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One-day Forum: “Better, Safer, and Cheaper Medicine: A 21st Century Mandate”
Please click here to download the forum booklet.
Date: 4 November, 2017 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00a.m. – 5:30p.m.
Venue: S.H. Ho College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Objective: The objective of the forum is to highlight those scientific advances destined to disrupt the entire supply chain of pharmaceuticals – from discovery to regulation and use. The drivers for change and notable advances in clinical trials, drug discovery, delivery, manufacturing, and regulation will be discussed in the context of the theme of this forum.
Rundown:
| Times | Topics | Speaker | Affiliation |
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Registration | ||
| 9:00am – 9:05am | Welcome Address | Joan Zuo | CUHK |
| 9:05am – 9:10am | Introduction of the Forum | Vincent Lee | CUHK |
| Drivers for Change (Chair: Prof. Joan Zuo) | |||
| 9:10am – 9:50am | 1. The Role of Genomics and Informatics in Improving the Efficiency of Drug Development | James Creeden | Roche |
| 9:50am – 10:30am | 2. The Value of Pharmaceuticals in the Twenty-first Century | Stuart O. Schweitzer | UCLA |
| Drug Delivery and Formulation (Chair: Prof. Thomas Lee) | |||
| 10:30am – 11:00am | 3. Bringing Out the Old But Powerful Ammunition to Tackle Respiratory Infections Caused by Superbugs | Hak-kim Chan | The University of Sydney |
| 11:00am – 11:30am | 4. Inhaled Nucleic Acid Therapeutics and Vaccines | Jenny Lam | HKU |
| 11:30am – 12:00nn | 5. Polymeric Nanocapsules for Loading and Delivery of Naturally Occurring Agents for Tumor Therapy in vitro and in vivo | Khuloud T.
Al-Jamal |
King’s College London |
| 12:00nn – 1:30pm | Lunch
(The Dining Hall, Morningside College) |
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| Drug Manufacturing (Chair: Dr. Spence Leung) | |||
| 1:30pm – 2:00pm | 6. Continuous Manufacturing – A Strategy to Make High Pharmaceutical Quality Affordable | Ajaz S. Hussain | Insight, Advice & Solutions, LLC & NIPTE |
| 2:00pm – 2:30pm | 7. Next-Generation Biomanufacturing | Arthur C. Hewig | Amgen Inc |
| Drug Regulation (Chair: Dr. Celine Cheng) | |||
| 2:30pm – 3:00pm | 8. Interchangeability, Who Decides?: Stakeholders, Regional Perspectives and Principles | Thomas Felix | Amgen Inc |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | 9. Regulation of Drugs, Devices, and Gene and Advanced Cell Therapy in Japan | Mitsuru Hashida | Kyoto University |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Break | ||
| Life Cycle Management (Chair: Prof. Brian Tomlinson) | |||
| 3:45pm – 4:15pm | 10. Data Mining and Visualization Techniques For ADME Screening in Early Drug Discovery | Fumiyoshi Yamashita | Kyoto University |
| 4:15pm – 4:45pm | 11. Herb-drug Interactions: Impact in Therapeutic Outcome of Integrative Medicine | Joan Zuo | CUHK |
| 4:45pm – 5:15pm | 12. Translation of Orphan Disease Trial Design into General Drug Development | E. Dennis Bashaw | US FDA |
| 5:15pm – 5:30pm | Closing Remarks | Vincent Lee | CUHK |
Event Details
Event Details
| Date: | November 4, 2017 | (Saturday) |
| Time: | 8:30a.m. – 5:30p.m.
6:00p.m. – 6:30p.m. 6:30p.m. – 7:30p.m. 7:30p.m. – 9:30p.m. |
(Forum)
(Cocktail Reception) (White Coat Ceremony) (Gala Dinner) |
| Venue: | S.H. Ho College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
| Dress Code: | Formal | |
Time Schedule for Shuttle Bus
| Shuttle
Bus |
Departure Time | Calls at |
| CUHK
Shuttle Bus No. 2 |
Every
00, 15, 30, 45 |
Period of Operation: 07:45 – 18:45
(1) MTR University Station Exit A => (2) University Sports Centre (S.H. Ho College) |
| CUHK
Shuttle Bus No. 1A / 1B
|
Every
00 (1B), 20, 40 |
Period of Operation: 07:40 – 18:40
(1) MTR University Station Exit A => (2) / (3) University Sports Centre (S.H. Ho College) |
| Forum / Dinner Shuttle Bus | 08:35
17:50 18:10 |
MTR University Station Exit A => S.H. Ho College |
| Forum / Dinner Shuttle Bus | 17:40 18:0021:00 21:15 21:30 |
S.H. Ho College => MTR University Station |
- Please arrive at the bus station at least 5 minutes before the departure time.
- Journey Time is around 5 minutes.
Registration
Online Registration
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Registration Fee |
One Ticket |
Ten Tickets Early Bird For Pharmacy Alumni Deadline: 4 October, 2017 |
| Forum (9:00a.m. – 6:00p.m.) |
HKD 2,000* | N/A |
| White Coat Ceremony & Gala Dinner (6:00p.m. – 9:30p.m.) |
HKD 1,000 | HKD 8,000 |
| ALL (Forum & White Coat Ceremony & Gala Dinner) |
HKD 2,500 | HKD 20,000 |
| *Registration to the forum is complimentary for current full time CUHK staff and students. (Limited Quota, First-come-first-served) |
Sponsors
Sponsors:
- Amgen (Asia) Limited
- Brightfuture Pharmaceutical Laboratories Limited
- Jacobson Medical (Hong Kong) Limited
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals (HK) Limited
- PuraPharm Corporation Limited
- Roche Hong Kong Limited
* A package tailored to the marketing and budget requirements of your organization can be arranged.
To make tentative reservation, please completed the reply slip (PDF) and return by e-mail: katecheung@cuhk.edu.hk / Tel: 3943 6831 / Fax: 2603 5295