How Top Academic Medical Centers Are Accelerating Clinical Trial Study Startup

This webinar will bring together leaders from consulting, academic medical centers, and technology solutions to discuss how they are tackling the challenge of improving study start-up timelines at their institutions.

It will start with a discussion of pain points related to study start-up.

Then you will hear real stories from operators at leading academic medical centers, including the University of North Carolina and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, about how they are tackling these issues and the efficiencies they’ve gained.

Separately, we will learn how UpSite Clinical is leveraging AI to transform the budgets and coverage analysis process.

Finally, we will conclude with a look at how AI is re-shaping the clinical consulting industry.

Meet the Speakers

Istvan Fekete
Principal, Attain Partners

Istvan Fekete is a Principal at Attain Partners, specializing in clinical research, contracting, and artificial intelligence. With over 13 years of progressive research administration experience, he previously served as Assistant Director of Contracts at the University of Chicago, where he developed numerous systems and processes to increase contract processing efficiency and decrease contract turnaround times. Istvan has worked with over 50 organizations, including universities, hospitals, academic medical centers, non-profits, and pharmaceutical companies. He has published articles in NCURA Magazine on topics such as the use of biological samples in clinical research and research administration in a virtual world. Istvan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, magna cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago.

Greg Lubin
Clinical Vice President of Business Operations, UpSite Clinical

Greg Lubin serves as the Vice President of Business Operations at UpSite Clinical, where he leads operational strategy and commercialization efforts for TrialPro, an AI-powered platform for clinical trial budgeting and coverage analysis. In his role, Greg works closely with research sites and industry partners to streamline study startup.

Greg brings a background in building and scaling technology solutions across both large enterprises and early-stage startups. He began his career at Capital One, where he managed an innovation team developing new financial products. He later joined Phantom Auto, an international remote vehicle operation startup, as the Head of Business Development and Investor Relations. He then helped launch Stridar, a company focused on removing landmines in contaminated regions.

Through his work, Greg has focused on identifying inefficiencies in complex operational environments and applying technology to improve speed, accuracy, and outcomes.