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Panel: Looking at the Big Picture: Where is Our Industry Going, and How Should We Get There?
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Panel: Looking at the Big Picture: Where is Our Industry Going, and How Should We Get There?

Debating the merits of nimble and flexible facilities versus manufacturing battleships Preparing your pilot plants and manufacturing facilities to move forward with Phase II-III approvals Forecasting requirements for optimizing manufacturing equipment, facilities and partners to increase speed to market Achieving business goals to better manage times of product and economic uncertainty Putting theory into practice: Implementing key metrics to improve manufacturing flexibility — Moderators: Pat Yang Chairman at Acepodia & Founding Board Director at Sana Biotechnology Dr. Patrick Y. Yang has over 35 years leadership experience in technology, manufacturing, supply chain, and operational management functions in General Electric, Merck, Genentech,…

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Scaling Gene Therapy Manufacturing: What is Our Goal?
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Scaling Gene Therapy Manufacturing: What is Our Goal?

Highlighting the scale-up opportunity for dramatic patient benefit through the lens of a patient Outlining the inextricable link between manufacturing and the patient experience for autologous cell therapies Considering the different scaling goals: commercial viability, reliability, patient access, etc. — Derek Adams Chief Technology and Manufacturing Officer bluebird bio Derek Adams joined bluebird bio in March 2017 as Chief Technology and Manufacturing Officer leading all pharmaceutical sciences that includes process and analytical development, manufacturing, technical operations, and supply chain. Prior to joining bluebird, Derek was the Senior Vice President of CMC at Evelo Biosciences. At Evelo, Derek established the initial…

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