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Thursday, June 12
 

1:00pm EDT

42P: Regulatory Strategy Development for Complex Devices and Combination Products
Thursday June 12, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Component Type: Tutorial
CE: ACPE 2.75 Application UAN: 0286-0000-25-507-L04-P; CME 2.75; IACET 2.75; RN 2.75

Pre-registration required and is an additional fee. *Please note: Short Courses are stand-alone events. Registration for the main conference, forum, etc. are not mandatory. Already registered? Log in to DIA's My Account My Events. This Short Course will be offered virtually – Join from anywhere! Combination products are emerging as innovative medical products due to their contribution to advancing medical care and are thus expected to have major impact in the coming years. Future technologies are most appealing to patients with ongoing medical conditions that require consistent treatment with daily injections or weekly procedures and unmet medical needs. Overall, the successful development of combination products will require great collaboration within the industry to overcome regulatory, clinical, and technical challenges. Implementation of a strategy includes the compilation of the plans and/or documents pertaining to strategic partnerships, intellectual property (IP) initiatives, product development approaches, quality management systems (QMS) optimizations, and regulatory submission plans into the integrated regulatory strategy for the complete “asset” as the traditional “ways of working” and/or processes will be challenged when developing an innovative combination product. This short course will explore key challenges and opportunities, offering practical exercises and a structured framework for success. It will focus on mitigating regulatory risk(s) in submissions timeliness and addressing issues such as excessive queries from health authorities, additional testing needs, and delays that impact time to market. Receive $50 off your Global Annual Meeting total purchase by registering for two or more Short Courses. Purchases must be made at the same time to receive the discount. Discounts will be reflected on the last page of the cart. Registered attendees for this virtual Short Course will receive access to the course recording for 2 full months post-course! This allows you to remain flexible with your schedule and not worry if you need to step out momentarily. Have a conflict with the dates of the course, but are interested in the content? Register anyway and you will receive access to the recording!

Who should attend?

Entry/Intermediate professionals in quality, product development, and risk management who are suppliers/CDMOs or patent attorneys.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze the latest regulatory expectations and challenges for complex devices and combination products
  • Explain potential future innovation platforms
  • Identify opportunities to integrate regulatory strategies across functional areas including risk management activities and content between Sponsors, Suppliers and CDMOs


Speakers
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Carolyn Dorgan

Director, Technical Service, Sutton's Creek, United States
Carolyn Dorgan has 15+ years experience in the medical device and combination product industries, including seven years at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leading the Infusion Devices team. She currently serves as one of the Directors of Technical Services at Suttons Creek... Read More →
avatar for James Wabby

James Wabby

Global Head, Regulatory Affairs, Emerging Technologies and Combination Products, AbbVie, United States
James Wabby is the Global Head, Regulatory Affairs - (CoE) Emerging Technologies, Devices, and Combination Products at AbbVie in Irvine, California. He has 22 years of experience in increasing quality compliance and regulatory affairs responsibilities within the GxP regulated environment... Read More →
avatar for Jerzy Wojcik

Jerzy Wojcik

VP, Regulatory & Quality Services, EdgeOne Medical, United States
Jerzy Wojcik is VP of Quality and Regulatory Affairs Services at EdgeOne Medical Inc., and has over 25 years of industry experience in quality and regulatory affairs. His expertise includes identification and execution of regulatory activities across all stages of product development... Read More →
Thursday June 12, 2025 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
 
Monday, June 16
 

11:00am EDT

Advancing Innovation Through Essential Drug Delivery Outputs
Monday June 16, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Component Type: Forum
Level: Intermediate

This session will explore this new regulatory tool (EDDOs) and discuss its impact on the next generation of drug delivery combination products.

Learning Objectives

Recognize the technology landscape for more complex drug delivery combination products, specific patient considerations informing design and clinical risk, and the role of new regulatory tools like Essential Drug Delivery Outputs; Discuss current challenges facing combination products to deliver advanced therapies (Cell & Gene) or biologics including submission expectations (IND, NDA/BLAs), verification, validation, Control Strategy, and post-market changes.

Chair

Rumi Raquel Young, MS

Speaker

Overview of complex combination product technologies (implantable, on-body) and development challenges
Alan Stevens, MS

Emerging Policies Driving Complex Combination Product Development (EDDO Focus)
James Bertram, PhD, MS, RAC

Emerging policies driving complex combination product development (How other policies work with EDDO)
Chelsea O'Connell, MS, RAC

Patient Perspectives on advanced therapies and use of complex combination products
Stephen Karpen, PharmD


Speakers
avatar for James Bertram

James Bertram

Director, Office of Combination Products, OC, FDA, United States
James Bertram is currently an Assistant Director with the Regulation, Policy, and Guidance Staff in CDRH/OPEQ. In this capacity, James and his team collaborate across the Agency on cross-cutting policies, many of which apply to the review and regulation of combination products.
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Stephen Karpen

Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Breakthrough T1D, United States
Stephen Karpen, PharmD joined Breakthrough T1D in 2023 and is the Senior Director for Regulatory Affairs. Dr. Karpen is responsible for implementing Breakthrough T1D’s regulatory strategy and works to accelerate the development of T1D therapies by implementing solutions to challenges... Read More →
avatar for Chelsea O'Connell

Chelsea O'Connell

Director, Global Regulatory Policy & Intelligence, Amgen, United States
Chelsea O’Connell, MS, RAC, joined Amgen in 2011 and is currently a Global Regulatory Policy & Intelligence Director, where she advances strategic regulatory policy goals by engaging with health authorities, industry, professional associations, and other stakeholders across various... Read More →
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Alan Stevens

Global Head, Complex Devices and Drug Delivery Systems, Abbvie, United States
Alan Stevens is acting Division Director of FDA's Division of Drug Delivery, General Hospital and Human Factors. His division is responsible for regulation of drug delivery and general hospital device premarket submissions and postmarket safety and compliance. The division also provides... Read More →
avatar for Rumi Young

Rumi Young

Director, Regulatory Policy, Novo Nordisk, United States
Rumi Young is the Director of Regulatory Policy at Novo Nordisk, ensuring future growth and innovation by promoting effective biopharmaceutical policies. Previously, she led BD’s Global Regulatory Policy team to shape future policies for medical devices, diagnostics, and combination... Read More →
Monday June 16, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  09: Regulatory, Forum |   10: RegCMC-Product Quality, Forum |   06: PersonalizedMed-ComboProd-Diagnostics, Forum

2:15pm EDT

Leveraging the Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Pathology in Precision Medicine
Monday June 16, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
Component Type: Session
Level: Basic

Through this session, we will explore the advantages of incorporating AI and digital pathology for drug and biomarker discovery as part of a long-term companion diagnostic (CDx) partnership. We will also explore potential regulatory challenges in this ever-evolving space.

Learning Objectives

Discuss the importance of a complete development lifecycle of drug and companion diagnostic; Describe a complete development lifecycle of a drug and companion diagnostic; Describe potential regulatory challenges facing AI, Digital Pathology, and CDx development.

Chair

Greg Morehouse, MS

Speaker

Panel Discussion: Leveraging the Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Pathology in Precision Medicine
Brendan O'Leary

Panel Discussion: Leveraging the Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Pathology in Precision Medicine
Mark Stewart, PhD

Panel Discussion: Leveraging the Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Pathology in Precision Medicine
Elaine Katrivanos

Panel Discussion: Leveraging the Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Pathology in Precision Medicine
Andrew Ciupek, PhD


Speakers
avatar for Andrew Ciupek

Andrew Ciupek

Associate Director, Clinical Research, GO2 for Lung Cancer, United States
Andrew Ciupek, PhD, is Associate Director of Clinical Research at GO2 for Lung Cancer. Originally a translational cancer researcher, Andrew transitioned to patient-advocacy to have increased impact on driving patient-centered research. At GO2, Andrew leads implementation of patient-centric... Read More →
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Elaine Katrivanos

Senior Director Regulatory Affairs, Tempus AI, United States
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Greg Morehouse

Senior Manager, RA Device, Combination Products, Abbvie, United States
Greg Morehouse has worked in regulatory affairs for precision medicine, both within in vitro diagnostics and pharmaceutical products, since 2018. Greg's experience with companion diagnostics across the pharmaceutical, medical device, and CRO industries affords him unique insights... Read More →
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Brendan O'Leary

Consultant, United States
Brendan O’Leary is Deputy Director of the Digital Health Center of Excellence (DHCoE) at FDA and led the DHCoE as its Acting Director throughout 2022. Over his nearly 14-year tenure with FDA, Mr. O’Leary has built an international reputation as an expert on digital health, medical... Read More →
avatar for Mark Stewart

Mark Stewart

Vice President, Science Policy, Friends of Cancer Research, United States
Mark Stewart is vice president of science policy at Friends of Cancer Research (Friends), an advocacy organization based in Washington, DC that drives collaboration among partners of every healthcare sector and creates and implements policies ensuring patients receive the best treatments... Read More →
Monday June 16, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  06: PersonalizedMed-ComboProd-Diagnostics, Session

3:45pm EDT

Ethics in the Era of Precision Medicine and Advancing Technologies
Monday June 16, 2025 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate

Precision medicine integrates advanced technology and healthcare to tailor treatments to individuals, aiming to enhance outcomes. However, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technologies in this field introduces new ethical complexities. Privacy, informed consent, and social justice remain central concerns, but evolving technologies brings additional challenges, such as biases in algorithmic predictions and the transparency of decision-making processes. AI-driven models used to predict treatment outcomes or develop personalized care plans can reflect societal biases if trained on unrepresentative or flawed data. This raises concerns about fairness, as patients could be unjustly stratified based on genetic, racial, or socioeconomic factors. Precision medicine, which stratifies patients by genetic profiles, risks perpetuating discrimination or exacerbating health disparities.

Learning Objectives

Discuss the bioethical impact within the next generation of medcine; Recognize the importance of the inclusion of diverse, representative populations and handling of incidental findings.

Chair

James Wabby, MHS

Speaker

Ethics in the Era of Precision Medicine and Advancing Technologies
James Wabby, MHS

Ethics in the Era of Precision Medicine and Advancing Technologies
Amanda Burkhardt, PhD


Speakers
avatar for Amanda Burkhardt

Amanda Burkhardt

Assistant Professor, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharma Sciences, University of Southern California, United States
Prior to joining USC Mann faculty, Amanda M. Burkhardt was an adjunct assistant professor at the University of California, Irvine, in the School of Medicine, Department of Physiology & Biophysics; and lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences at California State University... Read More →
avatar for James Wabby

James Wabby

Global Head, Regulatory Affairs, Emerging Technologies and Combination Products, AbbVie, United States
James Wabby is the Global Head, Regulatory Affairs - (CoE) Emerging Technologies, Devices, and Combination Products at AbbVie in Irvine, California. He has 22 years of experience in increasing quality compliance and regulatory affairs responsibilities within the GxP regulated environment... Read More →
Monday June 16, 2025 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  06: PersonalizedMed-ComboProd-Diagnostics, Session
 
Tuesday, June 17
 

10:30am EDT

Innovative Regulatory Approaches for Developing Diagnostic Tests for Rare Biomarkers
Tuesday June 17, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Component Type: Session
Level: Advanced

This session examines innovative regulatory strategies and validation approaches for developing diagnostics for rare biomarkers, focusing on oncology and how to optimize the use of alternative data sources and regulatory flexibilities to enhance test

Learning Objectives

Identify regulatory flexibilities and strategies to support the development of diagnostics for rare biomarkers in oncology; Recognize approaches for leveraging alternative data sources to validate diagnostics, including real-world data, alternative samples, and in silico methods.

Chair

Hillary Andrews, PhD

Speaker

Establishing a National Clinical Laboratory Network of Validated Assays
Chris Karlovich, PhD

Regulatory Considerations and Strategies for Rare Biomarker Validation
Dun Liang, PhD

Discuss challenges and best practices for CDx validation
Elaine Katrivanos

Provide global regulatory expectations, challenges, and approaches
Chris Bray


Speakers
avatar for Hillary Andrews

Hillary Andrews

Director, Regulatory and Research Partnerships, Friends of Cancer Research, United States
Hillary Andrews serves as the Director, Regulatory and Research Partnerships at Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) where she supports the development and implementation of the organization’s research and policy agenda. She uses her scientific and advocacy background to develop... Read More →
avatar for Chris Bray

Chris Bray

Head of Global Regulatory Affairs Precision Medicine & Companion Diagnostics, Merck Serono Ltd., United Kingdom
Chris has worked within the biotechnology and pharma industry for over 25 years, including over 20 years in the IVD and personalized healthcare space. He has a successful track record in CDx and drug (co-) development, collaborating with global teams to deliver on precision medicine... Read More →
avatar for Chris Karlovich

Chris Karlovich

Director, Molecular Characterization Laboratory, Leidos Biomedical Research, United States
Chris Karlovich Ph.D. is Director of the Molecular Characterization (MoCha) Laboratory at the Frederick National Laboratory (FNL). Since joining FNL in 2017, he has made key contributions to several important NCI precision medicine initiatives. Among these was NCI-MATCH, the largest... Read More →
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Elaine Katrivanos

Senior Director Regulatory Affairs, Tempus AI, United States
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Dun Liang

Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Diagnostics, Eli Lilly & Co., United States
Dun is a diagnostics and regulatory expert with unique experience across pharma, diagnostics, and government. At Eli Lilly, He provides critical strategic and tactical guidance, interpretation, and assessments on diagnostic regulations globally. He coordinates, plans, and executes... Read More →
Tuesday June 17, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  06: PersonalizedMed-ComboProd-Diagnostics, Session

1:45pm EDT

US Executive Orders: Impact on Precision Medicine and Diagnostic Development
Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate

As of April 2, 2025, President Trump signed 103 Executive Orders in 2025 (EO 14147 to EO 14249) and sweeping government actions have led to widespread change in the health and biomedical research industries. Impacts on precision the effects of many of the Orders are largely unknown and tied up in legislative process. This has created considerable uncertainty for biomedical research and subsequent development of precision medicines and diagnostics. In this session we will review the 2025 Executive Orders, the court decision striking down the LDT Final Rule, and certain organizational changes at FDA that impact precision medicine and research and will delve deeper into the global impacts that are expected as a result.

Learning Objectives

List 2025 Executive Orders affecting personalized medicine and innovation in product and diagnostics development; Summarize impacts of 2025 Executive Orders on health innovation, research, regulations including the LDT final rule and patients; Discuss potential implications of current changes in the environment on global R&D.

Chair

Courtney Granville, PhD, MPH

Speaker

Panelist
Megan Doyle, JD, MPH

Panelist
Lia Ridout

Panelist
Carly McWilliams, MBA

Panelist
Nathan Brown, JD


Speakers
avatar for Megan Doyle

Megan Doyle

Associate Vice President, Assistant General Counsel - Diagnostics, Eli Lilly & Company, United States
Megan Doyle is an attorney and policy professional with 15 years of experience in the regulation of drugs, medical devices, combination products, and in vitro diagnostics. She received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and her master’s degree in public health... Read More →
avatar for Courtney Granville

Courtney Granville

Chief Scientific Officer, GO2 For Lung Cancer, United States
Courtney Granville heads the Research Team at GO2 for Lung Cancer. In this role, she oversees GO2’s community engaged and clinical research efforts, the Lung Cancer Registry, and the LungMATCH program. She identifies areas of unmet clinical research need and develops innovative... Read More →
avatar for Carly McWilliams, MBA

Carly McWilliams, MBA

Head of Regulatory Policy, Roche Diagnostics, United States
avatar for Lia Ridout

Lia Ridout

Patient Advocate, N/A, United States
Lia Ridout is a passionate survivor advocate in the lung cancer community. Diagnosed with stage 3b ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer in 2017, despite having no known risk factors, she became dedicated to advocating for patients. In recent years, she has expanded her focus to include... Read More →
Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  06: PersonalizedMed-ComboProd-Diagnostics, Session

4:00pm EDT

Opportunities for Innovation Under Fragmented Regulatory Framework for Clinical Development of Medicines and Diagnostics
Tuesday June 17, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Component Type: Forum
Level: Intermediate

This session will focus on evaluating key global regulatory challenges in combined clinical trials and harmonization of clinical practices to support medical research innovation.

Learning Objectives

Evaluate the challenges of conducting clinical studies in the US and Europe within a fragmented regulatory landscape; Describe how to analyze specific clinical trial challenges at the intersection of IVDR and CTR; Explain key solutions proposed by COMBINE project recommendations and outlining forward-looking strategies for successful implementation.

Chair

Adriana Racolta, PhD, RAC

Speaker

Pharma Industry Approaches to Harmonize Conduct of Trials Under Fragmented Global Regulatory Frameworks
Lauren Tobe, JD

Diagnostic Industry Perspective and Experience: Innovative Regulatory Approaches for Implementing Diagnostic Testing in Clinical Development of Medicines
Jennifer Tucker, MA


Speakers
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Adriana Racolta

Director, Regulatory Affairs, Companion Diagnostics, Pfizer Inc, United States
Adriana Racolta, PhD is an industry professional with 12 years of experience in the field. As a Director of Regulatory Affairs at Pfizer Inc., she spearheads the company's efforts to implement diagnostic regulatory requirements in support of precision medicine development. In this... Read More →
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Lauren Tobe

Director, Regulatory Policy and Strategy, Eli Lilly and Company, United States
Lauren Tobe serves as the Director of Regulatory Policy at Eli Lilly and Company where she focuses on advancing digital health technologies, artificial intelligence, and medical devices. Her role involves collaborating with industry leaders, regulators and other important stakeholders... Read More →
avatar for Jennifer Tucker

Jennifer Tucker

Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Pathology Lab, Roche Diagnostics, United States
Tuesday June 17, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
 
Wednesday, June 18
 

10:30am EDT

Navigating the Challenges of Drug Delivery Using a Novel Device
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate

Explore the evolving regulatory landscape of combination products for the delivery of cell and gene therapies. This session will provide essential insights into the current regulatory frameworks for drug delivery systems.

Learning Objectives

Explain the regulatory challenges that may exist for novel combination products; Identify regulatory strategies for resolving challenges.

Chair

John Lockwood

Speaker

Regulatory Considerations for the Next Generation of Drug Delivery Devices
Yoshiko Stowell, PhD, MS, PMP, RAC

Regulatory Considerations for the Next Generation of Drug Delivery Devices
Sarah Fairfield, MBA, RAC


Speakers
avatar for Sarah Fairfield

Sarah Fairfield

Associate Director, RA Device and Combination Products, AbbVie, United States
Sarah Fairfield is a dedicated and passionate regulatory professional with extensive expertise in medical devices and combination products. Currently, she serves as the Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs at AbbVie, Inc., where she supports global product development. She also... Read More →
avatar for John Lockwood

John Lockwood

Sr. Director, Cencora Pharmalex, United States
John Lockwood, RAC, is the Senior Director of Medical Devices/IVDs for the Americas at Cencora PharmaLex, where he is responsible for managing and expanding Medical Device Services related to quality and regulatory. John has more than 25 years of experience in quality, regulatory... Read More →
avatar for Yoshiko Stowell

Yoshiko Stowell

Vice President Regulatory Affairs, Kenai Therapeutics, United States
Yoshiko Stowell, PhD is VP Regulatory Affairs at Kenai Therapeutics. She has over 20 years of diverse experience in Regulatory Affairs (Clinical and CMC), R&D, and Project Management. She has experience in all states of development from proof of concepts to global Phase III Clinical... Read More →
Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  09: Regulatory, Session |   06: PersonalizedMed-ComboProd-Diagnostics, Session
 
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