EuroMEEting - Genetic Alliance UK
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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.