5th Annual ECU Spring Pharma Conference
May 21 & 22, 2024
ECU Student Center, second floor ballrooms
Welcome Reception on the Student Center Balcony
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Overview
The annual ECU Spring Pharma Conference offers two days of information sharing, topical discussions, and networking with fellow pharma professionals. Contributors include regional subject matter experts, vendors, sponsors, and invited speakers.
The event provides a national conference atmosphere while leveraging lower cost, time, and travel commitments to allow more eastern North Carolina pharma professionals to participate and find impact.
In addition to the general program, attendees can choose between 24 presentations delivered in smaller breakout sessions. The technical program is divided between Laboratory and Manufacturing tracks which are each split into Pharmdamentals and Advanced topics to engage all career stages. Topics are intended to support the interests of companies in the Biopharma Crescent region of eastern North Carolina including small molecule and biopharma applications.
Pharmdamentals
Designed for early-career professionals to supplement the practical knowledge used daily with a broader understanding of their role in the pharmaceutical industry and address the “why” behind common pharma approaches.
Advanced
Designed for experienced professionals to discuss industry hot topics such as new guidance documents, quality best practices, and regulatory trends as well as benchmarking and networking with colleagues from other companies.
Cost
Early Bird Rate (By April 18th)- $425
Regular Rate (After April 18th) – $600
Companies registering a group of 8 or more employees will receive a 20% discount when you register online together and provide payment.
Group Registration Instructions
One individual can register and pay for a Group of people online. A Point of Contact should visit the conference registration page and Create a Group by selecting “I am registering a group” under the “New User” section (if you already have a Group Account, select I am registering a group” under I already have an account.
To register a group of participants, create a Group Account in our Registration system here.
- Select your registration package and click, Continue.
- Add your participants by clicking, “Add another participant“. Add yourself by clicking “Add” next to your name.
- Follow instructions on the registration site to add your participants. Once you have added all of your participants, you will sees a question, “Would you like to add more participants and/or packages?” click “No, Continue“.
- Complete the Participant Preferences information, click “Continue“.
- Review your registrations and the Conference Policy, click “I confirm that I have read the Registration Policy Confirmation.”
- Click Pay and Register
- Enter your Credit Card Payment.
Payment Details
Payment is due at the time of registration. Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis; we accept Visa, Mastercard, and Discovery credit cards. Checks are accepted (make checks payable to ECU), registration will be processed when the check is received, all checks must be received 10 days prior to the start of the conference. Payment is due at the time of registration. Payment options include: Visa, Discover, or Master Card.
Substitutions, Refund & Cancellation Policy
If a participant is unable to attend the conference, they may request a refund. They may also request a substitution. Unless otherwise noted on the program registration page, the deadline for cancelling a registration is 10 business days prior to the course start date. If the Office of Continuing and Professional Education receives notification by email at cpe@ecu.edu or by mail before the deadline, it will: Refund the course fees (minus $50.00 administrative fee). Requests received after the deadline are not eligible for refunds. The deadline for cancelling a conference registration is May 7, 2024. Refunds will not be provided after the May 7, 2024 deadline.
If you are unable to participate in the conference and you would like to provide a substitute attendee, we are able to complete a registration substitution prior to the event or onsite (1:1 substitution). We do not allow transferring partial registrations (swapping different people within one registration). Please email cpe@ecu.edu with the new participant’s full name and address, registration details for the original participant and daytime phone number.
Agenda-At-A-Glance
To view the Agenda-at-a-Glance and full program click here!
| Day 1 | Activity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:15 am | Exhibitor Check-in | ||
| 9:15 am | - | 9:45am | Check-in, Morning Coffee & Doughnuts |
| 9:45 am | - | 10:15am | Welcome to the Pharma Conference |
| 10:15 am | - | 11:00am | General Session: The State of Pharma in North Carolina 2024 |
| 11:00 am | - | 11:30am | Networking Break |
| 11:30 am | - | 12:15pm | Breakout Session 1 |
| The Drug Development Process | |||
| ICH Q2(R2): What Really Changed in Method Validation? | |||
| Module 3: Explaining CMC Content in Product Applications | |||
| Developing Strategies For High Potent API Processing for Oral Solid Dosage Forms | |||
| 12:15 pm | - | 1:15pm | Networking Lunch Provided |
| 1:15 pm | - | 2:00pm | Breakout Session 2 |
| Finding Pharma Knowledge (Lab) | |||
| Nitrosamine Impurities | |||
| Understanding Unit Operations in Oral Solid Dosage Form Development and Manufacturing | |||
| Overview of Biologic Drug Modalities | |||
| 2:00 pm | - | 2:30pm | Break |
| 2:30 pm | - | 3:15pm | Breakout Session 3 |
| Stability Programs 101 | |||
| USP Allowable Changes Explained | |||
| Finding Pharma Knowledge (Manufactoring) | |||
| Formulating Sustainability | |||
| 3:15 pm | - | 3:45pm | Networking Break |
| 3:45 pm | - | 4:30pm | General Session: Getting Involved- Professional Pharma Organizations |
| 4:30 pm | - | 6:30pm | Welcome Reception with Special Guests |
| Day 2 | |||
| 9:15 am | - | 9:45am | Check-in, Morning Coffee & Doughnuts |
| 9:45 am | - | 10:00am | Day 2 Welcome |
| 10:00 am | - | 10:45am | General Session 3: Investigational Approach |
| 10:45 am | - | 11:15am | Networking Break |
| 11:15 am | - | 12:00pm | Breakout Session 1 |
| Fundamentals of Dissolution Testing | |||
| ICH Q14 Procedure Development | |||
| An Introduction To Biologics Manufacturing Processes | |||
| CQB approaches in a MFG Space | |||
| 12:00 pm | - | 1:00pm | Networking Lunch Provided |
| 1:00 pm | - | 1:45pm | Breakout Session 2 |
| Biologic Drugs- Incorporating Current Reality with Future Promise | |||
| Using Designed Experiments to Evaluate Parameter Ranges of Analytical Procedures | |||
| Application of Quality Risk Management for Commissioning and Qualification | |||
| GMP Evolution: Transforming Ideas into Market Reality | |||
| 1:45 pm | - | 2:15pm | Networking Break |
| 2:15 pm | - | 3:00pm | Breakout Session 3 |
| Understanding HPLC System Suitability: Arts and Crafts Session | |||
| Chromatography of Large Molecules | |||
| Manufacturing of APIs Suitable for Use in Clinical Trials | |||
| Development and Manufacture of Inhalation Product | |||
| 3:00 pm | - | 3:15pm | Networking Break |
| 3:15 pm | - | 3:30pm | Raffle Drawing |
| 3:30 pm | - | 4:15pm | General Session: Panel Discussion- Industry Veterans |
| 4:15 pm | 4:30pm | Conference Wrap up & Discussion |
For the 2023 Programming click here
Sponsorship Levels and Exhibit Information
Sponsor logos should be provided in a high-resolution print ready format at the time of registration. Please send to paynehe14@ecu.edu no later than April 18th.
How to become a Sponsor:
- Select a sponsor level in the “Registration Package” section.
- CPE will be contact you via email and provide a registration discount code for the participants included in your registration package.
- Register additional participants included in your sponsor package by sharing the code with the appropriate people; ask them to register online, select your sponsor level, and apply the discount code during the check out process check out.
Please contact us at CPE@ecu.edu for any direct questions related to becoming a vendor or sponsor for the ECU Spring Pharma Conference.
Location
The conference will be held at the Main Campus Student Center, second floor ballrooms, at East Carolina University.
Parking Information
The ECU parking garage directly adjacent to the Main Campus Student Center has open parking spots for this conference. You will not need a permit to park in the lot, but please bring your parking ticket to the registration table to receive your parking validation sticker each day. Please do not park in any spaces marked directly for another event. From the parking garage, you will take the elevator nearest the Student Center to the second floor. Please check in at the registration table located on the second floor of the Main Campus Student Center in front of Ballroom A. Parking for individuals with a disability are located near the elevators on each floor and have a disability placard.
Questions?
Contact Jack Pender, Director, Pharmaceutical Training at PENDERJ15@ecu.edu
ADA Accommodations
Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should contact the ADA coordinator at least 1-2 weeks prior to the event at 252-737-1018 / ada-coordinator@ecu.edu
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
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