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Pre-Filled Syringes 2021
13 January - 14 January 2021

Post event on demand access to recorded presentations will be available to all attendees 5 working days from the end date of the event.

Pre-Filled Syringes 2021

SAE Media Group is proud to present the 13th Annual Pre-Filled Syringes Virtual Conference on 13th and 14th January 2021.

The pre-filled syringes industry is growing at an exponential rate. With increasing demand for self-administration, a rise in biologics, large-volume delivery and the delayed EU MDR at the forefront of the field, SAE Media Group’s 13th annual event will bring you the key insights you need to grow and enhance your pre-filled syringes portfolio and discover what the future holds for the PFS and combination products industry.

Topics of discussion will include the latest updates on the EU MDR and Article 117, advances in novel drug products and biologics, parenteral packaging for pre-filled syringes, innovations in device design and platforms for combination products, lifecycle management and much more…

 

The two-day agenda offers you peer-to-peer networking with Global Product Managers, Senior PFS Engineers, Device Testing Managers, Heads of Late-Stage PFS Development and many more.

As Europe’s first Pre-Filled Syringes Virtual Conference of 2021, this event is not to be missed. We look forward to welcoming you to the conference in January.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Abha Raveau-Violette

Abha Raveau-Violette

Device Manager, AstraZeneca
Alphons Fakler

Alphons Fakler

Head Technical Development - Connected Health Product Development, Novartis Pharma AG
Benjamin Werner

Benjamin Werner

Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Bjorg K Hunter

Bjorg K Hunter

Department Manager, RA CMC & Device; RA NextGen Drug-Device, Novo Nordisk Pharma
Carolina Sunjic

Carolina Sunjic

Product Manager COP, Zeon Europe GmbH
Christa Jansen-Otten

Christa Jansen-Otten

Director, Product Management, Prefilled Systems & Delivery, West Pharmaceutical Services
Clemens Gunther

Clemens Gunther

Director Senior Expert Nonclinical Safety, Bayer AG
Daniel Latham

Daniel Latham

Head – Connected Health Product Development, Novartis
Danielle Laiacona

Danielle Laiacona

Device Development Engineer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Herve Soukiassian

Herve Soukiassian

Senior program leader - Chronic therapeutics segment, Becton Dickinson (BD)
James  Birchall

James Birchall

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Deputy Head of School, Cardiff University
Joel Richard

Joel Richard

Chief Development Officer, MedinCell
Jonathan Sutch

Jonathan Sutch

Medicinal Specialist, BSI Group
Julia Frese

Julia Frese

Director, TÜV SÜD
Rene Holm

Rene Holm

Head & Scientific Director, Janssen
Sarah Tang

Sarah Tang

Regulatory Affairs Manager, Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Severine Duband

Severine Duband

Global Category Manager, Nemera
Stefano Martini

Stefano Martini

Responsible for Special Programs, Sanofi
Tiffany McIntire

Tiffany McIntire

Senior Human Factors Engineer, Roche
Vikas Jaitely

Vikas Jaitely

Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Transitional Medicine and Devices, Merck
Whitney Winters

Whitney Winters

Senior Director, Strategic Marketing and container Systems, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

Abha Raveau-Violette

Device Manager, AstraZeneca
Abha Raveau-Violette

Abha Raveau-Violette has a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York with over 11 years of experience in design, development, and manufacturing of Combination Products and Medical Devices in Europe and the US.

She has developed complex endovascular devices, combination products and managed high impact legacy products with a wide range of application from endovascular devices to injectables. These include pre filled syringes, autoinjectors, stents and stent delivery systems.

Her personal motto is the quote from Maya Angelou, ‘People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did but people will never forget how you made them feel’ and she brings this to life by helping improve patients’ lives by solving complex device problems.
 

Alphons Fakler

Head Technical Development - Connected Health Product Development, Novartis Pharma AG
Alphons Fakler

Alphons Fakler is head of Technical Development within Connected Health Product Development at Novartis Pharma in Basel. Prior to this he was heading the Medical Device Risk Management group in Technical Research and Development for 5 years. He holds a degree as pharmacist from Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich where he graduated in 1993. He joined Novartis in 2012 coming from Schott Pharmaceutical Packaging where he served in several functions at last as Head of Product and Process Development Sterile Products. For more than 20 years, he is working in the field of developing products and devices for pharmaceutical and biotech applications.

Benjamin Werner

Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Benjamin Werner

Benjamin Werner is a pharmacist by training. He obtained his PhD at the Chair of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biotechnology at the University of Munich. Mr. Werner specialized in the area of protein analysis and formulation development as well as of novel primary packaging materials. In his current position at Boehringer Ingelheim he is responsible for the primary packaging and process development of parenteral drugs.

Bjorg K Hunter

Department Manager, RA CMC & Device; RA NextGen Drug-Device, Novo Nordisk Pharma
Bjorg K Hunter

Bjorg Hunter holds a BSc in Design and Innovation Engineering from Technical University of Denmark and an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from Aarhus University, Denmark. Bjorg started her career at GSK in 2010 and has held different roles within the Device development field primarily in the late stage parenteral area. She has held positions with increased resistibility stating as device lead for key GSK parenteral devices and progressing into leading a device management team, where she has had the accountability of project management and regulatory compliance for parenteral devices. Later Bjorg moved into a key management role in CMC regulatory where she was responsible for the global regulatory and advocacy strategy for GSK’s portfolio of devices across modalities and lifecycle. In May 2020 Bjorg took up a new position in NovoNordisk where she lead the NexGen Drug-Device RA department within RA CMC and Devices where she has RA accountability for both early and late stage drug-device combination products.

Carolina Sunjic

Product Manager COP, Zeon Europe GmbH
Carolina Sunjic

Carolina is Product Manager for Cyclo Olefin Polymers at Zeon Europe and she is responsible for business development and marketing of Zeon Corporation’s highly transparent resins ZEONEX® and ZEONOR® in Europe. After joining Zeon in 2013 as Sales Representative to strengthen the company's presence in Iberia, she will support the ambitious projects for COP business ahead in medical/pharma applications such as primary packaging in PFS & injectable drug devices. Carolina holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from IQS University in Barcelona and is currently pursuing an MBA from EAE Business School.

Christa Jansen-Otten

Director, Product Management, Prefilled Systems & Delivery, West Pharmaceutical Services
Christa Jansen-Otten

Christa Jansen-Otten is the Director of Global Product Management, Prefilled Systems and Delivery, at West Pharmaceutical Services. Christa holds a diploma in Biomedical Engineering from the University Aachen. She worked within the pharmaceutical packaging and pharmaceutical industry for more than 20 years. She gained experience as Quality Assurance Manager in one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies in the area of sterile filling and packaging; further she spent several years with the prefillable syringe manufacture market leader in the Customer Quality Assurance department. She joint West in 2005 and built her overall expertise on prefillable systems and delivery technology in the Technical Customer Service and Marketing departments. Since 2016 she is Director for global product management for the prefilled systems and delivery solutions.

Clemens Gunther

Director Senior Expert Nonclinical Safety, Bayer AG
Clemens Gunther

Dr. Clemens Günther received his diploma in biology and doctorate for natural sciences from the Free University, Berlin-Germany.
He started his professional career in 1990 at Schering AG, Berlin-Germany.
From 2007 to 2013, Dr. Clemens Günther was Director and Head of Global Preclinical Development at Intendis GmbH, branded later-on as Bayer Dermatology. In this position, he was responsible for Nonclinical Safety for the marketed product portfolio of Bayer Dermatology as well as the global preclinical development strategy including human DMPK for development and life cycle management projects.
After integration of Intendis into Bayer in 2013, he became Director Nonclinical Safety Consumer Care and later-on Senior Expert Nonclinical Safety within the Division of Bayer Pharmaceuticals.
Meanwhile Dr. Clemens Günther has gained about 30 years experience in drug development. He has been involved in nonclinical development and regulatory toxicology of small molecules, biologics, medical devices and drug device combination products in various medical indications.
 

Daniel Latham

Head – Connected Health Product Development, Novartis
Daniel Latham

Daniel Latham is the Head of Connected Health Product Development at Novartis, where he leads the organisation responsible for the development of connected health ecosystems comprising smart drug / device combinations, SaMD apps for web and mobile applications and tele-health solutions. Prior to this he was Head of Device Development and LCM for 5 years leading an organisation developing drug/device combinations for new biologic entities, biosimilars, and new chemical entities. Over the past 14 years at Novartis, he has overseen significant device and primary packaging developments and launches and has significantly supported the growth of device development and drug/device interaction within the organisation. Prior to Novartis, he worked in a variety of roles in consumer healthcare, focusing on the development of OTC medicines, transdermal patches, and medical devices. He has a Ph.D. in controlled drug delivery from Queen Mary, University of London and a bachelor’s degree and master’s degrees in Engineering from the University of Sheffield.

Danielle Laiacona

Device Development Engineer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Danielle Laiacona

Danielle Laiacona is a Device Development Engineer with Regeneron’s Combination Products New Technologies Management team, where she leads collaboration projects with medical device partner companies to identify innovative delivery solutions for Regeneron’s patients. Danielle earned her MS in Biomedical Engineering from Binghamton University with a focus on skin biomechanics

Herve Soukiassian

Senior program leader - Chronic therapeutics segment, Becton Dickinson (BD)
Herve Soukiassian

Hervé Soukiassian joined BD-Pharmaceutical Systems business 12 years ago and is currently the leader for Product Development pertaining to Prefillables Syringes for Chronic therapeutic segment. He has also contributed actively within the PDA – currently engaged in the PDA task force “Achieve Zero visible particles injecting into patients”- and is one of the co-author of the Technical report 73 “Prefilled Syringe User Requirements for Biotechnology Applications”. Prior to joining BD, Herve worked for 13 years at Hewlett Packard in various positions gaining experience and developing expertise in the field of process engineering – learning and applying key concepts of Total Quality Control, Design for Manufacturing, Just in Time, Single Minute Exchange of Die, Theory of constraint. He later joined the board of Directors of ActiCM, a start-up company associated with the “Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique (CEA)” and specialized in optical Coordinate Measurement Machines.
Herve graduated from the "Institut National des Sciences Appliquées" of Lyon as a mechanical & industrial engineer. He also holds a master’s degree in material sciences.
 

James Birchall

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Deputy Head of School, Cardiff University
James  Birchall

Professor Birchall graduated from Bath University in 1993 and completed his PhD researching drug and DNA delivery systems in 1998 (Cardiff University). Current research is focused on microneedle drug and vaccine delivery to the skin and pulmonary drug delivery. Professor Birchall has acted as Associate Editor of Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, a temporary advisor to the WHO and an expert panel member to the British Pharmacopoeia and conducted research funded by the EU, DFID, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, NIH, Wellcome Trust, EPSRC, MRC, Welsh Government, Royal Society, Innovate UK and various charities and pharmaceutical companies.

Joel Richard

Chief Development Officer, MedinCell
Joel Richard

Dr Joël Richard is currently Chief Development Officer and Executive Committee Member at MedinCell (Montpellier, France). He is leading all the development activities of the company, based on the proprietary technology BEPO® for Long-Acting Injectables. (LAIs). These activities comprise formulation and process development, device development, analytical development, process transfer and scale-up, non-clinical development, manufacturing and supply of clinical batches, regulatory affairs and clinical development operations, quality and regulatory compliance. Dr Richard has more than 30 years of experience in chemistry and (bio)pharmaceutical R&D, including several global senior leadership positions in various Biotech and Pharma companies, such as Ipsen (France), Serono (Italy), MerckSerono (Germany), Ethypharm (France). Dr Richard has focused his research activity on new formulation technologies and innovative drug delivery systems (microspheres, nanosystems, self-assembling gels), especially for injectable peptide and protein formulations. He has graduated from Ecole Normale Supérieure (Cachan, France), and got a PhD in Materials Science (Paris VI, France), and the “Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches” in Chemistry (Bordeaux I, France). He also had an entrepreneurial experience, co-funding Mainelab (France) with Pr Jean-Pierre Benoit, a drug delivery company specialized in developing solvent-free processes for protein delivery systems. He has published 70 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 8 book chapters and 2 review editorials in various fields (colloids and interfaces, drug delivery, supercritical fluids, protein formulations, sustained-release formulations…). He is the author of 140 international communications and 55 patent families. He has also been serving as an APGI Board Member for 3 years and is a Member of the Controlled Release Society (CRS).

Jonathan Sutch

Medicinal Specialist, BSI Group
Jonathan Sutch

Dr Jonathan Sutch is a medicinal specialist at the Notified Body BSI Group, working with medical devices containing medicinal substances and drug/device combinations. Jon trained as a Pharmacist at the London School of Pharmacy prior to completing a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Nottingham University. He has 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a formulation scientist and manager before moving to BSI 3 years ago.

Julia Frese

Director, TÜV SÜD
Julia Frese

By education biomedical engineer with a Master degree in business administration. Julia gained experience in development, regulatory approval of combination devices and ATMP products. She was further involved in the development of standards for ATMP products. Currently Julia Frese is heading the division of Medical and Health Services at TÜV SÜD Japan and is responsible for the development of article 117 service within the organisation. She is further co-chair of the Team NB working group for article 117.

Rene Holm

Head & Scientific Director, Janssen
Rene Holm

René Holm received his pharmaceutical training at the Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, now the school of pharmacy at University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1998 and his PhD in biopharmaceutics from the same institution in 2002. Dr. Holm joined Lundbeck in 2001 and changed to Janssen in 2016. Dr. Holm has worked within pharmaceutical development, formulations for non-clinical testing in drug discovery, physical chemistry and material science covering both small and large molecules and is now responsible for the functional unit ensuring development of all non-solid formulations for Janssens small molecule value stream.

Dr. Holm is (co-) author of more than 185 original articles in peer-reviewed journals and patents in the field of biopharmaceutics, preformulation, formulation and physical pharmacy and is a honorary professor in physical chemistry at the Department of Science and Environment, University of Roskilde, Denmark.
 

Sarah Tang

Regulatory Affairs Manager, Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Sarah Tang

Sarah currently occupies the position of Regulatory Affairs Manager in the Devices Division of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), where she provides advice and guidance on medical devices legislation in the UK. A significant amount of her work focuses on issues around borderline areas, classification queries and drug-device combination products. She also previously worked as part of the team responsible for the UK implementation of the new EU Regulations for medical devices.

Prior to joining the MHRA, Sarah worked as a veterinary surgeon, where she developed her interest in how medical devices and medicines are regulated.
 

Severine Duband

Global Category Manager, Nemera
Severine Duband

Séverine Duband is Category Manager at Nemera in charge of the parenteral franchise. She’s highly focused on developing Nemera’s range of proprietary products including Safe’n’Sound®, the passive safety device platform for prefilled syringes. Ms Duband joined Nemera in 2018. She has more than ten years’ marketing experience in fast-moving consumer goods with key competencies including strategic planning, NPD launches, project management, brand communication and team leadership in an international environment. Ms Duband has a Masters in Science in Business Marketing from EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France.

Stefano Martini

Responsible for Special Programs, Sanofi
Stefano Martini

I joined Sanofi France, on June 2016 in Medical Devices – PCD initially as Responsible of External Projects (June 2016-March 2018), then as Head of Operations of PC Early Stage and Platform Development (April 2018-June 2020) and as of today as Responsible of Special Programs.

Over the last 30+ years I have gained a huge knowledge about PC development, working from 2013 to 2016 as Responsible of the Primary Component Characterisation laboratory at Amgen LTD in Ireland and before then for 20+ years at Stevanato Group in several managerial position in both operations and development for ampoules, vials and PFS.

I hold a BSc in Pharmaceutical Technologies from TU Dublin and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
 

Tiffany McIntire

Senior Human Factors Engineer, Roche
Tiffany McIntire

Tiffany McIntire has been working as a Human Factors Engineer in the pharmaceutical industry for 6 years developing delivery systems, labeling strategies, co-packed products, and new solutions. After her studies in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, she started her career at Lilly where she worked on a range of combination products including dial-and-dose insulin injectors, autoinjectors, pre-filled syringes, digital products, and nasal glucagon. While working at Lilly, she began taking Human-Computer Interaction night courses to deepen her knowledge of digital product development. After, she jumped across the pond to Germany to join a recently established device group within Boehringer Ingelheim (BI). Her core contributions in this position were deepening the team's knowledge of HF and advocating for QMS improvements. While there she worked on an AI and a PFS program, a transfer system, and an occular injection system. After her time at BI, she briefly freelanced before joining the Roche team in Basel where she is currently working.

Vikas Jaitely

Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Transitional Medicine and Devices, Merck
Vikas Jaitely

Whitney Winters

Senior Director, Strategic Marketing and container Systems, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Whitney Winters

Whitney Winters joined West in 2007 as a pricing specialist where she worked with a variety of start-up biotech companies and large pharmaceutical customers in order to identify testing opportunities and coordinate completion of projects to meet customer needs. She has worked as an account manager, sales manager, and Senior Sales Director for emerging biologics where she led a team as they assist clinical phase biotech companies in North American and Europe with containment and delivery solutions. In her current role as Senior Director of Strategic Marketing she creates the strategy to drive promotion and adoption of high value programs, pharmaceutical device systems and custom product development. She has a passion for collaborating with customers to create new business opportunities and working internally to create innovative offerings for the life science market. She also helps to educate customers on the market trends for parenteral packaging as well as applicable guidances and FDA regulations.
Whitney received her MBA from Pennsylvania State University in 2011, and a B.A. with a specialization in chemistry from Northwestern University in 2002.

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Conference agenda

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9:00

Chairs' Opening Remarks

Bjorg K Hunter, Department Manager, RA CMC & Device; RA NextGen Drug-Device, Novo Nordisk Pharma

Alphons Fakler, Head Technical Development - Connected Health Product Development, Novartis Pharma AG

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An Industry Outlook: Latest regulatory challenges in Pre-filled syringe innovation

Bjorg K Hunter, Department Manager, RA CMC & Device; RA NextGen Drug-Device, Novo Nordisk Pharma

  • Recent developments in drug delivery platforms and drug device design
  • New regulatory opportunities in device development and how have we seen the industry evolve
  • Delay in MDR deadline – how should industry make use of their year?
  • Implementation challenges of EMA Drug-Device Quality Guideline
     
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    Device regulatory guidance during and post-pandemic

    Sarah Tang, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

  • How is COVID-19 effecting the MHRA’s approach to drug/device combination product regulatory guidance
  • MHRA post-Brexit: Will the agency be providing guidance for the EU MDR and will there be any updates or changes to current parenteral device guidelines?
  • A future outlook of regulatory approvals for drug delivery devices in a post-pandemic world
     
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    Regulatory challenges in PFS when integrating digital technologies

    Vikas Jaitely

    Vikas Jaitely , Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Transitional Medicine and Devices, Merck

  • Regulatory frameworks for pre-filled syringes
  • Integrating connected technologies
  • The current global regulatory environment
  • Challenges for a connected platform
     
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    Morning Break

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    Case Study: MDR and Article 117 lessons learnt so far

    Jonathan Sutch, Medicinal Specialist, BSI Group

  • An overview of current timelines and considerations for the 1 year delay
  • Case Study examples and key takeaways from applications so far
  • Common pitfalls in documentation and reporting 
  • Notified Body guidance on do’s and don’ts for a successful application
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    Panel Discussion: Assessing the PFS regulatory landscape

    With the evolving regulatory environment of pre-filled syringes and approaching implementation of the long-awaited EU MDR, the PFS community looks at the key considerations, challenges, and outlooks of the new guidance and how industry can prepare for the 2021 deadline.

    Topics that will be covered include:

  • Working with Notified Bodies: guidance and advice on clear reporting and documentation to minimise costs and time
  • A regulatory perspective on lifecycle management for injectable devices requires a notified body opinion
  • How has industry been implementing the draft guidance so far and what should we be doing with the extra year to prepare?
  • Bjorg K Hunter, Department Manager, RA CMC & Device; RA NextGen Drug-Device, Novo Nordisk Pharma

    Jonathan Sutch, Medicinal Specialist, BSI Group

    Julia Frese, Director, TÜV SÜD

    Vikas Jaitely

    Vikas Jaitely , Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Transitional Medicine and Devices, Merck

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    Networking Break

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    14:20

    Improving subcutaneous injection for chronic care settings – Working together to innovate for impact

  • Understand how early collaboration enables us to build the right product the first time by designing around needs first rather than existing technology and its constraints
  • Explore how the default use of ½” staked needle prefilled syringes has impeded combination product innovation and imposed unnecessary constraints on drug manufacturers
  • Examine how an 8 mm staked needle prefilled syringe addresses the industry’s unmet needs:
  • Increase injection device design space, focusing on solutions with high viscosities and volumes
  • Reduce the injection/needle-related anxiety
  • Reduce the risk of accidental intramuscular injection (important consideration for risk management planning)
  • Maintain acceptable injection force and time for high-volume and high-viscosity drugs
  • Maintain needle mechanical resistance (needle bending and buckling)
  • Simplify user injection technique
     
  • Danielle Laiacona, Device Development Engineer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    Herve Soukiassian, Senior program leader - Chronic therapeutics segment, Becton Dickinson (BD)

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    Strategic platforms for pre-filled syringes

    Stefano Martini, Responsible for Special Programs, Sanofi

  • What delivery systems and devices are suitable for platforms
  • Risk, clinical and usability testing for a successful platform
  • Challenges in platforms for novel drug products, when is a platform most beneficial for a product portfolio?
  • Leveraging platforms for optimal product success: A case study
     
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    Afternoon Break

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    Prefilled Syringe Elastomer Components – High-Quality Solutions for Sensitive Molecules

  • As the industry continues to see significant growth for drug products developed in prefilled syringe systems (PFS), there is a trend for pharmaceutical companies to evaluate more complex drug molecules, such as biologics
  • The piston dimensions are critical to the function of the entire packaging system and help provide an increased level of confidence in the PFS system performance. By applying a 100% automated control on the piston dimensions, it allows for lower variability by minimizing the part-to-part changeability with consistent and predictable product performance and reliable machinability in fill-finish operations and maintaining proper container closure integrity
  • Particles and dimensional defects in primary packaging can have significant impact on end-of-line rejects, reducing yield and patient safety. This next generation piston combines several critical quality attributes regarding tight particulate specification for visible and subvisible particulate specification and outstanding vision inspection allowing particle control on every single piston at 0.01mm²
  • Data will be shared on the key critical product requirements, such as performance studies in prefilled syringes, container closure integrity, dimensional measurement results and particulate measurements that can be used to support delivery system assessment and implementation at pharmaceutical companies
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    Christa Jansen-Otten, Director, Product Management, Prefilled Systems & Delivery, West Pharmaceutical Services

    Whitney Winters, Senior Director, Strategic Marketing and container Systems, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

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    Evaluation of different pre-filled syringes for biologicals

    Benjamin Werner, Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG

  • Essential performance requirements
  • Characterization of the siliconization
  • Particulate matters
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    Chairs' Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    Chairs' Opening Remarks

    Bjorg K Hunter, Department Manager, RA CMC & Device; RA NextGen Drug-Device, Novo Nordisk Pharma

    Alphons Fakler, Head Technical Development - Connected Health Product Development, Novartis Pharma AG

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    9:10

    Future of drug device combinations and accelerating speed to market with a patient centric approach?

    Daniel Latham, Head – Connected Health Product Development, Novartis

  • Future trends in parenteral drug delivery systems
  • User feedback and patient centric approaches
  • Connected Health
  • Implementing a strategy to achieve commercial competitiveness
  • Digitizing development and becoming agile
  • Platforming
  • Strengthening the supplier-customer relationship for a commercially successful product
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    Prefilled syringes: Managing increasing volumes

    Abha Raveau-Violette, Device Manager, AstraZeneca

  • Scaling up: Volume increase during development and post launch
  • Design controls and regulatory landscape to consider for scale up
  • Managing device design
  • Supplier relationship and agreements
  • Validation activities 
  • Scaling up: Challenges and Opportunities
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    Leveraging the patient journey to optimize device use in home care environments

    Severine Duband, Global Category Manager, Nemera

  • A changing landscape for parenteral administration
  • Understanding the patient journey to provide better outcomes
  • A new generation of passive, add-on safety devices for larger volume biologic drugs
  • How can integrated services support the development of safe, effective, and differentiated combination products
     
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    Morning Break

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    Technical overview of COP for Prefilled Syringes

    Carolina Sunjic, Product Manager COP, Zeon Europe GmbH

  • Key properties of COP
  • Case Study:
  • Protein Adsorption of Biologics – COP vs Glass
  • Immunogenicity test of the aggregates
  • Protein Adsorption with/without Polysorbate (Surfactant) – COP vs Glass
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    Panel Discussion: Optimizing lifecycle management strategy for a commercially successful device

  • Post-launch change management for delivery devices
  • Collaborations and managing the supplier-customer relationship for continuous development post launch
  • Post market safety reporting for combination products and considering the evolving regulatory landscape
  • Considering and utilizing feedback post-launch
  • Alphons Fakler, Head Technical Development - Connected Health Product Development, Novartis Pharma AG

  • Post-launch change management for delivery devices
  • Collaborations and managing the supplier-customer relationship for continuous development post launch
  • Post market safety reporting for combination products and considering the evolving regulatory landscape
  • Considering and utilizing feedback post-launch
  • Stefano Martini, Responsible for Special Programs, Sanofi

    Abha Raveau-Violette, Device Manager, AstraZeneca

    Daniel Latham, Head – Connected Health Product Development, Novartis

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    Networking Break

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    Optimising drug product formulation and the link to PFS

    Rene Holm, Head & Scientific Director, Janssen

  • Advancements of long acting injectable formulations and sustained release
  • Challenges in platform development for complex delivery technologies
  • How does the future look with respect to drug delivery technologies and PFS delivery
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    Nonclinical safety considerations for a PFS & Injectable Drug Device

    Clemens Gunther, Director Senior Expert Nonclinical Safety, Bayer AG

  • Understanding the complexity of non-clinical safety requirements
  • How to perform biocompatibility testing according to ISO-10993
  • Specific aspects to consider for PFS/IDD delivering biologics

     

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    Challenges for development of long acting injectables: focus on formulations of fragile molecules

    Joel Richard, Chief Development Officer, MedinCell

  • Successful technologies for long acting injectables and their limitations
  • Competitive advantages of injectable in situ forming implant technologies
  • Specific formulation challenges for fragile molecules (peptides and proteins)
  • Recent progress from BEPO® long acting injectable formulation development
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    Afternoon Break

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    Human Factors Patch Pump Pipeline Planning

    Tiffany McIntire, Senior Human Factors Engineer, Roche

  • Forming a platform HF strategy
  • Gather inputs: Device competitive intelligence and analysis of known use problems
  • Assessing the potential users in your pipeline
  • Leveraging existing development activities to gain additional insight
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    Challenges and advances in microneedle technology

    James Birchall, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Deputy Head of School, Cardiff University

  • Healthcare applications for microneedles
  • Microneedle design and formulation integration
  • Considerations for industrial manufacture and clinical adoption
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    Chairs’ Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two


    Device Manager
    AstraZeneca
    Head Technical Development - Connected Health Product Development
    Novartis Pharma AG
    Scientist
    Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Department Manager, RA CMC & Device; RA NextGen Drug-Device
    Novo Nordisk Pharma
    Product Manager COP
    Zeon Europe GmbH
    Director, Product Management, Prefilled Systems & Delivery
    West Pharmaceutical Services
    Director Senior Expert Nonclinical Safety
    Bayer AG
    Head – Connected Health Product Development
    Novartis
    Device Development Engineer
    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Senior program leader - Chronic therapeutics segment
    Becton Dickinson (BD)
    Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Deputy Head of School
    Cardiff University
    Chief Development Officer
    MedinCell
    Medicinal Specialist
    BSI Group
    Director
    TÜV SÜD
    Head & Scientific Director
    Janssen
    Regulatory Affairs Manager
    Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
    Global Category Manager
    Nemera
    Responsible for Special Programs
    Sanofi
    Senior Human Factors Engineer
    Roche
    Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Transitional Medicine and Devices
    Merck
    Senior Director, Strategic Marketing and container Systems
    West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

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    Sponsors and Exhibitors


    BD Medical - Pharmaceutical Systems

    Sponsors and Exhibitors
    https://drugdeliverysystems.bd.com/

    As a partner of choice for the pharmaceutical and biotech companies across the globe, BD Medical - Pharmaceutical Systems provides a broad range of ready-to-use drug delivery systems including glass and plastic prefillable syringes, safety and shielding systems, self-injection systems and connected solutions that help ensure smooth delivery, regardless of drug complexity, viscosity and dosing volume.

    With an unbending emphasis on innovation and a high level of technical expertise, BD Medical - Pharmaceutical Systems provides pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with support and resources to help them achieve their goals. We support their product launch and life cycle management through sophisticated consultative, analytical and clinical services to help ensure drug compatibility and seamless systems integration, while accelerating time-to-market and reducing risk.

    More information available @ drugdeliverysystems.bd.com



    Nemera

    Sponsors and Exhibitors
    http://www.nemera.net

    As a world-leading drug device combination solutions specialist, our purpose of putting patients first enables us to design and manufacture devices that maximize treatment efficacy. We are the utmost holistic partner and help our customers succeed in the sprint to market. From early device strategy to state-of-the-art manufacturing, we’re committed to the highest quality standards. Agile and open-minded, we work with our customers as colleagues. Together, we go the extra mile to fulfill our mission. Nemera leverages decades of experience in the parenteral device segment from full development to pure contract manufacturing, through customized solutions. Nemera developed - Safe’n’Sound®, a fully passive safety device for prefilled syringes to avoid accidental needle-sticks and - Wearables, technological bricks combined together into a smart wearable to improve patients’ life.


    Owen Mumford

    Sponsors and Exhibitors
    http://www.ompharmaservices.com

    Owen Mumford Pharmaceutical Services is a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of injectable drug delivery systems for the pharmaceutical, biotech & generics industries. These include single dose and multidose reusable and disposable auto-injectors, pens and syringes for subcutaneous and intramuscular administration. Our innovative products are designed to meet both the need of our pharmaceutical partners and their patients by facilitating ease of use and improving safety and patient compliance. Our devices are also designed with aim of reducing complexity and risk for the pharmaceutical & biotech industry in the development of their combination products.


    West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    Sponsors and Exhibitors
    http://www.westpharma.com/

    West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of packaging components and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products. Working by the side of its customers from concept to patient, West creates products that promote the efficiency, reliability and safety of the world's pharmaceutical drug supply. West is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, and supports its customers from locations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. West's 2017 net sales of $1.6 billion reflect the daily use of approximately 112 million of its components and devices, which are designed to improve the delivery of healthcare to patients around the world.


    ZEON

    Sponsors and Exhibitors
    http://www.zeonex.com

    ZEON is one of the world’s leading producers of specialty elastomers, polymers and specialty chemicals. ZEON operates a global network of plants in Asia and North America, and R&D centers in Japan, USA, China and Singapore. With almost 70 years of business ZEON has the experience and expertise in C4- and C5-chemistry to offer a wide range of innovative products.

    Zeon will present ZEONEX® and ZEONOR Cyclo Olefin Polymers (COP) which are fully amorphous and highly transparent thermoplastic resins. ZeonorFilm™ is the first high performance optical film in the world successfully produced using film extrusion technology.


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    Pharma Journalist

    Official Media Partner
    http://www.pharmajournalist.com

    Pharma Journalist is a product of Kellen Media. Pharma Journalist is one of the leading website covering the need of global Pharmaceutical Industry. Articles like latest news, trends, analysis, market report, press releases, whitepapers, case studies, etc. published on pharmajournalist.com helps Industry professionals and decision makers to stay on the top of this fast-paced industry. Pharma Journalist aims of providing fast and informative articles to its readers and subscribers.


    ONdrugDelivery Magazine

    Official Media Partner
    http://ondrugdelivery.com

    ONdrugDelivery provides 30,000 readers throughout global pharma/biopharma, with the latest, most pertinent industry information and intelligence about the drug delivery-related ideas, technologies, services and products the sector is developing. Established in 2004, and trusted throughout the industry for its high quality contributions from leading drug delivery experts, ONdrugDelivery is a must for pharma / biotech industry professionals who need to know what’s going on in drug delivery. Subscribe online today to the print or free digital edition: www.ondrugdelivery.com/subscribe.

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    Pharmacircle

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://www.pharmacircle.com

    PharmaCircle is an innovative knowledge management company serving the current and future global leaders in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology related industries. PharmaCircle is a one stop information and analysis source for pipeline, products, clinical trials, drug delivery technologies, deals and acquisitions, company financials, venture capital investments, product sales, pharmaceutical services, news, patents and more….


    pharmanews hq

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://http://pharmanewshq.com

    MedChemNet provides a unique and unparalleled platform for the medicinal chemistry community to share insights, discuss the latest research, and help move the field forward. MedChemNet covers all aspects of the drug discovery pipeline, from target identification and validation, through computer aided drug design (CADD), synthesis, screening and other biophysical techniques, to development of novel lead compounds and pre-clinical in vivo proof of concept. We also cover the design of synthetic drug delivery carriers and ADME/toxicology studies, as well as intellectual property and economic related issues. Website: Welcome to Pharma News HQ, the journal dedicated to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical contract services. With regular sections on contract manufacturing, contract research, contract packaging, formulation/development services, contract analytical testing, APIs, stability testing, clinical research and other areas, we bring the most complete coverage of trends and issues in the industry. Pharmanewshq.com is the only website focusing specifically on issues relevant to pharmaceutical professionals working with technology, be it development, engineering, IT or production.


    International Pharmaceutical Industry (IPI)

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://ipimediaworld.com/

    IPI – International Pharmaceutical Industry IPI – was established to fill in the void for effective marketing and communication between all stakeholders in the Life sciences sector globally. Edited by our carefully selected editorial advisory panel, and extensive research network, IPI provides a proven supportive means of communication to the pharmaceutical, bio pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and medical devices industry the latest in research and technology innovations, regulatory guidelines, marketing and communication strategies which will enable them to be more efficient, bring products to market faster, reduce cost and make healthcare accessible to all.


    Pharmalicensing

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://www.pharmalicensing.com

    Pharmalicensing (www.pharmalicensing.com) is the premier biopharmaceutical Open Innovation resource designed for professionals involved with partnering, licensing and business development worldwide. Actively supporting all forms of partnering and in- and out-licensing activities, Pharmalicensing utilizes the unique online Showcase Profiling & Discover services, as well as its renowned Partnering Search service leveraging its global network of industry experts, to enable companies to identify and engage with appropriate partners around the world. Pharmalicensing is actively utilized by many tens of thousands of industry professionals each month. Pharmalicensing is a division of Cognis Group, Inc.


    Swiss Biotech Association

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://www.swissbiotech.org/

    The Swiss Biotech Association (SBA) is the national industry association for biotechnology, including pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, agriculture, food, cosmetics, environmental biotechnology, and specialty chemicals. Members are companies active in modern biotechnology, such as R&D, Production, Marketing and Sales, Finance, Services and Consulting. SBA provides a networking platform for Life Science clusters, academic and federal institutions the like. Founded in March 1998, the Association grows steadily.


    Gate2Biotech

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://www.gate2biotech.com

    Gate2Biotech is a portal that unites biotechnological community in Central Europe. It covers all the news in the field of biotechnology. Thanks to the the portal the companies engaged in the field can easily search for research institutions and other partners to solve technical problems they are facing and here they can also present their services offer to potential partners from the Czech Republic and abroad. Gate2Biotech portal serves as a bridge connecting scientific and commercial sector. It incorporates offices and support organizations dedicated to promoting transfer of innovative technologies into a unified communication platform of Czech and international biotechnologies. As a mediator of information it draws attention to biotechnologies and support of their application and transfer into practice. It also functions as a tool for encouraging non-professionals (especially scientists and students) towards innovative business or applied research.


    World Pharma News

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://www.worldpharmanews.com/



    Technology Networks

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://go.technologynetworks.com/subscribe-to-newsletters

    Founded in 2000, Technology Networks is established as the leading news provider for life science and drug discovery professionals. In addition, we provide unique content including webcasts, videos, application notes and posters from recent conferences. Our portfolio now includes around 30 focussed scientific communities, all of which are accessible free of charge within TechnologyNetworks.com


    SciDoc Publishers

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://www.scidoc.org

    SciDoc Publishers is a major source provider of e-journals in the field of Science, Technology and Medicine (STM). The nature of journals - Open Access and Peer-reviewed. We are aimed with a sole motive in making a mark in the field of Open Access, by propagating the knowledge to the scientific community. Our prime concern involves, the knowledge to reach millions of readers and give them access to scientific publications - online.


    pharmaphorum

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://www.pharmaphorum.com

    pharmaphorum drives innovation within the pharmaceutical industry, by bringing healthcare together through a suite of media services that help produce and disseminate thought leadership, combined with an online platform for communicating messages to a global audience.Visit www.pharmaphorum.com


    Pharmaceutical Technology

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com

    Pharmaceutical-technology.com is the only website focusing specifically on issues relevant to pharmaceutical professionals working with technology, be it development, engineering, IT or production. Pharmaceutical-technology.com brings you the latest in industry projects and updates, along with the news, views and trends that leading professionals – from senior executives to manufacturing managers and heads of procurement – require to stay on top of their field.


    Farmavita

    Supporting Media Partners
    https://farmavitar.com

    FarmavitaR+ is the professional network of experts and service providers. Network is gathering local consultants from 90 countries in Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, Australia and Africa. Management of international, multi-centre projects is our core competence. FarmavitaR+ is providing solutions related to pharmaceutical, medical device, food supplement and cosmetic products. Scope of services is related to solutions for product development, quality assurance, clinical trials, product registration, portfolio analysis, lifecycle management, vigilance/risk management, pricing/reimbursing, market access and promotional compliance. FarmavitaR+ is brand name of Farmavita Regulanet Ltd. Visit https://farmavitar.com for more information. Outsource anything you can think of!


    Drug Discovery Today

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://www.drugdiscoverytoday.com/

    Drug Discovery Today covers the whole of the preclinical drug discovery process. The reviews are cutting edge, written by experts in their respective fields and cover all aspects of drug discovery from genomic and proteomic approaches, computational drug design, medicinal chemistry and the translation of these sciences to therapies.

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    CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development’. It is essentially a philosophy, which maintains that in order to be effective, learning should be organised and structured. The most common definition is:

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    CPD is a common requirement of individual membership with professional bodies and Institutes. Increasingly, employers also expect their staff to undertake regular CPD activities.

    Undertaken over a period of time, CPD ensures that educational qualifications do not become obsolete, and allows for best practice and professional standards to be upheld.

    CPD can be undertaken through a variety of learning activities including instructor led training courses, seminars and conferences, e:learning modules or structured reading.

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    For some institutes undertaking CPD is mandatory e.g. accountancy and law, and linked to a licence to practice, for others it’s obligatory. By ensuring that their members undertake CPD, the professional bodies seek to ensure that professional standards, legislative awareness and ethical practices are maintained.

    CPD Schemes often run over the period of a year and the institutes generally provide online tools for their members to record and reflect on their CPD activities.

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