Specialized Workshop F2 - Friday April 11, 2025: 7am to 5:30pm - Discussion Topic List

" Gene, Cell, and Vaccine Therapies Immunogenicity & Technologies - Latest Advances, Challenges and Solutions from Internationally Recognized Key Opinion Leaders"

Recent Advances in the Immunogenicity of Gene/Cell/Vaccine Therapies Based on Lesson Learned from Regulatory Submissions; Advice on Putting Together the Integrated Summary of Immunogenicity (ISI) and Challenges in Applying the Current Paradigm for Immunogenicity Testing for Gene & Cell Therapies; Immunogenicity Assessment & Clinical Relevance with Focus on Regulatory Feedback on TAb/NAb Assays; Progress in the Development and Characterization of Next Generation CAR-T; Latest Updates on the Wide Applications of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Nanostring in Bioanalysis and How Bioanalytical Labs are Handling the Method Development and Validation for NGS and Nanostring; Novel Case Studies and Challenges in the Expanded Application of qPCR, dPCR and ddPCR Assays for Genetic Multiplexing, Transgene and Target Gene Expression; Understanding & Misunderstanding in qPCR/ddPCR Cross-Validation & Data Comparability; AND LASTLY, WRIB Traditional KOL Industry/Regulators Focused and Highly Interactive Panel Discussions on Discovery/Regulated Gene, Cell, and Vaccine Therapies Immunogenicity & Technologies Applications and Recent Controversial Issues

Session 1: Current Thinking on Immunogenicity Risk Assessment & Mitigation for Gene, Cell and Vaccine Therapies

Session 2: Cell Therapy & Vaccine Immunogenicity Assays: Lesson Learned and Recent Regulatory Guidelines

Session 3: NGS/Genomic Assays in a Regulated Environment: Cell Therapy, CRISPR Gene Editing and FFPE Sample Analysis

Session 4: PCR Sophisticated Applications for Diagnostic, Dengue Detection and mRNA Quantification

Session 5: 2024 White Paper in Bioanalysis

  • 2024 White Paper on Gene, Cell, and Vaccine Therapies Immunogenicity & Technologies - Latest Advances, Challenges and Solutions from Internationally Recognized Key Opinion Leaders

    Consensus & Conclusions on Gene, Cell, and Vaccine Therapies Immunogenicity & Technologies - Latest Advances, Challenges and Solutions from Internationally Recognized Key Opinion Leaders for 2024 White Paper

Session Finale: ASK THE REGULATORS! Interactive Panel Discussion with All the Regulators

  • Regulatory Feedbacks on Submitted Studies and Inspection/Audit Outcomes on Gene Therapy, Cell Therapy & Vaccines

    Regulatory Panelists:

    • Dr. Zuben Sauna (US FDA CBER)
    • Dr. Vijaya Simhadri (US FDA CBER)
    • Ms. Leslie Wagner (US FDA CBER)
    • Dr. Joshua Xu (US FDA NCTR)
    • Dr. Alessandra Buoninfante (EU EMA)
    • Mr. Christian Mayer (Austria AGES / EU EMA)
    • Dr. Shirley Hopper (UK MHRA)
    • Dr. Meenu Wadhwa (UK MHRA)
    • Dr. Sandra Diebold (UK MHRA)
    • Dr. Sandra Prior (UK MHRA)
    • Dr. Omar Tounekti (Health Canada)
    • Dr. Sarah Wassmer (Health Canada)
    • Dr. Chad Irwin (Health Canada)
    • Dr. Julie Joseph (Health Canada)
    • Dr. Adrian Wong (Health Canada)




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