GRx+Biosims 2025 Presentations

OGD Keynote Address


OII Keynote Address


Essential Drug Delivery Outputs (EDDOs)

  • Bryan Newman, PhD
    Lead Pharmacologist, DTPI, ORS, OGD, CDER, FDA
  • Henri Akouka
    Director, Combination Product & Device, Biopharmaceutical Development and Engineering, Teva Pharmaceuticals
  • Sonilal Chakrapani
    Associate Director, Regulatory Devices, Sandoz Inc.
  • Kai Kwok, PhD
    Senior Pharmaceutical Quality Assessor, Division of Products Quality Assessment I (DPQAI), OPQA I, OPQ, CDER, FDA
  • Juliane Lessard, PhD
    Director, Division of Drug Delivery, General Hospital Devices, and Human Factors, OHT3, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), FDA
  • Moderator: Katie Petscavage, PharmD
    Manager Regulatory Affairs Biosimilars, Sandoz

Complex Generics

  • Rakhi Jajoo, MPharm Deputy General Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Amneal Pharmaceuticals
  • Darby Kozak, PhD Deputy Director, OGD, CDER, FDA
  • Cameron Smith, PhD Supervisory Pharmaceutical Scientist, Division of Product Quality Assessment IV, Office of Product Quality Assessment (OPQAI), OPQ, CDER, FDA
  • Chaoju Xiao, PhD Formulation Director, Research Development, Fresenius Kabi USA
  • Xiaoming Xu, PhD Director, Division of Pharmaceutical Quality Research V (DPQRV), OPQ, CDER, FDA
  • Moderator: Brandon Wood, B.Sc. Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs & Combination Products Liaison, Teva Pharmaceuticals

Elevating the Patient Voice in Generic Drug and Biosimilars Development

  • Galvin Clingham, JD
    Director, Public Policy, Alliance for Patient Access
  • Sarah Ikenberry
    Associate Director, Stakeholder Engagement and Education, Office of Therapeutic Biologics and Biosimilars (OTBB), CDER, FDA
  • Sarah Ibrahim, PhD
    Associate Director for Stakeholder and Global Engagement, Office of Generic Drugs (OGD), CDER, FDA
  • Nimi Chhina, PhD, JD
    Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs Operations Policy and Intelligence, Teva Pharmaceuticals
  • Kimberly Maxfield, PhD
    Lead of Regulatory Affairs, US, Biocon Biologics

Unintended Consequences: Biosimilar Reimbursement Policies and Their Impact on Sustainability

  • Dinakaran Balasubramanian
    Head of Commercial Strategy, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc.
  • Conrad Bhamani
    Manager, IQVIA Institute for Human Data Sciences
  • Madelaine Feldman, M.D., FACR
    Vice President, Advocacy & Government Affairs, Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations
  • Moderator: Shana Christrup
    Senior Director, Policy, AAM

Common Deficiencies for ANDAs and Supplements

  • Yanira Gonzalez-Berrios, PhD
    Senior Chemist, Division of Product Quality Assessment VII (DPQAVII), Office of Product Quality Assessment II (OPQAII), OPQ, CDER, FDA
  • Martin Shimer, II, RPh
    Executive Director, Lachman Consultant Services, Inc.
  • Houri Simonian-Houldsworth, PhD
    Senior Director, Analytical Research & Development, Apotex Inc.
  • Xiaojian Jiang, PhD
    Deputy Division Director, Division of Bioequivalence II (DBII), OB, OGD, CDER, FDA
  • Johnny Young
    Director, Division of Filing Review, Office of Regulatory, OGD, CDER, FDA
  • Moderator: Meenakshi Jain, MPharm
    Senior Director, Regulatory Generics Development, Sandoz

The Future of Quality and Maintaining a Reliable Supply Chain

  • Djamila Harouaka, PhD
    Senior Scientific Advisor, Office of Quality Surveillance (OQS), OPQ, CDER, FDA
  • Mayank Nagar, M.S., MBA
    Vice President & Head of Technical Services and Product Launch Management, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.
  • Jude Nwokike, PhD, MSc, MPH, B. Pharm
    Vice President, Supply Chain Resilience, USP
  • Vickram Srivastava, MBA
    Head of Supply Chain – North America, Sun Pharma
  • Moderator: David Cragin, PhD, DABT
    Senior Director, Occ & Env Hlth Sciences, Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability, Teva Pharmaceuticals

Streamlining Biosimilar Development


Patents in the 119th Congress: The Latest on Patent Settlements, Skinny Labeling, and Patent Thickets

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  • Rob Cerwinski, JD
    Managing Partner, Gemini Law LLP
  • Rachel Goode, PhD
    Senior Vice President, Head of Legal and Intellectual Property, Fresenius Kabi Biopharmaceuticals
  • Sara Koblitz, JD
    Director, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.
  • Moderator: Chad Landmon, JD
    Chair, Hatch-Waxman & Biologics, Polsinelli

CUHFS: Exploring More Efficient Human Factors Evaluation Methods

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  • Cristina Ausin, PhD
    Scientific Reviewer, Office of Therapeutic Biologics and Biosimilars (OTBB), Office of New Drugs (OND), CDER, FDA
  • Andrew Clerman, MD, PhD
    Acting Lead Physician, Division of Therapeutic Performance and Innovation (DTPI), Office of Research and Standards (ORS), Office of Generic Drugs (OGD), CDER, FDA
  • CDR Andrew Fine, PharmD, BCPS
    Senior Advisor, Division of Clinical Review, Office of Safety and Clinical Evaluation, Office of Generic Drugs (OGD), CDER, FDA
  • Johannes Keuschnigg, PhD
    Regulatory Devices Portfolio Head, Sandoz
  • Carrie O’Donel, MS
    Associate Director, MS&T, External Manufacturing, Teva Pharmaceuticals
  • Moderator: Chris Lamanna, PhD
    Head Regulatory Devices, Sandoz

Generic Drug Assessment Communication Mechanisms and Strategies to Facilitate Timely Approval

  • John Derstine
    Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Teva Pharmaceuticals
  • Karen Ireland, MS, PMP, RAC-Drugs
    Supervisory Regulatory Health Project Manager, Division of Regulatory and Business Process Management II, OPRO, OPQ, CDER, FDA
  • Meenakshi Jain, MPharm
    Senior Director and Head of Regulatory Generics Development, Sandoz
  • CAPT Vince Sansone, PharmD
    Director, Division of Project Management, Office of Regulatory Operations (ORO), OGD, CDER, FDA
  • Moderator: Kiran Krishnan, PhD
    Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs, Apotex Inc.

Immunogenicity

  • Jessica Greenbaum, JD
    Director, Regulatory Affairs Policy U.S., Sandoz
  • Susan Kirshner, PhD
    Division Director, Division of Product Quality Assessment XV, Office of Product Quality Assessment III, OPQ, CDER, FDA
  • Eric Pang, PhD
    Senior Chemist, Division of Therapeutic Performance I, Office of Research Standards, OGD, CDER, FDA
  • Stacey Ricci, Meng, ScD
    Director, Scientific Review Staff, OTBB, OND, CDER, FDA
  • Moderator: Anita Krishnan, PhD
    Associate Vice President, Head of Analytical Sciences, Biocon Biologics

Biosimilars at a Crossroads: Utilization Management and the Path to Sustainable Access

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  • Danielle Bryan, PharmD, CSP
    Program Director, Trade Relations, Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy Services
  • Victoria Facchini, PharmD
    Director, Medical Pharmacy Strategy, Prime Therapeutics
  • Sean McGowan
    Senior Vice President, Biosimilars & Branded Oncology, Amneal Pharmaceuticals
  • Moderator: Michael Sargent
    Senior Director, Policy, AAM

Nitrosamines, Nitrosamines, Nitrosamines…

  • Ee-Sunn (Joanne) Chia, PhD
    Director, Division of Product Quality Assessment X (DPQA X), OPQA II, OPQ, CDER, FDA
  • Sanjeeva Chinnakadoori, MSc
    Senior Research Scientist, Analytical R&D, Amneal
  • Nalin Karkra, PhD
    General Manager, API Regulatory & Business Continuity, Sun Pharmaceuticals
  • Sruthi King, PhD
    Division Director, Division of Pharmacology/Toxicology Review, Office of Safety and Clinical Evaluation, OGD, CDER, FDA
  • Moderator: Vijaya Iyer, MSc
    Senior Director, Global Regulatory Affairs PLCM & Regulatory Compliance, Apotex Inc.

Understanding How Reimbursement Can impact BLA Submission Strategies

  • Shana Christrup
    Senior Director, Policy, AAM
  • TJ Garrigan, JD
    Senior Advisor, Covington & Burling LLP
  • Kristi Martin
    U.S. Director, Camber Collective
  • Stacey Ricci, MEng, ScD
    Director, Scientific Review Staff, OTBB, OND, CDER, FDA
  • Mustafa Ünlü, PhD, JD
    Policy Staff Director, OTBB, OND, CDER, FDA
  • Moderator: Alisha Sud
    Director, Policy, AAM

IGBA Project Update: Single Global Development for Generic and Biosimilar Medicines

  • James Polli, PhD
    Co-Director, CRCG Professor, Ralph F. Shangraw/Noxell Endowed Chair in Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
  • Anna Schwendeman, PhD
    Co-Director, CRCG Larry and Ann Hsu Professor, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
  • Moderator: Aaron Josephson, MS
    Senior Director, Global Regulatory Policy, Teva Pharmaceuticals

Evolving SUPAC for Today’s Complex Products

  • Umesh Pai, M.Pharm
    AVP, MSTG, Regulatory & Business Continuity, Sun Pharma
  • Tian Ma, PhD
    Bioequivalence Reviewer, Office of Bioequivalence, OGD, CDER, FDA
  • Niles Ron, PhD
    Supervisory Pharmaceutical Scientist, Office of Product Quality Assessment II (OPQA II), OPQ, CDER, FDA
  • Gina Sirianni, M.Sc.
    Senior Director, Complex and Biosimilars, Apotex Inc.
  • Moderator: Anand Saxena, M.Sc.
    Director, Regulatory Affairs, Cipla

Inspection Challenges, Efficiencies, and Opportunities

  • Christopher Downey, PhD
    Director, Division of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Assessment VI (DPMA VI), OPMA, OPQ, CDER, FDA
  • Joseph De Vito, PharmD
    Senior Director, Global Quality Audits and Compliance, Teva Pharmaceuticals
  • Rajeev Mathur, PhD
    Head Global Regulatory & Business Continuity, Sun Pharma
  • Ivy Sweeney, PhD
    Acting Office Director, Office of Human and Animal Drug Inspectorate, OII, FDA
  • Arlene Wolny, PhD
    Global Head, Regulatory Affairs, Biocon Biologics
  • Moderator: Laura Harner, MS
    Associate Director, RA Biopharma, Sandoz
  • Aaron Josephson
    Senior Director, Teva Pharmaceuticals

Device Comparability: Autoinjector Bridging

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  • Cristina Ausin, PhD
    Scientific Reviewer, OTBB, OND, CDER, FDA
  • Navayath Shobana
    Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Fresenius Kabi
  • Maria Burkholder, MHA
    Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Teva Pharmaceuticals
  • Moderator: Elisabeth Kapeller
    Portfolio Head, Regulatory Devices, Sandoz

FDA Legislative Developments: What to Expect in Potential Year-End Packages

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  • Kurt Karst, JD
    Director, Hyman Phelps McNamara
  • Brian McCormick, JD
    Vice President, Chief Regulatory Counsel & Head, Global Regulatory Policy, Teva Pharmaceuticals
  • Kim Trzeciak
    Senior Vice President, Capitol Hill Consulting Group
  • Moderator: Eva Temkin, JD
    Partner, Arnold & Porter

AI in Generic Drug Development and Regulatory Assessment 

  • Tao Bai, PhD
    Senior Advisor, Office of Bioequivalence, OGD, FDA
  • Aaron Josephson, MS
    Senior Director, Global Regulatory Policy, Teva Pharmaceuticals
  • Moderator: Robert Lionberg, PhD
    Director, Office of Research and Standards (ORS), OGD, CDER, FDA

Managing Emerging Quality Threats and Challenges: HFAs, Extractables/Leachables, FD&C Red No. 3, and Petroleum-based Food Dyes


Ophthalmic and Nasal Combination Products

  • Poonam Chopra, PhD
    Senior Scientist, DPQAVIII, OPQAII, OPQ, CDER, FDA
  • Kristi Lauritsen, PhD
    Combination Products Regulatory Advisor and Product Jurisdiction Officer, CDER, FDA
  • Kirsten Ritter, PhD
    Associate Director Regulatory Devices, Sandoz
  • Kimberly Witzmann, M.D.
    Deputy Director, Office of Safety and Clinical Evaluation, OGD, CDER, FDA
  • Moderator: Michael Balon, BSc
    Senior Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Apotex Inc.

Trade, Tariffs, and Onshoring in the Trump Administration

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  • Everett Eissenstat, JD
    Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
  • Stephanie Trunk, JD
    Partner and Life Sciences Industry Group Co-Leader, Arent Fox Schiff
  • Ryan Conrad, PhD
    Visiting Fellow, Economic Studies, Center on Health Policy, The Brookings Institution
  • Moderator: John Strom, JD
    Special Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP

Global and U.S. Generics and Biosimilars: Trends, Issues and Outlook

Scott Biggs
Director, Supplier Services, IQVIA

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