Biologics Summit

Dates/Locations

Part 1: Breakthroughs in Drug Delivery and Medical Devices; May 13, 2024 (co-located with Excipient World Conference & Expo, Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Kissimmee, FL)

Part 2: Next Generation Drug Delivery Devices: Facilitating Decentralized Care and Global Access to Biotherapeutics; July 8, 2024 (co-located with CRS Annual Meeting & Expo, Bologna, Italy)

Program Schedule (Part 1, May 13)

8 – 8.10 am Introductions and Objectives – Nigel Langley PhD, Global Technical Director, Gaylord Life Sciences (Immediate Past Chair, IPEC- Americas)

8.10 – 8.40 am – The role of excipients in drug delivery Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs) of Drug Coated Balloons; overview of key attributes and impact on product performance – Kevin Warner PhD, VP Pharmaceutical Development, Alucent Biomedical Inc.

8.40– 9.10 am – Microneedles for drug and vaccine delivery – Professor Bozena Michniak – Kohn PhD, Center for Dermal Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

9.10 - 9.30 am Networking break- Coffee

9.30 – 10.00 am - Liquid Embolic System for the treatment of stroke – Thanasis Touris PhD, Sr Principal Research Engineer, Medtronic

10.00 – 10.30 am – Impact of PLGA Characteristics on the Performance of Long -Acting Injectable Drug Products – Professor Diane Burgess PhD, University of Connecticut

10.30 – 11.00 am – Panel Discussion – Catherine Sheehan PhD, Senior Director of Science – Excipients US Pharmacopeia (USP); Kevin Warner, Bo Michniak, Thanasis Touris and Diane Burgess.