2013 Agenda

Agenda

Monday, March 18th: Immunogenicity University
7:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 Welcome from "Dean" Thomas Lee, Scientific Investigator, Clinical Immunology, GLAXOSMITHKLINE
9:00 Fundamentals of Immunogenicity Assessment Holly Smith, Principal Research Scientist, Investigative Toxicology, ELI LILLY
11:00 Networking Break
11:15 Ongoing Assay Design and Modification Choices Throughout the Drug Development Life Cycle Joseph Bower, Executive Director – Immunochemistry, COVANCE
1:15 Luncheon
2:15 Optimal Formats for Identifying and Quantifying NAb Response Thomas Lee, Scientific Investigator, Clinical Immunology, GLAXOSMITHKLINE
3:15 Close of Immunogenicity University Distribution of Diplomas
Tuesday, March 19th: Main Conference Day One
7:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 Chairperson's Opening Remarks Holly Smith, Principal Research Scientist, Investigative Toxicology, ELI LILLY
9:00 FDA KEYNOTE Immune Tolerance Induction for Protein Therapeutics Amy Rosenberg, Director, Division of Therapeutic Proteins, FDA
Part I: STRATEGIC ASSAY DESIGN, VALIDATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING
9:45 CASE STUDY A Non-Leaching, Blocking Protein-Free Immunoassay – A New Way to Develop Immunoassays Yanhe Tong, Large Molecule Bioassays, TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS
10:30 CASE STUDY The Evolving Approach to Immunogenicity Assay Development and Validation Don Zhong, Senior Scientist, Clinical Immunology, AMGEN
11:00 Networking Break
11:30 CASE STUDY Using the Aushon BioSystems Technology to Develop a Sensitive, Drug Tolerant Screening Assay Jo Goodman, Senior R&D Manager, Bioanalytical Sciences, MEDIMMUNE
12:15 Gauging the Utility of Reporting Low-Titer Antibodies Swati Gupta, Principal Scientist, Bioanalytical Sciences, ALLERGAN
1:00 Luncheon
2:00 CASE STUDY Highly Sensitive Non-Wash Immunoassays for Immunogenicity and PD/PK Studies Roger Bosse, Global Product Leader, Alpha Technology, PERKIN ELMER
2:30 CASE STUDY Advances in Detection of Drug-specific IgE Antibodies to Biologics Sue Richards, Group Vice President, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, GENZYME
3:15 Networking Break
3:45 CASE STUDY Improvement of Drug Tolerance of an ADA Assay Transitioning During the Phases of Drug Development Sally Saeger, Principal Investigator, Bioanalytical Sciences, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
State-of-the-Art Industry Insight
4:15 Worldwide Experience in Immunogenicity Assessment in Biosimilars Carlos Sattler, VP, U.S. Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, SANDOZ
Part II: Factors Contributing to Immunogenicity
5:00 The Immune Response to Blood Coagulation Factor VIII Pete Lollar, Professor of Pediatrics, Blood Disorder Center, EMORY UNIVERSITY
5:45 CASE STUDY EBI-005: A Novel Protein Therapeutic Interleukin-1 Receptor Inhibitor for the Topical Ocular Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome – Has Low Immunogenicity Risk Joseph Kovalchin, Associate Director, Pharmacology, ELEVEN BIOTHERAPEUTICS
6:15 Wine & Cheese Networking Reception
7:15 Close of Day One
Wednesday, March 20th:Main Conference Day Two
8:15 Morning Coffee
8:45 Chairperson's Opening Remarks Holly Smith, Principal Research Scientist, Investigative Toxicology, ELI LILLY
Part III: Transgenic Models for Predictive Immunogenicity
9:00 FDA KEYNOTE Employing the Latest Advances in Preclinical Animal Modeling of Immunogenicity Jack Ragheb, Senior Regulatory Research Officer, CDER, FDA
9:45 Broadening the Types and Useful Applications of Humanized Mouse Models Bruce Torbett, Co-Director, CFAR and Proteomics Expression Core, SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
10:30 Networking Break
Part IV: Understanding Immunogenicity of Novel and Highly Complex Molecules
11:00 FDA KEYNOTE From Science to Regulations: Immunogenicity Considerations in the Approval of Generic Enoxaparins in the U.S. Daniela Verthelyi, Chief, Laboratory of Immunology, FDA
11:45 A Novel Approach for Multiplexed Detection, Isotyping, and Quantitation of IgG, IgA, and IgM PF4/Heparin Antibodies using SQI Diagnostics' Ig_PlexTM Technology Jaymie Sawyer, VP of R&D, SQI DIAGNOSTICS
Robert Massé, VP of Large Molecule Bioanalysis, ALGORITHME PHARMA
12:30 Luncheon
1:30 Immunogenicity and Analytical Testing of Biosimilars: Some Surprising and Not So Surprising Findings David Peritt, Scientific Director, Immunology HOSPIRA
2:00 CASE STUDY Approaches to Increase Drug Tolerance of Assays for the Detection of Anti-Drug Antibodies Against Complex Proteins Maria Barbosa, Senior Principal Scientist, Bioanalytical Sciences, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
2:30 Networking Break
3:00 CASE STUDY Nanoparticles and Immunogenicity Marina Dobrovolskaia, Senior Scientist, Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, NIH
3:30 CASE STUDY Clinical Use of Nanoparticles to Avoid Immunogenicity Lawrence Tamarkin, CEO, CYTIMMUNE
4:00 Close of Conference
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