LIVE WEBINAR | Clinical Sustainability: From Strategy to Operational Reality

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May 12, 2026

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Date

June, 2026

Location

Online event

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PM-PM

During this webinar:

Learn how Boehringer Ingelheim and N-SIDE are approaching sustainability in clinical trial supply.From measuring CO₂ emissions to simulating smarter and more sustainable trial strategies.

Sustainability is complex, but it shouldn’t be complicatedWhy CTS has a critical role to play in reducing the environmental impact of clinical trials.

BI’s vision for sustainability in Clinical Trial SupplyDiscover how sustainability principles are being integrated into trial planning and operational decision-making.

Getting started: the challenge of measuring sustainabilityExplore the realities of collecting CO₂ data, measuring environmental impact, and identifying the most meaningful improvement levers.

Also:

Designing trials for sustainability through simulationSee how digital twins and scenario simulations help teams compare strategies, anticipate trade-offs, and reduce emissions before they happen instead of relying only on offsetting.

Business case spotlightA practical example showing how optimizing production, shipment frequency, and supply strategies can significantly reduce CO₂ emissions.

Key conclusions & takeawaysWhat organizations should prioritize to make sustainability actionable, measurable, and operationally realistic in CTS.

Author

Martin Waroquiers

Senior Supply Chain Expert, N-SIDE

Martin holds a Master degree in Business Engineering & Supply Chain Management and is a Certified Supply Chain Professional (ASCM). Ensuring that best practices from commercial supply chain can be leveraged by the clinical supply chain world is a key objective for him. By combining experience both on the clinical and commercial side and the high-end tools of N-SIDE, he is making this a reality.

Author

Dr. Bernd Steffens

IU Sustainability Lead Clinical Trials at Boehringer Ingelheim

Bernd is currently IU Sustainability Lead Clinical Trials, at Boehringer Ingelheim, based in Biberach, Germany. His ambition is to contribute to the understanding of environmental impact aspects in clinical trials and their decarbonization. Before that he was for about 30 years Head of the Global Clinical Trial Supplies Unit or related functions in the same company, with focus on Supply Chain Management in general, outsourcing strategies, smart global distribution strategies and digitalization initiatives. He is chemist by profession with diploma and PhD from the Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum and started in industry with process development in API manufacture.