
Comparator Selection & Supply: Best Practices for Clinical Success
Webinar Date/Time: Tue, Dec 9, 2025 11:00 AM EST
This session will explore best practices for sourcing and managing comparator products in clinical trials. It is designed to help sponsors and clinical supply professionals navigate the complexities of comparator selection, procurement, and distribution, with insights from Catalent’s global experience.
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Event Overview:
Catalent’s global sourcing experts invite you to a strategic webinar focused on comparator selection and supply optimization for clinical trials. This session will provide actionable insights into how sponsors can streamline sourcing, mitigate risk, and ensure regulatory compliance across global studies. It will also explore real-world case studies to see how sourcing strategies have delivered measurable cost savings and operational efficiencies. It is designed to help sponsors and clinical supply professionals navigate the complexities of comparator selection, procurement, and distribution, with insights from Catalent’s global experience.
Key Learning Objectives:
- How to optimize comparator sourcing for speed, reliability, and compliance.
- Risk mitigation techniques to avoid costly delays and disruptions.
- Real-world case studies demonstrating cost savings and operational excellence.
Who Should Attend:
- Supply Chain; Clinical Supply/Supplies; Logistics; Operations Quality; Materials Management; Value Chain; Technical Operations; Sourcing Management; Supplier Management; Procurement; Clinical Operations; Packaging and Labeling; Vendor Management; Clinical Trial Supply; Strategic Sourcing; Global Category Manager (Clinical Services or R&D Procurement); External Manufacturing or CDMO Management; Program Manager, Project Manager, Consultants, Trial Sponsors, CROs
Speakers:
Mark Ignaczak
Global Director of Comparator Services
Catalent
Mark Ignaczak is the Global Director of Comparator Services at Catalent, overseeing global commercial drug sourcing. He develops strategies to improve comparator sourcing and clinical supply solutions worldwide, ensuring timely, cost-effective delivery. With more than 20 years of experience in pharmaceuticals and having supported more than 15 drug approvals, Ignaczak brings expertise in commercial operations and client engagement while focusing on innovation and operational excellence for clinical trials.
Pearl Mensah, MA, MS
Account Director, Comparator Services
Catalent
Pearl Mensah has recently joined Catalent as Account Director of Comparator Services, where she plays a pivotal role in supporting global clinical trial supply strategies. Mensah brings a wealth of experience in consultative sales, business development, and client engagement from across the life sciences sector. She holds a BA in philosophy, an MA in educational leadership and administration, and an MS in human resource development from Villanova University.
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