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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

Chris StevensChief Patient Supply OfficerSpark Therapeutics 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. Since joining Spark in 2017, Chris has effectively led teams in several key areas, initially serving as Head of Manufacturing where he led the development of Spark’s manufacturing network through the filing and launch of Luxturna, the first approved gene therapy for genetic…

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Unlocking the Promise of Gene Therapy
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Unlocking the Promise of Gene Therapy

Review the current state of gene therapy Discuss overcoming barriers to product development Make the case for global regulatory convergence Describe FDA actions facilitating gene therapy development — Peter Marks Director – Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) FDA Peter Marks received his graduate degree in cell and molecular biology and his medical degree at New York University and completed Internal Medicine residency and Hematology/Medical Oncology training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He has worked in academic settings teaching and caring for patients and in industry on drug development. He joined the FDA in 2012 as Deputy…

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How to Make the Bio-Revolution a Reality: Building Bayer’s Cell & Gene Therapy Platform
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How to Make the Bio-Revolution a Reality: Building Bayer’s Cell & Gene Therapy Platform

How Bayer AG built its Cell & Gene Therapy unit New business model joining best of Biotech and best of Pharma How to build a sustainable pipeline? How to manage complexity and keep focus? What are the “must haves”? what are the learnings on common threats of significant transformations? New ways of working accelerated by COVID-19 pandemic Wolfram Carius EVP, Cell and Gene Therapy Bayer AG Prof. Wolfram Carius is the EVP, Cell and Gene Therapy at Bayer AG and is a member of the Executive Committee for Bayer Pharmaceuticals. He is based in Berlin, Germany. Prior to joining Bayer,…

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Case Study: Challenges and Opportunities in Analytical Development for Cell and Gene Therapies
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Case Study: Challenges and Opportunities in Analytical Development for Cell and Gene Therapies

With no standardized methods in analytical development of cell and gene therapies, we must define our own best practices Looking at the evolution and industrialization of analytical development in biologics over the past 20 years: what did we learn and how can we leverage it now? With the current speed of evolution, what new tools will emerge to help us solve these complex challenges The high cost of analytical development and need for greater efficiency begs the question how do we get to where we need to be… And where do we need to be? — Stacey Ma EVP Technical…

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Panel: Staying Ahead of the Curve in the Increasingly Complex Regulatory World of Cell and Gene Therapy
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Panel: Staying Ahead of the Curve in the Increasingly Complex Regulatory World of Cell and Gene Therapy

Discussing the growing regulatory complexity in the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing. How are new guidelines and regulators’ expectations during inspections changing? Taking a process-based approach to impact assessment, and customizing a setup that identifies and acts on signals proactively Bringing a structured approach to your advocacy within your network of industry and trade organization connections Embracing the idea that keeping things simple even in a complex environment generates the best outcomes — Pat Yang Former EVP at Juno Therapeutics, Roche and Genentech Dr. Patrick Y. Yang has over 35 years leadership experience in technology, manufacturing, supply chain, and operational management…

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Cell and Gene Therapies and the Dawn of the Next Chapter of Biopharmaceutical Production
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Cell and Gene Therapies and the Dawn of the Next Chapter of Biopharmaceutical Production

What are some of the unique challenges and opportunities in commercializing live modalities like CAR-T? Weighing the pros and cons of centralized versus decentralized production models for these new treatments Discussing how our industry’s quality culture informs these new products from R&D right through to the patient Offering lessons learned from the first generation of cell and gene therapies. How will their example inform what we are doing now? Setting timelines for the future: What are we going to be able to do next year, five years from now, and ten years from now? What are we doing to get…

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