CBER Foreign Regulators Seminar

October 14 - 16, 2008
Draft Agenda

Tuesday, October 14, 2008:
Welcome Karen Midthun, M.D.
Deputy Director (Medical)
Office of the Director
CBER, FDA
Opening Remarks Murray M. Lumpkin, M.D., Deputy Commissioner for International and Special Programs, Office of the Commissioner/OIP, FDA

Day 1 Sessions:

  • Seminar Overview and Administrative Matters
  • Introduction of Seminar Participants
  • CBER Overview: Mission, organizational structure, scope of responsibilities
  • Laws, Regulations and Guidances
  • Research at CBER
  • Pre-licensure Vaccine Review
  • CBER’s Safety Surveillance for Biological Products
  • Vaccine challenges: Regulatory Issues in Malaria Vaccine Development
  • Vaccine lot release
  • PANEL and Question/Answer Session: Office of Vaccines Research and Review
Wednesday, October 15, 2008:

Day 2 Sessions:

  • Office of Cellular, Tissues and Gene Therapies: Overview
  • Human Tissue Framework
  • Cell Therapy Product Review
  • Gene Therapy Product Review
  • Preclinical Considerations in Cell and Gene Therapy Product Development
  • Early Clinical Study Issues in Cell and Gene Therapy
  • Product Jurisdiction
  • Combination Product Review Issues
  • FDA Genomics Program Overview
  • PANEL and Question/Answer Session: Office of Cellular, Tissues and Gene Therapies
Thursday, October 16, 2008:

Day 3 Sessions:

  • Compliance and Product Quality: Overview
  • Inspections (Pre-approval, Good Manufacturing Practices [GMP], For-Cause); Team Biologics
  • Bioresearch Monitoring; Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs)
  • Blood/Blood Products: Overview
  • Plasma Derivatives Safety Review
  • Non-Blood Screening Device Safety Review
  • Blood Screening In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs)
  • Safety Aspects of FDAAA (Food and Drug Administration Amendments of 2007)
  • PANEL and Question/Answer Session: Office of Blood Research and Review

For more on the CBER Foreign Regulators Seminar

Send emails to: CBERForReg@fda.hhs.gov

 
Updated: August 12, 2008