Engaging With EMA's Quality Innovation Group - Platforms

Engaging With EMA's Quality Innovation Group - Platforms
This webinar has been organised TOPRA Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) SPIN group and  will be an opportunity to learn from Dr Meike Vanhooren, a former TOPRA CMC SPIN Chair and currently a Senior Director at Pfizer, where she will talk about her extensive engagement in the European and international regulatory dialogue around quality/CMC issues.





Date:
Thursday 6 March 2025
Time: 13:00 - 14:00 GMT / 14:00 - 15:00 CET

Duration:
1 hour

Suitable for

TOPRA Members & TOPRA Special Interest Groups (SPIN) interested in:

Regulatory Quality/CMC 
Advanced Manufacturing
Platform Technologies
EMA Quality Innovation Group

Benefits for participants

Learn about the value of and industry interest in platform technologies
Stay updated with current EFPIA cross-industry activities
Practical Strategies for engaging with the EMA Quality Innovation Group 
Expert Guidance in communicating about platforms and prior knowledge with regulators
Q&A Sessions: Engage in interactive Q&A sessions, allowing you to receive tailored advice for your specific                          questions

Description

In this webinar, Dr Vanhooren will specifically cover:

The development of Pfizer’s new Continuous Direct Compression (CDC) platform technology
Manufacturing and other platforms in focus at EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and                    Associations)
The November 2024 EMA Quality Innovation Group “Listen and Learn Focus Group” meeting on Platform                              Technologies

The main webinar presentation will run for approximately 25 minutes, which will then be followed by a Q&A session. Please feel free to send questions or request for topics to discuss when you register.

Presenter

Dr Meike Vanhooren,
Senior Director Pfizer



Meike earned her Ph.D. in organic synthesis of carbohydrate structures at the University of Hamburg, Germany and has more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry covering regulatory, manufacturing and quality areas and she was TOPRA CMC SPIN Chair between 2016-2019. She currently represents Pfizer in the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) Manufacturing Quality Expert Group (MQEG).

She is based in Germany and has global responsibility for Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC). Her portfolio of skills includes the complete product life cycle, from IND/IMPDs for First-in-Human clinical studies, NDA/MAA applications through to post-approval lifecycle maintenance.?  

With her international team Meike is accountable for: 

• effectively engaging regulatory authorities and ensuring legal obligations to maintain conformance and compliance       are met; 
• developing regulatory strategies globally and providing regulatory clarity for scientists in research & development         and manufacturing divisions.

Meike also has extensive experience in drug development of accelerated programs as well as programs with novel technologies such as continuous manufacturing processes including successful MAA/NDA approvals. She has been responsible for executing CMC strategies for manufacturing site changes and successfully completed more than 900 transfers impacting more than 22,000 licenses globally and is engaged in discussions on ICH Q12 Lifecycle Management and ICH Q13 Continuous Manufacturing.

Moderator

Janine Jamieson, European Editor, International Pharmaceutical Quality



Janine is European Editor at International Pharmaceutical Quality (IPQ) Publications, writing about the regulatory dialogue at biopharma conferences on quality/CMC issues, with special interests in drug-device combination products, innovation in manufacturing, and global regulatory systems strengthening. Janine was previously a pharmaceutical assessor in the Medicines Licensing Division of the UK MHRA from 1997 until June 2016. She now lives in Sweden.

Janine has been an enthusiastic contributor to TOPRA over many years, from involvement in special interest networks to training and chairing Symposium sessions. She was on the TOPRA Board of Directors from 2020-2021.


Pricing

TOPRA Member: Free
Non Member: £45


When
06/03/2025 13:00 - 14:00
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