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PLATFORM
Combined solutions for patients
22 - 23 October 2015
Zurich, Switzerland
Information and registration:
www.medtech-pharma.com
Overview
The international Medtech & Pharma Platform is the conference in the emerging field of combination products
where the interface of medtech and pharma benefits the
patients. Accordingly, the 2015 event is entitled “Combined
solutions for patients” and expects over 250 international
attendees and 30 table top exhibitions. This conference
will provide ample opportunities to participate in the dissemination of cutting edge knowledge on the symbiosis of
medtech and pharma industry. In six sessions with keynote
lecturers and presentations by subject experts, this twoday conference will cover the following topics:
Target audience
The Medtech & Pharma Platform focuses on the combinations and interactions of medical devices and medicines in
new technologies aiming for the improvement of current
health care. Thus, the conference targets experts and professionals from the medtech and pharma industries, as
well as regulators and participants from academia who are
interested in the fusion between these two previously separate fields and its impact on contemporary medicine.
Session topics
▪ Identifying & meeting patient needs
▪ Strategic considerations for combination products
▪ Human factor & usability for combination products
▪ Use of innovative technologies for combination
products
▪ Clinical development strategies for combination
products
▪ Opportunities & threats of e-Health and m-Health
Tabletop exhibition
Showcase your company’s products and services to professionals from industry and government attending the Medtech & Pharma Platform event. This event will give you the
opportunity to interact with a qualified international audience in the medtech and pharma areas.
Program Committee Members
Benjamin Reinmann (forteq), Manfred Mäder (Novartis),
Thomas Fischer (Novartis), Laurent Wagnière (Ferring),
Gregoire Bagnoud (MPS), Urban Schnell (Helbling Technik),
Christian Classen (Nolato), Anke Liewald (Sanofi Aventis)
1-to-1 partnering
This event offers partnering opportunities facilitated by a
matchmaking software that helps attendees to arrange
1-to-1 meetings directly with other conference attendees.
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PLATFORM
Combined solutions for patients
Thursday, 22 October 2015
09:00 - 10:00
Registration & welcome coffee
10:00 - 11:30
Session 1 - Identifying & meeting patient needs
Chair: Shayesteh Fürst-Ladani, SFL Regulatory Affairs & Scientific Communiation, Switzerland
Keynote speech
Nicola Bedlington, European Patients Forum, Belgium
The patient voice in the benefit risk assessment process
Thomas Kühler, Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark
U.S. FDA Regulation of Combination Products - Pathway for Innovation meeting patients’ needs
Jill Hartzler Warner, FDA, USA
11:30 - 12:00
Flash-presentation exhibitors
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch (Exhibition Hall) & 1-to-1 partnering
13:00 - 14:30
Session 2 - Strategic considerations for combination products
Chair: Manfred Mäder, Novartis, Switzerland
Update on the evolving EU legal framework for companion diagnostics - an industry perspective
Anna Hallersten, Vice Chair of Personalised Medicine Group, EuropaBio, Belgium
Design strategy for cell therapy products
Emmanuel Gremion, Helbling Technik Bern, Switzerland
Development strategies for combination products
Olivier Shergold, forteq Nidau, Switzterland
14:30 - 15:00
Break (Exhibition Hall) & 1-to-1 partnering
15:00 - 17:00
Session 3 - Human factor & usability for combination products
Chair: Thomas Fischer, Novartis, Switzerland
How does Human Factor Engineering relate to the sweet spot of innovation?
Bart Penninger, Varhaert, Belgium
Developing medical devices for users worldwide
Muriel Didier, Novartis Pharma, Switzerland
Considerations for clinical usability testing
Lee Wood, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Switzerland
Role of usability testing in progressing from parenteral to subcutaneous delivery of furosemide
Lars Krinelke, Sensile Medical, Switzerland
17:00 - 18:30
Altran networking apero (Exhibition Hall) & 1-to-1 partnering
19:00
Networking dinner
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Combined solutions for patients
Friday, 23 October 2015
09:00 - 10:30
Session 4 - Use of innovative technologies for combination products
Chair: Benjamin Reinmann, forteq Nidau, Switzerland
New developments in selective Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and novel concepts for combination
product – drug delivery / DBS implant
Saso Jezernik, Altran, Switzerland
Digital transformation for regulated products
Peter R. Egli, Zühlke, Switzerland
Improving quality and cost control through fully automated manufacturing of customized disposable pen and autoinjector devices
Andreas Zurflüh, Ypsomed, Switzerland
10:30 - 11:00
Break (Exhibition Hall) & 1-to-1 partnering
11:00 - 12:30
Session 5 - Clinical development strategy for combination products
Chair: Health authority representative (tbc)
Trends in clinical development from a regulatory perspective
Xavier Luria, SFL Regulatory Affairs Consulting, UK
Combination Products: Regulator Perspective on Clinical Aspects
Swati Baht, MHRA, UK
Clinical data requirements for medical devices incorporating an ancillary medicinal substance, a
Notified Body perspective
Bassil Akkra, TÜV SÜD, DE
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch (Exhibition Hall) & 1-to-1 partnering
13:30 - 15:30
Session 6 - Opportunities & threats of e-Health and m-Health
Chair: Urban Schnell, Helbling Technik Bern, Switzerland
Reliability and accuracy of wound surface measurement using mobile technology
Patricia Sigam, digitalMedLab, Switzerland
Delivering GxP compliance for e-Health applications
Keith Williams, Formpipe GxP, UK
e-Health and m-Health: potentials, challenges and standardization
Ayse Baker, GE Healthcare, USA
Big data based m-Health technologies enabling better treatment outcomes
Lukas Scheibler, ALCON Laboratories, US
16:00
End of Conference
16:00 - 17:00
1-to-1 partnering
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Combined solutions for patients
Registration fees
Standard rate, CHF 850*
Members of Medical Cluster & Partners, CHF 750*
Government/Academia, CHF 350
One day rate, CHF 500*
Students, CHF 250
Tabletop exhibition, CHF 1’800
Networking Dinner, CHF 90
Venue
Swissôtel Oerlikon
Schulstrasse 44
CH-8050 Zurich
All prices excl. 8 % VAT.
The prices above include conference entry, materials and
documentation and all meals during the meeting (except
the networking dinner).
Choose between two categories for your upcoming stay at
the Swissôtel.
*A discount of 10% on the registration fee will be applied
to registrations received before 30 September 2015.
Registration
Please register until 16 October 2015 at:
www.medtech-pharma.com/registration
Registrations are accepted in the order in which they are received and will be confirmed immediately. All cancellations
must be received by the Event Manager, five working days
prior to the conference start date. Cancellations are subject
to an administrative fee:
▪▪ Standard rate: CHF 200
▪▪ Reduced rates: CHF 150
Sponsors
Accommodation
Profit from our especially negotiated accommodation rates
for the upcoming “Medtech and Pharma Platform”.
Classic room: CHF 240 per room/night excl. breakfast
Deluxe room: CHF 255 per room/night excl. breakfast
Please visit www.medtech-pharma.com to make your individual reservation until 30 September 2015.
Point of contact
Mario Ladani, Event Manager
Email: office@medtech-pharma.com
Phone: +41 78 832 68 92
Event partner
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