Call for Proposal

20thANNUAL CONFERENCE OF INDIAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH 2027
INDIA’S CLINICAL RESEARCH RENAISSANCE: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND NATIONAL ECOSYSTEM IN ACCELERATION

conference Date: 21 – 23 January 2027

Venue: Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre & HICC, Hyderabad

SOC: SOC Chair: Dr. Kedar Nayak, Mahesh Iyer
LOC Chair: Thanuja Naidu
LOC Co-Chair: Suresh Tupakula

The Call for Proposals for the 20th ISCR Annual Conference 2027 is now OPEN

We are thrilled to announce the commencement of the call for proposals for the 20th ISCR Annual Conference. This conference serves as a premier platform for clinicians, researchers, and industry professionals to share insights, exchange ideas to enhance India’s success in clinical research unifying Innovation, Technology and Patient Centricity.

Call for Proposals: We invite you to submit proposals that align with the conference theme. Titles should be engaging and thought‑provoking and focused on providing practical insights, research findings, and strategies in alignment with the theme. Submissions should present effective, implementable solutions to current challenges and clearly articulate how they leverage future potential, emerging opportunities, or scalable approaches. We encourage proposals across any of the following areas of interest.

  • Clinical Operations, Bioethics & Regulatory
  • Clinical Data Management
  • Medical Writing
  • Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
  • Pharmacovigilance (PV)
  • Real World Evidence (RWE) & Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
  • Academic Clinical Development
  • Early Development
  • AI/ML in Research

Submission Guidelines and Specifications for Proposals::

"Incomplete proposals will not be considered; failure to meet any of the above requirements will result in disqualification."

Title:

  • Identify Current Challenge: Describe the immediate problem and your suggested solution.
  • Opportunity: Highlight the emerging trend, capability, or future potential that makes this a timely intervention.

Abstract: Summarize the content of your proposal in ≤300 words.

Format: Word document or PowerPoint presentation

Guidelines:

  • Avoid vague claims; include metrics, case outcomes, or pilot results where possible.
  • Practical takeaways or implementation steps.
  • Non-promotional.
  • Proposals generated wholly or substantially by artificial intelligence tools will not be accepted. Submissions identified as AI-generated may be rejected or disqualified."

Duration: Indicate the preferred duration of your presentation (maximum 30 mins for individual presentations. Note: duration may be less, vary in different tracks).

Storyline: In addition to the abstract, provide 2-3 slides presentation that summarizes the content of your presentation.

Speaker Bio: Include a brief biography highlighting your qualifications and expertise.

Further Details: We invite proposals for individual presentations aligned with the conference theme. This will provide an opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and professionals to showcase their work, share insights, and contribute to the overall conference objectives. Sessions will be designed and decided by the individual track committees and SOC from the selected proposals.

Submission of a proposal is not a confirmation in any way for a speaker slot in the conference, nor does it guarantee inclusion in the final agenda of the conference.

The decision of Scientific Organising Committee (SOC) will be final.

Key Dates

Deadline for proposal submission: 30st June 2026

Communication to selected speakers by ISCR 30th August 2026

Deadline for submitting final presentations (PPTs): 30th October 2026

If you have any questions about the Call for Proposals, please contact ISCR at info@iscr.org, with ISCR Annual Conference 2027: Call for Proposals mentioned in the SUBJECT line. ISCR reserves the right to accept or reject any proposals without providing any reasons for the same.

As a member-driven organization, we encourage proposal submitters to be ISCR members. If you are not a current ISCR member, you can apply for or renew your membership at https://www.iscr.org/Member_Registration.aspx

Selection Process

The selected proposals will ensure that the conference offers a comprehensive and non-promotional scientific program that meets the objectives and guiding principles of ISCR. Proposals that clearly describe innovative and cutting-edge work in the field of clinical research and are around the theme of the conference will receive the highest priority in the selection process. Previously presented and published abstracts must be properly acknowledged by providing the citation to that abstract.

Proposals will be reviewed by the Scientific Organizing Committee and other reviewers in a double-blinded and unbiased way using the following criteria:

Thank you for considering our invitation, and we eagerly anticipate receiving your compelling session proposals.

  • Topic : Relevance, Importance, Value, and/or Interest to Clinical Research Community
  • Quality of Submission : Quality, Content, Clarity, and Depth of Demonstrated Understanding of the Topic
  • Aligned to the Conference Theme : Content Aligns to the Overall Conference Theme
Some examples of suggested topic/session themes
Clinical Development, Operations & Regulatory Affairs
  • Patients as partners in research
  • Patient-focused drug development - Guidance from regulatory authorities
  • Confidence in clinical research - Understanding regulations, guidelines, practices & real-world applications, data integrity, analysis & communications, & advocacy
  • Driving diversity & equity in clinical trials
  • Impact of the pandemic on clinical research scenario in India
  • Evolution of clinical research in India post pandemic
  • Monitoring - what has changed since the pandemic
  • Inspection readiness
HEOR & RWE
  • Using RWE in healthcare decision making
  • RWD & RWE in supporting clinical trial designs
  • Leveraging AI in analyzing RWE
  • Can RWE replace clinical trials – a panel discussion
Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
  • Modeling & simulation methodology in drug development
  • Protocol designs & optimization of protocol design
  • Bayesian approaches in clinical trials
  • Re-identification risk assessment - Role of biostatisticians
  • Risk-based approach in clinical trials (RBM/RBQM)
  • Pediatric Covid-19 studies - Statistical issues in a pandemic
Medical Writing
  • Medical writing in the era of artificial intelligence
  • Digital technologies in publications
  • Optimizing journal submission process
  • Structured authoring; TransCelerate e-Templates
  • NDA/MAA/BLA submission optimization
  • FDA Assessment Aids
  • Types of eCTD submission packages: differences & similarities
  • Innovations in readying documents for submission
Clinical Data Management
  • eSource initiative for more efficient data collection practices
  • The growing importance of synthetic data
  • Clinical data management in RWE studies
  • Data protection policies - Impact on data management practices
Pharmacovigilance & Safety
  • Lessons in PV - Experiences with COVID-19 vaccines
  • Reference safety information: What does EU CTR change?
  • Aggregate safety assessments
  • Estimands in safety & benefit-risk evaluation

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