Conference Day Two

8:30 am Registration & Morning Coffee

Maintaining Homogenous DAR With Site-Specific Conjugation Technologies

9:30 am Approaches for Data-Driven Research in Animal Cell Culture Process Development

Synopsis

  • Sharing examples of applying machine learning analysis to the process development of animal cell culture for antibody manufacturing
  • Exploring how to promote data utilization, Daiichi Sankyo have built a cloud-based system for automatically collecting culture-related data
  • Discussing how to expand culture profile data that may affect antibody quality, they obtained comprehensive cell culture profile data via Raman spectral analysis

10:00 am Analytical Strategies for Identifying & Characterizing Off-Target Conjugation in ADC Process Development

Synopsis

  • Determine DAR distribution using chromatographic approaches
  • Examine differences between broad and site-selective conjugation
  • Develop advanced mass spectrometric assays to localize sites of off-target conjugation

10:30 am Morning Break

11:30 am Overcoming DAR Variability From an Unspecified Raw Material Impurity

Synopsis

Session details to be announced

12:00 pm Development of a High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry Method to Support ADC Conjugation Process Development

  • Wei Lin Associate Principal Scientist, Merck & Co.

Synopsis

Session details to be announced

12:30 pm Networking Lunch

Advancing Drug Product Process Development for Stability & Efficiency

1:30 pm Accelerated Process Development & Establishment of Analytical Comparability of a Vial Size Change of a Lyophilized ADC Drug Product

Synopsis

  • Discovering how vial size was reduced pre-validation to meet overfill compliance following an administration change
  • Sharing how a new lyophilization cycle for the smaller vial was developed rapidly using process modeling and lean experimental design
  • Outlining how elevated moisture in the smaller vial posed comparability risks and reviewing the mechanistic studies and analytical bridging enabled validation and regulatory alignment

2:00 pm Panel Discussion: Drug Product Final Dosage Form/SKU Considerations vs. Clinical Dose Strategies From The Drug Product Development Perspective

  • Sunny Zhang Senior Director, Pharmaceutical Development, ADC Therapeutics
  • Weijun Li Senior Director & Team Lead - Biologics Analytical Development, Chemistry, Manufacturing, & Controls, Exelixis

Synopsis

  • How to configure drug product final dosage form for a wide range dose in clinical trials in phase 1?
  • What triggers dosage form changes or addition in later phase development/commercialization? What are the typical challenges?
  • How to set drug product specifications when the projected clinical dose range is wide?

Cross-Sharing Learnings From mAb & Linker Process Development to Support Post-Conjugation Processes

2:30 pm Roundtable Discussion – Developability & Late Stage Commercialization of ADCs & Dual Payload ADCs

3:15 pm End of Scientific Program Day Two

3:15 pm Chairs Closing Remarks