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John Fuson — former Associate Chief Counsel for Enforcement, FDA — will review factors that increase enforcement risks and provide insights on how enforcement progresses from inspectional observations to 483s, warning letters, seizures, injunctions and possible criminal actions or jail time. View

Cynthia Schnedar, Executive Vice President and Liz Oestreich, Vice President — both of Regulatory Compliance at Greenleaf Health, Inc. — will offer recommendations on how to build and maintain a culture that values quality and supports data integrity in the manufacturing process.  View

Scott R. Burger, MD — Principal, Advanced Cell and Gene Therapy —discusses the FDA’s requirements for successful BLAs and how to comply and make you aware of the common mistakes and how to avoid them. View

Christine Kirk — an associate in the Food and Drug Group of Arnall Golden Gregory’s healthcare practice — will discuss recent developments in OTC regulation and enforcement as well as key compliance topics. View

Lee H. Rosebush — partner at Baker Hostetler and chairman of the Outsourcing Facilities Association — will address the newly proposed outsourcing facility compounding standards and will discuss several outstanding questions the industry must confront. View

Nicholas Mitrokostas, partner in the Boston office of Goodwin Procter LLP and Daniel Orr, partner in the Washington, DC office of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, will provide an overview of the FDA’s current review process, approval standards, and related issues confronting sponsors of reference biologics and biosimilars. View

Life science companies using software in clinical trials, software developers, and producer of artificial intelligence products need to know what software is a medical device and what’s not. View

In 90 fast-paced minutes attorneys Mike Druckman and Blake Wilson of Hogan Lovells US LLP will provide insights into how under DAIA the framework for LDTs, companion devices and targeted pharmaceutical therapies may change in the near future, and how to start preparing for these changes. View

Rosmary Gibson — Senior Advisor at the Hastings Center and author of China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine discusses the real-world impact of Chinese medicine on public health and the scrutiny it’s undergoing. View

REMS has evolved into a powerful enforcement tool. FDAnews has called on Anne K. Walsh, a Washington, D.C. attorney to discuss why the REMS evolution has occurred and how to prepare for future changes. View

Your international drug and device business is at a crossroads known as Brexit — the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). What can you expect? View

To date 12 biosimilar products have been approved by the FDA — but only 3 have reached the market. FDAnews has enlisted the help of consultant Nitisha Pyndiah to spell out what you need to know about the FDA’s Biosimilars Action Plan — what the FDA is thinking, where the industry is heading, and how you can gain competitive advantage. View