Working Groups Events Report – Q1 2026

PHUSE Pavilion™

Attendees experienced a new kind of collaboration at the PHUSE Pavilion™ – dynamic, themed spaces that create ‘conferences within the conference’.

Each Pavilion is a self-curated, branded environment hosted by a leading organisation or interest group, designed to deliver in-depth, engaging content through interactive sessions and discussions.

The Pavilions were part of the PHUSE US Connect 2026, which took place 22–26 March 2026. Full details can be found on the PHUSE Blog.

Advance Sessions

The PHUSE US Connect 2026 highlighted the strength and diversity of the Working Groups activity. Through Advance Sessions, Pavilions, workshops and Panel Discussions, Working Groups shared practical insights, innovative solutions and collaborative approaches addressing key challenges across the clinical research life cycle. Topics spanned data visualisation, open source, data standards, safety analytics, transparency, anonymisation, AI and patient-centric communication. Together, these activities demonstrate the value of the PHUSE Working Group model in advancing best practice, fostering innovation and supporting meaningful progress for the global clinical data community. Full details can be found on the PHUSE Blog.

The Advance Sessions were part of the PHUSE US Connect 2026, which took place 22–26 March 2026.

The Nonclinical Topics Working Group had its first multi-day virtual event! The event featured expert presentations, interactive breakouts and PHUSE project updates exploring the evolving nonclinical landscape. Sessions addressed regulatory implementation of new approach methodologies (NAMs), data standardisation and SEND expansion. Discussions also covered advances in nonclinical predictive modelling and machine learning for translational safety, as well as practical SEND developments such as tumour.xpt conformance, nSDRG milestones, coding initiatives and future-ready data capture approaches to decision-making.

Real World Evidence

The Causal Roadmap, Targeted Learning and TMLE: What Is That All About?

View the presentations and recordings on the PHUSE Archive.

Real World Evidence

Implementing Estimands & Target Trial Emulation (TTE) in Real-World Evidence: Case Studies & Perspectives

View the presentations and recordings on the PHUSE Archive.

Risk Based Quality Management

Decoding AI in Clinical Trials: Practical Applications, Regulatory Reality, and the Road Ahead

View the presentations and recordings on the PHUSE Archive.

The Data Transparency Working Group invites abstract submissions for its upcoming multi‑day virtual event taking place 15–17 September 2026, 10:00–12:30 (EDT) / 15:00–17:30 (BST) / 16:00–18:30 (CEST).

The event will focus on the evolving landscape of clinical data transparency, including approaches to data sharing, anonymisation, governance and enabling responsible access to clinical data.

Focus your submission on these central themes and submit an abstract by 8 May to contribute to the discussion.

Click here for more information.

We’re excited to announce Call for Speakers is now open for the Real World Evidence Working Group’s second multi‑day virtual event, taking place 30 September–1 October 2026, 09:00–11:30 (EDT) / 14:00–16:30 (BST) / 15:00–17:30 (CEST).

Submit your abstract by 8 May for the chance to present.

Focus your submission on these central themes:

·      Optimising the Generation of Real‑World Evidence with NLP & AI

·      Digital Endpoints Generated from Real‑World Data

·      Data Sources, Lineage and Provenance

·      Vendor–Sponsor Governance and Alignment

·      Any Other Theme that Tackles the Challenges in Using Real‑World Data

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Further events are planned for next quarter. Visit the events calendar to discover what’s next from our Working Groups.