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Ophthalmic Drugs
20 November - 21 November 2023
Ophthalmic Drugs

The Ophthalmic Drugs Conference is returning for the 6th edition, taking place on the 20th-21st of November 2023, in London.

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What’s different this year?

Advances in ophthalmic medicine are needed as our population ages. In this course, we'll discuss ophthalmic drug delivery, cell and gene therapies, and conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma and help you shape the future of ophthalmology.

The only event that will:
The conference will be a variety of novel drugs and delivery techniques showing you promising clinical data. Other key areas will be gene therapy and artificial Intelligence with developments on the latest drug pipelines and clinical trials for you to expand your ophthalmic medicine portfolios. 

 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Aniz Girach

Aniz Girach

Chief Medical Officer, ProQR Therapeutics
Daniel Chung

Daniel Chung

Chief Medical Officer, Sparing Vision
David  Tanzer

David Tanzer

Chief Medical Officer, OcuTerra Therapeutics
Kerrie Brady

Kerrie Brady

CEO, OcuTerra Therapeutics
LOIC LHUILLIER

LOIC LHUILLIER

COO, Exonate
Mark  Singh

Mark Singh

Non-Clinical Manager, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult
Prabhu Velusami

Prabhu Velusami

Senior Director, Johnson & johnson
Richard Reschen

Richard Reschen

Director, Business Development & Licencing, MSD

Aniz Girach

Chief Medical Officer, ProQR Therapeutics
Aniz Girach

Aniz Girach, qualified as an Ophthalmologist (specialty in Retina), and worked in Cambridge (UK).
After having spent 11 years in the Clinical Practice/Academia, he joined the pharmaceutical industry with
Eli Lilly, focusing on retinal diseases. He has in total 24 years industry experience in roles with Merck (as
their Global Head of Ophthalmology) and Alcon, where he was Vice President of Clinical Development;
and ThromboGenics, where he was the Global Head of Ophthalmology/Chief Medical Officer overseeing
the development and approval of Ocriplasmin (Jetrea)—a first in class biologic therapy for retinal disease.
In total, he has led Teams to achieve 4 drug approvals in Ophthalmology. In his role as Chief Medical
Officer at Nightstar Therapeutics, he led and oversaw the development of their gene therapy programmes
for inherited retinal diseases, prior to their acquisition by Biogen. In addition to being an Honorary
Professor at Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, USA, he is currently the Chief Medical Officer at ProQR
Therapeutics, leading the development of RNA therapies for genetic eye diseases. He is a member of 3
Scientific Advisory Boards for international ophthalmic organizations currently, and a reviewer for 5
peer-reviewed journals, including Eye and IOVS. He has been Chief Editor of 4 books and published over
70 abstracts/manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals in Ophthalmology, with numerous invited lectures at
national/international ophthalmology meetings. He currently holds Independent Board of Directorship
positions for 2 Biotech companies.
His special interests are Medical Retina, and Genetic Therapy for Rare diseases.

Bernhard Maag

Head of Business Development, Vista Group (Switzerland), Veonet
Bernhard Maag

Daniel Chung

Chief Medical Officer, Sparing Vision
Daniel Chung

Dr. Chung is the Chief Medical Officer for SparingVision, an ocular genomic medicine company, focusing on gene agnostic gene therapy and CRISPR gene editing approaches to combat blinding diseases. Prior to his recruitment to SparingVision, Dr. Chung was the Ophthalmology Therapeutic Leader for Spark Therapeutics, Where he led the medical affair group and contributed to many other areas ranging from clinical development to commercial and business development. Dr. Chung was intimately involved with the development of Luxturna, the first gene therapy approved by the FDA and EMA for use in a blinding genetic disease. Prior to joining Spark Therapeutics, at the Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, working in research for retinal gene therapy.

David Tanzer

Chief Medical Officer, OcuTerra Therapeutics
David  Tanzer

David J. Tanzer, MD is board certified, fellowship trained ophthalmologist from the United States and is the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President – Clinical and Medical Affairs with OcuTerra Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotech company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
With over 25 years of clinical, research, development, launch, and executive leadership experience in the ophthalmology space, serving with the US Navy, Abbott Medical Optics, Johnson & Johnson Vision, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Tanzer is focused on bringing transformational change to therapeutic offerings for patients suffering from retinal vascular diseases by developing OTT166, a safe and effective topical treatment.
 

Kerrie Brady

CEO, OcuTerra Therapeutics
Kerrie Brady

Kerrie Brady is CEO and President (Designee) of OcuTerra Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage ophthalmology company developing a novel eye drop, OTT166, designed to treat diabetic retinal disease. This first-in-class, highly disruptive treatment has the potential to treat diabetic retinal disease earlier and more efficiently, with established clinical data showing safety and demonstrating biological activity.
Prior to joining OcuTerra Kerrie was co-founder, Chief Business Officer and Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy at Centrexion Therapeutics. She is an experienced international biopharmaceutical leader with a successful 30-year track record. Her focus has been founding entrepreneurial ventures and working with biopharma companies and research organizations on value creation for new and emerging technologies using her broad, cross-discipline, expertise in business, science and product development. Prior to founding Centrexion, Kerrie was co-founder and Chief Operations Officer for Vallinex Inc., Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer for Arcion Therapeutics Inc., and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Traxion Therapeutics, Inc.
Leading up to her entrepreneurial career Kerrie worked in both public and private biotechnology companies in business development and operations roles leveraging her experience in product management and regulatory affairs obtained working for major pharmaceutical companies. Kerrie holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Victorian College of Pharmacy, an MBA from the University of Melbourne and an M.S. in Biopharmaceuticals from the University of New South Wales.
 

LOIC LHUILLIER

COO, Exonate
LOIC LHUILLIER

Loic joined Exonate as Programme Director in 2016 and became Chief Operating Officer in 2019. He has an MSc in Neuroscience from Pierre and Marie Curie University, and a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Houston. Loic held postdoctoral roles at INSERM (Paris) and Novartis (Basel), before becoming team leader at Lectus Therapeutics (Cambridge). He has spent the last 10 years leading preclinical and clinical projects as a consultant, translational research portfolio manager for the Biomedical Research Centre at King’s College London, and programme manager at Innovate UK.

Mark Singh

Non-Clinical Manager, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult
Mark  Singh

Prabhu Velusami

Senior Director, Johnson & johnson
Prabhu Velusami

Prabhu Velusami is a Senior Director of Early Innovation Partnering for Datascience and Retina at Johnson & Johnson Innovation. He leads the identification and sourcing of early stage transformative innovation, and the subsequent shaping and execution of transaction opportunities across Johnson & Johnson’s datascience and ophthalmology businesses in EMEA.

He was previously a practicing ophthalmologist and was an Associate Director at the Boston Consulting Group in the lifesciences practice.
 

Richard Reschen

Director, Business Development & Licencing, MSD
Richard Reschen

Richard is Director, Business Development & Licensing in the global BD&L group of MSD (known as Merck & Co in the US and Canada). Within the team Richard is the Neuroscience and Ophthalmology Search & Evaluation lead for Europe/Middle East. During his 3.5 years at MSD Richard has co-led transactions with Curve Therapeutics and Proxygen. Prior to MSD, Richard spent 8 years at Oxford University Innovation in a series of roles, most recently as Principal Licensing & Ventures Manager. Richard has a business focused Master’s and PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Cambridge.

Ruth Lloyd-Williams

Benefit Risk Evaluation Assessor, Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Ruth Lloyd-Williams

Viral Kansara

Vice President of Preclinical Development, Clearside Biomedical
Viral Kansara

Wen Lee

CEO, Action Against AMD
Wen Lee

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

David Tanzer, Chief Medical Officer, OcuTerra Therapeutics

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9:10

Lessons in regulatory guidance for ophthalmic medical devices

Ruth Lloyd-Williams

Ruth Lloyd-Williams, Benefit Risk Evaluation Assessor, Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

  • Risk management and ISO 14971
  • A look at some important international standards for ophthalmic products
  • Guidance on best practices for clinical investigation applications
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    9:50

    Omlonti: the novel EP2-receptor agonist for glaucoma / OHT treatment

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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    PANEL DISCUSSION: Reviewing the evolving landscape of ophthalmic drugs R&D

  • An industry outlook into recent industry advances in ophthalmic drugs
  • Potential for novel partnerships or business models to advance R&D in ophthalmics
  • Thoughts on next generation approaches to improve ophthalmic drug discovery and development
  • Richard Reschen, Director, Business Development & Licencing, MSD

    Kerrie Brady, CEO, OcuTerra Therapeutics

    Prabhu Velusami, Senior Director, Johnson & johnson

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    11:40

    Overview of regulatory landscape for ophthalmic drug developments

  • Overview of current regulatory framework relating to ophthalmic medicines.
  • Updates on recent ophthalmic drug approvals and latest guidances. 
  • Introduction to devices and combination approaches for novel ocular therapeutics. 

     

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    12:00

    Networking Lunch

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    Recent Developments in Suprachoroidal Microneedle-based Drug and Gene Delivery

    Viral Kansara

    Viral Kansara, Vice President of Preclinical Development, Clearside Biomedical

  • Suprachoroidal injection as a promising route of delivery for chorioretinal diseases
  • SCS Microinjector platform: Safety, Durability and Compartmentalized delivery
  • Preclinical and clinical proof of concept for SCS gene therapy and small molecule suspensions
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    13:40

    New Technologies in Diabetic Retinopathy Management

    David Tanzer, Chief Medical Officer, OcuTerra Therapeutics

  • Redefining Diabetic Retinopathy – from standard 7-field color fundus photos to non-invasive 3D assessment of peripheral vasculature
  • Screening and Diagnostics – earlier detection means improved treatment options; structure vs. function
  • Treatment – from old gold standard IVT to non-invasive options, allowing for acceptable earlier intervention
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    14:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    14:50

    Regulatory approval is not the last hurdle

    Bernhard Maag

    Bernhard Maag, Head of Business Development, Vista Group (Switzerland), Veonet

  • Enhancing trial design through defined trial end point
  • A review of biomarkers as an eff ective drug target in clinical trials
  • Improving patient centricity via increased visual fi eld trial end points
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    15:30

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    David Tanzer, Chief Medical Officer, OcuTerra Therapeutics

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    9:10

    Gene Therapy Considerations for Dry AMD

    Prabhu Velusami, Senior Director, Johnson & johnson

  • Overview  of pathogenesis of dry AMD
  • Therapeutic approaches being investigated for dry AMD
  • Gene therapies for GA - some considerations
     
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    9:50

    Non-Viral Gene Therapy Method for the sustained production of therapeutic proteins

    Francine Behar-Cohen

    Francine Behar-Cohen, Chief Innovation Officer, Eyevensys

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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    Transforming the treatment landscape for AMD and DMO with novel technologies

    LOIC LHUILLIER, COO, Exonate

  • Exploring modulation of alternative splicing as a new treatment modality
  • Expanding on VEGF as a therapeutic target through VEGF isoforms
  • Lessons learned from preclinical discovery and shaping the clinical development strategy
  • Overview of the in-patient Phase I trial
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    11:40

    A first-in-human trial of rod-derived cone viability factor (RdCVF) gene therapy in subjects with rod-cone dystrophy, a gene independent approach

    Daniel Chung, Chief Medical Officer, Sparing Vision

  • Expanding on the clinical development of novel gene therapies including SPVN06
  • The benefi ts of designing gene therapies to act independently of the causative gene mutation
  • An introduction to new clinical trials and future workings
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:20

    Non-clinical safety strategies for AAV-delivered gene therapies

    Mark  Singh

    Mark Singh, Non-Clinical Manager, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult

  • A brief introduction to ATMPs, and of the use of the risk-based approach.
  • Discussion of the various non-clinical considerations of a fictional AAV gene therapy.
  • Discussion of the various biological aspects to be considered when developing a non-clinical strategy for AAV gene therapies.
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    14:00

    Applications of AI for Ocular Drug Discovey

  • The search for eff ective non-steroidal anti-infl amatory agents for non-infectious inflammation
  • JAK inhibition as an ocular anti-infl ammatory mechanism
  • Pre-clinical results of selective JAK inhibitors in animal models of ocular inflammation
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    14:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:10

    Enhancing understanding of ophthalmic disease progression through key imaging techniques

    Wen Lee

    Wen Lee, CEO, Action Against AMD

  • An introduction to retinal imaging and optic nerve disorders
  • Understanding non-human primates as an efficient model for imaging technologies
  • A review of recent advances in imaging technologies and next steps in overcoming key challenges
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    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two


    Chief Medical Officer
    ProQR Therapeutics
    Head of Business Development
    Vista Group (Switzerland), Veonet
    Chief Medical Officer
    Sparing Vision
    Chief Medical Officer
    OcuTerra Therapeutics
    CEO
    OcuTerra Therapeutics
    COO
    Exonate
    Non-Clinical Manager
    Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult
    Senior Director
    Johnson & johnson
    Director, Business Development & Licencing
    MSD
    Benefit Risk Evaluation Assessor
    Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
    Vice President of Preclinical Development
    Clearside Biomedical
    CEO
    Action Against AMD

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