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Technical Program

All times are in Pacific Standard Time. Program is subject to change. Last updated 2/25/2021.



Day 1: March 8, 2020
Start Time End Time  
8:00 AM 8:10 AM Welcome Remarks: Cleo/Greg
8:10 AM 8:50 AM Keynote: Development of REGN-COV2, an anti-spike antibody cocktail for treatment and prevention of COVID-19

Alina Baum, Regeneron
8:50 AM 9:00 AM Break
Session 1: Speed to Clinic (and launch)
9:00 AM 9:05 AM Session Intro & Brian Kelley
9:05 AM 9:25 AM Delivering Therapeutic Mabs for COVID-19: What Can be Done in Just One Year?

Brian Kelley, VIR Biotechnology
9:25 AM 9:45 AM Bryan Harmon, Eli Lilly and Company
9:45 AM 10:05 AM Enabling Development of a COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Cocktail on Pandemic Timelines with Platform Technologies from Ebola

Shawn Lawrence, Regeneron
10:05 AM 10:10 AM Break
10:10 AM 10:30 AM Breaking Records in CMC Timelines for Development and Manufacturing of anti COVID-19 Neutralizing mAbs

Weichang Zhou, WuXi Biologics
10:30 AM 10:50 AM Bioshield - a Parallel Drug Development Platform Approach, Reduces Time to IND for Antibody Therapeutics to <4 Months

Nandu Budigi, Tychan Pte Ltd
10:50 AM 11:30 AM Q&A Panel Discussion
11:30 AM 12:00 PM Break out
12:00 PM 12:10 PM Break
12:10 PM 12:50 PM Poster Session 
     
Day 2: March 9, 2020
Start Time End Time  
8:00 AM 8:10 AM Welcome Remarks - Conference Chairs
8:10 AM 8:50 AM Keynote: Accelerating the Pace of Vaccine Development During a Pandemic – and After

Peter Marks, FDA
8:50 AM 9:00 AM Break
Session 2: Speed to Launch
9:00 AM 9:25 AM Enabling Speed to Launch: Our Aspiration for Patients and Staff

Tongtong Wang, Genentech
9:25 AM 9:50 AM CMC Speed Under Pressure - Merck's COVID-19 Live Virus Vaccine Pandemic Response

Natalie Christian, Merck
9:50 AM 9:55 AM Break
9:55 AM 10:20 AM Speed-to-launch enabled through agile operational readiness in manufacturing plants

Paul Lewus, Amgen
10:20 AM 10:45 AM Leveraging Technology Investments to Enable Speed to Launch

Ranga Godavarti, Pfizer
10:45 AM 11:15 AM Panel Discussion  
11:15 AM 12:00 PM Break out 
12:00 AM 12:10 PM Break
12:10 PM 12:50 PM Poster Session
     
Day 3: March 10, 2020
Start Time End Time  
8:00 AM 8:10 AM Welcome Remarks - Conference Chairs
8:10 AM 8:50 AM Keynote: Julie Gerberding, Merck
8:50 AM 9:00 AM Break
Session 3: Supply Chain & Logistics
9:00 AM 9:25 AM Maintaining Reliable Supply of Trulicity©, a High Volume Key Growth Product, during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jessica Phillips, Eli Lilly and Company
9:25 AM 9:50 AM The Impact of COVID-19 Therapeutic Manufacturing on Global Biomanufacturing Capacity

Doug Miller, BDO
9:50 AM 9:55 AM Break
9:55 AM 10:20 AM The Unique Supply Chain Challenges of Delivering CAR T Cell Therapies

Stephen Hardt, Allogene
10:20 AM 10:45 AM Delivering Hope (The COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Supply Chain Journey)

Michael Ku, Pfizer
10:45 AM 11:15 AM Panel Discussion  
11:15 AM 11:45 PM Break out
11:45 AM 12:05 PM Closing Remarks - Conference Chairs