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Update on Biosimilar Developments in the US
Program Code:
384
Date:
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Time:
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
EST
CHAIR
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Nikhil Mehta, Merck & Co., Inc., United States
PRESENTER
(S):
Mark McCamish,
Sandoz Biopharmaceuticals, a Novartis Company, Germany
Dr. McCamish is a physician scientist with a long history of drug, biologic, and biosimilar development in large and small organizations. He is currently Global Head of Biopharmaceutical Development for Novartis biosimilar development housed in Sandoz International.
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Dr. Christl is the Associate Director for Biosimilars in the FDA-CDER Office of New Drugs. She has been with the FDA for 9+ years. Dr. Christl received her Ph.D. in Molecular & Cellular Biology & Pathobiology from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
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Jay Siegel, Johnson & Johnson, United States
Description
Statutory framework for biosimilars was approved in the US in March 2010. This session will discuss progress in defining regulatory standards for approval of biosimilars.
Learning Objectives:
Identify the progress in development of regulatory standards for biosimilars by FDA
Explain different approaches for biosimilar development and approval.