Biopharmaceutical Process and Quality Consortium

Agenda: 2013 BPQC Summit Agenda

Second Biopharmaceutical Summit

May 15, 2013: Workshop on Next Generation Biopharmaceutical Process – Continuous 
May 13-14, 2013: (Advanced Training on Continuous Bioprocessing) UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, Lowell MA

Part I. Advanced Training on Continuous Bioprocessing

May 13-14, 2013 (Monday and Tuesday)  8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Day 1 (May 13)
8:30 a.m. M1: Biopharmaceutical Process Fundamentals (Hyunmin Yi, Tufts)
10:30 a.m. M2: Upstream technology for Continuous Bioprocessing – Equipment and Practices (Sadettin Ozturk, Mass Biologics Lab)
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. M3. Upstream technology for continuous bioprocessing – Implementation (Thomas Johnson, Genzyme)
3:30 p.m.

M4: Systems Technology for Continuous Bioprocessing (Seongkyu Yoon, UMass Lowell)

Day 2 (May 14)
8:30 a.m.

M5: Continuous Bioseparation (Veena Warikoo, Genzyme)

10:30 a.m. M6. Downstream technology for continuous bioprocessing – Equipment and Implementation focused  – (Marc Bisschops, Tarpon Biosystems)
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. M7. Simulated Moving Bed (Kathleen Mihlbachler, NJIT)
3:30 p.m. M8. Downstream Simulation & Optimization (Jay Yun, Chromworks)

Part II. BPQC Business Meeting and Reception

May 14, 2013 (Tuesday)  1:00 - 6:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. 
(UMass Lowell)
Business meeting with consortium member companies For appointment, RSVP (bpqc@uml.edu or seongkyu_yoon@uml.edu, 978-934-4741)
6:30 p.m.
(ICC)
RECEPTION (Trainee, BPQC members and all workshop participants are invited

Part III. Workshop

May 15, 2013 (Wednesday)  8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION
8:30 a.m. WELCOME and INTRODUCTION (UMass Lowell and organizer)
8:40 a.m.

Biopharmaceutical Continuous Processing
Morning Session Chair: Dr. Thomas Ryll, Sr. Director of Cell-Culture Development, Biogen Idec (8:40 – 8:50 a.m.)

PLENARY PRESENTATION 1
 

Dr. Veena Warikoo, Head of Purification Development, Genzyme (8:50 – 9:30 a.m.)
“Continuous Processing Initiative at Genzyme”

Technologies of Continuous Processing in Biopharmaceutical
Brian Lee, PhD, President and CEO of PBS Biotech, (9:30 – 10:00 a.m.)
“A Novel Pneumatic Single-Use Bioreactor System for Flexible and Scalable Biomanufacturing”

10:00 a.m. BREAK
10:20 a.m.

Sadettin Ozturk, PhD, Head of Process and Analytical Development, Mass Biologics Lab, UMass Medical School, (10:20 – 10:50 a.m.) 

“Disposable Technologies for Continuous Bioprocessing” 

 
Bert Frohlich, PhD,  Director of Process Engineering, Shire, (10:50 – 11:20 p.m.) 

"Continuous manufacturing experience at Shire” 

 
PANEL DISCUSSION (11:20 – 12:00 p.m.)
Panelists: Dr. Warikoo (Genzyme), Dr. Lee (PBS Biotech), Dr. Ryll (BiogenIdec), Dr. Ozturk (MBL), Dr. Frohlich (Shire) 

12:00 p.m. NETWORKING LUNCH
1:00 p.m. Afternoon Session Chair: Dr. Jack Prior, Sr. Director of BioProcess Engineering, Genzyme (1:00 – 1:10 p.m.)

PLENARY PRESENTATION 2
Challenges and Innovations in Biopharmaceutical Industry
Kelvin Lee, Ph.D., Professor of Univ. of Delaware, (1:10 – 1:50 p.m.)
“CHOgenome.org – infrastructure to support next generation of development in biopharmaceuticals”
 
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Technologies of Continuous Processing in Biopharmaceutical

Holger Kavermann, Ph.D. Sr. Scientist, Roche Diagnostics, (1:50 – 2:20 p.m.)
“Implementation of a rapid Mycoplasma assay: from validation to regulatory acceptance” 

Kathleen Mihlbachler, Ph.D, Sr. Lecturer of NJIT, (2:20 – 2:50 p.m.)
“Challenges of SMB in Bioprocessing”

2:50 p.m. BREAK
3:10 p.m. Marc Bisschops, Ph.D., CSO of Tarpon Biosystems, Inc., (3:10 – 3:40 p.m.)
“Single Use, Continuous Downstream Processing:  The next great efficiency leap in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing”

Kevin Bittorf, Ph.D., VP of Process Development and Analytical Sciences, Living Proof, Inc., (3:40 – 4:10 p.m.)
“QbD and Pricing of Continuous Manufacturing” 

PANEL DISCUSSION (4:10 – 4:50 p.m.)
Panelists: Dr. Prior (Genzyme), Dr. Lee (UoD), Dr. Mihlbachler (NJIT), Dr. Bittorf (Living Proof), Dr. Bisschops (Tarpon)
4:50 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS
5:00 p.m. RECEPTION AND NETWORKING POSTER SESSION
20-30 posters will be prepared

For questions please contact: bpqc@uml.edu, or Seongkyu_Yoon@uml.edu, 978-934-4741.