Program

St. John’s University
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

The 6th Annual Charles I. Jarowski Industrial Pharmacy Symposium

8:00-8:55 a.m.                      


Registration and Check-In
Exhibits and Posters
Continental Breakfast

9:00-12:05 p.m.

Session I

 

Moderators:

Frank DellaFera, `81P
President & CEO
Fera Pharmaceuticals

Indranil Nandi, Ph.D.
Director
Portfolio, Project and Launch Management Group
Sandoz Inc.

 
9:00-9:10 a.m.


Opening Remarks

 

Robert A. Mangione, `77P, `79GP, `93PD, `99Ed.D.
Professor and Dean
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
St. John’s University

 

 9:10-9:40 a.m.Innovation and Value Enhancement in Drug Product Development:
The Role of Academia in Meeting Present and Future Challenges
Distinguished Guest Presentation
 

David R. Taft, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean
Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Long Island University

 

 9:45-10:25 a.m. 

Keynote Presentation:

 

Reduce Cost and Timelines with the 505(b)(2) Drug Approval Process

 

Kenneth V. Phelps
President and CEO
Camargo Pharmaceutical Services

 

10:25-10:40 a.m.

Coffee Break


10:40-11:20 a.m.


Repurposing Drugs

 

Mahendra G. Shah, `77GP, `85Ph.D.
Partner, Vivo Ventures
Former Chairman and CEO, Nextwave Pharmaceuticals

 

11:25-12:05 p.m.Innovation Strategies to Drug Repositioning and Life Cycle Optimization
  Sesha Neervannan, Ph.D.
Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development Allergan

 12:05 – 1:30 p.m.

Mid-Day Break

 Lunch, Exhibits, Jarowski Scholarship Award Presentation

1:30- 4:30 p.m.

Session II
 

Moderators

Dileep Bhagwat, `79GP, MBA, `83Ph.D.
Senior Vice President of
Pharmaceutical Development
EpiCept Corporation
 
Navnit H. Shah, `73GP, `81Ph.D.
Distinguished Research Leader
Pharmaceutical & Analytical R&D
Hoffman LaRoche

1:30-2:10 p.m.Fixed Combination Drug Delivery System: Formulation and Technology Consideration
 

Salah U. Ahmed, `85GP, `90Ph.D.
President and CEO
Abon Pharmaceuticals

 

2:15-2:55 p.m.Application of Nanocrystal Technology in Development of Value Enhanced Products
 

Gary Liversidge, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President
Alkermes, Inc.

 

3:00-3:40 p.m. The Captisol® Experience: A Drug Product Enabling Technology
 

J. D. Pipkin, Ph.D.
Sr. Director, New Product Development
Ligand Pharmaceuticals

 

3:45-4:25 p.m. Incivek – Pharmaceutical Development of an Enabling Technology
 

Tapan Sanghvi, Ph.D.
Scientific Fellow 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

 

4:25-4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
 

Louis D. Trombetta, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. John’s University

 

4:30-5:30 p.m. Evening Reception
 Industrial Pharmacy Laboratory Ribbon Cutting & Net working Reception
St. Albert’s Hall, B02