1. Single-Use
Bioreactors
A cost-effective solution for the current demands of multiple drug pipelines and rapid
R&D turnover in the expanding biotherapeutics drug market
1st - 2nd November 2012, Visiongain Conference Centre, London, UK BOOK NOW!
Key Speakers
Tim Charlebois, VP Technology and Innovation Strategy, Pfizer
David Pollard, Associate Director, Merck
Chetan Goudar, Head Cell Culture Development, Bayer
Matthew Pietrzykowski, Lead Scientist, GE Healthcare
Nicolas Fouque, Section Head, Process Development, NovImmune
Klaus Hermansen, Senior Specialist, NNE Pharmaplan
Marc Bisschops, Scientific Director, Tarpon Biosystems
Martina Micheletti, Lecturer, University College London
Peter Walter, Chief Technology Officer & Principal Consultant, Hyde Engineering and Consulting
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2. Conference Introduction
Single-Use Bioreactors
1st - 2nd November 2012, London, UK
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Presidents, Chief Executives, Chief Scientific Officers, Chief
Operating Officers, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Heads, Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities
Senior Directors, Directors, Clinicians, Principal Scientists, Principal
Investigators, Managers, Project/Team Leaders in: This event offers a unique opportunity to meet and do business with some
• Bioanalytical Development
• High-Throughput/High-Content Screening Operations
of the key players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. If you have
• Drug Discovery/Validation
a service or product to promote, you can do so at this event by:
• Health Economics
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• Hosting a networking drinks reception
• Business and Alliance Development
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3. Day 1
Single-Use Bioreactors
Thursday 1st November 2012
09:00 Registration and refreshments 13:40 Panel Discussion: What opportunities are there for
the development of microbial bioreactors and what
future upstream developments can we expect? Join
09:30 Opening address from the Chair us for this lively debate with input from industry
and service providers. Email your questions to
shahidul.islam@visiongain.com
09:40 B
ioprocess Technology Innovation: Strategic
Imperative for Challenging Times
• hanging landscape of bioprocessing requires new approaches
C 14:20 Supply chain security for single-use systems
to production
• ow to address the inherent risks associated with reliance on
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• Perspective from a large global biopharmaceutical company single-use components
Charlebois
Tim • Develop a supplier management and quality plan
VP Technology and Innovation Strategy
Peter Walter
Pfizer
Chief Technology Officer Principal Consultant
Hyde Engineering and Consulting
10:20 D
esigning a biotech facility for the future with
single-use technologies 15:00 Afternoon Refreshments
• Building a modular facility to enable flexibility and reduce lead time
• Integrating disposable tech with existing pipelines 15:20 Cost/benefit analysis of single-use bioreactors
Klaus Hermansen
• What is the real enefit of single-use systems?
Senior Specialist
NNE Pharmaplan • Case-study of a successful implementation and analysis of outcomes
• hat applications are particularly suited for single-use systems and
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which to avoid?
11:00 Morning refreshments
16:00 Upstream process advances and collaborations
11:20 Will small-scale, high-throughput upstream
with service providers
processes become the standard for cell culture
development? • The unmet need for microbial bioreactors I disposable systems
• Are small-scale technologies capable of advancing the industry further? • ontinous bioprocess using modular disposable systems and
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perfusion systems
• Can they continue to reduce costs and increase productivity standards?
David Pollard
• uccessful utilisation of multiple small-scale processes to allow access to
S Merck
cell line performance information in reduced time
16:40 Closing remarks from the Chair
12:00 Title to be confirmed
• Engineering bioreactors to solve heat and oxygen transfer issues
• ntegrating intensification technologies into disposables to create
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higher yields
16:50 Networking drinks
Martina Micheletti
Lecturer
Take your discussions further and build new
University College London relationships in a relaxed and informal setting
12:40 Networking lunch
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4. Day 2
Single-Use Bioreactors
Friday 2nd November 2012
09:00 Registration and refreshments 14:20 be confirmed
To
atthew Pietrzykowski
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Lead Scientist
09:30 Opening address from the chair GE Healthcare
09:40 Case studies of scaling up production using 15:00 Afternoon refreshments
disposable technology
• Rapid scale-up of vaccine production using disposables
15:20 K
ey Considerations for Validation of Single Use
• Advantages of disposables when time is of the essence
Bioreactors and Risk Management for Leachables
and Extractables
• ssessing vendors initially and throughout lifecycle: Audits of Quality
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10:20 Accelerating cell culture development
System, Design History and Change Control Procedures, CAPA, and
• Future biotherapeutic production plant design Supply Chain security.
• argeted cell engineering to reduce variability and create
T • electing equipment with construction materials, operating principles, and
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stable cell lines performance characteristics based on whether they are appropriate for
their specific uses.
Chetan Goudar
Head Cell Culture Development • nalysis of vendor extractables data and material compatibility with
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Bayer process streams and operating conditions. Applying risk management
principles for assessment of Leachables in a specific process.
11:00 Morning refreshments
16:00 Downstream processing using disposable systems
• urification of biologics in a disposable setting requires a
P
11:20 B
ioSMB™: A Fully Disposable Continuous different approach
Chromatography for the Purification of • Existing and emerging platform purification options
Biopharmaceuticals
• Solutions to overcome downstream bottlenecks
Marc Bisschops
Scientific Director
Nicolas Fouque
Tarpon Biosystems Section Head, Process Development
NovImmune
12:00 Sponsor spotlight
16:40 Chair’s closing remarks
12:40 Networking lunch
16:50 End of Conference
13:40 Panel Discussion: How can we drive standardisation
in such a broad market to maintain supply
chain security? The challenges and proposals for
standardisation of connectivity. Email your questions
to shahidul.islam@visiongain.com

5. Registration Form
Single-Use Bioreactors
1st - 2nd November 2012, London, UK
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