Upstream Development Summit
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Farmer & the Seahorse
10996 Torreyana Road Ste 240
San Diego, CA
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Genesis Tower
1 Tower Place
South San Francisco, CA
Join us and your peers for the Upstream Development Summit for mAbs and Gene Therapy to discuss latest trends, innovations, and technologies to accelerate your upstream process development.
Refreshments will be served at South San Francisco Location.
Agenda* - San Diego Agenda
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Welcome |
| 9:00 - 9:35 | Rapid Cell Line Development using CHOZN and UCOE |
| Joe Orlando | |
| 9:35 - 10:10 | Upstream Process Development: A CHOZN® Case Study Demonstrating Significant Optimization and Scale-up Points to Consider |
| Mike Cunningham | |
| 10:10 - 10:25 | Immediate Advantage Program: Liquid Media and Buffer Capabilities |
| Ryan Gilbert | |
| 10:25 - 10:40 | Break |
| 10:40 - 11:10 | Hi-titer expression in CHO cells, importance of the cell type, expression cassette design and statistical approach |
| Dana Crouse | |
| 11:10 - 11:45 | Characterizing biologics in the context of clone selection |
| Omar Lamm | |
| 11:45 - 12:20 | Process Development for Gene Therapy |
| Elie Hanania | |
| 12:20 - 1:30 | Wrap up, followed by Lunch + Posters + Networking |
Agenda* - South San Francisco Agenda
| 1:00 - 1:30 | Welcome |
| 1:30 - 2:05 | Rapid Cell Line Development using CHOZN and UCOE |
| Joe Orlando | |
| 2:10 - 2:45 | Upstream Process Development: A CHOZN® Case Study Demonstrating Significant Optimization and Scale-up Points to Consider |
| Mike Cunningham | |
| 2:50 - 3:15 | Immediate Advantage Program: Liquid Media and Buffer Capabilities |
| Ryan Gilbert | |
| 3:20- 3:50 | Break: refreshment, posters and networking |
| 3:50 - 4:25 | Hi-titer expression in CHO cells, importance of the cell type, expression cassette design and statistical approach |
| Dana Crouse | |
| 4:30 - 5:05 | Characterizing biologics in the context of clone selection |
| Omar Lamm | |
| 5:10 - 5:55 | Process Development for Gene Therapy |
| Elie Hanania | |
| 6:00 | Wrap up & close |
The life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operates as MilliporeSigma in the US and Canada.
*Agenda subject to change. Attendance to the “Upstream Summit” is limited and available to pharma/biopharma manufacturers and academics only. The offer does not extend to any company that provides products or services to the pharma/biopharma industry. Merck reserves the right to revoke or refuse participation at any times.
Lunch and coffee breaks are provided courtesy of Merck. Travel costs, hotel accommodations and any other costs incurred are at the expense of the attendees.
Venue: Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Farmer & The Seahorse
10996 Torreyana Rd Ste 240
San Diego, CA 92121
Venue: Thursday, June 20, 2019
Genesis Tower
1 Tower Place
South San Francisco, CA