Agenda

7:00-8:00 a.m. Check in for Speakers, Sponsors, and Vendors 

8:00-9:00 a.m. Check in for Registered Attendees and Networking

9:00-9:05 a.m.: Symposium Welcome
Ronna Dornsife, M.S., Co-Chair of 2023 CGT planning subcommittee and BPD Steering Committee Member, (Scientist II/Team Lead, Pre-Clinical Manufacturing, AskBio)

9:05-9:10: Introductions of Speakers

9:10-9:45 a.m.: Bruce Thompson, Ph.D., VP & Technical Lead, Cell Therapy Franchise, Resilience
“Challenges in the development and manufacturing of autologous cell therapies”

9:45-10:20 a.m.: Louis Fabian, MS Biomanuf, MBA, Sr Process Engineer, Arcadis DPS Group & Robin Newman, BS ChME, EIT, Process and Project Engineer, Arcadis DPS Group
“Multiproduct Facilities and Platforms: Designing Flexible Spaces for Emerging Therapies”

10:20-11:00 a.m.: Morning Break, Snacks & Beverages in Redbud & Dogwood Vendor Rooms

11:00-11:05 a.m.: Introductions of Speakers 

11:05- 11:40 a.m.: Angel Alvarez, Ph.D., Sr Manager Process Sci, Cellectis Biologics 
“Universal CAR-T Manufacturing in Isolators: Closing the Process from Upstream through Aseptic Filling for the Production of Gene-Edited Allogeneic CAR T Cells”

11:40 am-12:15 p.m.: Mukesh Malik, Ph.D., Sr Application Scientist, SCIEX
“Overcoming challenges in cell and gene therapy development with high-resolution analytical methods”

12:15- 1:45 p.m.: Lunch Break, Networking, Sponsor and Vendor Visits

1:45-1:50 pm: Introductions of Speakers 
Hamid Sedaghat, Co-Chair of 2023 CGT planning subcommittee and BPD Steering Committee Member (Business Development Account Manager, Arcadis DPS Group)

1:50-2:25 p.m.: Nikki Votaw, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Isolere Bio 
“IsoTag(TM) LV – A scalable, chromatography-free solution to lentiviral purification using a novel affinity-based platform”

2:25-3:10 p.m.: Matthew Powell-Grabaskey, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Refeyn, Ltd., 
“Optimizing AAV purification using mass photometry”

3:10-3:50 p.m.: Afternoon Break, Snacks & Beverages in Redbud & Dogwood Vendor Rooms

3:50 – 3:55 p.m. Introductions of Speakers 

3:55-4:30 p.m.: Samantha Hullah, Ph.D., Head of Process Dev, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
“Early Stage Considerations for the Development of Gene Therapies for Rare Diseases”

4:30-5:05 p.m.: Scott Burger, M.D., Principal, Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy
“Demonstrating Comparability in Manufacturing Cell and Gene Therapy Products”

5:05 -5:10 pm: Thank you to organizers, speakers, sponsors, vendors, and attendees

All attendees and participants must exit the Friday Center by 5:30 p.m.

Gold Level Sponsors:

Silver Level Sponosors:

Participating Vendors: 

Akuratemp LLC, Azenta Life Sciences, Biolog, Inc., Biologos, Bionano, Bio-Techne/Protein Simple, Cygnus Technologies, ILC Dover, KBI Biopharma Inc., Leukocare, Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, Metalytics, MilliporeSigma, Newcells Biotech, Nexcelom Bioscience LLC, PerkinElmer, Protein Simple - Bio-Techne, PSC Biotech, Refeyn, SCIEX, Sino Biological, SKAN US, Inc., Unchained Labs, Waters Corporation