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Biologics: Overcoming the Challenges of Development and Manufacture
19 March - 20 March 2003
Biologics: Overcoming the Challenges of Development and Manufacture
This conference will address the difficulties Pharmaceutical companies are experiencing in getting biological products to the market place. This contentious area is highly regulated with different standards and expectations in different parts of the globe. As a consequence some parts of the world are favoured over others for the manufacturing of biologicals. In general there is currently a huge bottleneck in production with companies having to choose between contracting out or going it alone.

There will be talks on current regulations including current best practice, consequences of non-compliance, validation programmes and 21 CFR part 11. These will be supported by case studies. Current trends in biomanufacture and validation will also be presented with talks on managing capacity, cleaning validation, quality systems, the use of disposables and the challenges of scale-up.

Pre-clinical and clinical development will also be covered with an emphasis on overcoming the hurdles of immunogenicity of testing human proteins in animals.

As biological products reach the end of their market exclusivity, opportunities for generics abound for the clued-up Pharma company. This conference will also cover biological generics, particularly the challenges companies face concerning the demonstration of biological equivalence.

A unique opportunity to learn from leading industry experts including:
· Dr John Birch, Chief Scientific Officer, Lonza
· Dr Elise Brownell, Project Director, Bayer
· Dr David Glover, Chief Medical Officer, Cambridge Antibody Technology
· Dr Frank Brennan, Project Director Biopharmaceuticals, Huntingdon Life Sciences
· Prof Dr Rolf Werner, Corporate Director, Biopharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim
· Prof Klaus Cichutek, Vice President, Paul Ehrlich Institute
· Peter Ketelaar, Manager, New Business Development, DSM Biologics

“An extraordinarily important subject”
Prof Mike Hoare, Head & Director, IMRC for Bioprocessing, University College London

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration and Coffee

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9:00

Introduction to the immunological mechanisms underlying immunogenicity

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9:15

Relevance of immunogenicity to product development

  • Effects on preclinical studies: · Pharmacokinetics · Pharmacodynamics · Toxicology · Guidelines on preclinical immunogenicity studies
  • Clinical effects: · Potency · Pharmacokinetics · Pharmacodynamics · Adverse events
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    9:45

    Factors that affect immunogenicity and impact on product design

  • Route of administration
  • Dosing schedule
  • Formulation
  • Protein structure
  • Degradation pathways
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    10:15

    Morning Coffee

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    10:45

    Prediction of immunogenicity

  • Animal models
  • Structural analysis
  • Peptide/MHC interactions
  • Verification of predicted immunogenic epitopes
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    11:30

    Overview of current methods to analyse antibody responses

  • RIA
  • ELISA
  • DELFIA
  • SPA
  • Bioassays
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    12:00

    Lunch

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    13:00

    Issues relating to antibody measurement by immunoassays

  • Matrix
    Cut points
    Epitope presentation
  • Nature of product
    Nature of sample
  • Specificity of assay and antibodies
    Pre-existing antibodies
  • Antigen/antibody complexes
    Antibody affinity and binding capacity
  • Positive controls
    Negative controls
    Quantitation
  • Comparability
    Immunoglobulin sub class identification
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    13:45

    Bioassays for the identification of neutralizing antibodies

  • Design of bioassays to detect neutralizing antibodies
  • Matrix effects
  • Cut points
  • Quantitation
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    14:10

    Validation of assays to assess immunogenicity

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    14:30

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:00

    Strategies for immunogenicity testing

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    15:20

    Compliance in immunogenicity testing

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    15:45

    Roundtable discussion

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    16:30

    Close of Executive Briefing

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    8:30

    Registration and Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Dr Keith Chidwick

    Dr Keith Chidwick, Pharmaceutical Assessor, MHRA

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    9:10

    OVERVIEW

    Dr David Glover

    Dr David Glover, Chief Medical Officer, Cambridge Antibody Technology

  • Successes in the market place
  • Hurdles to be overcome
  • Manufacturing issues
  • Safety concerns - immunogenicity - novel technology
  • Lack of regulatory guidelines
  • Regulatory requirements

    Clinical trial challenges

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    9:40

    MANUFACTURING STRATEGIES IN A GROWING MARKET SECTOR

    Dr Amber Gibson

    Dr Amber Gibson, Analyst, Datamonitor

  • Commercial potential of the therapeutic research and development pipeline
  • Areas of growth
  • Areas of unmet need
  • Shortfall of biologics manufacturing capacity
  • Implications for future market growth
  • Optimizing biogeneric defence strategies
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    10:20

    TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

    Prof Dr Rolf Werner

    Prof Dr Rolf Werner, Corporate Director, Biopharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim

  • Activities and timelines
  • Technology adaptation
  • Scale-up for commercial production
  • Proprietary know-how
  • Product identity and bio-equivalence
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    MANUFACTURING BIOPHARMACEUTICALS FOR EARLY STAGE CLINICAL TRIALS

    Andrew Lewin

    Andrew Lewin, Director, Business Development, Cobra Biomanufacturing

  • Case report – gene therapy products
  • Unsuitability of current antibiotics
  • Antibiotic free process
  • Scaling up experiences
  • Building an intellectual property portfolio
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    12:00

    APPROACHING CLINICAL TRIALS FOR ANTIBODY THERAPEUTICS

    Dr Cristina Glad

    Dr Cristina Glad, Executive Vice President, BioInvent

  • Strategic planning
  • Regulatory standards
  • Development, scale-up, manufacturing and validation
  • Product characterisation and stability
  • Technology transfer
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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    14:00

    DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION OF GENE TRANSFER MEDICINAL PRODUCTS

    Prof Klaus Cichutek

    Prof Klaus Cichutek, Vice President, Paul-Ehrlich Institut

  • Definition of biotechnology-derived products
  • Current clinical studies
  • Clinical trial regulation
  • Changes according to GCP directive
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    14:40

    WORKING TO FDA RULES FOR MANUFACTURE IN EUROPE

    Dr Mark Carver

    Dr Mark Carver, Head, Research & Development, Avecia Biologics

  • A growing need
  • Manufacture of recombinant proteins
  • Technology transfer of production platform
  • ICHQ7a
  • Process development process validation and manufacture
  • FDA requirements

    Recognition of MCA

    Future developments and trends

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    15:20

    EARLY PRE-CLINICAL TESTING PRIOR TO PHASE 1 TRIALS

    Dr Frank Brennan

    Dr Frank Brennan, Project Director, Biopharmaceuticals, Huntingdon Life Sciences

  • Design of pre-clinical safety testing programmes
  • Case studies - Monoclonal antibodies - Vaccines - Recombinant proteins - Gene therapy and somatic cell products
  • Key issues in the safety assessment of these products
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    16:00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks followed by Afternoon Tea
    Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Re-registration and Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Prof Mike Hoare

    Prof Mike Hoare, Head & Director, IMRC for Bioprocessing, University College London

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    9:10

    GENERIC BIOTECHS: A REALITY OR DREAM?

    Cecil Nick

    Cecil Nick, Senior Regulatory Consultant, Parexel

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    9:40

    MANAGING YOUR WAY OUT OF THE SUCCESS TRAP

    Geoff Tomlinson

    Geoff Tomlinson, Principal, PRTM

  • Drivers of post-launch capacity shortages in biologics manufacture
  • Issues arising from shortages
  • Importance of early identification of potential issues
  • Framework for response - Supply management - Product flow management - Demand management
  • Key success factors of implementation
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    10:20

    LARGE SCALE PEPTIDE MANUFACTURING

    Dr Vincent Bille

    Dr Vincent Bille, Peptide Business Unit & Formulation Business Unit Manager, UCB –Bioproducts

  • Scale up issues
  • Solid-phase, liquid-phase and fragment condensation synthesis
  • Separation technologies
  • Large-scale preparative HPLC
  • Bulk lyophilization
  • Regulatory challenges
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    AVOIDING THE CLEANING ISSUE

  • Benefits of disposables over conventional manufacturing materials
  • Overview of disposable technology
  • First hand experiences of the use of disposables
  • Going it alone versus contract manufacturing
  • Economic factors
  • Satisfying the regulators
  • Peter Ketelaar

    Peter Ketelaar, Manager, New Business Development, DSM Biologics

    Miriam Monge

    Miriam Monge, European Marketing Manager, STEDIM

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    12:00

    OPTIMISING MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURE PROCESSES

    Prof John Birch

    Prof John Birch, Chief Scientific Officer, Lonza Group

  • Drivers for optimization: speed, yield
  • Expression technology: GS gene expression system
  • Metabolic engineering to improve cell performance
  • Optimisation of fermentation processes
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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    14:00

    PROCESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

    Richard Francis

    Richard Francis, Manager, Operations Support, Protherics

  • Generic process applications
  • Cycle time reduction
  • Improving purification
  • Increasing speed and reducing costs
  • Regulatory considerations relating to protein purification
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    14:40

    VALUE-ADDED PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR BIOPHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT

    Dr Elise Brownell

    Dr Elise Brownell, Project Director, Bayer

  • How is value-added project management defined?
  • What are the key critical path activities and risks in early biopharmaceutical development?
  • What tools can a project manager use to manage expectations?
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    ADDING VALUE TO PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH OUTSOURCING

    Dr Joseph Santangelo

    Dr Joseph Santangelo, Associate Director, Chemistry Manufacturing Control, Microscience

  • Working within the constraints of a small biotech company
  • Outsourcing - reducing costs or reducing risks?
  • Project planning and the role of the outsource partner
  • Responsibilities and expertise of the biotech company
  • Responsibilities and expertise of the outsource partner
  • Adding value - a case study
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    16:20

    DEIMMUNISATION™

    Dr Frank Carr

    Dr Frank Carr, Chief Executive Officer, Biovation

  • DeImmunisation™ involves the identification and removal of human helper T cell epitopes from therapeutic antibodies and proteins
  • Biovation has developed a toolbox of technologies to identify such T cell epitopes, ranging from an in silico peptide-MHC ‘docking’ technology (‘Peptide Threading’) to in vitro human T cell assays
  • Epitopes are subsequently eliminated by amino acid substitutions within the molecule
  • The optimised therapeutic molecule has a greatly reduced risk of immunogenicity
  • DeImmunisation™ modified biologics are being evaluated in clinical trials
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    17:00

    Chairman's Closing Remarks and close of Conference

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