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UPCOMING EVENTS NORDIC LIFE SCIENCE 13–16 JUNE 20
22: BIO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION NORDIC LIFE SCIENCE UPCOMING EVENTS INSPIRING LIFE SCIENCE BUSINESS AND INNOVATION T E X T by M AL IN O T M ANI 17–19 MAY 2022: RARE DISEASE INNOVATION & PARTNERING SUMMIT Martine Zimmermann, Alexion, will speak at the summit. For the first time in three years, the BIO International Convention will be back fully in person in San Diego, California. HIS EVENT ATTRACTS more than 15,000 biotechnology and pharma leaders for one week of networking to INFORMACONNECT.COM/ RARE-DISEASE-SUMMIT discover new opportunities and promising partnerships. The 2022 program includes sessions on challenging women’s health inequities: closing the innovation gap, decarbonizing healthcare, individualized therapeutics: walking the line between research and treatment, is RWE used optimally in regulatory decision-making, building a strong bio manufacturing workforce in the US, targeting aging pathways to treat chronic disease, CNS drug development, a new era in gene therapy, CRISPR, tackling AMR, and much more! THIS SUMMIT WILL BE ARRANGED AS A HYBRID EVENT, EITHER IN-PERSON IN BOSTON OR VIRTUALLY. THE AGENDA INCLUDES for example a deep dive into lessons learned from launching rare disease products, sessions on how to optimize strategic partnership models and investment for orphan drug products, as well as prioritizing RWE collection in a new area of novel gene therapy. The program also includes reflections on the impact of COVID-19 on the rare disease community by Scott Williams, Head, Global Public Affairs, Rare Diseases and Rare Blood Disorders, Sanofi Genzyme and Jocelyn Duff, Founder & CEO, CureCMT4J. In a global spotlight session, Martine Zimmermann, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, will compare global regulatory and commercial pathways for orphan drugs, including identification of some of the major differences in how US, British, European, and other authorities regulate orphan drugs, as well as exploring how to build a globally accepted commercial strategy. San Diego, USA BIO.ORG/EVENTS/BIOINTERNATIONAL-CONVENTION 94 NORDICLIFESCIENCE.ORG PHOTO ALEXION