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Mitigating Immunogenicity Risk
Pharma & Biotech
Analytical & Bioanalysis

Mitigating Immunogenicity Risk

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TRAINING TIMES

  • TBDVienna
  • TBDLondon
  • TBDNew York
  • TBDLos Angeles
Online Training



LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Learning Objective

Understanding current regulatory expectations (FDA and EMA Regulatory Expectations)

Understanding current regulatory expectations (FDA and EMA Regulatory Expectations)

Learning Objective

Identify potential challenges to ADA methods

Identify potential challenges to ADA methods

Learning Objective

Practical consideration for development of positive controls

Practical consideration for development of positive controls

Learning Objective

Understanding the complexity of potential interference

Understanding the complexity of potential interference

Learning Objective

Gain knowledge of new technologies to overcome assay interference

Gain knowledge of new technologies to overcome assay interference

Learning Objective

Implementing a strategy to overcome challenging methods

Implementing a strategy to overcome challenging methods

Learning Objective

Designing ADA methods for modified drugs

Designing ADA methods for modified drugs

Learning Objective

Understanding and targeting domain specificity

Understanding and targeting domain specificity

Learning Objective

Working with cut point challenges

Working with cut point challenges

Learning Objective

Value of in study cut points

Value of in study cut points

Learning Objective

Using AI for robust calculation of cut point

Using AI for robust calculation of cut point

Learning Objective

Practical guides from selected case studies

Practical guides from selected case studies



KEY TOPICS

Developing appropriate positive controls (pAb vs. mAb)
Imprecision in ADA methods
Overcoming drug tolerance
Matrix interference
Soluble drug target interference
Subject co-drug or dietary interference
ADA to molecule modifiers (PEG)
Modifying assays for rare disease population cut point
Clinical relevance of ADA results
Relevance of pre-existing antibodies
ADA to cell and gene therapy drug products
Regulatory perspectives
Artificial intelligence: tools for cut point calculations

TRAINERS

Dr. Gwen Wise-Blackman

Dr. Gwen Wise-Blackman

BioData Solutions, USA, Senior Consultant

Dr. Wise-Blackman is a consultant and project lead at BioData Solutions. Her attention is devoted to providing guidance to small and large biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in support of drug development. Her work includes supporting regulatory approval of large molecule therapeutics. She has over 24 years of experience in both mid-size pharma companies and contract research organizations. She has led detail-oriented teams to successful completion of client projects. Her focus is on pharmacokinetic (PK), pharmacodynamic (PD) biomarker, immunogenicity, neutralizing antibody, and cell-based assays. Dr. Wise-Blackman earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree in pharmacology from the University of Virginia. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a sought-after trainer for bioanalytical method development and validation, technology transfer, and implementing process controls for challenging cell-based assays.

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Tara Scherder

Tara Scherder

SynoloStats, USA, Principal

Tara Scherder has over 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries as a statistician, engineer, and master black belt. Her passion is the powerful combination of science and statistics to increase knowledge, optimize both manufacturing and business processes, and reduce risk. She combines statistical expertise with extensive knowledge of manufacturing platforms/analytical sciences and CMC requirements, always within business and regulatory context to achieve goals. She frequently speaks at industry forums and publishes on the practical incorporation of statistical methods for Lifecycle Process Validation. Tara earned a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a MS degree in Statistics from Carnegie Mellon University.

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