Symposium Bioproduction 2010

On December 14, 2010, Genopole® will hold the third edition of its Biomanufacturing Symposium, entitled “30 years of therapeutic product biomanufacturing: outcomes and outlook”.

Following the success of the two previous editions of the Biomanufacturing Symposium (on new perspectives in GMP biomanufacturing in 2006 and productivity and operational excellence in biomanufacturing in 2008), Genopole® will broaden its outlook and ask the following question: which expression systems, compounds, technologies, drug targets and business models will be critically important in biomanufacturing in the future?

The symposium will open with a mini-session on 30 years of therapeutic product biomanufacturing: key dates, success stories, limitations and opportunities (molecules, drug targets, expression systems, technologies; etc.).

This will be followed by four main sessions:

Alternative expression systems:

• What has changed in the 4 years since the first Biomanufacturing Symposium in terms of the systems under development at the time (transgenic animals and plants)?
• What is the outlook for the more “exotic” systems (e.g. carnivorous plants, hairy roots, Lemna, microalgae, ciliates, edible vaccines; etc.)?
• Should these alternatives be considered as new expressions system per se or rather as reservoirs of novel compounds (a transgenic approach versus a conventional screening approach)?

Implementing alternative expression systems via the development of appropriate technologies

• How should researchers and equipment manufacturers interact? Will these alternative expression systems become a true industrial option?

Biosimilars and biogenerics: the outlook

• The first biologics are coming off patent: regulatory definitions, perspectives and the impact on the price of biologics.

Biomanufacturing and synthetic biology: the first industrial successes

On December 15 and 16, Genopole® and the Epigenomics Program are organizing an International Synthetic Biology Conference, which will follow on from the Biomanufacturing Symposium.

[+]For more information on the program and how to registration: http://syntheticbiology2010.genopole.fr

LANGUAGES OF THE COLLOQUIUM

Presentation will be given in English or French depending on the speakers but a simultaneous interpreting service will be provided in both languages

INFORMATION

Contact : Meignen Catherine
Valérie Larivière, assistant of Genopole Research
GIP Genopole®, Genopole® Campus 1, Bâtiment G8
5, rue Henri Desbruères
F-91030 Evry Cedex, France
Tel.: +33 160 878 440
Fax: +33 160 873 500
catherine.meignen genopole.fr