Symposium 6      "Advanced Technologies in Cell Culture Process Development"

        Organizers: Takeshi Omasa (The University of Tokushima, Japan)
                        Chikashi Hirashima (Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan)
                        Hiroko Tsukamoto (Asahi Glass, Japan)
                        Haruhiko Tsumura (Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan)
                        Toshio Watanabe (VERITAS Corporation)

9:40
   Introduction    Takeshi Omasa (The University ofTokushima, Japan)

9:45

         Chairperson:Brian Lee (PBS Biotech, USA)

 S6-1    Scott M. Wheelwright (Strategic Manufacturing Worldwide, Inc., USA)

         "Opportunities forcost reduction through process innovation"

10:10

          Chairperson: Haruhiko Tsumura(Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan)

 S6-2    Hidenari Yamada (Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan)

         "Strategies for transferring a non-platform mAb process to a facility designed
           for a platform process"

10:35

          Chairperson: Hiroko Tsukamoto (Asahi Glass, Japan)

   S6-3    Yoshinobu Konno, Kenjiro Kano and Haruhiko Tsumura
                                      (Kyowa Hakko Kirin,Japan)

          "One aspect for consideration, economics for cellculture process"

11:00

          Chairperson: Chikashi Hirashima(Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan)

   S6-4    Rolf Douwenga (DSM Biologics, USA)

          "Breakthrough technologies in high cell density bioprocessing"

11:35

          Chairperson: Toshio Watanabe (Invitrogen Japan, Japan)

   S6-5    Du Heng (Sanofi Pasteur, China)

          "Vaccineindustry in China"

12:00

        Chairperson: Takeshi Omasa (The University of Tokushima,Japan)