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Towards Industrialization of Cell Therapy
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Towards Industrialization of Cell Therapy

Dr. Jens Vogel is SVP & Global Head of Biotech, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Product Supply, leading biologics operations, development and strategy across five sites, including cell & gene therapy industrialization. Jens has more than 20 years of professional and leadership experience in biologics development, operations, program management and regulatory affairs.

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Unlocking the Power of Gene Therapy to Accelerate Healthcare Transformation
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Unlocking the Power of Gene Therapy to Accelerate Healthcare Transformation

As Spark Therapeutics’ Chief Patient Supply Officer, Chris Stevens leads a team of dedicated professionals working together in manufacturing and technical operations, supply chain, quality and compliance to deliver transformational therapies for patients globally. Chris is also responsible for capital investments, engineering, EHS, real estate and facilities management across the enterprise.

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Expanding Scalability Potential of T-Cell Therapies with Allogeneic Approaches
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Expanding Scalability Potential of T-Cell Therapies with Allogeneic Approaches

Amy has been at Atara Biotherapeutics for 5 years. She is currently the Vice President of Manufacturing, which includes External Manufacturing, Material Sciences, and Manufacturing Science and Technology functions. Prior to her current role, she led the joint team that transitioned the commercialization of the first approved allogeneic T-cell therapy to Atara’s strategic partner, Pierre Fabre.

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Empowering Innovation: Enhancing CDMO Capabilities for Collaborative Success
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Empowering Innovation: Enhancing CDMO Capabilities for Collaborative Success

Kevin Sharp is the Senior Vice President and Head of Samsung Biologics America Sales. He joined the company in 2017 and has served as the Head of Global Sales and Head of Alliance Management at Samsung Biologics. Kevin has held various commercial and business development positions in pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. throughout his career. Kevin was the Director of Business Development at Contract Pharmacal Corp and served over 9 years at GSK in multiple business development and procurement roles supporting their vaccines, pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare businesses. Kevin has completed the Executive Development Program at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management to enhance his business and leadership capabilities.

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Small But Mighty: How Digital Technology Can Support Small Batch Manufacturing of mRNA Therapeutics
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Small But Mighty: How Digital Technology Can Support Small Batch Manufacturing of mRNA Therapeutics

Katarina works for Cytiva in the Manufacturing capacity solutions business unit. She has worked over 20 years in the industry and has extensive expertise in developing end-to-end manufacturing solutions that includes process workflows, process equipment, automation, consumables, and facilities. Her focus over the last few years has been developing and designing solutions for the manufacture of new product modalities such as viral vectors, plasmids, and mRNA therapies.

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Enabling Acceleration & Risk Mitigation in ATMP Development & Beyond
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Enabling Acceleration & Risk Mitigation in ATMP Development & Beyond

In her role as President, Azzur Labs & Azzur Cleanrooms on Demand™ (COD), Sarah Stevens is responsible for operations and strategy across all Azzur Labs and Azzur COD locations throughout the United States. Prior to joining Azzur, Sarah held senior leadership roles within the CDMO and pharmaceutical service provider space. Sarah holds a Doctorate of Pharmaceutics from the University of Manchester (Manchester, UK), as well as a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Pharmacy from the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK).

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The Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization: The Future of Cell Therapy Manufacturing
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The Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization: The Future of Cell Therapy Manufacturing

John Tomtishen is Vice President of Operations at Cellares Corporation. At Cellares, John is responsible for Cellares’ IDMO business, supporting partnership activities, and facilitating accelerated market adoption of Cellares’ Cell Shuttle technology to transform the cell therapy manufacturing paradigm and address industry bottlenecks to accelerate access to life saving cell therapies. John has extensive experience in cell and gene therapies, biologics, and vaccines with diverse roles in Business Operations, CMC/Technical Operations, R&D, Supply Chain, Engineering/Facilities, and Operational Excellence. While at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, John had an integral role in the filing and approval of the first CAR T-cell BLA, Kymriah™ (tisagenlecleucel) for pALL (pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia) and DLBCL (diffuse large B-cell lymphoma).

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Unleashing the Potential: Leading the Future of Biologics Market Supply
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Unleashing the Potential: Leading the Future of Biologics Market Supply

Dave Stewart, Senior Vice President Operational and Process Technology, Large-Scale Business Unit, is a proven leader in the biologics manufacturing industry, with a focus on building diverse, multi-disciplinary teams that drive customer deliverables. He brings a servant-leadership mindset and more than two decades of biotech leadership experience to cultivate accountability, collaboration and agility – assembling engaged, high-performing teams and partnerships built on trust. Dave is responsible for ensuring a consistent operations and equipment model, performance and incorporating emerging capabilities across the large-scale network at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB) and is a key driver in building the world’s largest and most tightly connected CDMO network.

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The Future of Medicine Will Cost Less and Move Faster Than We Ever Imagined
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The Future of Medicine Will Cost Less and Move Faster Than We Ever Imagined

Brian Taylor is the Head of Biopharma Solutions at SmartLabs. SmartLabs provides teams of all sizes enterprise-grade labs customized within weeks for any stage of research or modality and can be reconfigured within days as your research evolves. Outsource your infrastructure and avoid the extensive costs of traditional lab builds while your own teams accelerate your research in a private lab.

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Build vs Buy vs Blend: Comparing Challenges and Opportunities for Early-Phase Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Options
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Build vs Buy vs Blend: Comparing Challenges and Opportunities for Early-Phase Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Options

Ravi Samavedam is a Biochemical Engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Before he was appointed Chief Innovation Officer at Azzur Group, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Azzur Cleanrooms on Demand™. In 2019, Ravi was the General Manager of Azzur Boston and has been with the company since 2012. Prior to Azzur, Ravi has been part of the technical operations and quality/validation departments at Baxter, Amgen, and Shire. Ravi is an expert in phase-appropriate cGMP implementation, process validation, supplier management, and technology transfer.

Chris Mansur serves as Azzur Group’s Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and specializes in providing innovative quality and compliant solutions to the life sciences industry. Throughout his career, Chris has specialized in the startup of new and renovated facilities, project management, commissioning and qualification, computer validation, quality management systems, and application of QRM principles. He is passionate about the use of phase appropriate GMPs to help companies solve problems that accelerate their product’s lifecycle or project timeline. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

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Technical Operations Strategies in an Uncertain Market

 State of the current market and impact on manufacturing cell and gene therapies Key factors to consider when scaling up a facility for advanced medicines Make vs. Buy and the advantages and challenges of both solutions given the current market Moderator: Adam Pfeiffer VP of Strategy Project Farma Adam Pfeiffer is the Vice President of Strategy at Project Farma. In his role, Adam drives overall business strategy, aligning with operations, marketing, and business development groups in growing the firm’s global life sciences partnerships.With 16+ years of life sciences consulting experience, Adam has supported countless drug manufacturers in bringing life-saving therapies…

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