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Superbugs & Superdrugs - A Focus on Antibacterials
5 March - 6 March 2014
Superbugs & Superdrugs - A Focus on Antibacterials

The growing threat of bacterial resistance has been underscored by governments, medical personnel and academia alike. These threats have been compared to that of terrorism by the Chief Medical Officer of the UK. Following from last year's very successful event, SAE Media Group is proud to present its 16th Annual Conference on Superbugs and Superdrugs.

This event is a well established one and is very famous in its niche market. This year’s focus will be on how to address this ever increasing bacterial resistance. The conference will also address the main challenges that pharmaceutical companies are currently facing in terms of funding and low unit price of antibiotics and will look at how these companies can go into partnerships and have access to funds and wider expertise

This exciting event will bring together industry leaders from big pharma companies, biotech companies, regulatory agencies and academia to discuss the latest development in the antibacterial market. This unique conference will present attendees with a complete view into the latest research in combating multi-drug resistance.

Key areas to be discussed in this year’s conference are:

• Research and development in neglected diseases
• Horizons for antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
• Controlling the use of new antibiotics
• Public/private partnerships and how you can benefit from it
• The latest treatment for Hepatitis C
• Antibody based strategies
• Nanoparticles approach to treat Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative pathogens
• Regulatory aspects of for new antimicrobials
• Alternative models for tackling antimicrobial resistance

The conference will be made up of a number of presentations and case studies from key opinion leaders and updates on their latest research projects and real life success stories for all attendees to learn from.

March 2013 testimonials include:

"Very well organised conference" - GSK
"Good level of quality" - Janssen
"Very good and engaging speakers" - Merck
"Good topics, mix of basic research and clinical development and perspectives" - J&J

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Chris Hoyle

Chris Hoyle

Economist, Office for Health Economics
Chris Longshaw

Chris Longshaw

Associate Director, Microbiology, Astellas Pharma Europe
James Anderson

James Anderson

European Partnerships Director, GSK
Joseph Larsen

Joseph Larsen

Chief Broad Spectrum Antimicrobials BSA Program, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
Malcolm Page

Malcolm Page

Head of Biology, Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd
Michael Mourez

Michael Mourez

Therapeutic Area Leader, Sanofi-Aventis
Pierre  Raboisson

Pierre Raboisson

Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development
Ralph Minter

Ralph Minter

Head of Research, Technology, MedImmune
Richard Bax

Richard Bax

Senior Partner, TranScrip Partners

Anthony Coates

Professor of Medical Microbiology, St George's Hospital Medical School
Anthony Coates

Chris Hoyle

Economist, Office for Health Economics
Chris Hoyle

Chris Longshaw

Associate Director, Microbiology, Astellas Pharma Europe
Chris Longshaw

Daniel Obrecht

CSO and Co-Founder, Polyphor Ltd
Daniel Obrecht

James Anderson

European Partnerships Director, GSK
James Anderson

Joseph Larsen

Chief Broad Spectrum Antimicrobials BSA Program, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
Joseph Larsen

Klaus Brandenburg

CSO and Senior Scientist, Brandenburg Antiinfektiva GmbH and Forschungszentrum Borstel
Klaus Brandenburg

Line Matthiessen

Head of Infectious Diseases and Public Health Unit, European Commision
Line Matthiessen

Malcolm Page

Head of Biology, Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd
Malcolm Page

Michael McArthur

Chief Scientific Officer, Procarta Biosystems Ltd.
Michael McArthur

Michael Mourez

Therapeutic Area Leader, Sanofi-Aventis
Michael Mourez

Pierre Raboisson

Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development
Pierre  Raboisson

Ralph Minter

Head of Research, Technology, MedImmune
Ralph Minter

Richard Bax

Senior Partner, TranScrip Partners
Richard Bax

Richard Vickers

Associate Director, R&D, Summit
Richard Vickers

William Weiss

Director of Pre-Clinical Services, University of North Texas Health Science Center
William Weiss

If you are interested in speaking at this conference, please get in touch with the producer at rimrit@smi-online.co.uk

If you are interested in sponsoring this conference, please get in touch with our sponsorship team at sponsorshipdept@smi-online.co.uk

 

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Treatment strategies to prevent emergent resistance

  • Combination Therapy
  • Rotation and diversity
  • Dosage
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    9:50

    Antimicrobial stewardship

  • Start Smart then focus
  • Compliance
  • Phone Apps
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    10:30

    Coffee Break

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    11:00

    Rapid Diagnostics

  • Point of care testing
  • Quality control
  • Compliance
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    11:40

    Screening

  • Actions following screening
  • Logistics
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    12:00

    Open Discussion

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    13:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    14:00

    Introduction to licensing

  • overview of the licensing process
  • who should be included in the licensing team
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    14:30

    Preparing a product dossier

  • format
  • what are tje key elements and issues
  • what big pharma says it wants
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    15:00

    Coffee Break

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    15:30

    Product evaluation and due diligence

  • 4 step process
  • key technical issues to consider
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    16:15

    Open discussion

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    17:00

    End of workshop

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Richard Bax

    Richard Bax, Senior Partner, TranScrip Partners

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    9:10

    Superdrugs for Superbugs

    Richard Bax

    Richard Bax, Senior Partner, TranScrip Partners

  • What will it take to ensure the appropriate supply of new antibiotics for the treatment of infections caused by MDR pathogens?
  • Big pharma, small pharma and other stakeholders
  • What needs to happen now and later?
  • When do we need these treatments?
  • Has time run out?
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    9:50

    Economic incentives for new antibiotics

    Chris Hoyle

    Chris Hoyle, Economist, Office for Health Economics

  • Impact of incentives on commercial viability of new antibiotics
  • Public-Private Partnerships, regulatory and off-setting the cost of uncertainty
  • Commercial models for new antibiotics
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    A new class of Gram negative antibiotics

    Daniel Obrecht

    Daniel Obrecht, CSO and Co-Founder, Polyphor Ltd

  • Derived from Polyphor's proprietary Protein Epitope Mimetics (PEM) Technology
  • Novel mode of action also active against MDR strains
  • Lead compound POL7080 in Phase II specifically targeting Pseudomonas infections
  • Antibiotic discovery program with activity against ESKAPE pathogens
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    11:40

    Research and development in neglected diseases

    William Weiss

    William Weiss, Director of Pre-Clinical Services, University of North Texas Health Science Center

  • Overview and clinical relevance
  • Current therpies and issues
  • why pursue reserch or neglected diseases
  • New research efforts and tretment options
  • Can GAIN, IMI and/or BARDA incentivize efforts?
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    12:20

    Novel antiseptic polypeptide (Aspidasept®) targeting susceptible and resistant bacteria and their pathogenicity factors

    Klaus Brandenburg

    Klaus Brandenburg, CSO and Senior Scientist, Brandenburg Antiinfektiva GmbH and Forschungszentrum Borstel

  • Aspidasept
  • Sepsis
  • Endotoxin
  • MRSA
  • Lipoprotein
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    13:00

    Networking Lunch

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    14:10

    Horizons for AMR

  • State of play of implementation of the EU Action Plan on AMR
  • Horizon 2020 and AMR
  • Line Matthiessen

    Line Matthiessen, Head of Infectious Diseases and Public Health Unit, European Commision

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    14:50

    Public/private partnerships and how you can benefit from it

    James Anderson

    James Anderson, European Partnerships Director, GSK

  • Stimulating new antibiotic research through public/private partnerships
  • Improving current and future clinical trials through ppp projects
  • Sharing expertise between public and private partners
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    15:30

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    Working with BARDA

    Joseph Larsen

    Joseph Larsen, Chief Broad Spectrum Antimicrobials BSA Program, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

  • Overview of BARDA
  • The strategic way of solving critical health issues
  • Current research projects with BARDA
  • BARDA's support in new broad spectrum antibiotic research
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    16:40

    Panel discussion: Considering different sources of funding antibiotic R&D

    Richard Bax

    Richard Bax, Senior Partner, TranScrip Partners

    Joseph Larsen

    Joseph Larsen, Chief Broad Spectrum Antimicrobials BSA Program, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

    James Anderson

    James Anderson, European Partnerships Director, GSK

    Line Matthiessen

    Line Matthiessen, Head of Infectious Diseases and Public Health Unit, European Commision

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    17:40

    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

    Richard Bax

    Richard Bax, Senior Partner, TranScrip Partners

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    9:10

    The latest treatment for Hepatitis C: challenges and opportunities

    Pierre  Raboisson

    Pierre Raboisson, Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development

  • An estimated 3% of the world's population, more than 170 million people, are infected by the hepatitis C Virus (HCV). Most infections become chronic, which is a condition that is incurable in many patients, leading to chrrhosis, end-stage liver disease and hepato cellular carcinoma.
  • Protease inhibitor (boceprevir, telaprevir and simeprevir) based triple therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin marked the beginning of a new era in HCV therapy for genotype 1 patients.
  • New direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are being developed and will reach the market in the coming months and years, making the treatment of HCV a rapidly evolving field.
  • New interferon-free combination treatment regimens are expected to emerge soon. These novel options to treat HCV infection with DAAs in IFN-free regimens will be discussed.
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    9:50

    Preclinical development of novel and potent nanoparticulate oligonucleotide antibacterials to treat Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens

    Michael McArthur

    Michael McArthur, Chief Scientific Officer, Procarta Biosystems Ltd.

  • Novel nanoparticles that deliver to both Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens
  • Oligonucleotide therapeutics inhibit transcription factors to block expression of essential bacterial genes
  • High potency in vitro and in vivo against restraint strains
  • Therapies can be designed rapidly, on the basis of sequence, to counter emerging strains
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    Clostridium difficile infections: Challenges and opportunities

    Richard Vickers

    Richard Vickers, Associate Director, R&D, Summit

  • Update on epidemiology
  • Current approaches and challenges to treatment
  • Clinical development pipeline
  • Alternative therapeutic approaches
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    11:40

    Case Study: The activity of BAL30072 against multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacilli

  • Mechanism of B-lactam resistance in Gram negative bacteria
  • Engineering B-lactamase stability into novel compounds
  • Accelerating influx and avoiding efflux
  • Defining appropriate susceptibility test conditions
  • Malcolm Page

    Malcolm Page, Head of Biology, Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd

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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    What can we do beyond antibiotics to fight Staphylococci infections?

    Michael Mourez

    Michael Mourez, Therapeutic Area Leader, Sanofi-Aventis

  • The Infectious Diseases in Sanofi will be presented, showing a broad spectrum of therapeutic and propylatic approaches at various phases of the R&D pipeline.
  • The burden of Straphylococci in severe infections will be shortly presented, emphasizing the need to prevent those infections, mitigate the deleterious effects of virulence factors during acute infections, potentiate existing antibiotics in persistent infections
  • A human mAb targeting a conserved exopolysaccharide of Staphylococci will be presented, with the preclinical and clinical data obtained to far in an effort to prevent severe infections in Intensive Care Units.
  • Additional preclinical approaches targeting Staphylococci will be presented
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    A Novel Bispecific Antibody for Treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections

    Ralph Minter

    Ralph Minter, Head of Research, Technology, MedImmune

  • Chalenges of a good target choice in drug discovery
  • Phenotypic screening to identify a novel Pseudomonas taget Psl
  • combination with PcrV antibody to create a potent bispecific
  • Characterisation of the bispecific antibody in preclinical disease models
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    14:50

    Afternoon Tea

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    Fungi: the unknown superbug

    Chris Longshaw

    Chris Longshaw, Associate Director, Microbiology, Astellas Pharma Europe

  • The threat of antifungal drug resistance
  • opening new doors to diagnosis
  • Preventing fungal infections and treatment
  • Challenges for the future
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    16:00

    Going forward: alternative models for tackling antimicrobial resistance

    Anthony Coates

    Anthony Coates, Professor of Medical Microbiology, St George's Hospital Medical School

  • European antibiotic recovery plan
  • Limited population antimicrobial drug pathway
  • Focus grants on antibiotic discovery and development
  • Global solutions
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    16:40

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two


    Director of Pre-Clinical Services
    University of North Texas Health Science Center
    CSO and Co-Founder
    Polyphor Ltd
    Economist
    Office for Health Economics
    CSO and Senior Scientist
    Brandenburg Antiinfektiva GmbH and Forschungszentrum Borstel
    Head of Biology
    Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd
    Head of Medicinal Chemistry
    Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development
    European Partnerships Director
    GSK
    Head of Infectious Diseases and Public Health Unit
    European Commision
    Chief Scientific Officer
    Procarta Biosystems Ltd.
    Head of Research, Technology
    MedImmune
    Associate Director, R&D
    Summit
    Therapeutic Area Leader
    Sanofi-Aventis
    Associate Director, Microbiology
    Astellas Pharma Europe
    Chief Broad Spectrum Antimicrobials BSA Program
    Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
    Senior Partner
    TranScrip Partners
    Professor of Medical Microbiology
    St George's Hospital Medical School

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