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THEME 12 | THEME 13<br />

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This is the advance programme. New speakers and sessions will be added. Visit www.diahome.org for the most recent additions to the programme.<br />

subjects are instrumental to the success of clinical research and should be<br />

active partners in the drug development process.<br />

Enlightened Patient: Pharma customer expectations in the 2010s<br />

Juha-Matti Saario, SOP Governance Officer, Novartis Pharma AG, Switzerland<br />

Moving Beyond the Agency Interaction: Involving patients in drug<br />

development<br />

Anders Blaedel Lassen, Reg. Int. & Pol. Specialist, H. Lundbeck, Denmark<br />

Patient representative invited<br />

Wednesday, 30 March 2011<br />

09:00-10:30 Session 1205<br />

PARTNERING IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT<br />

Session Chair:<br />

Ineke Rijnhout, Consultant, Kenko International, The Netherlands<br />

Nearly half of today’s top-selling drugs in the pharmaceutical industry are the<br />

result of partnerships. The pressure to maintain strong portfolios underscores<br />

the importance of alliance management. Last year, in the depths of the financial<br />

crisis, many companies took drastic restructuring measures, bringing focus<br />

and creativity to the efficiency-related challenges. The key driver for survival is<br />

their ability to find ways to operate drug development more effectively. What<br />

creative partnering structures approaches are companies using in today’s<br />

challenging times?<br />

A New Model for Developing CRO Partnership: Project Nemo<br />

Frederic Monnot, Clinical Research Manager, Merck Serono, Switzerland<br />

CRO Pharma Partnership Example<br />

Speaker invited<br />

Biotech/Pharma Partnering<br />

Speaker invited<br />

14:00-15:30 Session 1207<br />

HEALTH ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON DRUG DEVELOPMENT<br />

Session Chair:<br />

Richard Laing, Team Leader, Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy,<br />

Department of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies, WHO,<br />

Switzerland<br />

Health Organisations play an important role in identifying the health needs<br />

of the global population and are instrumental in defining development<br />

strategies and access to safe medicines. One such organisation is the WHO.<br />

Other important areas are neglected diseases and orphan indications, where<br />

financial considerations and the logistical aspects of conducting clinical<br />

research in these populations may be important hurdles and play an important<br />

role in setting development priorities. The emergence of herbal medicines as<br />

a therapeutic intervention is increasing and the appropriate regulation of their<br />

manufacture and clinical development will be discussed.<br />

The Role of the WHO in Setting Drug Priorities<br />

Speaker invited<br />

Neglected Disease and Orphan Medicines<br />

Johan Frieling, Independent Consultant, The Netherlands<br />

The Importance of Herbal Medicines as a Therapeutic Class - How to conduct<br />

clinical research and regulate their development<br />

Speaker invited<br />

16:00-17:30 Session 1208<br />

INVESTIGATOR-LED CLINICAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT<br />

Session Chair:<br />

Xavier Carné, Head of Clinical Pharmacology Department, Hospital Clinic,<br />

University of Barcelona School of Medicine, Spain<br />

Prior to the introduction of the European Clinical Trial Directive, investigator<br />

led clinical development played a prominent role in medicines development.<br />

In some settings this is still the case and academic sites regain their influence<br />

on defining priorities for medicines based on the latest scientific advances.<br />

Speaker from academia and investigator networks will address the challenges<br />

ensuring that data generated from investigator led research is of the highest<br />

quality and is appropriate to support drug registration.<br />

Investigator-Led Research: Experience of the Medicines for Children<br />

Reasearch Network<br />

Nicholas Webb, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, <strong>UK</strong><br />

Investigator Initiated Trials (IIT) – State of the industry and the need for<br />

global standards and metrics<br />

Ran Frenkel, CEO, Pharma Focus, Israel<br />

Theme 13 | Biologicals and Vaccines – Access to<br />

Innovation<br />

Thomas Verstraeten, Head Biologicals Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance,<br />

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Belgium<br />

Michael Pfleiderer, Head of Section, Viral Vaccines, Paul-Erhlich-Institut (PEI),<br />

Germany<br />

This theme will focus on a number of areas specific to biologicals and vaccines.<br />

As well as looking to see what impact recent changes to the EU legislation have<br />

had, this theme will provide time to discuss and share new developments and<br />

advances that have and will be seen in the area of biologicals and vaccines. And<br />

finally, perhaps a slight departure from the other topics under this theme, there<br />

will be a session to allow reflection on the public perception of medicine and<br />

in particular the public perception of vaccines and vaccination programmes.<br />

Tuesday, 29 March 2011<br />

09:00-10:30 Session 1301<br />

PHARMACOVIGILANCE FOR BIOLOGICALS AND VACCINES<br />

Session Chair:<br />

Phil Bryan, Expert Scientific Assessor, MHRA, <strong>UK</strong><br />

This session will outline recent examples of potential quality issues for<br />

authorised vaccines, describe the systems in place to identify and evaluate<br />

the potential clinical implications and risks and to discuss processes for<br />

traceability, recall and implications for immunisation programmes. It will also<br />

aim to explore ways in which systems and processes can be improved to<br />

optimise risk management of vaccines in this context.

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