{"id":72942,"date":"2023-09-06T12:42:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T10:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/eu\/?page_id=72942"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:15:11","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/eu\/events\/rd-summit\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Veeva R&#038;D and Quality Summit 28-29 May, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n\/*\n.veeva-2024 .icon-card:last-child:nth-child(6n + 1) {\n  grid-column: 1 \/ -1; <\/p>\n<p>}\n@media (min-width:991px) {\n.veeva-2024 .icon-card:last-child:nth-child(6n + 1) {\n  grid-column: 2 \/ -2; <\/p>\n<p>}\n}\n*\/\n<\/style>\n<p><main class=\"veeva-2024\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"summit-overview\">\n<p><!-- HERO BANNER --><\/p>\n<section class=\"hero-centered hero-centered--image hero-centered--anchor-bottom pt-8 pb-9 pb-md-10\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-NA-RD-Summit-hero.png')\">\n<div class=\"copy-container container copy-container--center\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/veeva-rd-summit-logo-no-date.png\" alt=\"Veeva R&amp;D Summit\" style=\"max-height: none;max-width: 304px;\"><\/p>\n<p>Copenhagen | 28-29 May, 2026<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"mt-3 mb-5 mt-md-5 mb-md-7\">Powerful Community, Fresh Ideas<\/h1>\n<div class=\"copy-container__buttons pb-md-4\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"button-primary button-primary--gradient\" href=\"\/eu\/events\/rd-summit\/register\/\">Register Now<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- END HERO BANNER --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Listed up - Impact, Light, Numbered --><\/p>\n<section class=\"card-block-3-up card-block-3-up--light section-rounded-bottom\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"copy-container copy-container--center copy-container--eyebrow-gradient\">\n<h2>Advance Life Sciences R&#038;D and Quality<\/h2>\n<p>Connect, learn, and collaborate with over 1,600 of your peers across clinical, quality &#038; manufacturing, regulatory, safety, and IT at the Veeva R&#038;D and Quality Summit, Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Attendance is complimentary for Veeva customers and other life science professionals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"statistic-4-up-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"statistic-tool statistic-tool--light\">\n<h3>1,600<sup class=\"sup--plus\">+<\/sup><\/h3>\n<p> attendees<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"statistic-tool statistic-tool--light\">\n<h3>200<sup class=\"sup--plus\">+<\/sup><\/h3>\n<p>life sciences companies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"statistic-tool statistic-tool--light\">\n<h3>80<sup class=\"sup--plus\">+<\/sup><\/h3>\n<p>customer speakers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"statistic-tool statistic-tool--light\">\n<h3>100<sup class=\"sup--plus\">+<\/sup><\/h3>\n<p>breakout sessions<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:60px;\" class=\"card-block-3-up__cards\">\n<div class=\"icon-card icon-card--light icon-card--large\">\n<div class=\"floating-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"summit-Clinical\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h5>Clinical Operations <\/h5>\n<p>Discover how to streamline and standardize clinical operations for more efficient trials across sites, sponsors, and CROs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon-card icon-card--light icon-card--large\">\n<div class=\"floating-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"summit-Clinical\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h5>Clinical Data <\/h5>\n<p>Innovate the next generation of clinical data management together. Explore how AI and risk-based approaches can maximize end-to-end efficiency and data quality.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon-card icon-card--light icon-card--large\">\n<div class=\"floating-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"summit-Quality\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h5>Quality<\/h5>\n<p>Drive operational excellence and efficiency with unified QA, QC, and Training. Explore how new quality products like Batch Release and LIMS accelerate the product release.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon-card icon-card--light icon-card--large\">\n<div class=\"floating-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"summit-Safety\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h5>Safety<\/h5>\n<p>Discover ways to simplify and automate pharmacovigilance processes with seamless global to local processes, end-to-end automation, and real-time partner collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon-card icon-card--light icon-card--large\">\n<div class=\"floating-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"summit-Regulatory\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h5>Regulatory<\/h5>\n<p>Leverage AI and a unified data foundation to accelerate regulatory processes, reduce manual effort, and enable automated, high-quality outcomes across the regulatory lifecycle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon-card icon-card--light icon-card--large\">\n<div class=\"floating-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"summit-Platform\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h5>Vault Platform <\/h5>\n<p>Maximize the value from a common platform. Gain productivity with AI, get process insights, connect business teams, and optimize platform operations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"d-none icon-card icon-card--light icon-card--large\">\n<div class=\"floating-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon ready\" data-icon=\"summit-Platform\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h5>Research Sites<\/h5>\n<p>Forge strategic partnerships with decision makers from sponsors and CROs, provide input that influences the future of site technology, and gain insights from peer sites on what&#8217;s working and what does not as it relates to technology strategy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Listed up - Impact, Light, Numbered --><\/p>\n<section class=\"mb-0  people-events people-events--light\">\n<div class=\"copy-container container copy-container--center copy-container--eyebrow-gradient\">\n<h6>Veeva Keynote Speakers<\/h6>\n<h3>Leaders Driving Change<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"people-events__cards container\">\n<p>        <!-- person events card --><\/p>\n<div class=\"person-card-events person-card-events--light\"  data-bs-target=\"#speaker-modal-light-1\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-card-events__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lionel-Bascles-600x390-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h6>Lionel Bascles<\/h6>\n<p class=\"person-card-events__company\">Sanofi<\/p>\n<p>Global Head, eDevelopment<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <!-- person events card --><\/p>\n<div class=\"person-card-events person-card-events--light\"  data-bs-target=\"#speaker-modal-light-1\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-card-events__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bernhard-Seiser-600x390-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h6>Bernhard Seiser<\/h6>\n<p class=\"person-card-events__company\">AOP Health<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Digital, Data &#038; IT<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <!-- person events card --><\/p>\n<div 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