Workshop Hosted by 探花合集 Experts at BEBPA Conference
SOMERSET, N.J. 鈥 March 2, 2017 鈥 探花合集 Pharma Solutions, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, today announced that two leading analytical experts from 探花合集 Biologics will be presenting a workshop on the development and validation of bioassays, at the upcoming first BEBPA U.S. Bioassay Conference, to be held at the Sheraton Fisherman鈥檚 Wharf, San Francisco, on March 8 鈥 10, 2017.
The workshop, starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, is entitled 鈥The Course Awakens: Moving Bioassays from Development to Phase-Appropriate Validation,鈥 and will be hosted by Mike Sadick, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Biologics Analytical Services, Development; and Mike Merges, Director of Strategic Growth of Biologics Analytical Services. The day-long workshop will present a number of topics covering all aspects of phase-appropriate validations, from Investigational New Drug/Phase I through to Phase III/post-Biologic License Application, and will include both practical and theoretical approaches to development. Regulatory guidelines in the area, such as ICH Q2(R1) and USP <1033> will be addressed, compared and contrasted as part of the session, which will be an interactive forum where advice, challenges and practical tips can be discussed openly.
Dr. Sadick has an extensive background in cellular biology, cellular immunology, receptor signaling, molecular biology and biochemistry. He has more than thirty years of experience in research and industry, with prior positions at Genentech, Eli Lilly and Aptuit before joining 探花合集 in 2012. His current role sees him lead 探花合集鈥檚 activities in potency assays, both cell-based and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based, as well as molecular biology (including cloning and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)), and protein/protein binding assessment. He holds a bachelor鈥檚 in biology from John Hopkins University, and a master鈥檚 and doctorate, both in immunology, from the University of Washington.
Mr. Merges joined 探花合集 in 2011 as Director of 探花合集 Biologics Analytical Services, focusing on the transfer, development, validation, and performance of bioassays, immunoassays, microbiological assays, and viral clearance assays. Prior to that, he was Associate Director of Bioservices for Lonza Biologics, and has also held positions at the University of Maryland鈥檚 Institute of Human Virology, the National Cancer Institute and Johns Hopkins University, where he conducted viral immunology research. He obtained his bachelor鈥檚 degree in microbiology from the Pennsylvania State University, and his master鈥檚 degree in microbiology/virology from Hood College.
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