Boston 2017
April 26-27, 2017 | Boston Park Plaza
Produced by: Life Science Leader
Supported by: OutsourcedPharma.com, Rondaxe, ISR Reports
Sponsors
Capsugel Fermion OY, Orion Group Life Science Training Institute |
LuinaBio Pty Ltd. Pfizer CentreOne Solvias |
Sterling Pharma Solutions, Ltd. Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services |
Exhibitors
Adesis, Inc. Albemarle Alcami Corporation Almac Althea CMO AMRI Ascendia Pharmaceuticals Ash Stevens Avara Pharmaceutical Services Avista Pharma Solutions B. Braun Medical OEM Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing BioDuro Cambrex Corporation Cardinal Health Capsugel CMC Biologics CordenPharma |
Corning Cytovance Biologics Dottikon ES America, Inc. Emergent Biosolutions Eurogentec S.A. Fareva FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Genovior Biotech Corp. Halo Pharmaceutical, Inc. Korber Medipak LSNE Masy BioServices Metrics Contract Services Paragon Bioservices Patheon PCI Pharma Services PCI Synthesis PharmAssist Analytical Laboratory |
Pharmatech Associates Quotient Clinical Ricerca Richter-Helm BioLogics Rondaxe SafeBridge Consultants, Inc. SGS Life Sciences Sharp Packaging Solutions Sherpa Clinical Packaging Solid Form Solutions SynConnection Tepnel Pharma Services Triclinic Labs Unither Pharmaceuticals UPM Pharmaceuticals Vetter Wacker Biotech GmbH WuXi AppTec |
Agenda
Tuesday 4/26/17
Registration and Exhibit Hall open, Networking Breakfast 8:00AM |
Welcome & Conference Chair Opening Remarks 9:00AM |
Learning to fly: How to support incremental innovative solutions 9:15AM New drug delivery platforms and devices, digital solutions and knowledge management systems, evolving immunotherapies, changes in the design and operation of facilities, evolving and developing CMO skillsets: incremental innovations like these need to be supported throughout your supply chain. Here’s a discussion on how to break down “innovation” into practical applications and best practices for drug developers and service providers.
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Networking Refreshment Break 10:15AM Sponsored by Capsugel |
Buyer’s or seller’s market? The truth about capacity and your supply chain needs 11:00AM Everyone seems concerned about capacity – for large and “the right kind of” small molecule. Today, you can’t just determine how much drug substance or product you need, and contact a CMO. You need to understand where and how much capacity is available for your specific projects, and when to start planning to secure it. This panel will dive into best practices on forecasting and managing capacity and strategies for working with CMOs.
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Networking Lunch 12:00PM Sponsored by Fermion |
Project Managers from the frontlines: Avoiding the worst battles 1:15PM Ever wonder what’s really happening during the management of your outsourced drug development and manufacturing projects? A panel of professionals from the frontlines of managing a variety of projects and service-provider relationships will complete this sentence for you: We could shorten timelines, improve reliability, and save you money if we could only ______________.
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Networking Refreshment Break 2:15PM |
Spotlight technology: Continuous manufacturing and its broadest impacts 3:00 pm A detailed look at where we are, and what you might be missing regarding the full potential and impacts of continuous manufacturing on your entire approach to developing new medicines. Learn how your supplier network, and web of decision-making, is going to change.
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Networking Reception 4:00PM Sponsored by Pfizer Centre One |
Day One Concludes 6:00PM |
Wednesday, 4/27/17
Exhibit Hall Opens, Networking Breakfast 8:00AM |
Conference Chair Day Two Opening Remarks 9:00AM |
FDA, regulatory, and quality dynamics for innovative outsourcing 9:15AM The FDA – and our entire system for drug approval – should feel more like a partner for the advancement of innovation and technology. Instead of using the FDA as a reason not to innovate, we’ll present some cues for working supportively. Topics will include moving from Quality to Integrated Risk Management, and how drug owners can team up with outsourcing partners.
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Networking Refreshment Break 10:15AM |
Winning workforce: A new generation in the supply chain 11:00AM Look around your company (or in the mirror). Is there a successful changing of the guard? How can you benefit from – and make our outsourcing industry attractive to – the best of a new generation? They learn differently; they may actually be better at working with – or at – supply chain partners. We’ll get perspectives from younger members of our industry, and those of you trying to hire and mentor them.
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Networking Lunch 12:00PM |
Costs and price pressures rise ... best efforts not withstanding 1:15PM Smarter procurement procedures, streamlined supply chains, improved partnerships … despite these efforts and some good results, our costs to develop and manufacture drugs still seems to go up, while the pressure to reduce drug prices rises. Your CEO – and society – is looking for maximum efficiency from all parts of your business. This panel helps you to take a hard look at the structural, systematic and other financial inputs into your outsourcing.
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Networking Refreshment Break 2:15PM |
Manufacturing Strategy: How Biogen positions outsourcing & partnering as a foundational element of its network 3:00 pm Hear from leaders within Biogen’s Pharmaceutical Operations & Technology organization on how to develop a comprehensive strategic framework to develop, manufacture, and deliver biopharmaceutical products that create value for patients, employees, and shareholders. Key themes in the discussion will include: How to evaluate what is strategic, core and commodity; key factors in selecting CMO’s / partners; role of sourcing procurement; redundancy & risk factors; strategic relationship management principles and key resourcing considerations.
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Conference Chair Closing Remarks 3:50PM |
Conference Concludes 4:00PM |