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Wearable Injectors and Connected Devices
18 October - 19 October 2021

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Wearable Injectors and Connected Devices

SAE Media Group's 2nd Annual Conference
Wearable Injectors and Connected Devices
18th-19th October, 2021 | Virtual Conference

SAE Media Group is proud to present Europe's only Wearable Injectors Conference, taking place on the 18th-19th October 2021


SAE Media Group’s 2nd annual Wearable Injectors and Connected Devices Conference will explore real world case studies of on-body device design and development for large volume delivery while engaging in the latest digital applications for wearable devices with industry case studies from pharma thought leaders. The conference will consider key developments in the wearable injectors field, including the enhanced demand for on-body injectors and digitalised health as the pandemic highlights the need for self-administered at-home care, managing sustainability in the field, and opportunities for development in oncology.


Key regulatory updates including guidance on MDR requirements and the impact of Brexit on data collection will be presented by regulatory experts for a comprehensive outlook of this exciting and ever-growing field, and the importance of considering human factors in order to enhance the user experience will be presented by industry experts.

 

This two-day agenda offers you peer-to-peer networking with Global Device Development Managers, Senior Connectivity Engineers, Leaders in Device Data Generation, Human Factors Directors and many more.


We look forward to welcoming you to the conference in October.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Alex Gilbert

Alex Gilbert

Digital Medicine, Medopad HQ
Andreas Brand

Andreas Brand

Managing Director, Pro3 Management, Partnering with Congenius
Barbara Stollfuss

Barbara Stollfuss

Head Medical Affairs Digital Strategy & Transformation, Bayer Vital GmbH
Chris Hurlstone

Chris Hurlstone

Director of Engineering, Team Consulting Limited
Digby Harris

Digby Harris

Global Category Manager, Digital Therapeutics, AstraZeneca UK Ltd
Flavia Pircher

Flavia Pircher

Human Factors Engineer, Roche
Julia Frese

Julia Frese

Director, TÜV SÜD
Megan Heft

Megan Heft

Associate Director, Device Development, AstraZeneca
Oliver Gazeley

Oliver Gazeley

Senior Device Engineer, Roche
Tiffany McIntire

Tiffany McIntire

Senior Human Factors Engineer, Roche

Alex Gilbert

Digital Medicine, Medopad HQ
Alex Gilbert

Alex has worked within the Digital Health industry for a number of years alongside healthcare, pharmaceutical and tech organisations. He joined Huma as one of their first employees and currently manages some of their global Life Sciences Partnerships and Digital Medicine development. His passion is the use of technology to empower and engage the patient to take control of their care.

Andreas Brand

Managing Director, Pro3 Management, Partnering with Congenius
Andreas Brand

Since 2013 Managing Director Pro3 Management GmbH

  • Provides services for MD-, IVD- & Pharma Companies
  • Project management, design control MDR/IVDR, process development
  • Organization change processes, interim management

1999 – 2013 Roche Diabetes Care AG

  • System Project Lead for Accu-Chek® Insight
  • Co-Lead for acquisition integration Israel to DE/CN and A
  • System Project Lead for Accu-Chek® Combo (Insulin Pump System)
  • Head of Pump Development (Mechanical-, Electronic-, Software engineers)
  • Development engineer OEM projects

1995 – 1999 Precision Implants AG (today Smith & Nephew)

  • Development Mechanical engineer

Education

  • EMBA in International Management at Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
  • Mechanical Engineer at HTL, Switzerland
  • Mechanical- Design & Construction at WIFAG
     

Barbara Stollfuss

Head Medical Affairs Digital Strategy & Transformation, Bayer Vital GmbH
Barbara Stollfuss

Barbara Stollfuss is a highly result driven bilingual Biomedical, currently working as Head of Medical affairs, Digital Strategy & Transformation, with 9 years of professional experience within the pharmaceutical industry. Barbara has experience in strategy development and implementation for digitalization across Medical affairs, Management of international / global non-interventional/ observational studies incl. post authorization, risk management studies required by authorities, Investigator Initiated Research (IIR) projects and medical device studies.

Blaine Martin

Director, Medical Device Customer Success & Training, Merck KGaA
Blaine Martin

Since December 2013, Blaine has been leading the Medical Device Customer Success & Training team within the Connected Health and Devices team business at Ares Trading, Merck KGaA in Switzerland. Blaine has over 30 years’ experience working with global, cross-functional teams to deliver digital communications and training programs in the pharmaceutical, consumer goods, and luxury brands industries.
Blaine’s experience includes developing and managing training programs, implementing Learning Management and Content Management Systems, managing employee internal communications, implementing cross-functional digital marketing & IT governance, designing consumer-facing, and B2B Websites and mobile apps including e-commerce.

Chris Baldock

UX Design Consultant, Team Consulting Ltd
Chris  Baldock

Chris Hurlstone

Director of Engineering, Team Consulting Limited
Chris Hurlstone

Chris has more than 25 years’ of experience with Team, developing technologies and devices for healthcare markets and with particular focus on drug delivery systems. He has successfully brought products to market in technical lead and project management roles, including a range of inhaler and injector drug delivery systems.
A named inventor on numerous patents, Chris has a strong track-record in delivering innovative and robust engineering solutions. He is a regular attendee and contributor at key industry conferences and is also a member of the ISO TC84 standards committee covering devices for administration of medicinal products and catheters.
 

Christopher M Hartshorn

Program Director, National Institutes of Health
Christopher M Hartshorn

Conor O Mahony

Principal Researcher, Tyndall National Institute
Conor O Mahony

Dr. Conor O’Mahony is a Principal Researcher with the Tyndall National Institute, and an Adjunct Professor at Chongqing Technology and Business University, China. He is currently leading a team focussed on the development of Micro Transdermal Interface Platforms (MicroTIPs) – high-value, wearable systems that combine elements of transdermal delivery, diagnostics, self-awareness and communications capabilities. These ‘smart patches’ interact with the outermost skin layers in a minimally invasive manner, and will blur the lines between implantable medical devices and the current generation of wearable electronics.

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.

Digby Harris

Global Category Manager, Digital Therapeutics, AstraZeneca UK Ltd
Digby Harris

Digby Harris is AstraZeneca’s Global Procurement lead for Digital Therapeutics and has been involved in developing Digital Therapeutics alliances for over 6 years (including connected device development). During that time Digby has also been AstraZeneca’s Global Procurement lead for drug delivery device development. Previously Digby has worked in technology licensing and research collaborations in the Oncology and Respiratory areas.

Emmanuel Monnin

Device Development Lead, Merck KGAA
Emmanuel Monnin

Polymer engineer by education, I am a technical lead with 15 years’ experience in various aspects of the healthcare and medical device industries. My experience covers New Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management and General Engineering Leadership. This experience has been acquired in several countries, in multicultural and pluridisciplinary team. It is demonstrated by a proven track record of leading drug-device combination products and medical device products from concept to commercialization in a highly competitive business environment.

Fiona Adshead

Chair, Sustainable Healthcare Coalition
Fiona Adshead

Fiona chairs the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition that inspires partnerships and action on sustainable healthcare. She also works as an independent expert advisor and board member for national and global organisations on wellbeing and sustainability. She is a high-profile wellbeing and public health leader with a track record of reframing thinking and developing innovative strategy and programmes at the heart of business and government. Her previous roles include Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Director General in the UK Government, Director of Chronic Disease and Health Promotion at the World Health Organisation and Bupa’s Chief Wellbeing Officer.

Fiona is a visiting Professor at UCL and teaches at Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Fiona’s recent board roles include British Land’s Sustainability Advisory Panel, Marks and Spencer’s Sustainable Retail Advisory Board, and Business in the Community’s Wellbeing Leadership Team.
 

Flavia Pircher

Human Factors Engineer, Roche
Flavia Pircher

Flavia Pircher is a Human Factors Engineer at Roche, where she manages the entire design process according to health authorities requirements including early user research, formative and summative study design, risk management, and design validation for medical devices. Flavia also manages usability activities for an innovative technology digital endpoint in ophthalmology.

Gary McNamara

Senior Delivery Manager, Aparito
Gary McNamara

James Birchall

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

James Birchall is Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Deputy Head of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University. Professor Birchall graduated from Bath University in 1993 and completed his PhD researching drug and DNA delivery systems in 1998 (Cardiff University). Current research includes pulmonary drug delivery and microneedle delivery of molecules, macromolecules, vaccines, auto-antigens and cells into skin for therapeutic, immunisation or immunotherapy applications.

Professor Birchall has acted as Associate Editor of Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, a member of the Editorial Board of Expert Review of Medical Devices, a temporary advisor to the WHO and an expert advisor 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.

Julia Frese

Director, TÜV SÜD
Julia Frese

Megan Heft

Associate Director, Device Development, AstraZeneca
Megan Heft

Megan Heft is a Senior Device Engineer at AstraZeneca, where she leads device teams in the development of parenteral combination products, including early technology selection and feasibility. Megan has over ten years’ experience, with prior roles as device team lead in Combination Products R&D at Teva Pharmaceuticals and technical lead in Primary Container R&D at West Pharmaceutical Services. Megan holds a Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Bucknell University.

Ning Yu

Director, Head of Device Design and Process Development, Biogen
Ning Yu

Ning Yu is Director, Head of Device Design and Process Development at Biogen’s Product and Technology department. Ning has been working in the field of drug delivery device for the past ten years, with broad experience on syringes, auto injectors, pen injectors, needle safety, wearable pumps, IV kit, intrathecal delivery device, ophthalmology, smart packaging and connected device etc. Ning has worked on combination products from both the medical device and biopharma sides. Prior to entering the drug delivery device world, Ning worked on orthopedic implants and computer hard drives. Ning has a BS in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and MBA from Boston University.

Norbert Lauber

Team Head Packaging & Device Development, Novartis Deutschland Gmbh
Norbert Lauber

Norbert Lauber has successfully led several product development and technology programs. He has driven these programs from innovation to launch for both standalone digital health solutions as well as in combination with drug delivery systems. Throughout his career he was able to gain a lot of experience in the areas of Medical Devices, Combination Products and Software as Medical Device (SaMD) and with enthusiasm he is now pursuing opportunities to be able to harmonize these areas with each other.

Olaf Lebau

Professional Design Engineer for Medical Devices and Combination Products, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
Olaf Lebau

Olaf is an applied physicist by training with a broad knowledge in interdisciplinary fields like nanotechnology and biomimetics, married with an interest in design and human psychology. Over the years, he has worked on extracorporeal circuits, in vitro diagnostic, predictive algorithms and complex drug delivery systems. After joining Boehringer Ingelheim, he is currently working on combination products for new pharmaceuticals as well as innovation projects for smart-, large volume and connected drug delivery devices.
 

Oliver Gazeley

Senior Device Engineer, Roche
Oliver Gazeley

Oliver has been working in medical devices for over 10 years, enthusiastically involved in technical innovation and leading cross-functional teams through the design process for a number of award-winning devices. After reading Engineering at the University of Cambridge, he began his career at DCA, a product development agency in the UK. He has worked on a range of medical devices such as injection pens, wearable injectors and connected devices in collaboration with such clients as Sanofi, BD and others. More recently, he has joined the Device Development team at Roche, based in Switzerland. His interests lie in the space where innovation and ingenuity meet with real patient needs.

Priti Baker

Manager Regulatory Affairs Combination Products and Devices, Biogen
Priti Baker

Priti Baker is a Manager, Regulatory Affairs Medical Devices and Combination Products at Biogen. She has responsibility for developing regulatory strategies related to Biogen drug delivery devices and combination products. Priti has over 20 years of experience in research & development, quality, and regulatory affairs from GSK and Amgen. Priti has an undergraduate degree in biochemistry and a Master’s degree in Regulatory Science from John’s Hopkins University.

Samir Shah

Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices and Combination Products, AstraZeneca
Samir Shah

At AstraZeneca, Dr. Shah develops regulatory strategies to achieve worldwide approval of drug/device combination products, medical devices, and software across all therapeutic areas. He previously worked at Teva Pharmaceuticals where he led regulatory activities leading to approvals of the first integrated smart/digital inhalers, PROAIR DIGIHALER, AIRDUO DIGIHALER, and ARMONAIR DIGIHALER. Previously, he was a formulation scientist at Merck / Schering-Plough for respiratory and nasal products. Dr. Shah earned his B.S. from Case Western Reserve University in Polymer Science Engineering and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

 

Sandra komarzynski

Data Scientist, Aparito
Sandra komarzynski

Tiffany McIntire

Senior Human Factors Engineer, Roche
Tiffany McIntire

Tiffany has been in the pharmaceutical industry for several years developing medical devices end to end, primarily in the combination product space. She has worked in all phases of development and excels at strategizing organizational development, platforms, and pipelines. Problem solving, aligning stakeholder needs, understanding the true context of use, and presenting unique solutions are some of her suits. With her broad range of product and patient experience, she brings a unique perspective.

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Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Opening Remarks and Introductions

Digby Harris

Digby Harris, Global Category Manager, Digital Therapeutics, AstraZeneca UK Ltd

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Scope and Components of a Digital Therapeutic

Digby Harris

Digby Harris, Global Category Manager, Digital Therapeutics, AstraZeneca UK Ltd

  • Hardware
  • Software
  • What else? 
  • Case Studies
     
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    What makes a successful multi-partner, digital therapeutic collaboration?

    Digby Harris

    Digby Harris, Global Category Manager, Digital Therapeutics, AstraZeneca UK Ltd

  • What are the key attributes of a digital therapeutic collaboration that distinguish them from other, more traditional types of collaboration?
  • What attributes does a digital therapeutic client (e.g. a pharma) seek in its technology provider partners?
  • What attributes does a digital therapeutic technology provider (e.g. a connected device supplier) seek from its clients?
  • What other factors make a successful digital therapeutics collaboration?
     
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    Morning Coffee

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    What is the Digital Therapeutic landscape today and how is it evolving?

    Digby Harris

    Digby Harris, Global Category Manager, Digital Therapeutics, AstraZeneca UK Ltd

    o Who are the key players currently?
    o Who is emerging on the scene?
    o How is the technology landscape evolving?
    o What alliances are developing?
    o What factors are shaping the alliances of the future?
    o What will the landscape look like in 5 to 10 years time?

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    Closing Remarks

    Digby Harris

    Digby Harris, Global Category Manager, Digital Therapeutics, AstraZeneca UK Ltd

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    End of Workshop

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    13:00

    Registration & Coffee

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    13:30

    Opening Remarks and Introductions

    Alex Gilbert

    Alex Gilbert, Digital Medicine, Huma

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    13:40

    Creating Successful Digital Support Programs

    Alex Gilbert

    Alex Gilbert, Digital Medicine, Huma

  • Overview of the Huma process to creating digital tools
  • Huma’s levers of success to engage patients
  • A guide to implementation and scaling
  • Key considerations
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    Maximising Value through RWE

    Alex Gilbert

    Alex Gilbert, Digital Medicine, Huma

  • An introductory guide to RWE
  • The benefits of collecting RWE
  • Key Considerations
  • Group exercise
     
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    Afternoon Tea

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    How (and Why) to Create Digital Biomarkers

    Alex Gilbert

    Alex Gilbert, Digital Medicine, Huma

  • An introductory guide to Digital Biomarkers
  • The Long-term value and benefits of creating Digital Biomarkers
  • Key Considerations
  • Group exercise
     
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    Case Studies

    Alex Gilbert

    Alex Gilbert, Digital Medicine, Huma

  • Case Study 1 – Patient Support Program for drug delivery device
  • Case Study 2 – RWE Collection for a medical device player
  • Case Study 3 - Digital Biomarker to track Neurological symptoms
  • Group Exercise
     
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    Closing Remarks

    Alex Gilbert

    Alex Gilbert, Digital Medicine, Huma

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    End of Workshop

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    Co-Chairs' Opening Remarks

    Tiffany McIntire, Senior Human Factors Engineer, Roche

    Oliver Gazeley, Senior Device Engineer, Roche

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    Impact of Medical Device Regulation on Drug Device Combination Products

    Julia Frese

    Julia Frese, Director, TÜV SÜD

  • Introduction of MDR requirements 
  • Impact of MDR requirements on Drug Device Combinations 
  • Notified Body Opinion and lessons learned from first assessments
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    A regulatory outlook for wearable connected devices

    Samir Shah, Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices and Combination Products, AstraZeneca

  • Is it a medical device or not in various regions
  • How to submit medical device software documentation to regulators
  • What regulators also expect: electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility (e.g. IEC 60601)
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    MDR Implementation for On-Body Injectors

    Andreas Brand, Managing Director, Pro3 Management, Partnering with Congenius

  • Integral drug/device combination products and Article 117
  • Non-integral drug/device combination products and aspects to be considered for import, distribution, authorised representative, re-packaging & re-labelling
  • Considerations for pharma industry when implementing relevant MDR requirements
  • How will the MDR impact the future of the drug/device combination products industry
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    Morning Break and Virtual Exhibition Open

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    Regulatory Considerations for On-Body Delivery Systems

    Priti Baker, Manager Regulatory Affairs Combination Products and Devices, Biogen

  • Regulatory analysis of on-body delivery systems as complex delivery devices
  • FDA expectations for on-body delivery systems
  • Regulatory considerations for on-body delivery systems as a combination product
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    Considerations for product development in Connected Health

    Daniel Latham, Head Connected Health Product Development, Novartis

    Future trends in connected health
    • Outlook for connected devices
    • Exploring the ecosystem in healthcare
    User Experience
    • Improving the entire patient journey using digital technology
    Setting up a connected eco-system
    • Practical considerations for implementation
    • Exploring technical & regulatory aspects needed for success

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    Human Factors Patch Pump Pipeline Planning

  • 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 insights
     
  • Tiffany McIntire, Senior Human Factors Engineer, Roche

    Flavia Pircher, Human Factors Engineer, Roche

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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    Considerations for early technology evaluation and selection of large-volume, on-body injectors

    Megan Heft, Associate Director, Device Development, AstraZeneca

  • Patient-centric evaluation: incorporating early human factors evaluations to inform use case boundaries
  • Technical approaches to maximize characterization when drug product is scarce or unknown
  • Balancing use, technical, and manufacturing tradeoffs in technology selection
     
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    The power of collaboration to deliver sustainable healthcare

    Fiona Adshead, Chair, Sustainable Healthcare Coalition

  • The presentation will outline how the Sustainable Healthcare Coalition, a partnership of leading companies and public sector agencies, addresses some of the most pressing sustainability issues in global healthcare.
  • Case studies of digital approaches and connected devices will demonstrate how healthcare sector industry partners can help the NHS achieve NetZero and bring together clinicians and industry to meet the challenges of improving sustainability through innovation.
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    Afternoon Break and Virtual Exhibition Open

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    Overcoming the Divide Between Telemedicine and Clinic with High-fidelity Data and Low Impact Devices

    Christopher M Hartshorn

    Christopher M Hartshorn, Program Director, National Institutes of Health

  • Contemporary medicine has become increasingly reliant on cutting edge tools and treatments which are built out within large medical centers – requiring patients to come to the care they need
  • This care model is not adequate for those whom are disadvantaged by traditional health disparities, those whom are aging in place and, evidenced by the global pandemic, those whom we need to reduce the probability of acquiring a communicable disease 
  • The National Cancer Institute and, more broadly, the U.S. National Institutes of Health have been developing and funding initiatives aimed at moving the needle towards bringing care-to-patient
  • This session will focus on these efforts and the strategy behind them for the future of remote patient monitoring
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    Digital Product Development – Connecting the team as well as the device

    Chris Hurlstone, Director of Engineering, Team Consulting Limited

  • Case Study: Illustrating how the development process for digital medical devices requires effective collaboration across a wide range of technical disciplines
  • The challenges that this can present
  • Strategies to address these challenges
     
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    Wearable injectors and digital applications

    Norbert Lauber, Team Head Packaging & Device Development, Novartis Deutschland Gmbh

  • How to reconcile the areas drug development, medical device and advanced digital applications 
  • Development, LCM and regulatory strategy, from data collection to medical devices
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    Co-Chairs' Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

    Tiffany McIntire, Senior Human Factors Engineer, Roche

    Oliver Gazeley, Senior Device Engineer, Roche

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    Co-Chairs' Opening Remarks

    Tiffany McIntire, Senior Human Factors Engineer, Roche

    Oliver Gazeley, Senior Device Engineer, Roche

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    9:10

    Digital data collection within observational studies

    Barbara Stollfuss, Head Medical Affairs Digital Strategy & Transformation, Bayer Vital GmbH

  • Challenges within digital data collection
  • The VENTASTEP Study
  • Further digital case study
     
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    Remote patient monitoring - what have the last 18 months taught us?

  • I will discuss how decentralised trials can help overcome another pandemic like COVID-19 in relation to on going clinical trials
  • How empowering the patient and/or carer to get them recording their own health data can at least ensure that some results can come from a trial impacted by a pandemic
  • Future trials must have a contingency plan in place if trial sites are in lockdown
  • How regulators need to be willing to discuss changes to trials and protocols during a time of crisis so that a trial can continue
     
  • Gary McNamara

    Gary McNamara, Senior Delivery Manager, Aparito

    Sandra komarzynski

    Sandra komarzynski, Data Scientist, Aparito

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    Panel Discussion: Wearable Injectors and Connected Devices: Challenges from Design to Market

  • Considering feedback from clinical trials to incorporate human factors and usability in device design
  • Usability testing for effective/clear instructions for use (IFU)
  • Clinical trials for digital therapeutics: key considerations for regulatory approval
  • Post-market surveillance studies and considering the evolving regulatory landscape
  • Oliver Gazeley, Senior Device Engineer, Roche

    Tiffany McIntire, Senior Human Factors Engineer, Roche

    Norbert Lauber, Team Head Packaging & Device Development, Novartis Deutschland Gmbh

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    Morning Break and Virtual Exhibition Open

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    Pharmaceutical company challenges with large volume wearable injectors

    Emmanuel Monnin, Device Development Lead, Merck KGAA

  • Wearable injector market overview
  • Existing technologies 
  • Therapy perspectives
  • User perspectives
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    What does it take to design a good digital experience in healthcare products?

  • How to design a digital product while understanding behaviours
  • How important user-centric design is for digital solutions
  • Latest design tools and techniques used to develop digital products exploring best practice in screen layouts; prompts; language and more
  • Approaches to prototyping and user testing
     
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    Patient centric design paradigms for wearable injectors and connected devices

    Olaf Lebau, Professional Design Engineer for Medical Devices and Combination Products, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH

  • Why different PrimPacks and fill volumes are needed for different therapeutic areas
  • How to utilize the various wearable injector variants currently under development
  • What connectivity provides for user guidance and patient adherence
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    Networking Lunch

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    Introduction to microneedle technology

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

  • Healthcare applications for microneedles
  • Microneedle design and state of the art
  • Human centred design of microneedle products
  • Considerations for regulatory and clinical adoption
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    Emerging Technologies for Intelligent Delivery and Diagnostics

    Conor O Mahony, Principal Researcher, Tyndall National Institute

  • Microneedle technologies for minimally invasive skin interface
  • Programmable micropumps and actuators for precise drug delivery on demand
  • Embedded sensors and communications will enable closed-loop diagnostics and increased patient adherence
  • Circular economy principles will play a key role in the design of next generation injector devices
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    Afternoon Break and Virtual Exhibition Open

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    Smart Packaging to Improve Patient Adherence

    Ning Yu, Director, Head of Device Design and Process Development, Biogen

  • Adherence is Key to Therapeutic Success
  • Smart Packaging Landscaping 
  • Opportunities in Clinical Trials
  • Bringing Smart Packaging to Commercial Markets
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    Innovations in Patient Medical Device Training

    Blaine Martin, Director, Medical Device Customer Success & Training, Merck KGaA

  • Today, more than ever, it is possible to reinforce key device training messages found in the IFU by using engaging, interactive technologies that can be easily accessed on a patients’ smartphone or tablet.
  • The Merck Connected Health & Devices training team have had success exploring the potential for emerging technologies that will soon become commonly available, to enhance the overall patient experience at the start of their treatment.
  • Providing digital tools to support patients as they use their device at home may also help mitigate common device complaints.
     
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    Co-Chairs' Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

    Tiffany McIntire, Senior Human Factors Engineer, Roche

    Oliver Gazeley, Senior Device Engineer, Roche


    Digital Medicine
    Medopad HQ
    Managing Director
    Pro3 Management, Partnering with Congenius
    Head Medical Affairs Digital Strategy & Transformation
    Bayer Vital GmbH
    Director, Medical Device Customer Success & Training
    Merck KGaA
    UX Design Consultant
    Team Consulting Ltd
    Director of Engineering
    Team Consulting Limited
    Program Director
    National Institutes of Health
    Principal Researcher
    Tyndall National Institute
    Head Connected Health Product Development
    Novartis
    Global Category Manager, Digital Therapeutics
    AstraZeneca UK Ltd
    Device Development Lead
    Merck KGAA
    Chair
    Sustainable Healthcare Coalition
    Human Factors Engineer
    Roche
    Senior Delivery Manager
    Aparito
    Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Deputy Head of School
    Cardiff University
    Director
    TÜV SÜD
    Associate Director, Device Development
    AstraZeneca
    Director, Head of Device Design and Process Development
    Biogen
    Team Head Packaging & Device Development
    Novartis Deutschland Gmbh
    Professional Design Engineer for Medical Devices and Combination Products
    Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
    Senior Device Engineer
    Roche
    Manager Regulatory Affairs Combination Products and Devices
    Biogen
    Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices and Combination Products
    AstraZeneca
    Data Scientist
    Aparito
    Senior Human Factors Engineer
    Roche

    Exhibitors

    Official Media Partner

    Key Media Partners

    Supporting Media Partners

    Preliminary Attendees 2021

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    Speaker Interview with Ning Yu, Biogen

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    Speaker Interview with Emmanuel Monnin, Merck KGAA

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    Speaker Interview with Flavia Pircher, Roche

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    Speaker interview with Oliver Gazeley, Senior Device Engineer, Roche

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    Speaker Bios 2021

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    Past Attendees 2021

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    Workshop A

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    Workshop B

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    Short programme 2021

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    Full Programme 2021

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    Chair letter

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    SPEAKER INTERVIEW - Andreas Brand, Managing Director, Pro3 Management

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    Injectable Drug Delivery – Paul Greenhalgh Speaker Interview

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    Infographic

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    Oliver Shergold, Novartis, Past presentation

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    Niall MacLoughlin,Congenius AG, Past presentation

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    Michael Song, AstraZeneca, Past presentation

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    Min Wei, AstraZeneca, Past presentation

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    Maxime Gaillot & Andrew Warrington, Novartis, Past presentation

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    Avery Dennison Medical

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    https://medical.averydennison.com

    Avery Dennison Medical, part of Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY), brings more than four decades of expertise in adhesive chemistries, performance characteristics and production technologies focused on pressure-sensitive adhesives for medical applications. Our work aims to meet the current demands and future needs of medical device providers, helping them find ways to improve patient care while keeping costs in check.

    Our vast portfolio of proven products is in daily use at medical facilities throughout the world. Through long-term relationships with original equipment manufacturers, industry-specific converters and leading universities, we continually find new ways to meet evolving market requirements.

    Our approach revolves around four key attributes: We are research-driven, customer-focused, technologically advanced and globally integrated.


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    ONdrugDelivery Magazine

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    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.


    Pharma Journalist

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    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.

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    pharmanews hq

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    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.


    pharmaphorum

    Key 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


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    http://www.worldpharmanews.com/


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    Technology Networks

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    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


    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.


    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.


    Pharmavision

    Supporting Media Partners
    http://www.pharmavision.co.uk

    PharmaVision offers a consultancy service providing independent pharmaceutical thematic research to the healthcare industry, the investment community and competitive intelligence specialists. We perform due diligence research and provide expert commentary in healthcare. Our reports combine scientific analysis in drug delivery, R&D technologies and pharmaceutical products including patient modelling, product/technology forecasts and market trends evaluation.


    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….


    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!


    Mednous

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    http://www.MedNous.com

    MedNous is a print publication and website about medical innovation in Europe. It carries exclusive interviews with companies that are at the forefront of medical technology, as well as contributor articles from prominent practitioners. Our mission is to identify significant advances in medicine and to explain how this innovation is being commercialised. In doing so, we talk to venture capitalists about what products and platforms they are supporting. We report on how regulators cope with the accelerating pace of innovation. And we regularly cover the latest developments in the discovery and development of new medical concepts in the area of antibodies, vaccines, small molecules, regenerative medicine and nanomedicines. MedNous combines the English word for medicine with the Greek word for intellect. And those with nous are readers of our publication. Visit our website: www.mednous.com


    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

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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:

    ‘A commitment to structured skills and knowledge enhancement for Personal or Professional competence’

    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.

    CPD AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

    There are approximately 470 institutes in the UK across all industry sectors, with a collective membership of circa 4 million professionals, and they all expect their members to undertake CPD.

    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.

    TYPICAL CPD SCHEMES AND RECORDING OF CPD (CPD points and hours)

    Professional bodies and Institutes CPD schemes are either structured as ‘Input’ or ‘Output’ based.

    ‘Input’ based schemes list a precise number of CPD hours that individuals must achieve within a given time period. These schemes can also use different ‘currencies’ such as points, merits, units or credits, where an individual must accumulate the number required. These currencies are usually based on time i.e. 1 CPD point = 1 hour of learning.

    ‘Output’ based schemes are learner centred. They require individuals to set learning goals that align to professional competencies, or personal development objectives. These schemes also list different ways to achieve the learning goals e.g. training courses, seminars or e:learning, which enables an individual to complete their CPD through their preferred mode of learning.

    The majority of Input and Output based schemes actively encourage individuals to seek appropriate CPD activities independently.

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    Increasingly, international and emerging markets are ‘professionalising’ their workforces and looking to the UK to benchmark educational standards. The undertaking of CPD is now increasingly expected of any individual employed within today’s global marketplace.

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