · with Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Advocate Health
Columbia University New York, NY
columbia.edu Academic Private research university whose medical center conducts clinical and population health research.	Panel Tue Mar 2 12:20pm–12:45pm From RCT to Real World: Have We Really Bridged the Evidence Gap in the Era of Agentic AI? Real World Evidence · with Tulane University, Sanofi, Astellas Pharma
Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham, NC
dcri.org Academic Academic research organization within Duke University School of Medicine that designs and runs clinical trials and outcomes research.	Panel Tue Mar 2 9:15am–9:45am KEYNOTE INTERACTIVE PANEL: From Years to Months: Is Radical Acceleration in Clinical Research Finally Possible? Plenary · with FDA, Pfizer, Bayer +2 more Trial design and delivery
Duke University Durham, NC
duke.edu Academic Private research university whose school of medicine and health system run clinical research.	Talk Tue Mar 2 11:05am–11:30am Beyond Evidence: Building the Execution Architecture for Real-World Impact Real World Evidence
Georgetown University Washington, DC
georgetown.edu Academic Private research university whose medical center and cancer center run clinical trials.	Talk Tue Mar 2 11:30am–11:55am Recruiting and Supporting Patients in Complex CNS Trials: Lessons from Huntington’s Disease Therapeutic Area Spotlights Patient recruitment and engagement
Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
mayoclinic.org Academic Academic medical center with campuses in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida that conducts medical research and clinical trials.	Talk Wed Mar 3 3:25pm–3:50pm AI for Clinical Trial Intelligence and Tracking—Human Expertise, Agentic Assistance: Building Smarter Study Start-Up Workflows Feasibility & Site Strategy AI in clinical research
Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, GA
msm.edu Academic Historically Black medical school conducting community-based clinical and health equity research.	Panel Wed Mar 3 3:25pm–3:50pm Scaling AI at Research Sites: A Shared Governance Playbook for Sponsors and Sites Site Partnering, Engagement & Operations · with Advarra, Velocity Clinical Research
Tulane University New Orleans, LA
tulane.edu Academic Private research university with a school of medicine and a school of public health and tropical medicine.	Panel Tue Mar 2 12:20pm–12:45pm From RCT to Real World: Have We Really Bridged the Evidence Gap in the Era of Agentic AI? Real World Evidence · with Sanofi, Astellas Pharma, Columbia University
University of California
universityofcalifornia.edu Academic Public university system of ten campuses, including academic medical centers that run clinical trials.	Talk Tue Mar 2 11:05am–11:30am Generative AI in Clinical Research: From Model Validation to Regulatory-Ready Deployment AI in Clinical Research
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA
berkeley.edu Academic Public research university, the founding campus of the University of California system.	Panel Tue Mar 2 4:45pm–5:10pm AI-Powered RWD Approaches to Augment Clinical Trials Real World Evidence · with Pfizer, Parexel, GSK