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Symposium | Virtual

Event Title
Pharmaceutical Quality Symposium 2023: Quality, Supply Chain & Advanced Manufacturing
October 31, 2023 - November 1, 2023


Date:
October 31, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Day1:
- ET
Day2:
- ET

Topics & Presentations Day 1

Speakers

Pharmaceutical Quality Symposium 2023: Quality, Supply Chain & Advanced Manufacturing – D1 – Part 1

 

FDA Keynote Address

Robert Califf, MD
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Food and Drug Administration

Office of Pharmaceutical Quality Keynote.pdf

Michael Kopcha, PhD, RPh
Director
Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) | CDER

State of Pharmaceutical Quality.pdf

Neil Stiber, PhD
Associate Director for Science and Communication
Office of Quality Surveillance (OQS)
OPQ | CDER

Pharmaceutical Quality Symposium 2023: Quality, Supply Chain & Advanced Manufacturing – D1 – Part 2

 

Quality Assessment Updates.pdf

Sau “Larry” Lee, PhD
Deputy Director of Science
OPQ | CDER

Patient - Focused Specifications.pdf

Susan Kirshner, PhD, MSc
Division Director
Office of Biotechnology Products (OBP)
OPQ | CDER

Modernizing Quality Assessment of New Drugs.pdf

Hong Cai, PhD
Division Director
Office of New Drug Products (ONDP)
OPQ | CDER

Collaborating for Generic Drug Development and Approval Success: A Regulatory Perspective.pdf

Yue “Helen” Teng, PhD
Division Director
Office of Lifecycle Drug Products (OLDP)
OPQ | CDER

Q&A Discussion Panel

Same as above

Pharmaceutical Quality Symposium 2023: Quality, Supply Chain & Advanced Manufacturing – D1 – Part 3

 

 

Inspections in a Post-Pandemic World.pdf

Alonza Cruse
Director
Office of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations (OPQO)
Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) | FDA

Pre-license Inspections: What Industry Should Know.pdf

Christopher Downey, PhD
Supervisory Chemist
Office of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Assessment (OPMA)
OPQ | CDER

Q&A Discussion Panel

Same as above

Pharmaceutical Quality Symposium 2023: Quality, Supply Chain & Advanced Manufacturing – D1 – Part 4

 

Overview of Policy Document Options, Development, and Oversight.pdf

Leila Wieser
Director | Editorial and Project Management Staff
Office of Policy for Pharmaceutical Quality (OPPQ)
OPQ | CDER

International Harmonization: Ensuring Availability of Quality Medicine.pdf

Theresa Mullin, PhD
Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives
CDER

ICH Q12 Implementation: What Does Industry Need to Know.pdf

Mahesh Ramanadham, PharmD, MBA
CDR | USPHS
Deputy Director
OPPQ | OPQ | CDER

Nitrosamine Research Studies Inform FDA on Potential Strategies and BE Approaches.pdf

Dongmei Lu, PhD
Pharmacologist
OPPQ | OPQ | CDER

USP & FDA: A Symbiotic Relationship to Ensure Quality.pdf

Pallavi Nithyanandan, PhD
Director
OPPQ | OPQ | CDER

Not So Complex? Product-Specific Guidance Updates.pdf

Xiaoming Xu, PhD
Division Director
Office of Testing and Research (OTR)
OPQ | CDER

Q&A Discussion Panel

Same as above

Day One Closing

Adam Fisher, PhD
Director of Science Staff
OPQ | CDER

 

Topics & Presentations Day 2

Speakers

Pharmaceutical Quality Symposium 2023: Quality, Supply Chain & Advanced Manufacturing – D2 – Part 1

 

Featured Presentation: Project ORBIS.pdf

Angelo De Claro, MD
Division Director
Office of Oncologic Diseases (OOD)
Office of New Drugs (OND) | CDER

Testing of High-Risk Drug Components for Diethylene Glycol and Ethylene Glycol.pdf

Matthew Dionne, PharmD
CAPT | USPHS
Compliance Officer
Office of Manufacturing Quality (OMQ)
Office of Compliance (OC) | CDER

Microbiological Quality Considerations in Non-Sterile Drug Manufacturing.pdf

Timothy Pohlhaus, PhD
Consumer Safety Officer
OMQ | OC | CDER

 Q&A Discussion Panel

Matthew Dionne and Timothy Pohlhaus

Pharmaceutical Quality Symposium 2023: Quality, Supply Chain & Advanced Manufacturing – D2 – Part 2

 

Quality Management Maturity.pdf

Nandini Rakala, PhD, MS
Visiting Associate & Data Scientist
Office of Quality Surveillance (OQS)
Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) | CDER

Drug Quality Sampling and Testing.pdf

Stephen Cahill, MBA
Operations Research Analyst
OQS | OPQ | CDER

CDER Site Selection Model.pdf

John Wan, MBA
Supervisory Operations Research
OQS | OPQ | CDER

Q&A Discussion Panel

Nandini Rakala, Stephen Cahill, John Wan, 

And

Wendy Wilson, PhD
Deputy Office Director
OQS | OPQ | CDER

Pharmaceutical Quality Symposium 2023: Quality, Supply Chain & Advanced Manufacturing – D2 – Part 3

 

 

CDER’s Emerging Technology Program.pdf

Tom O’Connor, PhD
Deputy Director
Office of Testing and Research (OTR)
OPQ | CDER

FRAME: Supporting Advanced Manufacturing Technologies.pdf

Adam Fisher, PhD
Director of Science Staff
OPQ | CDER

Implementation of ICH Q13 Continuous Manufacturing Guidance.pdf

Rapti Madurawe, PhD
Division Director
Office of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Assessment (OPMA)
OPQ | CDER

Continuous Manufacturing to Improve Pharmaceutical Quality: Research Examples and Opportunities.pdf

Geng “Michael” Tian, PhD
LCDR | USPHS
Branch Chief
OTR | OPQ | CDER

AI in Manufacturing of Pharmaceutical Products: Challenges and Opportunities.pdf

Jayanti Das, PhD
Research Scientist
OTR | OPQ | CDER

Q&A Discussion Panel

Same as above

Closing Remarks

Michael Kopcha, PhD, RPh
Director
Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) | CDER

 

Agenda

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ABOUT THIS EVENT

Pharmaceutical quality assures the availability, safety, and efficacy of every dose of medicine. Everyone deserves confidence in their next dose of medicine. Problems with pharmaceutical quality can impact the availability of medicine to patients and consumers. The mission of CDER’s Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) is to assure quality medicines are available to the American public. This symposium, held every two years, will explore topics related to pharmaceutical quality regulation, supply chains, and advanced manufacturing technologies. Attendees will become familiar with the regulatory quality assessment, inspection, policy, surveillance, and research activities that impact the pharmaceutical supply chain and assure drug quality.

Learn more about the FDA’s pharmaceutical quality toolbox. OPQ’s quality assessment of drug applications uses tools that streamline risk assessment and knowledge management. OPQ policy conveys the most current thinking on pharmaceutical quality topics to enable manufacturers to provide high-quality drugs. Market surveillance and enforcement tools work to support the health of pharmaceutical supply chains while protecting the public. Programs focused on advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing provide tools for regulators and drug developers so that patients and consumers can benefit from promising new technologies. This pharmaceutical quality toolbox helps assure that quality medicines are available to the American public.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

  • Manufacturing professionals focused on drug products, including new drug applications (NDAs), abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) and biologics license applications (BLAs) marketed in the U.S. and regulated by CDER
  • Regulatory affairs professionals interested in FDA’s pharmaceutical quality policy and surveillance programs
  • Foreign regulators and other international bodies interested in pharmaceutical quality harmonization
  • Healthcare professionals and others interested in medicine quality, the U.S. supply chain, and advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies

TOPICS COVERED

  • Quality assessment of drug product marketing and licensing applications and how it relates to FDA innovations and facility evaluations
  • Pharmaceutical quality policy and how new domestic and international efforts drive toward improved quality outcomes for patients and consumers
  • Pharmaceutical supply chains and how FDA market surveillance activities help to assure drug quality
  • Advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and how FDA is preparing for industry’s use of technologies such as AI for pharmaceutical manufacturing

FDA RESOURCES

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