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This comprehensive resource covers product change evaluation, postmarket surveillance, audit/inspection compliance, and various other laws and regulations pertaining to maintaining a product on the market.
Hear from leaders around the globe as they share insights about their experiences and lessons learned throughout their certification journey.
With an emphasis on product development challenges and regulatory expectations in the US, Europe and other highly regulated regions, this workshop provides an in-depth study of chemistry, manufacturing and control (CMC) product development requirements and best practices associated with biologics, biosimilars.
Specifically designed for RA/QA professionals, managers and scientists responsible for biopharmaceutical CMC development and preparation of dossiers, this in-depth discussion will take a regulatory approach to the technical issues that arise during biologic product development and registration.
Topics will include:
December 7, 2022 - March 26, 2023: Early Bird $1135.00 member | $1340.00 nonmember
March 27, 2023 – April 27, 2023: Regular $1340 member | $1570.00 nonmember
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should:
This program will benefit early, mid-career, and senior subject matter experts (SMEs) and regulatory professionals in CMC working in development, registration and post-approval lifecycle management for biological products. There are no prerequisites for participation. It is recommended that Biologics CMC Workshop: Current Trends, Future Trends and Regulatory Challenges be taken prior to this course for early career SMEs.
Day 1 (9:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT)
Day 2 (9:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT)
The agenda may vary based on changing requirements.
Speakers:
Patricia Cash, PhD, Independent Biotechnology Consultant
Dr. Patricia W. Cash, Ph.D. is a senior leader with over 30 years experience in all aspects of analytical development, specification setting, quality control testing and preparing and defending regulatory filings. She is currently an independent consultant. She previously was senior director in the Analytical Biochemistry Department at MedImmune, where her group was responsible for developing and implementing analytical methods used for characterization, lot release, and in-process testing of all protein projects at various stages of development. She holds a PhD and a Masters of Science degree in Chemistry from Rutgers University, Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from The King’s College, and a Masters of Business Administration, Technology Management from University of Phoenix.
Joseph Quinn, Biologics Regulatory Consultant
Joe Quinn is an independent Regulatory Affairs Consultant with 35 years experience in the biologics and vaccine industry, including assignments in quality Control, research, product development & scale-up, bioanalytical development & Validation, project management, and regulatory affairs. Joe was employed by Sanofi Pasteur for 28 years, most recently in the position of senior director, Head of North American Regulatory Affairs. Joe teaches graduate-level courses in the Temple University School of Pharmacy Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance program. He holds a Master of Science degree in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs, Master of Science degree in Chemistry, Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry, and Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) through the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society.
Erica Shane, Ph.D., Independent Biotechnology Consultant
Dr. Shane is senior biotechnology professional with over 25 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry with in-depth experience in vaccine and monoclonal antibody process development, clinical manufacturing and technology transfer to internal and external partners. She is currently an independent consultant focused on CMC. She was previously Vice President, Process Development at Novavax where she had responsibility for all process and analytical development activities. In addition, she provided oversight of technology transfer, process validation and technical support for manufacturing. Dr. Shane received her doctorate degree from Carnegie Mellon University, and her bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both in chemical engineering.
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