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Full Schedule

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Full Schedule

  • Monday, September 16, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    First Aid Hours
  • 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Registration Hours
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Networking Breakfast & Welcome for Preconference Workshops Registrants
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Advanced Leadership Workshop (Day 1 of 2)
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Artificial Intelligence Enabled Medical Devices: Integrating the AI Act and MDR Requirements in Technical Documentation
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Communicating with Agency Officials, Top Management, and Other Stakeholders for Gaining Alignment on Strategic Initiatives
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Drug Development in the EU: Regulatory Standards, Supports, and New Approaches
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Failure Is Not An Option: How to Avoid and Recover From an IND Clinical Hold
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    IVDR Technical Documentation Workshop
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Sharpening Your Regulatory Soft Skills Toolbox
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Survivor: The FDA 510(k) Program Edition (Day 1 of 2)
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Networking Break for Preconference Workshops Registrants
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Networking Lunch for Preconference Workshops Registrants
  • 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Afternoon Break for Preconference Workshops Registrants
  • Tuesday, September 17, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM PDT
    First Aid Hours
  • 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM PDT
    Registration Hours
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Networking Breakfast & Welcome for Preconference Workshops Registrants
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Advanced Leadership Workshop (Day 2 of 2)
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Basics of Regulatory Strategy for the US & EU
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Maximizing Opportunities to Engage with the FDA
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    MDR Surveillance, Post-Certification and Re-certification submissions to Notified Bodies: Best Practice for Manufacturers.
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Practical Aspects of Building Real World Evidence Strategy for Medical Devices Regulatory Submissions
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Strategy and Regulatory Intelligence (RI) Primer: How to construct and maintain it using AI Tools
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Survivor: The FDA 510(k) Program Edition (Day 2 of 2)
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Networking Break for Preconference Workshops Registrants
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PDT
    Networking Lunch for Preconference Workshops Registrants
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Career Development Session for Students
  • 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Afternoon Break for Preconference Workshops Registrants
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
    RAPS Convergence 2024 Welcome and Opening Plenary
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
    Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall
  • Wednesday, September 18, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 6:30 AM – 5:30 PM PDT
    First Aid Hours
  • 6:30 AM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Registration Hours
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PDT
    Community Gathering & Continental Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    RAPS Convergence 2024 Morning Plenary Session
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Addressing Medicines Shortages in EU: Prevent, Mitigate, and Ensure Visibility
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Future State of Europe
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Health Authority Forum: European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Increasing consumer/patient access, engagement and health equity: Innovation leveraging FDA proposed/new ACNU NDA regulatory pathway
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    International Harmonization
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Progress Towards Unlocking Opportunities for Entry-Level Positions in Regulatory Affairs
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Standardization of Clinical Study Design
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Using Innovative Regulatory Strategies to Streamline Drug Development – Real World Evidence, Platform Trials and Seamless Designs
  • 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Presentations & Networking in Exhibit Hall
  • 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Hours
  • 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM PDT
    How to Prepare for a Successful FDA Q-sub
  • 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM PDT
    Is this AI/ML Software Application a Medical device? Applying FDA Guidance Documents and On-Line Resources
  • 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM PDT
    Leveraging Dual RAC certification; Become an Expert in Enhancing the Success of Combination Product Development.
  • 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM PDT
    Maximizing the Potential of Meetings with the FDA
  • 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation: Celegence
  • 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation: Revolutionizing Life Science Recalls
  • 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM PDT
    Evaluating the Quality of Real-World Evidence Used to Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Medical Devices
  • 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM PDT
    Strategies on tackling Clinical Data Gaps between Different Designs of Medical Devices
  • 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM PDT
    The Right Balance Between Business, Science, and Regulation in Managing Supply Chains
  • 11:15 AM – 11:50 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 11:15 AM – 11:50 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Ignite Theater
  • 11:15 AM – 11:50 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Spark Theater
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    Career Pathways in Regulatory Affairs
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    Establishing a Regulatory Talent Pipeline Strategy for Industry 4.0
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    Phase and Product Appropriate Regulatory Strategies in Impurity Characterizations and Controls
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    Post-Market 510(k) and De Novo Change Management: Cinderella Strategies for Keeping Your House in Order
  • 11:55 AM – 12:20 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 11:55 AM – 12:20 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Spark Theater
  • 11:55 AM – 12:20 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation: Commercializing a Medical Device: Where to Start?
  • 12:20 PM – 12:50 PM PDT
    LDT, RUO, IVD: What Regulatory Status for Tests Used in European Clinical Trial?
  • 12:20 PM – 12:50 PM PDT
    Orphan Drug Approval FDA / EMA - What are the Benefits? What is the Process?
  • 12:25 PM – 12:50 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 12:25 PM – 12:50 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Ignite Theater
  • 12:25 PM – 12:50 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Spark Theater
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    CDER’s Product Quality Review of Biologics & Biosimilars: Common Findings, Review Issues and Post-marketing Recommendations
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Conversations That Matter - Interactions with Health Authorities: Drugs, Biologics and Combination Products
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Digital Labeling and eIFU Enhance Customer Experience, Facilitate Compliance, and Improve Operational Efficiencies and Agility
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Examining Methods to Ensure Data Quality and Privacy Considerations for AI-Enabled Medical Devices
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    FDA Forecast: What the FDA has Planned in 2025 for Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Products
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    New FDA "Off-label" Information Guidance—Legal Implications and Practical Takeaways
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Regulatory Challenges in New Drug Approval in India and the Way Forward
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    The importance of Data Standardization in Clinical Trials; an update from an MDIC supported project
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    2024 LDT Regulatory Shifts: Understanding Impacts & Strategic Adaptation for Stakeholders
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Accelerating Novel Platforms into the Clinic: Early Experiences with FDA’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Designation
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Clinical Trials in Pregnancy and Lactation: Time for a Paradigm Shift?
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Health Authority Forum: CDRH - FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Monitoring AI Devices
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Nurturing a Regulatory Excellence Ecosystem: Cultivating the Culture of Regulatory Affairs in Early Career Professionals
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Quantifying Patient Burden in Protocol Design to Reduce Complexity and Drive Patient-Centricity
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    UKCA & Market Developments
  • 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Presentations & Networking in Exhibit Hall
  • 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 3:30 PM – 3:55 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 3:30 PM – 3:55 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Ignite Theater
  • 3:30 PM – 3:55 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Spark Theater
  • 4:00 PM – 4:25 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 4:00 PM – 4:25 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Ignite Theater
  • 4:00 PM – 4:25 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Spark Theater
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    AI's Transformative Impact on CMC in Pharmaceuticals
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Navigating the New Era of Regulatory Affairs: Technology as a Catalyst for Transformation
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Working in the Grey: Clinical Decision Support Software vs. Software as a Medical Device
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Dive Deep: Navigating the Regulatory Maze of Concurrent regulatory submissions
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Emerging Standard Developments in PFAS
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Global Tools to Expedite Advanced Therapy Product Development
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    International Regulator Forum
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Live LinkedIn Feedback Session
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Real World Evidence in Device Applications: the 2024 update
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Regulatory Excellence: Japan's Type 1 Cartagena Process for Gene Therapy Products
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    What is New with Clinical Data Under the MDR? Interactive Panel Session with Notified Bodies
  • 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM PDT
    Honoring Excellence: RAPS 2024 Awards Celebration (Invitation Only)
  • 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
    Dine Arounds (Sign-up Required)
  • 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM PDT
    Networking Dinner Event (Ticketed Event)
  • Thursday, September 19, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 4:30 PM PDT
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PDT
    Community Gathering & Continental Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Registration Hours
  • 7:00 AM – 6:30 PM PDT
    First Aid Hours
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    RAPS Convergence 2024 Morning Plenary Session
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    China Drug Regulatory Pathways
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Conversations That Matter - Interactions with Health Authorities: Medical Devices and IVDs
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Dangerous Documents: Avoiding Landmines in Your Records and Emails
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Empowering Brand Success: Fostering Dynamic Partnerships Between Regulatory and Marketing Teams
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Initial Experience with Predetermined Change Control Plans and FDA’s PCCP Guidance / Principles
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Notified Body Forum: State of Play EU MDR and EU IVDR
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    Submission Strategies for Cybersecurity: Meeting the New Bar
  • 9:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT
    The European Pharmaceutical Legislation Revision – Status update and ongoing challenges
  • 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Presentations & Networking in Exhibit Hall
  • 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM PDT
    Exhibit Hall Hours
  • 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM PDT
    How to Break Through the Regulatory Glass Ceiling and Get Hired!
  • 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM PDT
    National Registrations and Other National Differences in the EU
  • 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM PDT
    Submission of Implantable Medical Devices in Brazil: ANVISA's Class III and IV Requirements
  • 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM PDT
    The Impact of Regulatory Control Measures on Access to Opioid Analgesics used for Pain Management in Botswana
  • 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Ignite Theater
  • 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Spark Theater
  • 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM PDT
    ADCs CMC – Regulatory Overreach or as Easy as ABC?
  • 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM PDT
    Diversity in Clinical Trials
  • 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM PDT
    Health Authority Audit and Inspection 101: Best Practices for Research Organizations
  • 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM PDT
    PCCP - Predetermined Change Control Plan - Strategy with Case Studies for Medical Devices
  • 11:15 AM – 11:50 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 11:15 AM – 11:50 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Ignite Theater
  • 11:15 AM – 11:50 AM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Spark Theater
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    China Drug Master Files: Latest Points to Know for Pharma Manufacturers
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    Emerging Standard Developments in PFAS (Solution Circle)
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    Transformative Trends: Navigating the Evolving Regulatory Path for Laboratory Developed Tests
  • 11:55 AM – 12:20 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 11:55 AM – 12:20 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Ignite Theater
  • 11:55 AM – 12:20 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Spark Theater
  • 12:20 PM – 12:50 PM PDT
    Charting the Course: Interactive Breakout Session on Navigating FDA Communication
  • 12:20 PM – 12:50 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Ignite Theater
  • 12:20 PM – 12:50 PM PDT
    USP’s Nitrosamines Exchange: Accelerating Pharmaceutical Quality Strategies
  • 12:25 PM – 12:50 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 12:25 PM – 12:50 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Spark Theater
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Best Practices for 510(k) Submissions Utilizing eSTAR
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Controlling Pharmaceutical Impurities: A Regulatory Perspective
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    FDA Efforts to Promote Innovative Medical Product Development
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Finding a Job in Regulatory Affairs or Regulatory Compliance: Skills for Success
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Regulatory Convergence of Biologics; APEC, ICH, WHO Efforts for LATAM and Around the World
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Start Ups | Unlocking Success in MedTech Innovation: Navigating Regulatory Challenges for Startups and Spin-Offs
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Structured Dialogue for (IVD) Medical Devices in Europe: Now will finally get some answers (?)
  • 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Presentations & Networking in Exhibit Hall
  • 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 2:15 PM – 2:40 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 2:15 PM – 2:40 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Ignite Theater
  • 2:15 PM – 2:40 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Spark Theater
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    Navigating Regulatory Pathways: When to Submit a Special 510(k) vs. Internal Letter-to-File for Device Changes
  • 2:45 PM – 3:10 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Discover Theater
  • 2:45 PM – 3:10 PM PDT
    Sponsored Presentation in the Ignite Theater
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Artificial Intelligence - Considerations for CE Marking for Medical Devices and IVDs
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Expanding Global Access to Complex Generics: Comparative Study Unveils the Benefits of Regulatory Convergence
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Health Authority Forum: CDER - FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Impact of Public-Private Partnerships in Regulatory Science, Drug Development and Regulatory Decision-Making
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Lessons learned since the implementation of FDA’s Diversity Plans & an assessment of the 2024 Diversity Action Plans FDA guidance
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Precision Medicine using Companion Diagnostics, AI/ML modeling, and Digital Health Technology? Buzzwords or Reality?
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Updates in Pediatric Medical Device Development project SHIP-MD: New FNIH leadership vision
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM PDT
    Using Foreign Data to and from China
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    A Path to Faster Breakthrough Device Commercialization - CDRH's Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program (TAP)
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Addressing Menopause: From Unspoken Reality to Innovation Battlefield
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Advancing Gene Therapy: A Holistic Approach to Multicomponent Product Development and Delivery Device Lifecycle
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Considerations for Global Harmonization and Accelerated Drug Development
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Health Authority Forum: CBER - FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Human Factors in Drug-Led Combination Products: Key Insights from Recent FDA Feedback on Validation Protocols
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Manufacturer's Approach to Advancing Health Equity for Medical Devices
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Use of Real-World Evidence to Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Medical Devices
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
    RAPS Convergence 2024 Farewell Celebration