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Generics, Supergenerics & Patent Strategies
14 May - 15 May 2007
Generics, Supergenerics & Patent Strategies
In 2006 the Generics Industry has grown by 13%, and with $80 Billion worth of branded drugs coming off patent in the next 3 years, generics companies are expected to gain massive market share in the pharmaceutical arena.
Yet as competition intensifies, adapting to the changing pace has become vital;
  • Identifying opportunities in multiple markets,
  • Diversifying product portfolio,
  • Incorporating regulatory changes and overcoming legal hurdles,
SAE Media Group's 10th Annual Generics, Supergenerics & Patent Strategies Conference brings together Vice Presidents, Directors and Heads of the world's leading generics companies to discuss key critical issues:
   
Q: What core R&D strategies are implemented by the world's largest generics company?
STREAMLINING RESEARCH AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - Maintaining leadership in the Generic industry
Amir Elstein, Vice President, Global Resources, Teva
    
Q: How to diversify business strategies towards patentable drugs?
DIRECTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS PATENTABLE PRODUCTS - Broadening activity beyond the generics market
Dr Uday Saxena, Chief Scientific Officer, Dr Reddy Laboratories
    
Q: What are the business prospects in Bio-Generics?
HARNESSING BIO-GENERIC OPPORTUNITIES TO PERPETUATE GROWTH - Prospects for Biogenerics
Dr Salah Ahmed, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Barr Laboratories
     
Q: How to gear towards competition in the emerging Asian markets?
THE CHALLENGE FROM INDIA - Pathways into a booming market
Dr Brian Tempest, Chief Mentor & Executive Vice President, Ranbaxy
      
Q: Will regulatory changes affect the profitability of authorized generics?
APPROVED GENERICS IN LIGHT OF REGULATORY CHANGES - An insight to the shifts in incentives in authorized generics
Heather Bresch, Senior Vice President, Strategic Corporate Development, Mylan Laboratories
     
This is an exceptional occasion to engage with the industry's decision-making experts:
  • William F. Haddad, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Biogenerics Inc.
  • Stefan Sveinsson, Executive Vice President, Research & Development, Actavis
  • Dr Aleksandar Danilovski, Senior Director, Vertical Integration, Global Research & Development, PLIVA
  • Stuart A. Williams, Chief Legal Officer, Mylan Laboratories
  • Warwick SAE Media Groupth, Director, British Generics Manufacturers Association (BMGA)
  • Neil Greenblum, Senior Managing Partner, Greenblum & Bernstein PLC
  • H. Keeto Sabharwal, Partner, Blank Rome LLP

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Welcome and introductions

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9:10

Litigating a Paragraph IV ANDA Patent Case Involving a Method of Use Patent - Phase I

  • Overview regarding method of use patents and active inducement
  • Pre-filing considerations and investigations: invalidity and non-infringement issues
  • Opinion of counsel: critical elements that any opinion of counsel must address
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    10:00

    Litigating a Paragraph IV ANDA Patent Case Involving a Method of Use Patent - Phase II

  • How to rebut allegations of intentional infringement
  • How to rebut allegations of direct infringement
  • Case Study 1: analysis of method-of-use patent victory
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    10:50

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    Litigation and Settlement

  • Case study 2: analysis of method-of-use patent loss
  • Critical issues to consider during settlement of patent litigation
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    12:00

    Discussion and Questions

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    13:00

    Close of Executive Briefing

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    13:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    14:00

    Welcome and Introductions

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    14:10

    The Healthcare Environment

  • Cost containment initiatives
  • Political initiatives
  • Industry lobby responses
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    15:00

    Pharmaceutical Budgets

  • Realistic growth targets?
  • Generics sector growth
  • Brand sector growth
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    15:50

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:20

    Political Options

  • Co-payment
  • Two tier healthcare
  • Employer plans
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    17:00

    Discussion and Questions

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    17:30

    Close of the Workshop

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    William Haddad

    William Haddad, Chariman and Chief Executive Officer, Biogenerics

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    9:10

    MAINTAINING LEADERSHIP IN THE GENERIC INDUSTRY

    Amir Elstein

    Amir Elstein, Executive Vice President, Global Resources , TEVA

  • Facing patent expiry, hurdles and strategies
  • Facing Diversified competition and multinational generics
  • Expanding the technology scope and opportunities and prospects in Biogenerics
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    9:50

    HARNESSING BIO-GENERIC OPPORTUNITIES TO PERPETUATE GROWTH

  • Product development issues: characterization, bio-similarity, immunogenicity and stability
  • New challenges in the technological and regulatory fronts
  • Addressing business issues: market acceptability, competition and uncertainty
  • New collaborative paradigms for the generic industry: acquisition, licensing and joint-ventures
  • Salah Ahmed

    Salah Ahmed, Senior Vice President, Research & Development , Barr Laboratories

    Domagoj  Runac

    Domagoj Runac, Senior Director, Biologics Research and Development, PLIVA R&D

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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN A GROWING GENERICS ENVIRONMENT

    Stefan Sveinsson

    Stefan Sveinsson, Executive Vice President, Research & Development, Actavis

  • Product selection and target outline
  • Increasing efficiency in generic drug development
  • Reshaping the business strategies through mergers and acquisitions
  • Product launching strategies
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    11:40

    NOVEL APPROACH TO PRESERVING LONGEVITY OF NEW AND CURRENT BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS

    Nora Kaarela

    Nora Kaarela, Chief Executive Officer, IPSAT Therapies

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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    LICENSING AS A GROWTH MECHANISM

    Paul Ranson

    Paul Ranson, Partner, Intellectual Property, Stringer Saul

  • Regulation and IP framework
  • Financial structures
  • Warranties and liabilities
  • Resolving friction points: liabilities and disputes
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    14:30

    OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FROM INDIA

    Brian Tempest

    Brian Tempest, Chief Mentor and Executive Vice President, Ranbaxy Laboratories

  • The emergence of Asia : projected growth and intensifying competition
  • The advantages of the Indian generics market
  • Utilizing India as a global strategic asset
  • Examining the possible downsides to the India scenario
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    15:10

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    THE WAXMAN-SCHUMER-CLINTON ACCESS TO LIFE SAVING MEDICINE ACT AND RELATED LEGISLATION

    William Haddad

    William Haddad, Chariman and Chief Executive Officer, Biogenerics

  • Emerging differences with Drug Price Competition Act and section 505 (b)
  • Comparison to the EU developing regulation
  • How is “therapeutic interchange ability” achieved?
  • Shifting the balance from structured political decision-making to reviewing the scientific information
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    16:20

    HANDLING INFRINGEMENT DISPUTES IN THE US

    Stuart Williams

    Stuart Williams, Chief Legal Officer , Mylan Laboratories

  • Modelling the cost of litigation, and structuring the financial benefits of the deal
  • Demonstrating patent invalidness: lessons learned
  • Negotiating the terms of the settlement
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    KEEPING GENERIC COMPETITION AT BAY

    Duncan Curley

    Duncan Curley, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery

  • Overview of the legal framework for SPCs in Europe
  • Gliadel case study: SPCs for new formulations of known drugs
  • Reviewing case-in-point litigation
  • Future prospects
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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

    Duncan Curley

    Duncan Curley, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery

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    9:10

    APPROVED GENERICS IN LIGHT OF REGULATORY CHANGES

    Heather Bresch

    Heather Bresch, Senior Vice President, Strategic Corporate Development, Mylan Laboratories

  • The Preserve Access to Affordable Generics act
  • The 2007 amendments to the US Medicade rebate rules
  • The implications on authorized Generics, and the ambiguity that arises
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    9:50

    THE ACHILLES HEEL OF THE NAME BRANDS

    Neil Greenblum

    Neil Greenblum, Senior Managing Partner , Greenblum & Berstein PLC

  • Improper Orange Book Listing and Baseless Litigation
  • Name Brands’ Abuse of Discovery and Litigation Delay
  • Awards of Attorneys’ Fees
  • Alternative Attorney Fee Arrangements
  • The Role of Class Action Suits: Authorized Generics and Collusive Agreements
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    FORMING A SUPERGENERIC: PROSPECTS IN SPECIALITY AND INNOVATIVE PHARMA

    Brian Lovatt

    Brian Lovatt, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Vision Healthcare Research

  • Reformulation and drug delivery strategies
  • Driving the business strategy through mergers & acquisitions
  • R&D shifts towards NCEs
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    CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS OF ACCESSING DRUG SUBSTANCE FOR GENERIC COMPANIES

    Aleksandar Danilovski

    Aleksandar Danilovski, Senior Director, Vertical Integration, Global Research & Development, PLIVA Research Institute

  • Key success factors for Generic companies: where do Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients fit?
  • Effective access to the drug substance for generic companies
  • Differentiated approach to access the drug substance: achieving a better balance
  • Supply and value chain
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    Networking Lunch

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    CONSOLIDATING FORCES IN THE GENERICS MARKET

    Charles R Wolfe Jr

    Charles R Wolfe Jr, Partner & Chair, IP, Blank Rome L L P

  • Evaluation the costs and rewards in a prospective venture
  • Legal issues to consider when constructing a deal
  • Executing mergers and acquisitions – the legal perspective
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    KEY STRATEGIES FOR SAFE LAUNCH OF GENERIC PHARMACEUTICALS IN EUROPE

  • Interim measures available in Europe for patentees to prevent launch: comparing the UK, Germany, France and other European markets
  • Interim injunctions - recent authorities and how interim injunctions can be avoided
  • Cross-undertakings as to damages - can it ever compensate for being kept off the market?
  • Simon Cohen

    Simon Cohen, Partner, Taylor Wessing

    Nigel Stoate

    Nigel Stoate, Partner, Taylor Wessing

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    15:10

    Afternoon Tea

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    PERFORMING BIOEQUIVALENCE STUDIES USING INNOVATIVE OR HISTORICALLY COMMON APPROACHES

  • Conducting a pilot study: timing and methods
  • Choosing the correct sample size
  • Reformulation based on results analysis
  • When to perform additional data analysis and how
  • Dr Murray  Ducharme

    Dr Murray Ducharme, Vice President, , Allied Research International

    Dr Murray Ducharme

    Dr Murray Ducharme, Vice President,Scientific Affairs, Allied Research International

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    TAKING THE GUESS WORK OUT OF GENERIC PRICING

    Charles Joynson

    Charles Joynson, Chief Executive Officer, Wavedata

  • Traditional methods of forecasting and pricing
  • Long term patterns in generic pricing
  • Developing models to predict generic prices
  • Applying models to other markets
  • How reimbursement influences generic prices
  • Is there a link between reimbursement, bounces and seasonality? 
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    PRICE EROSION DUE TO DRUG REIMBURSEMENT

    Warwick Smith

    Warwick Smith, Director, British Generic Manufacturers' Association

  • Balancing high penetration rates with reductions in margins of profit
  • Lessons learned from the implementation of the new reimbursement system
  • Regulating the competition between patent-expired drugs and their generic equivalents
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    17:40

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    Successfully Litigating Method of Use Patents

    Successfully Litigating Method of Use Patents

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