CHAIR
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SPEAKER
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Brian Graeff, Vice President, Commercial Quality Operations, Sepracor, Inc.
Michael (Mickey) Koplove, PhD, Senior Vice President, BioPharma Operations Network, Wyeth BioPharma
Adi Mohanty, Vice President, Manufacturing, Shire HGT
Detlef Rethage, President, Avecia Biotechnology Inc.
Description
Operational Excellence (OE) can be an effective tool for ensuring scalability, reliability and continuous improvement within a biotechnology company. Maxiom Group will discuss how OE builds value by increasing the ability to execute strategies and react to changes in the competitive landscape and how deployment of the right tools enables companies to enhance business efficiency and drive better corporate performance; speakers will address how to apply lean and OE concepts and why these techniques are important in the biotech industry.
Objectives:
Understand why Operational Excellence is relevant within the biotech industry.
Discuss successful methods for approaching and initiating an OE initiative.
Learn about the real benefits being realized by biologics organizations, from practitioners within the industry.