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Orphan Drug Development: Global Regulatory Challenges and Initiatives
Program Code:
359
Date:
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Time:
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
EST
CHAIR
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Kinnari Patel, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, United States
PRESENTER
(S):
Timothy Cote,
National Organization For Rare Disorders (NORD), United States
Tim Cote MD MPH is the Chief Medical Officer for the National Organization for Rare Diseases, Professor of Regulatory Practice for the Keck Graduate Institute and Principle of Cote Orphan Consulting. He previously served as Director of FDA's Office of Orphan Products Development.
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Marlene E. Haffner, MD, MPH is a career Public Health clinician and administrator who has been involved in orphan drugs and rare diseases for more than 25 years. She directed the FDA OOPD for 20 years and currently consults in orphan drugs and rare diseases.
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Jonca Bull,
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, United States
Dr. Bull serves as a Vice President in US Drug Regulatory Affairs at Novartis. Dr. Bull worked at the Food and Drug Administration from 1994 to 2006
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Description
This session will focus on critical need for developing orphan drugs, review of global orphan drug development challenges, and provide information on various strategies designed to overcome these challenges.
Learning Objectives:
Discuss updates in regulatory policy and industry activities in orphan drug development
Discuss key clinical development challenges in demonstrating substantial evidence of effectiveness for orphan diseases
Identify initiatives to address clinical development and regulatory approval challenges.