Conference Day One | Wednesday, March 12 2025

8:10 am Coffee & Registration

8:55 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

  • Chris Baldwin Vice President, Manufacturing & Supply, Resolution Therapeutics

Scaling Up to Pivotal Studies & Commercialization Readiness

9:00 am Supporting the Complex Supply Chain Needs of a CGT Start-Up

  • Jie Jia Vice President, Strategic Alliances & Operations, CARsgen Therapeutics

Synopsis

  • What are the essential supply chain needs when developing a CGT product?
  • How can you maximize the value chain while ensuring cost effectiveness?
  • Sourcing budget-friendly resources to keep supply chains operating smoothly

9:30 am Best Practices for Mock Run-Throughs: Pressure Testing Your Processes & Operations

  • Kellen LaVigne Associate Director, Supply Chain & Logistics, Aurion Biotech

Synopsis

  • Highlighting how to perform mock run-throughs to stress test clinical site, transport, and storage protocols
  • Specific considerations ahead of a program reaching the market
  • Presenting a case study of clinical site run-through: what was learned and implemented in future handling and delivery?

10:00 am Panel Discussion: Enhancing Communication Between Supply Chain, Clinical Operations & Patient Operations Departments Departments

  • Joyce Chen Supply Chain Director, Europe, Legend Biotech
  • Michael Mehler Director, Head of Cell Therapy Patient Operations, AstraZeneca

Synopsis

  • How can the three departments work together to smoothly co-ordinate patient enrolment, book manufacturing slots, and tackle new regulations for clinical studies?
  • What does good collaboration look like for the planning of patient and material delivery?
  • Outlining how to instil effective communication when expanding into new regions and onboarding new sites?

10:40 am Morning Refreshments & Speed Networking

Synopsis

Our speed networking is the ideal opportunity to get face-to-face time with many of the brightest minds working in CGT and introduce yourself to the attendees that you would like to build closer working relationships with. Benchmark against the industry leaders and establish meaningful business relationships to pursue for the rest of the conference and beyond.

11:40 am Mastering the Evolution of Clinical-to-Commercial Supply

  • Jorge Ryzwaniuk Head Of Supply Chain Management, Cell & Genes Therapies, Novartis

Synopsis

  • Change management: key considerations for an organization
  • Long term forecasting: planning ahead for production needs
  • Hand-over activities between clinical and commercial teams

12:10 pm Developing and Sustaining a Commercialization-Ready Supply Chain

  • Cristian Circiumaru Director, Global Supply & External Manufacturing Planning, Orchard Therapeutics

Synopsis

  • Pinpointing the key focus areas for developing a supply chain from clinical- to commercial- stage
  • Lessons learned in digitalization, business planning, and demand management
  • Having scaled up processes, what are the practical steps to sustaining and refining a commercial supply chain?
  • Principles for implementing operation excellence and gaining efficiencies

12:40 pm Lunch & Networking

Building Resilience & Adaptability into Supply Chains

1:40 pm Change Management in Dynamic Gene Therapy Trials: A Case Study in Surviving Constant Protocol Changes and Supply Chain Issues

  • Darcy Weyant Associate Director, Clinical Supply, REGENXBIO

Synopsis

  • Navigating supply chain, stock out, and protocol change challenges during scale-up from Phase 1 to Pivotal
  • Overcoming temperature control challenges at sites
  • Mitigating waste at clinical sites through JIT shipping

2:10 pm The Critical Role of Supply Planning in Commercial Scale CGT Manufacturing

  • Joyce Chen Supply Chain Director, Europe, Legend Biotech

Synopsis

  • Considerations for long-term strategic planning around CGT manufacturing capacity
  • Understanding how supply planning can support a successful capacity ramp-up
  • Exploring the future evolvement of the role

2:40 pm A Case Study in Effective Contingency Planning

  • Albert Ribickas Manager, Blood & Marrow Transplant Laboratory, Moffitt Cancer Center

Synopsis

  • Outlining how the complexity and variability of CGT supply chains can impact manufacturing and drug delivery deadlines
  • Establishing relationships to ensure consistent, reliable product delivery
  • The criticality of contingency planning and emergency preparedness to mitigate risk and minimize disruption to patients

3:10 pm Afternoon Refreshments & Scientific Poster Session

Synopsis

This is your opportunity to present a scientific research poster to your peers and those in attendance at the Summit. To submit a poster for this session please contact info@hansonwade.com.

Improving Clinical Labeling & Packaging Processes

3:55 pm Evolving Labeling & Packaging Solutions from Clinical to Pivotal Studies

Synopsis

  • What are some key differences between clinical and pivotal requirements?
  • Lessons learned for setting up phase 1 clinical labeling and packaging
  • Considerations for packaging and second sourcing

4:25 pm Driving Forward Standards in Labeling Medical Products of Human Origin

Synopsis

  • Understanding the need for creating and maintaining a uniform global labeling standard
  • Shaping current traceability and biovigilance standards for the field
  • Exploring future opportunities to continuously improve labeling standards and best practice for the field

4:55 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

  • Chris Baldwin Vice President, Manufacturing & Supply, Resolution Therapeutics

5:00 pm End of Conference Day One