Lunchtime Workshops
WORKSHOP A
Working with Sites and Proposing Standard Practices to Optimize Therapeutic Delivery and Patient Care
Thursday October 29, 12.30pm-2.00pm EDT | 9.30am-11.00am PDT
Workshop Leaders
Alexandra Gomez
Associate Director Patient Services Operations
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Mike Blankenstein
Senior Director, Patient Supply Operations
Adaptimmune
- Developing an operations organization to ensure supply chains are centred around the patient’s needs
- Sharing practical experience in patient management and scheduling for seamless vein-to-vein delivery
- Understanding patient needs and developing clinical pathways to ensure best standards of delivery and care
- Streamlining communication between manufacturers and clinical sites
- Developing a clear roadmap to describe the necessary skill sets for the cell therapy delivery workforce in manufacturing and supply chain teams
- Differentiating product service to maintain high standards of delivery
WORKSHOP B
Scaling up Supply Chains to Meet Demand for Cell Immunotherapies
Friday October 30, 12.30pm-2.00pm EDT | 9.30am-11.00am PDT
Workshop Leader
David Boodey
Head of Supply Chain
Adaptimmune Therapeutics
- Forecasting the demand of cell immunotherapies on the monthly and yearly scale and outlining steps to scale up supply chains effectively
- Adapting supply chains to integrate technical innovations as they emerge
- Managing the ‘math’ of scaling up supply chains including material, capacity, human and transport requirements
- Building operational frameworks and structuring departments as cell therapy production scales up
- Managing scheduling effectively with increased patient numbers