DAY TWO AGENDA
7:20 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Establishing a Footprint in Competitive Global Markets
7:30 am Creating Clarity on IVDR: Advancing our Understanding of the EMA Consultation Procedure for CDx Devices
Synopsis
• Bringing the global precision medicine community up to speed with the latest developments for CDx consultations under IVDR
• Creating awareness of the requirements for the summary of safety and performance and instructions for use under IVDR and learnings from initial EMA consultations
• Commercial implications and practical implementation of IVDR from the eyes of IVD manufacturers and Notified Bodies
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9:20 am Comparison & Contrast of CDx in APAC – Route to Success
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• Critical regulatory updates in APAC & specifically China for precision drug developers to factor to in to biomarker & diagnosticenabled drug development program design in 2022/3
• Navigating and assessing the regulatory landscape in APAC & specifically China to define the compliments new drug and diagnostics will bring to this competitive landscape
• Using current guidance to inform and reveal efficiencies in portfolio planning in line with regulatory and compliance expectations
9:45 pm Morning Networking Break
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An opportunity to network, discuss and collaborate with like-minded leaders accross the continuum of biomarker-driven & diagnostic enabled drug development
Biomarker Discovery & Translational Development
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Tools & Techniques Driving Efficiencies in Biomarker Discovery
10:20 am Panel Discussion: Tissue is the Issue
Synopsis
• Logistics & tools to gain the most information from scarce samples
• How can we limit the challenges associated with sample storage?
• What tools and approaches are being used today to maximize biomarker information gained from scarce samples?
• Combining both logistical and scientific expertise and considerations to maximize output in discovery settings
• Is AI biomarker technology really the answer to extracting the most amount of data from biological samples?
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Clinical Biomarker & Assay Development
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Gaining a Strategic Advantage Through the Implementation of Latest Patient Stratification Approaches
10:20 am Achieving the Potential of Liquid Biopsy Application in Trials
Synopsis
• How can we implement ctDNA testing in trials in terms of surrogate endpoint monitoring?
• Creating a clear path forward for regulatory
• How can we preserve data and sample QC in the current pandemic-impacted landscape, whilst leveraging bloodbased tests to stratify patients in trials?
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11:45 am Utilizing ctDNA Dynamics to Guide Early Drug Development
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• Considerations and limitations when using ctDNA to detect genomic alterations in DDR genes
• Early ctDNA dynamics to assess drug activity in early phase clinical trials
• How early clinical trial results showing an interesting biological link between ctDNA levels & drug activity create questions for understanding tumor pathophysiology
Commercialization in the CDx Industry
Track Chair
Creating & Maintaining Strong Market Access & Reimbursement Strategies
10:20 am Policy Opportunities to Improve Patient Access to Comprehensive Biomarker Testing
Synopsis
• Current barriers to patient access to comprehensive biomarker testing
• Policy solutions to expand equitable access to biomarker testing and biomarker-driven therapies
• Opportunities for patients, health care professionals and industry to support efforts to advance equitable access to biomarker testing through state policy change
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11:45 am Biopharma’s Commercial Go-to-Market Strategy for CDx
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• Pharma’s jump to Targeted treatments by leveraging Precision Medicine
• Alignment between internal/external stakeholders for synchronized Drug-Dx launch
• Raising testing awareness. No test – No treatment
12:10 pm Networking Lunch: Pre-Scheuled Meetings & Exhibitor Demos with the Biomarker Industry’s Leading Partners
Synopsis
Uncover novel technologies and strengthen relationships with experts to define your precision pipeline strategy in 2022 & beyond
Next Generation Biomarker Discovery
1:10 pm Novel Global Peptidome-Driven Strategies for Biomarker Discovery and Translation
Synopsis
• Mass spectrometry based ultra-deep peptide profiling to accelerate novel biomarker discovery and translation to clinic
• Identification of peptide-level alterations for deep molecular characterization of disease subtypes
• Development of predictive biomarker signatures by combining unique disease stage or subtype-linked peptide profiles
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Earlier Intervention for Better Patient Outcomes
1:10 pm Applying Machine Learning in Patient Subgroup Identification and Predictive Gene Signature Development: A Case Study in a Late Phase Oncology Trial
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• The utility and application of ML for exploratory patient subgroup identification from clinical trial data
• Applying ML in parsimonious gene signature development
• Good practice guidelines for applying machine learning based predictive models
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Ensuring Access in Routine Practice
1:10 pm Working with Patients to Improve the understanding of Bio-Marker Testing and Access
Synopsis
• How can healthcare groups better work with patients and advocates to enable greater access to testing?
• Education, awareness, and resources needed to work towards coverage and improved testing uptake
• How emerging biomarker testing & analysis technology, including AI-based approaches, can result in patient benefits to help make more informed treatment choices
• Sharing patient perspectives on industry progress to accelerate the delivery of next-generation precision medicines and testing technology to market
1:35 pm Partnering in Practice: Co-Development with a CDx Partner Through the Eyes of a Biopharma
Synopsis
• Understand capabilities and needs in the process for a partner selection and considerations
• Maturity of the technology through the lens of CDx
• Climbing up regulatory mountains
• Readiness for the clinical trial and commercial launch
• Initiating partnership to develop a CDx important to pipeline progression
• Advise for smaller biotech firms with their first CDx venture
2:05 pm Afternoon Networking Break
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Your final opportunity exchange business cards to takeaway meaningful and long-lasting connections beyond this year’s event – We look forward to hearing about your progress next year!
Collectively Progressing Precision Medicine
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4:05 pm Panel Discussion: Therapy Agnostic Collaborations with Consortia to Address Challenges in Precision Medicine
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• Collaboration with consortia to tease out regulatory challenges and democratize access to precision medicine in the community setting through the generation of robust and reliable data
• Pre-competitive industry data contributions to standardize biomarker technology usage to work towards more harmonized and standardized procedures
• How can consortia membership driving harmonization and the implementation of personalized medicine into healthcare systems