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the future of the prefilled syringes sector.”
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• Steven Projan, SVP, MedImmune*
• Martin Dearden, Chief Corporate Microbiologist, UCB
• Thomas Osterberg, Senior Manager, Biologics, Pfizer Inc
• Greg Sacha, Senior Research Scientist, Baxter
• Christian Siegmund, Head of Prefilled Syringes and liquid vials, Roche
• Ravi S. Harapanhalli, Vice President, ParExel, and Former FDA
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• 3 days of presentations, panel discussions and interactive
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contacts to make the right decisions for your products
• Focus sessions on biologics, manufacturing, polymers and
extractables and leachables
• 20+ expert speakers from throughout the PFS and device ecosystem
• 85+ key decision makers, influencers and innovation drivers
attending from the most relevant and sought after organisations in
pre-filled syringes
• Network with delegates from the leading Biotechnology and
Pharmaceutical businesses globally during the series of networking
breaks, lunches and networking evenings designed to help
conversation flow
• Hands on exhibition to help you evaluate the leading solutions in the
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Workshop Leaders: Ravi S. Harapanhalli, Vice President, ParExel, and Former FDA Senior Executive, and Mr. Sall, Principal Consultant, ParExel
8.30am - 12.30pm
Sponsored by
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Pre-Filled Syringes Americas
www.pfsamericas.
Day One | Monday 31st March 2014
8.30
Registration & Coffee
2.00
9.00
Chairman's Opening Remarks
Alexei Goraltchouk, Senior Manager, Operations Regeneron
Introduction to Medical grade Cyclo Olefin Polymers (COP)
• Key properties of current Medical grade Cycloolefin polymer
(COP)
• Regulatory Status
• Bio-Compatibility and Protein Adsorption study
9.10
9.50
10.40
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Avoiding the pitfalls of device development
• What to look out for when developing your delivery device
• The 5 reasons product fail
• How can you plan to mitigate the risk of product failures
Scott Brown, Device Development Lead, Merck
• Effect of Gamma/EB/Steam sterilization
• Introduction of new product
Toshiro Katayama, Product Manager, Zeon Chemicals
2.40
products
HEADLINE PANEL: Developments in pre filled
syringes and injection devices
PANEL
• What are key aspects driving the exponential
growth of the market?
• Which challenges need to be worked out to continue
expansion?
• What’s next for pre filled syringes, where will the growth come
from?
Steven Projan, SVP, MedImmune (STC)
Lloyd Fishman, President, High Peaks Partners LLC
Michael Dudley, CEO, Artemes Technologies
Moderator: Cliff Mintz, Associate Editor, Life Science Leader
Morning refreshments and networking in the exhibition area
DEVELOPING YOUR COMBINATION PRODUCTS OR INJECTABLE DEVICE
Panel: Developing delivery systems for biological
• Overcoming viscosity and needle size challenges
PANEL
• How can you ensure E&L are within acceptable
limits?
• Seeking efficient FDA approval for RA and other drug products
• When should you develop your own solution and when should
you work with a partner?
Dr Thomas Osterberg, Senior Manager, Biologics, Pfizer
Martin Dearden, Corporate Microbiologist, UCB
William Lambert, Fellow, Drug Delivery and Device
Development, MedImmune
Moderator: Cliff Mintz, Associate Editor, Life Science Leader
3.30
Afternoon refreshments and networking in the exhibition area
4.00
Pre-filled syringe manufacturing, a review of processes and
challenges
11.10
11.50
12.30
Foreign Particulate Matter and Siliconization Testing
• rap.ID and Foreign Particulate Matter Identification
• Siliconization Process – Spray on vs. Emulsion
• Silicone Control Methods – Historical and Actual
• Layer Explorer – Technology and Case Studies
Oliver Valet, President, rap.ID
Next generation Pre-Filled Syringes: How are electronic auto
injectors changing the market?
• Trends in electronic injectors and how they compare to
pre-filled syringes
• What are the key procurement challenges that category
managers will face
• How these differ from conventional Pre Filled Syringe
challenges
Chanderkanth Gautam, Senior Research Analyst, Beroe Inc
Geetha Vaithyanathan, Domain Lead, Beroe Inc
Networking Lunch held in the exhibition area
• New challenges with COP and COC containers
• How to effectively reduce particle contamination
• When’s the right time in product development to decide on
delivery systems?
Greg Sacha, Senior Research Scientist, Baxter
4.40
Cutting edge developments in pre filled syringe design soon to
be ready for testing
• How are advances in syringe design going to open the market
for new applications in PFS
• Developments in 2 chamber syringes capable of mixing
powders and liquids
• Advances in large polymer syringes with the capacity to
administer of nutritional gels
Michael Spigarelli, Professor of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and
Pharmacy, University of Utah School of Medicine
5.20
Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Register online at: www.pfsamericas.com • Alternatively fax your registr
Official Platinum Media Partner
Sponsored by
rap.ID Particle Systems GmbH
rap.ID Particle Systems provides compliant solutions for the control of silicone and other lubricants
thickness and distribution in pre-filled syringes. rap.ID also offers contract testing services
providing particles identification and root cause analysis. rap.IDs good particle ID equipment
reveals enumeration as well as the chemical structure and elements of microparticles. This
becoming a standard in the identification of foreign particulate matter with a unique speed and
power of distinction. www.rap-id.com
Zeon Europe GmbH
Achieve glass-like transparency and excellent long-term stability with protein- and peptidebased drugs by using ZEONEX®. ZEONEX® cyclo-oleflin polymers, break-resistant plastics
designed for critical pharmaceutical packaging applications including vials, pre-filled syringes,
and blister packaging. ZEONEX® COP is an ultra-clean plastic that does not contain additives or
components that leach-out over time. Additionally, for protein-based drugs, common proteins
show low adsorption onto ZEONEX containers as compared to other plastics. For more
information, visit www.zeonex.com or email zeonex@zeonchemicals.com
Official Leading Media Partner
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8.30
Registration & Coffee
12.00
Networking Lunch held in the exhibition area
polymer
OVERCOMING MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES
OF PRE-FILLED SYRINGES AND INJECTOR DEVICES
REGULATORY SESSIONS: HOW YOU CAN ENSURE EFFICIENT APPROVAL
9.00
Chairman's Opening Remarks
Ravi S. Harapanhalli, Vice President, ParExel, former FDA Senior
1.30
Cambridge Judge Business School
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• New drugs that require large injections: Why are bolus injectors
Managing the safety assessment of leachables for pre-filled
are required?
syringe drug products
volume injections
leachables.
development
assessment of leachables
• Example devices and their properties– Unilife, BD, West, Ratio,
• How to approach the qualification of leachables and
hen should
SteadyMed etc.
considerations needed during development and life-cycle
Tom Oakley, Director of Drug Delivery Device Development,
management.
Springboard
• Working examples to illustrate approach and key principles.
Stephen Barat, Senior Director, Toxicology and Operations, Forest
2.10
Laboratories
Case Study: Benefits and challenges of pre-filled syringe isolator
filling machines
• Latest updates on how to overcome challenges
9.40
Getting to market: Regulatory perspective
• Minimization of product errors and scratches
• Defining a pre-filled syringe as a product or device and its
on area
• Overcoming the challenges of machine start ups
impact on regulatory approval
• Methods of inspection: Visual and automated machines
• Roadmap to approval for PFS’s and auto injectors
Christian Siegmund, Head of Prefilled Syringes and liquid vials,
• Insight into the FDA’s current thoughts
s and
Executive
2.50
Afternoon refreshments and networking in the exhibition area
Programme
9.00
Reg
9.30
10.10
Morning refreshments and networking in the exhibition area
3.20
Developing your fill and finish production lines
Intro
9.45
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Considerations to gain international regulatory approval
• Adhering to visual inspection guidelines
10.30
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10.40
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• Considerations for international export markets
11.00
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11.30
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11.20
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• Adhering to regulations in the EU and beyond
Alexei Goraltchouk, Senior Manager, Operations Regeneron
• Benefits and pit falls of different container materials
Adam Wooley, CEO, ForthTox
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HALF-DAY POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Wednesday 2nd April 2014
8.30am - 12.30pm
Renaissance Woodbridge, Iselin, New Jersey, USA
Accelerating the regulatory approval of
your pre-filled product : Insight into
combination product approvals
Workshop Leaders:
Ravi S. Harapanhalli, Vice President, ParExel
Mr. Sall, Principal Consultant, ParExel
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Run by one of the US’s leading figures in regulatory
approval processes and drug delivery systems, Dr.
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help you plan for smooth regulatory approvals and
help with avoiding pitfalls that can cause expensive
delays in taking your product to market.
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Why you should attend:
• Accelerate the time it takes to take your drug
delivery system to market
• Find out how to navigate new combination
product guidelines
• Assess the right time to start thinking about your
drug delivery mechanism
• Develop a strategy for product life cycle
management by switching over to PFS
• Understand how to apply the FDA Quality System
Regulation to delivery device development
• Know how to apply FDA Design Controls to
delivery device development
• Get to appreciate how to selection of a delivery
device development partner
• Perform risk analysis and Human Factors
assessment
Programme
9.00
Registration
9.30
Introductions and Opening Remarks
9.45
Session 1: Quality-by-Design in the
development of drug delivery systems
10.30
Session 2: Regulatory pit falls to avoid
11.00
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11.30
Session 3: New combination product
regulations and how to comply with them
12.00
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product development and flexible
regulatory approaches.
About the workshop co-leader
Mr. Sall is a Principal Consultant with
PAREXEL Consulting in Waltham, MA.
PAREXEL provides clinical trial, clinical
data management, medical and regulatory services to the pharmaceutical
and medical device industries.
About ParExel
Over the past 30 years, ParExel has developed
significant expertise to assist clients in the worldwide
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical
device industries with the development and launch
of their products in order to bring safe and effective
treatments to the global marketplace for the patients
who need them. Headquartered near Boston,
Massachusetts, ParExel operates over 77 locations
throughout more than 51 countries around the world,
and has over 14,400 employees.
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