2024 Keynote & Featured Presentations

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17

Plenary Fireside Chat:
Supporting and Driving Biotech: Past, Present and Future

MODERATOR:
Jennifer Giottonini CayerJennifer Giottonini Cayer, CBO Pulmocide; Board of Directors, UCSD Moores Cancer Center and Biocom California


PANELISTS:
Carter A. MitchellCarter A. Mitchell, PhD, CSO, Purification & Expression, Kemp Proteins, LLC


Deborah Moore-Lai, PhDDeborah Moore-Lai, PhD, Senior Director, Protein Development & Production, Abcam


Eric VajdaEric Vajda, PhD, Vice President, Preclinical R&D, OmniAb


THURSDAY, JANUARY 18

Protein and Gene Therapy Biotherapeutics:
Biophysics, Simulations and Analytical Tools to Shed Light on Biomanufacturability and Downstream Bioprocessing Opportunities

Steven M. Cramer, PhDSteven M. Cramer, PhD, William Weightman Walker Professor, Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute





Keynote & Featured Speakers by Pipeline

Antibody Discovery & Engineering

Chris BahlBetter Medicines, Created Rapidly through de novo Protein Design
Chris Bahl, PhD, CSO and Co-Founder, AI Proteins


Peter M. TessierPredicting Antibody Developability at the Discovery Stage
Peter M. Tessier, PhD, Albert M. Mattocks Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences & Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan


Bispecific Antibody Development

Aditya BardiaRecent Progress in Antibody-Drug Conjugate Therapy for Cancer
Aditya Bardia, MD, Director, Breast Cancer Research, Harvard Medical School


Elisa FontanaTailoring Bispecifics and ADCs Drug Development to Patient and Tumor Features for Safety and Efficacy Optimization: The Clinical Perspective
Elisa Fontana, MD, PhD, Oncologist and Medical Director, Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK


Paul ParrenAvidity Engineering for Bispecific and Multispecific Antibodies
Paul Parren, PhD, CSO, Gyes; Professor, Molecular Immunology, Leiden University Medical Center


Peter M. TessierPredicting Antibody Developability at the Discovery Stage
Peter M. Tessier, PhD, Albert M. Mattocks Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences & Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan


Characterization & Aggregation in Biopharmaceuticals

Bharat JagannathanFrozen State Protein Aggregation and Its Impact on Biologic Process Development
Bharat Jagannathan, PhD, Principal Scientist, Attribute Sciences, Amgen Inc.


Alois JungbauerThe Role of Interactome in Host Cell Protein Composition in Downstream Processing
Alois Jungbauer, PhD, Professor & Head, Biotechnology, Institute of Bioprocess Science and Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)


Michael S. MarlowConnecting the Lab to the Machine: A Retrospective Analysis and Prospective Evaluation
Michael S. Marlow, PhD, Director Biologics CMC Research, Biotherapeutics Discovery, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Vector Design & Delivery

Charles JonesSynthetic Biology and AI—How These Tools Enable a New Frontier When Combined with the Manufacturing and Design Capabilities of RNA
Charles Jones, PhD, Senior Director, mRNA Commercial Strategy & Innovation, Pfizer Inc.


Mauricio S. UmanaNavigating CMC Regulations for Viral Vectors: A Comprehensive Guide
Mauricio S. Umana, PhD, Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs CMC, Regulatory Affairs CMC, MassBiologics


Higher-throughput Bioproduction

Nathan LewisEngineering Out Metabolic Barriers in CHO Cells
Nathan Lewis, PhD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)


Frances Maureen Identifying Drivers of Cellular Productivity Using HRP-Based Proximity Labeling
Frances Maureen Rocamora, PhD, Project Scientist, Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego