PDA West Coast Chapter: Technical Outsourcing Conference
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Join the PDA West Coast Chapter for a day-and-a-half Technical Outsourcing and CMO/External Lab Management Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a content-rich program offering a variety of industry expert presentations, an interactive workshop, and engaging panel discussions on the world of outsourcing, with perspectives from both sides of the sponsor-CMO partnership.
This 1.5-day event will provide insights on how to maneuver the current landscape and how to prepare for what lies ahead in external vendor partnerships, the sharing of best practices and discussion of industry standards, and a view into the future of vendor management and innovative equipment technologies. Come learn from our esteemed speakers and panelists on topics including:
- How to Get the Most Out of Your External Partnership
- Quality Oversight of External Partners
- Establishing Effective External Vendor Relationships
- Effective Writing for Quotes and Proposals (RFQ/RFPs) – Interactive Workshop
- International Regulations, Strategies, and Agreements
- Navigating Logistics and Customs (Including Government Agencies)
- Sponsor and CMO Engagement / Deviation Change Controls
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09:00am - 10:00am | Opening Keynote: The Importance of Partnerships - CMO/CDMOs, Andrea Liess Karlsson, Executive Director, Engineering and Technology, Boehringer Ingelheim
10:00am - 11:00am | Selection Attributes + RFP/RFQ Presentation and Workshop, JR Humbert, Vice President, Quality, INCOG BioPharma Services and Kate Nelson, Former VP of CMC, Sumitomo Pharma America
11:00am-12:00pm | Quality Oversight of External Partners, Marsha Steed, Senior Consultant, JYA and Founder & President, Steed MicroBio LLC, John Farris, VP, Head of GxP Quality, Kyverna Therapeutics and Nikoo Arasteh, Sr. Director of Quality Assurance, Jaguar Health
Break | Lunch and Vendor Showcase
2:30pm-3:30pm | Establishing Effective External Vendor Relationships (CDMO, CRO, Labs), Sian Jones-MacPhail, Director of Contract Development & Manufacturing, Amgen, Seema Naidi, Senior Manager, Global Business Development, Bachem, Loan Hoang, Director of Quality Assurance, Nkarta, Inc. and Ramon Mendoza, Scientific Director, Analytical Development, Johnson & Johnson
3:30pm-4:00pm | Break
4:00pm-4:45pm | Deviation Change Control Between Sponsor and CMO, Loan Hoang, Director of Quality Assurance, Nkarta, Inc. , Nikoo Arasteh, Sr. Director of Quality Assurance, Jaguar Health and Hanh-Uyen Nguyen, Site Head of Quality, Minaris Regenerative Medicine
4:45 | Closing Remarks
08:30am - 09:30am | Opening Keynote: JR Humbert, Vice President, Quality, INCOG BioPharma Services
09:30am - 10:30am | How to Get the Most Out of Your External Partnership, Bruce Frazier, Global Head of Biotech Business & Contracts, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Hanh-Uyen Nguyen, Site Head of Quality, Minaris Regenerative Medicine, Sian Jones-MacPhail, Director of Contract Development & Manufacturing, Amgen and Seema Zaidi, Senior Manager, Global Business Development, Bachem
10:30am | Break
Break | Speed Networking Session
Closing Remarks | Conference Closing Remarks
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