6th Annual Pharma Regulatory Summit 2023

6th Annual Pharma Regulatory Summit 2023

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

Get more from the event, with a broader scope bringing the whole communications value chain together. Enjoy and make the best out of our dedicated networking time, meet the leading international vendors showcasing the products of tomorrow in the co-located exhibition. Expand your knowledge of the latest business models and strategies in the high-level conference.

Speakers

ATUL NASA

SGT University

NITIN C

Ipca Laboratories

PRATIK SHAH

Bharat Serums and Vaccines

GEETA S

Ipca Laboratories

YASMIN S

Sanofi

MILIND ANTANI

Nishith Desai Associates

ANJU AGARWAL

Advanz Pharma

SHIRAZ K

Ferring Pharma

DILIP PAWAR

Unichem Laboratories

BOBBY GEORGE

Reliance Life Sciences

DEEPA ARORA

CLINEXEL Life Sciences

SWEETY MATHEW

Novo Nordisk

RANJIT B

QBD International

BINDHU LATHIKA

Biocon Biologics

DARREN P

Nishith Desai Associates

HARSHAD K

Merck KGaA

SADANAND K

Fresenius Kabi

NEERAJ M

Sun Pharma

APARNA P

Wockhardt

“Recent regulatory developments to explore innovative strategies”

Conference Schedule

Meet and to network with your conference colleagues.

08:30 – Coffee and Registration – An opportunity to meet and to network with your conference colleagues.

MARKET OVERVIEW & ANALYSIS

09:30 – Clinical Program Management

•   Clinical Program Management Strategies – Pitfalls
•   Clinical Development Strategies
•   Clinical Trial Strategies
•   Clinical Program Management – New Biotech, Small Generic Pharma and Big Pharma

MUKESH KUMAR, Senior Vice President & Head, Clinical R&D, Cipla

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES

10:00 – KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: Current regulatory compliance issues & opportunities for regulatory authorities & industry

•   The Pharma Regulations in India: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
•   Overviewing the current regulatory landscape in - New regulations in picture and the way forward
•   Regulatory updates and compliance challenges
•   How pharmaceutical companies can accommodate and manage constant regulatory changes?
•   How digital applications conflict with the legal and regulatory landscape?
•   Are regulations becoming strangulations for Pharma sector in India?

Moderator
RANJIT BARSHIKAR, CEO, QBD International, United Nations Adviser


Panellists

GEETA SHANBHAG, Vice President - Pharmacovigilance & Medico-regulatory Affairs, Ipca Laboratories
VAIBHAV SALVI, Director and Head – Clinical Study Unit, India and South East Asia, Sanofi
SADANAND KULKARNI, Head- Medical, Regulatory, Vigilance and Quality, Fresenius Kabi
BOBBY GEORGE, Vice President & Group Head Regulatory Affairs, Reliance Life Sciences

NEERAJ MARKANDEYWAR, DGM-Medical Affairs, Sun Pharma

11:00 – Morning Coffee / Tea & Discussion

CLINICAL

11:20 – DISCUSSION WITH EXPERTS: Regulatory updates towards recent clinical developments – The new normal

•   Current approaches for clinical development strategy
•   Regulation updates and evolving clinical trials approach
•   Remote trials – finally the reality
•   Regulations on trial guidelines, safety, approval
•   Clinical evidence for regulatory purposes
•   Using randomized clinical trials for regulatory purpose to generate real-world evidence
•   Overcoming the main challenges of filing variations in India
•   Industry and gov authorities – Working together

Moderator
DILIP PAWAR, Global Head - Medical Affairs and Pharmacovigilance, Unichem Laboratories

Panellists
RASHMI HEDGE, Executive Vice President – Medical, GSK
RAHUL GUPTA, Sr.Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, USV
NITIN CHANDURKAR, Vice President, Clinical Research and Development, Ipca Laboratories
YASMIN SHENOY, Senior Director - Regulatory Affairs, Sanofi
SEEMA PAI, Director Clinical Site Operations – India Cluster, Pfizer

12:10 – Global Clinical Development- Review of multi-country data by the regulators – Perspectives, Challenges and Solutions

•   Optimization of Global Clinical Development
•   Key role of study design and country selection in time and cost optimization of Clinical trial
•   Perspectives of the USFDA, EMA and PMDA in reviewing multi-country clinical data- challenges and solutions

DEEPA ARORA, Chief Executive Officer, CLINEXEL Life Sciences

12:40 – Networking luncheon

PATIENT SAFETY

13:50 – DISCUSSION WITH EXPERTS: Prioritizing patient - Safety regulations

•   How could regulations and guidelines be implemented in patient safety?
•   Encouraging the patient for direct reporting the adverse effect on drugs
•   Recent regulatory requirements in India for reporting of ADRs?
•   New regulations on patient safety Comprehensive Guidelines for clinical and hospitals under new normal
•   Open communication to ensure patient retention during clinical testing
•   Ensuring the proper information delivered to patient regarding the trial or study.

Moderator
MILIND ANTANI, Leader, Pharma and Healthcare, Nishith Desai Associates


Panellists

ATUL NASA, Pro Vice Chancellor, SGT University (Former Drugs Control Officer, Drugs Control Department)
AVINASH R. KAKADE, Vice President & Head of Pharmacovigilance, Cipla

ANJU AGARWAL, Director, Global Patient Safety, Advanz Pharma
BINDHU LATHIKA, Associate Director - Pharmacovigilance, Biocon Biologics
SOFI JOSEPH, Regulatory Affairs & Pharmacovigilance Director, Servier

SHIRAZ KANDAWALLA, Associate Director - Regulatory Affairs, Ferring Pharma

14:50 – Regulatory considerations for Novel and Biosimilars

•   Introduction to Biosimilars and complex molecules and how different they are
•   Overview of Regulatory framework for Biosimilar development
•   Robust CMC package

SWEETY MATHEW, Regulatory Professional, RA CMC Biotech & Rare Disease, Novo Nordisk

15:20 – Afternoon Tea / Coffee

15:40 – How to use real world data in regulatory applications

PRATIK SHAH, VP - Medical Affairs, Bharat Serums and Vaccines

MEDICAL DEVICES

16:10 – DISCUSSION WITH EXPERTS: Evolving opportunities and challenges in medical devices regulations

•   A review of current medical device regulations in India and the way-ahead
•   Challenges in securing authorization from authorities for medical devices
•   Better understanding of assessment and technical documentation for approval of medical devices?
•   New regulatory framework for clinical investigation of medical device.
•   Key themes for drug and medical device combination
•   Clear specifications for registration and regulation of pharmaceutical medical devices in India
•   Regulatory policies and technological innovation in medical devices – Where are we heading?

Moderator
DARREN PUNNEN, Leader, Pharma and Life Sciences Practice, Nishith Desai Associates

Panellists
MAYUR PARMAR, Drugs Inspector, FDA (Deputy Collector, Gujarat Government)
DEEPA ARORA, Chief Executive Officer,
CLINEXEL Life Sciences
HARSHAD KOTHAWADE, Director, Head of Regulatory Management & Trade Compliance India, South East Asia, ANZ, Merck KGaA
APARNA PRABHUNE, Asst General Manager Regulatory Affairs, Wockhardt

17:00 – Closing remarks and end of conference

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  • Date : 28 March 202325 May 2025
  • Time : 9:30 am - 6:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

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