March 10, 2009

The Second International Conference on Accelerating Biopharmaceutical Development was held in Coronado, California. The meeting was organized by the Society for Biological Engineering (SBE) and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE); SBE is a technological community of the AIChE. Bob Adamson (Wyeth) and Chuck Goochee (Centocor) were co-chairs of the event, which had the theme “Delivering cost-effective, robust processes and methods quickly and efficiently.” The first day focused on emerging disruptive technologies and cutting-edge analytical techniques. Day two featured presentations on accelerated cell culture process development, critical quality attributes, specifications and comparability, and high throughput protein formulation development. The final day was dedicated to discussion of technology options and new analysis methods provided by emerging disruptive technologies; functional interaction, integration and synergy in platform development; and rapid and economic purification process development.

^*Correspondence to: Janice M. Reichert; Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development; 75 Kneeland Street; Suite 1100; Boston, MA 02111 USA; Email: [email protected]/ Nitya M. Jacob; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; University of Minnesota; 421 Washington Avenue S.E.; Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA; Email: [email protected]/ Ashraf Amanullah; Genentech Inc.; Process Research and Development; 1 Antibody Way; Oceanside, CA 92056 USA; Email: [email protected]

Submitted: 3/20/09; Accepted: 3/20/09

Previously published online as a mAbs E-publication: www.landesbioscience.com/journals/mabs/article/8491