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BPD Roundtable Dinner

  • North Carolina Biotechnology Center · Durham
  • From USD 35.00
North Carolina Biotechnology Center Publisher / Host North Carolina Biotechnology Center
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BPD Roundtable Dinner
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Join BPD for a roundtable discussion on a topic of your choice - plus networking reception and dinner! - on October 15th at NCBiotech.
About this Event

Participants will register for one of the topics listed below and participate in a small group discussion with their table leader, followed by a "reporting session" where we will hear key highlights from each of the tables.

Agenda

5:30-6:30pm Networking Reception (with open bar)

6:30-8:00pm Buffet Dinner and Roundtable Discussions

8:00-8:30pm Reporting Session

Cost

Through September 30th - $35

Late registration charge - $50 beginning October 1st

Table Topics

Each attendee will select one table topic from the list below at registration, and remain at their table throughout the dinner. Seats are limited, register early for the best selection.

View our Table Descriptions and Speaker Biosketches for more information.

Table #1 - "Translating Plant-Based Nanotherapeutics into Scalable Manufacturing: Process Development Strategies and Future Directions"

Nazanin Ghareh Khani (independent consultant)

Table #2 - "Driving Innovation Through Use of NGS to Replace Animal-Based Assays"

Athenesia Faggins (Minaris)

Table #3 - "Quality Systems & Compliance: Challenges, Trends, and Best Practices"

Tania Ramos (PACIV)

Table #5 - "Modernizing Modular Biotech Facility Automation"

John Hatzis (Rockwell Automation)

Table #6 - "Connecting Digital Manufacturing to the Life Sciences Supply Chain "

Lynette Nazabal (Clarkston Consulting)

Table #7 - "The AOC Iceberg"

Faryal Khan (CRB)

Table #8 - "Breaking the Batch Paradigm: Is Continuous Biomanufacturing Ready for Commercial Scale?"

Guy Rachmuth (Evotech Biologics)

Table #9 - "Accelerating Antibody Development: Aligning CMC and Toxicology Strategies to Reach IND Faster"

Doug Lee (Nonabio)

Table #10 - "Beyond the Pilot: Where AI delivers real value in Biomanufacturing and why it stalls before production"

Adrian Dobre (ManufacTek.AI)

Table #11 - "AI for Process Impurity Prediction and Experimental Validation"

Chris Thompson (BrightSpec)

Table #12 - "A Single-Use Fermenter Enables Dramatic Reductions in Fermentation Setup and Teardown Time Without Loss of Process Performance"

Joshua Ross (Distek)

Table #13 - "GMP Does Not Stop at the Loading Dock: Antibody Quality Risk from Release to Patient"

Jesse Huey (Ocasa)

Table #14 - "Accelerating Biologics Development with Platform Solutions"

Justin Watkins (KBI)

Table #15 - "LLM Operations in Antibody Development"

Talal Hossain (independent consultant)

Table #16 - "Governing AI in a Regulated Life Sciences Environment"

Irene Birbeck (Clarkston Consulting)


Special rate available for students and unaffiliated job-seekers! Use discount code "Student/UJS" to reserve your place at the table for $15!

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North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 15 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, United States

Tickets USD 35.00
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