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Portfolio management and asset valuation
- Building patient insights into assets, profile and claims
- Portfolio optimization
- Asset valuation and indication prioritization
- Early evidence review
- Integrated development strategy and planning
Early development and innovation
- Early Phase Clinical Trials
- Site Alliance Network and KOL Engagement
- Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology and Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD)
- Regulatory Strategy
- Real World Evidence
- Market Access Consulting, Strategy, and Delivery
- Dedicated early phase clinical units
- Biomarker and Genomic Medicine Strategy
- Integrated evidence generation planning
- Clinical Logistics
- Medical Communications
Integrated clinical development
- Phase IIB-IV Clinical Trial Solutions
- Real World Evidence
- Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology and Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD)
- Protocol-Driven, Customized Site Solution Strategy
- Patient Inclusion
- Regulatory Strategy, Submissions, Compliance, and Outsourcing
- Market Access Strategy and Delivery
- Clinical Logistics
- Clinical Development Technology Optimization
- Integrated evidence generation planning
- Medical Communications
- Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance
Approval and access
- Global Regulatory Submissions and Outsourcing
- Real World Evidence
- Compliance and Risk Management
- Market Access Strategy and Delivery
- Integrated evidence generation planning
- Medical Communications
- Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance
- Health economics modelling and simulation
Value substantiation lifecycle management
- Real-World Evidence, Market Access Strategy and Planning
- Regulatory Compliance
- Lifecycle Optimization
- Integrated evidence generation planning
- Medical Communications
FSP Integrated Solutions
- Gain an advantage through FSP
Operational excellence
Medical affairs for clinical trials
Clinical study start up
ParexelAI
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Our FSP solutions combine talent, expertise, technology, and global scale to help sponsors increase productivity, respond to changing pipeline demands, and bring therapies to patients faster.

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Cell and gene therapy
General medicine
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- Respiratory CRO
- Endocrine & Metabolic CRO
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- Women's health CRO
Infectious disease and vaccines
- Critical Care
- Hepatitis B
- Novel treatments in infectious disease
- Vaccines
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- Bladder cancer CRO
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- Compliance & Ethics
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Cell & Gene Unscripted: Project management

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Published on: Aug 24, 2026

From an unexpected start in healthcare to becoming a respected leader in early-phase oncology and cell and gene therapy research, Senior Project Manager Melissa de LaFe's career is a testament to the power of curiosity, mentorship, and purpose.

In this episode of Cell & Gene Unscripted, Melissa sits down with Parexel's Head of Cell & Gene Therapy and Early Phase, Chris Learn, Ph.D. M.B.A., P.M.P., to discuss the behind-the-scenes complexity of running early-phase clinical trials, the critical role of operational excellence, and why clear communication can make all the difference for sites, patients, and study teams.

Melissa also offers an inside look at patient-centered trial design, site and study team readiness, and safety-event management.

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