RXX Agenda

Sunday 2 June 2024

12:00 - 16:00

Registration

16:00 - 17:30

Cocktail Reception

17:30 - 18:00

Opening Remarks

19:00 - 20:00

Keynote

20:30 - 22:30

Poster Session 1

Monday 3 June 2024

07:00 - 08:00

Welcome Breakfast


Oral Session 1: The Adventure Begins at Harvest

Session Chairs:

Arick Brown, Horizon Therapeutics, United States
Brandon Christensen, Visterra, United States

08:05 - 08:30

Single-use continuous centrifugation harvest for high density cell culture
Oliver Kaltenbrunner, Amgen, United States

08:30 - 08:55

Efficient clarification strategies for high solid content cell culture fluids
Haikuan Liu, WuXi Biologics, China

08:55 - 09:20

5-in-1 application of an off-the shelf charged fibrous device allows for hyper-intensified production of recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral vectors
Daniel Hurwit, Bristol Myers Squibb, United States

09:20 - 09:45

A new multifaced player in the field of AAV harvest recovery and viral clearance
Yulia Ivanova, Pfizer, United States

09:45 - 10:15

Mid-Morning Break


Oral Session 2: Advances in Structure-Function Understanding and Developability Assessment for Novel Biologics

Session Chairs:

Chen Wang, AbbVie, United States
Peter Tessier, University of Michigan, United States

10:20 - 10:45

Developability Evaluation of Discovery Biologic Candidates by Screening Physicochemical and Accelerated Stability Properties
Rajeeva Singh, AbbVie, Inc., United States

10:45 - 11:10

Evaluation of descriptors and machine learning strategies for monoclonal antibody chromatography process developability prediction

11:10 - 11:35

Modeling the chromatography behavior of monoclonal antibodies in hydrophobic interaction chromatography
Douglas Nolan, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, United States

11:35 - 12:00

Assessing the developability of fractionated monoclonal antibody proteoforms: Impact of charge, hydrophobicity, and glycans on aggregation susceptibility
Solomon Isu, MilliporeSigma, United States

12:00 - 13:15

Lunch (Boxed)

13:30 - 17:30

Networking Activities

18:00 - 19:30

Dinner (Recovery Rodeo)

20:30 - 22:30

Poster Session 2

Tuesday 4 June 2024

07:00 - 08:00

Breakfast


Oral Session 3: Mission Impurity Characterization: Advances, Challenges, and Regulatory Insights across Modalities

Session Chairs:

Kristin Valente, Merck and Co., Inc., United States
Andre Dumetz, GSK, United States

08:05 - 08:30

Quality By Design for Control of Polysorbate Degrading Host Cell Protein in Biologicals
John Mattila, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc, United States

08:30 - 08:55

Tailoring Polishing Steps for Effective Removal of Polysorbate-Degrading Host Cell Proteins in Monoclonal Antibody Purification
Melanie Maier, Boehringer Ingelheim , Germany

08:55 - 09:20

Progress and challenges towards characterization and control of impurities in antibody-drug conjugates
Michaela Wendeler, AstraZeneca, United States

09:20 - 09:45

Advances in the Purification of Antisense Oligonucleotides
Robert Gronke, Biogen, United States

09:45 - 10:15

Mid-Morning Break

10:15 - 12:00

Workshops
1.What is the future of modeling for Recovery of Biological Products? Chairs: Mariona Bertran (Novo Nordisk)Karol Lacki (Repligen),David Roush (Roush Biopharma Panacea - RBP)
2. Go big or go home – evolving bioprocessing for new modalities. Chairs: Alexei Voloshin (3M), Mathew Westoby (Resilience), Hans Johansson (Purolite)
3. How do we implement sustainable production that is compatible with reduced costs? Chairs: Alois Jungbauer (BOKU), Kris Barnthouse (J&J), Jean Aucamp (Lonza)
4. What do we do today to be ready for the next pandemic? Chairs: Sanchayita Ghose (BMS), Canping Jiang (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Chris Ladd (Moderna), Maurice Phelan (Sartorius)
5. How can we drive down biopharma costs to $1 per dose for wider access? Chairs: Jorg Thommes (JT Consulting), Lisa Connell-Crowley (Just – Evotec Biologics), Suzanne Farid (UCL)

12:00 - 13:15

Lunch


Oral Session 4: Escapades of a Continuous Nature

Session Chairs:

Andrew Tustian, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, United States
Daniel Bracewell, University College London (UCL), United Kingdom

13:20 - 13:45

Integrated and continuous purification: the journey from hybrid to fully continuous, and from vision to reality
Jason Walther, Sanofi, United States

13:45 - 14:10

Turning the crank using a hybrid continuous purification platform
Michelle Najera, Just-Evotec Biologics, United States

14:10 - 14:35

Truly continuous purification platform – beyond the PoC
Irina Ramos, AstraZeneca, United States

14:35 - 15:05

Afternoon Break


Oral Session 5: Principles, Strategies and Highlights of Modelling and Data Analytics in Biomanufacturing

Session Chairs:

Sophie Karkov, Novo Nordisk, Denmark
Eric von Lieres, Research Center Jülich, Germany

15:10 - 15:35

Process development using an autonomous process optimizer
Cornelia Walther, Boehringer-Ingelheim RCV, Austria

15:35 - 16:00

Automated generation of digital twins and their use in real-time monitoring of process chromatography
Daniel Espinoza, Lund University, Sweden

16:00 - 16:25

Universal Hybrid Chromatography Modeling Framework for Optimization of Multi-column Chromatography Systems
Brandon Corbett, Sartorius, Canada

16:25 - 16:50

pH Transients and Elution Profiles in Protein A Affinity Chromatography: Experimental Observations, Modeling, and Approaches to Elution Buffer Engineering
Rainer Hahn, BOKU Vienna, Austria, Giorgio Carta, University of Virginia, United States

16:50 - 17:15

Implementation of Mechanistic Model-Informed Chromatography Process Development and Validation: Successes and Challenges
Connor Thompson, Genentech, Inc., United States

17:30 - 22:30

Offsite Evening Event

Wednesday 5 June 2024

07:00 - 08:00

Breakfast


Oral Session 6: Adsorptive Separations Across the Universe of Biologics

Session Chairs:

Stefano Menegatti, NC State University, United States
Kevin Brower, Sanofi, United States

08:05 - 08:30

Cleavable affinity tags can revolutionize biologics manufacturing – but how do we convince the FDA?
David Wood, Ohio State University, United States

08:30 - 08:55

3D-printed matrices for the purification of plasmid DNA via steric exclusion chromatography
Ana Rita Santos, iBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Portugal

08:55 - 09:20

Lentiviral Vector Determinants of Anion-Exchange Chromatography Elution Heterogeneity
George Pamenter, University College London, United Kingdom

09:20 - 09:45

Overcoming challenges in the development of chromatographic separation of empty, partial, and full AAV capsids for Gene Therapy applications
Vijesh Kumar, Spark Therapeutics, United States

09:45 - 10:15

Mid-Morning Break


Oral Session 7: Separating without Sticking – Adventures in Non-Adsorptive Separations

Session Chairs:

Elizabeth Goodrich, MilliporeSigma, United States
Caryn Heldt, Michigan Tech, United States

10:20 - 10:45

Developing a Scale-Down Model for Batch Lysis in Plasmid DNA Purification Processes
Ehsan Espah Borujeni, Bristol Myers Squibb, United States

10:45 - 11:10

Model-based optimization of Single Pass Tangential Flow Filtration (SPTFF) for concentration and purification of viral vectors
Akshay Chaubal, Pennsylvania State University, United States

11:10 - 11:35

A unified view of virus and recombinant protein interactions with block copolymer membranes
Daniele Gerion, Terapore Technologies, United States

11:35 - 12:00

Regulatory Considerations for Design and Implementation of Continuous Viral Inactivation Reactors
Scott Lute, FDA/CDER/OPQ/OBP, United States

12:00 - 13:15

Lunch (Boxed)

13:30 - 17:30

Networking Activities

18:00 - 19:30

Dinner (Camp Recovery)

19:30 - 20:30

Workshop Readout

20:30 - 22:30

Poster Session 3

Thursday 6 June 2024

07:00 - 08:00

Breakfast


Oral Session 8: Capers and Antics Across the Purification Process

Session Chairs:

Yinying Tao, Eli Lilly and Company, United States
Thomas von Hirschheydt, Roche, Germany

08:05 - 08:30

When the platform doesn’t fit: Simultaneous innovation of process and platform during downstream development of a challenging Fc-fusion protein
Julie Robinson, Downstream Biologics Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., United States

08:30 - 08:55

Process Intensification of Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vector Production
Andrew Tustian, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, United States

08:55 - 09:20

The well-being approach for higher yields – how to make lentiviral vectors comfortable during downstream processing.
Noor Mujahid, University College London , United Kingdom

09:20 - 09:45

Integrated continuous mRNA precipitation-based purification process
Maria del Carme Pons Royo, MIT, United States

09:45 - 10:15

Mid-Morning Break


Oral Session 9: Manufacturing Control and PAT: Successful Implementation and Continuing Obstacles

Session Chairs:

Astrid Duerauer, BOKU & Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Austria
Emily Schirmer, Catalent Pharma Solutions, United States

10:20 - 10:45

The minimum requirement on PAT’s success for industrial implementation: The simultaneous prediction of multiple relevant Product Quality Attributes in real-time
Gang Wang, Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany

10:45 - 11:10

Right every time?! Assessing polishing chromatography under dynamic loading conditions
Christopher McHardy, Roche , Germany

11:10 - 11:35

“Shaken not stirred”, why James Bond was right: the next generation PAT solution for downstream processing
Karol Lacki, Repligen Corp, Sweden

11:35 - 12:00

Case studies on combining spectroscopy and modern machine learning in DSP monitoring
Robin Schiemer, Institute of Process Engineering in Life Science, Section IV: Molecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe/Germany, Germany

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch


Oral Session 10: Instagram vs. reality: Challenges, surprises, and successes in fitting your perfect process into an imperfect manufacturing facility

Session Chairs:

Olga Paley, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, United States
Brad Stanley, Biogen, United States

13:20 - 13:45

Achieving High-Titer and High-Concentration Monoclonal Antibody Production: an Innovative Journey Integrating with Next-Generation Bioprocessing Technologies
Yinying Tao, Eli Lilly and Company, United States

13:45 - 14:10

How far can we push the limits of connected biopharmaceutical manufacturing? – Unleashing the full potential of an intensified and connected purification process.
Julian Hitzler, Novartis Pharma, Switzerland

14:10 - 14:35

The Balancing act in Biomanufacturing: Maximizing efficiency and flexibility when faced with an unpredictable product mix
Evan Shave, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Australia

14:35 - 15:05

Afternoon Break


Oral Session 11: Innovative Purification Technologies

Session Chairs:

David Wood, Ohio State University, United States
Brenda Carrillo-Conde, Pfizer Inc, United States

15:10 - 15:35

Asymmetric bispecific antibody purification platforms using avidity effects of protein A and protein L affinity ligands
Mats Ander, Cytiva, Sweden

15:35 - 16:00

Giving Novel Purpose to Protein A: A New Paradigm for Multispecific Antibody Manufacturing
Arch Creasy, Pfizer, United States

16:00 - 16:25

Rational and combinatorial design of peptides for ss-mRNA/ds-mRNA separation and purification
Pankaj Karande, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States

16:25 - 16:50

Innovative Protein Scaffolds for Single Step Purification from Proteins to Viral Vector Particles
Romas Skudas, Merck Life Science KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Germany

16:50 - 17:15

Closing Remarks

18:00 - 22:30

Closing Dinner

Friday 7 June 2024

07:00 - 08:00

Breakfast