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Thursday, June 19
 

9:00am EDT

#405: EMA - FDA Question Time
Thursday June 19, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Component Type: Forum
Level: Intermediate
CE: ACPE 1.00 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-25-672-L04-P; CME 1.00; RN 1.00

In this interactive forum experts from EMA and FDA will address questions from the audience and share their experiences of collaboration in specific areas as well as on how both Agencies collaborate in addressing current regulatory, scientific, and communication challenges.

Learning Objectives

Identify an overall understanding of the regulatory and scientific collaboration between EMA and FDA; Describe experience and explore specific areas of collaboration between the two Agencies; Examine how EMA and FDA are addressing regulatory and scientific challenges in new areas.

Chair

Anabela Marcal, PharmD

Speaker

Advanved Manufacturing
Evdokia Korakianiti, PhD, MSc

Artificial Intelligence
Luis Pinheiro, PharmD, MSc

Advanced Manufacturing
Manuel Osorio, PhD

GCP
Kassa Ayalew, MD, MPH

GCP
Peter Twomey, MA, MPharm

Artificial Intelligence
Tala Fakhouri, PhD, MPH


Speakers
avatar for Kassa Ayalew

Kassa Ayalew

Director, DCCE, OSI, Office of Compliance, CDER, FDA, United States
Dr. Kassa Ayalew is Division Director for the Division of Clinical Compliance Evaluation in the Office of Scientific Investigation at Center for Drug Evaluation and Research in FDA. Dr. Ayalew oversees the review of integrity of efficacy and safety data submitted to the FDA and the... Read More →
avatar for Corinne de Vries

Corinne de Vries

Head of Translational Sciences Office, European Medicines Agency, Netherlands
Corinne is a pharmacist and an epidemiologist (PhD) and has an MA in medical ethics and law. She has gained 20 years’ research experience in academia before making the move to the regulatory environment. Throughout her career, she has worked in multinational and multicultural environments... Read More →
avatar for Luis Pinheiro

Luis Pinheiro

Senior Epidemiology Expert, RWE, Data Analytics and Methods Taskforce, European Medicines Agency, Netherlands
Luis Correia Pinheiro is a Senior Epidemiology Expert at the Data Analytics and Methods Taskforce, Real World Evidence Workstream, in the European Medicines Agency, where he designs and conducts real-world data studies and works on digital methods development. He also coordinates... Read More →
avatar for Anabela Marcal

Anabela Marcal

EMA Liaison Official to the US FDA, European Medicines Agency, Netherlands
Anabela holds a degree in pharmacy and a professional certification in hospital pharmacy. Anabela had joined the EMA in 1999. During her career at the Agency she held a number of roles in various areas, including Head of Committees and Inspections and Head of Clinical Trials. Currently... Read More →
avatar for Peter Twomey

Peter Twomey

Head of Inspections, European Medicines Agency, Netherlands
Peter Twomey is the Head of Inspections at EMA, which supports the supervision of GxP practices, market surveillance, quality defects and recalls and harmonisation of standards in the inspections area. He is the current Regulatory Chair of the Expert Working Group drafting the revision... Read More →
avatar for Tala Fakhouri

Tala Fakhouri

Associate Director for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, CDER, FDA, United States
Tala H. Fakhouri PhD MPH is the Associate Director for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in the Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Fakhouri manages a team tasked with developing, coordinating, and implementing... Read More →
avatar for Manuel Osorio

Manuel Osorio

Senior Scientist for Emerging Technologies, FDA, United States
Manuel Osorio is the lead for the Advanced Technologies Program in the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Prior to this role, Dr. Osorio was a researcher/reviewer for 16 years in the Office of Vaccines Research and Review... Read More →
Thursday June 19, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
146BC Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  09: Regulatory, Forum

9:00am EDT

#407: Bridging Science and Business: A Roadmap from Pharmaceutical Research to Successful Entrepreneurship
Thursday June 19, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Component Type: Forum
Level: Intermediate
CE: ACPE 1.00 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-25-674-L04-P; CME 1.00; RN 1.00

This session empowers pharmaceutical scientists and researchers with essential business skills, strategies for commercialization, and solutions for industry challenges, enabling a successful transition from lab innovation to entrepreneurial leadership.

Learning Objectives

Identify essential business and entrepreneurial skills to navigate the transition; Discuss the intersection of scientific innovation and business strategy, helping professionals identify and develop viable commercial opportunities from their research; Recognize the unique challenges in the pharmaceutical industry, from regulatory complexities to funding obstacles, and provide strategies for overcoming them.

Chair

Angela Men, MD, PhD

Speaker

Panelist
Bei Ma

Panelist
Matthew Chervenak

Panelist
Shou-Bai Chao


Speakers
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Shou-Bai Chao

Chief Operating Officer, CanSino Biologics Inc., China
avatar for Matthew Chervenak

Matthew Chervenak

Founder & CEO, Allsci, United States
Matthew Chervenak is an entrepreneur and investor advancing science and liberal democracy. He is Founder and CEO of AllSci, an AI platform transforming how researchers explore and share scientific knowledge, and of Legis1, a data and news company supporting lawmakers, advocates, and... Read More →
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Bei Ma

Founder and CEO, The Pinea Group, LLC, United States
avatar for Angela Men

Angela Men

Chief Executive Officer, The Whiteoak Group, Inc, United States
Thursday June 19, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
151B Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  12: ProfDevelopment, Forum

10:30am EDT

#408: FDA Town Hall
Thursday June 19, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Component Type: Forum
Level: Intermediate
CE: ACPE 1.50 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-25-675-L04-P; CME 1.50; RN 1.50

The FDA Town Hall is the forum to hear from FDA leadership about Center priorities. The audience will be invited to submit questions of general interest.

Learning Objectives

Discuss FDA Center priorities.

Chair

Amy Bertha

Speaker

Panelist
Gabriel Innes, DVM, PhD


Speakers
avatar for Amy Bertha

Amy Bertha

Executive Director, Regulatory Policy and Science, Bayer, United States
Amy Bertha is currently Executive Director, Regulatory Policy and Science at Bayer. Her prior experience includes, regulatory program and project management at FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, regulatory affairs at Pfizer, and research scientist at Hoffman-La Roche. She... Read More →
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Marie Bradley

Senior Advisor, Real-World Evidence Analytics, Office of Medical Policy, CDER, FDA, United States
Dr. Marie Bradley is a Senior Advisor on the Real-World Evidence Analytics team in the Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), FDA. Her responsibilities related to real-world evidence (RWE) include serving as program lead for the FDA Advancing Real... Read More →
avatar for Tala Fakhouri

Tala Fakhouri

Associate Director for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, CDER, FDA, United States
Tala H. Fakhouri PhD MPH is the Associate Director for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in the Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Fakhouri manages a team tasked with developing, coordinating, and implementing... Read More →
avatar for Gabriel Innes

Gabriel Innes

Health Science Policy Analyst, OMP, CDER, FDA, United States
Dr. Gabriel Innes is a Health Science Policy Analyst on the Real-World Evidence (RWE) Analytics Team in the Office of Medical Policy (OMP), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), FDA. Responsibilities on the RWE Analytics Team include internal consults related to RWD and... Read More →
Thursday June 19, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
146ABC Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  09: Regulatory, Forum |   02: ClinTrials-Ops, Forum
 
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