NSW Pharm Group - Aspects of the Science of COVID-19

NSW Pharm Group - Aspects of the Science of COVID-19
Aspects of the Science of COVID-19 - Vaccine design and manufacture webinar

NSW Pharm Group - Aspects of the Science of COVID19 - Vaccine Design and Manufacture - Webinar

Thursday 23 July at 9.30 to 11.00 am

RACI members free

Non-members $10

Program

 

Aspects of the Science of COVID-19 – Vaccine design and manufacture

 

 

Presentation 1

COVID-19: Developing Vaccines at Pandemic Speed

Prof Trent Munro, Senior Group Leader, The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 

Prof Munro is a Senior Group Leader at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland and Director of the NCRIS funded National Biologics Facility. His research is focussed on the development, engineering and production of Biologics (complex, protein based therapeutics) using mammalian cell culture systems. Prof Munro is also Program Director of the CEPI funded Rapid Response Vaccine pipeline and in this role has been part of the UQ team developing a clinical stage vaccine candidate for COVID-19.

 https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/536

 

Presentation 2

Steps for vectored vaccines as solutions to rapid development of vaccines

Dr Paul Howley, Managing Director, Vaxmed Pty Ltd

Vaxmed Pty Ltd is developing a new vaccine platform technology (snyVAX) with new, standardised procedures for vaccine design, construction and manufacturing.  snyVAX vaccines have the potency of attenuated vaccines, the safety of inactivated vaccines, and the versatility of subunit vaccines. 

Dr Howley is the inventor of Vaxmed’s synVAX platform vaccine delivery technology and the vaccines in development. He has decades of experience managing vaccine development programs expertise in the areas of antigen design and discovery, proof of concept studies in animal models, GLP preclinical and toxicology studies, process development and cGMP manufacturing, regulatory affairs and first-in-man studies concerning live viral vectored vaccines.

https://www.vaxmed.com.au

 

Webinar moderator and host:

Mrs Niesha Davis, RACI Pharmaceutical Science Group (NSW) Committee and

Learning and Development, Technical Manager, AstraZeneca

 

The format of the webinar is that each presenter will give a 10-15 minute overview, followed by 5 minutes or so questions after each presentation.  There will be a further Q&A session to the conclusion of the webinar.  

Register to the right of this page.  Follow the instructions and which fields to complete as an RACI member or non-member with care.  Members with an RACI account should enter their Username and Password and follow subsequent instructions.  Non-members will initially need to “Create a new account” and also follow subsequent instructions.

 

A $10 charge will be made for non-RACI members for this webinar.

For any queries on registration, please contact the NSW Branch coordinator, Claire Jung, Tuesday to Thursday, or Mrs Pam Chantrell, Qld Branch coordinator.

 

 

Please also note that previous Pharm Group webinars are available on the RACI National YouTube Channel via the specific links:

How is the Pharmaceutical Sector dealing with Covid-19 – Friday 24 April

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIc_poQXYrc 

Aspects of the science of Covid-19 - Friday, 22 May 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmLEzfai8_w  

Aspects of the science of Covid-19 (2) - Friday, 12 June 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZO6CMCyTew
When
23/07/2020 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
AUS Eastern Standard Time
Where
NSW AUSTRALIA

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