10.03. / 17:15Uhr auf der BIO Europe
"From pariah to darling: Biopharma finally courts immunotherapies
Monday, 17:15–18:15
Room E
Immuno-oncology is suddenly the most talked about approach for changing the treatment paradigm of cancer, though a few short years ago almost no large biopharma wanted to touch these programs. Of course, one or two successes can change the fates (and funding and partnering chances) of the many. And yet the two exemplars, Provenge and Yervoy, stand worlds apart. The excitement in the space is being further fueled by advancing science, such as strong data on the PD-1 inhibitors, and dealmaking, such as the recent Roche and immatics partnership. This panel will discuss this new and powerful approach, getting into the important differences between platforms in terms of scientific risk, clinical development strategies and commercial challenges. The discussion will also place these programs in the context of other competing approaches (e.g., anti-CD19 CAR T cells vs. anti-CD19 monoclonal antibodies) and the evolving pharmaco-economics of oncology.
Moderator:
Jeffrey M. Bockman – VP, Defined Health
Panelists:
Paul G. Higham – CEO, immatics biotechnologies
Axel Hoos – VP, Oncology R&D, DPU Head, Immuno-Oncology and Combinations, GlaxoSmithKline
Hy Levitsky – Global Head, Cancer Immunology Experimental Medicine, Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche
Myra Patchen – Chief Scientific Officer, Biothera
Helen Sabzevari – Global Head, Immuno-Oncology, Global Research and Early Development, EMD Serono
BIO-Europe Spring - Where the global biotech industry comes to partner, Turin, Italy, March 10 - March 12, 2014