ACDRS 2026 Session 1: The Medical Product Development Enterprise: Past, Present & Future Perspectives

The Medical Product Development Enterprise: Past, Present & Future

Co-chairs: Charlie Gombar, ACDRS Director & Mike Dyszel, CSL Behring

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Topics

  • History of the pharmaceutical enterprise
  • Development timelines
  • Balancing bioinnovation and affordable access
  • Artificial intelligence: emerging trends and enhanced productivity
  • Principles of contemporary drug development and regulatory science
  • Substantial evidence
  • Patient-centered medical product development
  • Pharmacoeconomics, health technology assessment, and methods for comparison of economic value for different products
  • Drug pricing
  • Intellectual property in drug discovery and development
  • Regulatory pathways for drugs and biologics
  • US FDA Drug Development Tool (DDT) qualification programs
  • Decision points in development of small and large molecules
  • Management science: portfolio, projects, and teams
  • Target product profile: A key strategic tool in product development
  • International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use 

Speakers

  • Kevin Bugin, MS PhD RAC, Head of Global Regulatory Policy and Intelligence, Amgen
  • Michael Dyszel, Global Product Lead - Immunoglobulins, CSL Behring
  • Christine Garnett, PharmD, Lead, Interdisciplinary Team for Cardiac Safety Studies and Clinical Analyst, Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products, OND, CDER, US FDA
  • Charlie T. Gombar, PhD, ACDRS Director
  • Kenneth Kaitin, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Senior Fellow, Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, Tufts University
  • Antti Kourula, MD MSc, Vice President and Head of Global Market Access, CSL (virtual)
  • Leila Lackey, DEnv, Director, Patient Preference Evidence Generation, Pfizer
  • Chris Leptak, MD PhD, Principal, Drug & Biological Products, ELIQUENT
  • Juan Pinelli, MMS, Director, Digital Innovation Strategist R&D, Digital Innovation and Alliances, Pfizer
  • Fortunato (Fred) Senatore, MD PhD FACC, Lead Physician, Division of Cardiology and Nephrology, Office of New Drugs (OND), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), US FDA
  • Olivia D. Uitto, JD, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP

Additional case study proctors

  • Kofi Mensah, MD PhD, Director, Early Development, BMS
  • Julie Mund, MS PhD, Director, Global Regulatory Affairs - Regional Regulatory - Americas, Eli Lilly