AGENDA
- All
- MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2026
- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026
- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2026
Registration
Networking Breakfast
Welcome and Introduction
John Murphy III
President & CEO, AAM
OGD/OPQ/OC Keynote Address
Director, Office of Generic Drugs, CDER FDA
Michael Kopcha, PhD, RPh
Director, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, CDER, FDA
Director, Office of Compliance, CDER, FDA
GDUFA IV and BsUFA POCs/SMEs Recognition
Senior Vice President, Sciences and Regulatory Affairs, AAM
Networking Break
GRx+Biosims Learning Tracks
Leveraging AI and Automation to Strengthen Regulatory Processes
Sterility Assurance Expectations for Generic and Biosimilar Sterile Products
Framing Global Convergence on Streamlined Biosimilar Development & the Promise of ICH M18
Legislative Outlook: Riders to the User Fee Packages and Other Topics
Networking Luncheon
GRx+Biosims Learning Tracks
Advancing Generic and Biosimilar Development, Review, Approval, and Market Entry
Best Practices for Post-Approval Changes: Modernizing PAC Requirements and SUPAC/Best Practices for Communication with FDA
Innovation and Next Generation Biosimilars
The Future is Tagged: RFID Innovation across the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Networking Break
Networking Break
Networking Reception
Science and Regulatory Working Group (members only)
Networking Breakfast
Biosimilars Keynote Address Fireside Chat
OII Keynote Address
Elizabeth Miller, PharmD
Acting Deputy Associate Commissioner for Inspections and Investigations (DACII), FDA
Supply Chain Resilience and Domestic Manufacturing
Generic drugs depend on intricate, global supply networks for sourcing active pharmaceutical ingredients and other essential materials. Even when final dosage forms are manufactured domestically, these products typically draw on a broad international network of suppliers for intermediates and inputs. Achieving meaningful progress toward onshoring – and realizing the national security and supply-chain resilience objectives identified by the Administration – will therefore require a comprehensive approach that addresses all stages of the manufacturing process. This panel will discuss the complexity of the global supply chain, what stakeholders are doing across the supply chain, and what potential solutions regulatory bodies and industry should consider in securing a robust, healthy supply chain and what factors to account for in the supply chain when it comes to domestic manufacturing.
Christine Baeder
President, Apotex Corp.
Brooke Courtney, JD, MPH
Senior Regulatory Counsel, Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats, Office of the Commissioner, FDA
Ronald T. Piervincenzi, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP)
Moderator: Scott Kuzner, PhD
Senior Director, Sciences and Regulatory Affairs, AAM
Networking Break
GRx+Biosims Learning Tracks
Enhancing Inspection and Remote Assessment Efficiencies to Reduce Approval Delays
Peptides: Harmonization, Nonclinical Immunogenicity, and Post-Approval Requirements
Leveraging Advanced Analytical Technologies to Streamline Biosimilar Development
U.S. Drug Shortages: Assessing Vulnerabilities and Informing Systemic Solutions
Workshop on GDUFA Science and Research Initiative
This workshop will explore new opportunities and approaches for directly engaging industry experts in the GDUFA research program. Participants will discuss potential mechanisms for industry experts to inform the assessment of research projects, and to collaborate on the conduct of research activities. The workshop will also solicit generic drug industry input to inform FDA’s prioritization and development of product-specific guidances (PSGs). Discussions will also address what scientific and procedural details would make PSG recommendations clearer and more actionable, including recommended tests and studies, study-design considerations, analytical methods, and approaches for conducting and interpreting relevant assessments. A distinguishing feature of this year’s workshop will be structured small-group discussions that allow participants to engage directly with FDA, provide candid feedback, and develop practical recommendations for enhancing the GDUFA Research Program.
**Registration is required to attend. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.**
Bing Cai, PhD
Division Director, OPQA I/OPQ/CDER/FDA FDA, OPQ
Orit Katzir , M.S.
Senior Director, Regulatory & Business Continuity, Sun Pharmaceuticals
Sam Raney, PhD
Associate Director for Science and Chief Scientific Advisor, ORS, OGD, CDER, FDA
Pahala Simamora, PhD
Division Director, DPQA IX, OPQA II, OPQ, CDER, FDA
Networking Lunch
GRx+Biosims Learning Tracks
Biopharmaceutics Risk Assessment Frameworks for Oral Solid Dosage Forms: Evolving Dissolution Testing and Regulatory Expectations
Forfeiture Analysis of 180-Day Paragraph IV Exclusivity: Industry Perspective
Pharmacovigilance and Biosimilar Naming: Practical Experience and Emerging Considerations
Revising the National Drug Code Format and Drug Label Barcode Requirements
Networking Break
GRx+Biosims Exposition
An interactive knowledge sharing session that brings together multiple levels of scientific disciplines from diverse sectors, industry, academia and agency. The expo is geared toward facilitating one-on-one interaction among these sectors to increase understanding on a scientific level.
Booth #1 Suitability Petition Pathway for ANDA – Key Considerations and Challenges
Booth #2 Inactive Ingredient Database (IID)
Booth #3 Use of Foreign RLD Comparators for ANDA/505(b)(2) Submissions
Booth #4 FDA Electronic Submissions
Booth #5 Bioequivalence Assessment Process and Strategy
Booth #6 Product Specific Guidance
Booth #7 Let’s Talk Filing
Booth #8 Unbranded Labeling for Biosimilars and the Differences From Authorized Generics
Booth #9 OGD Meet Your Regulatory Project Managers
Booth #10 Division of User Fees
Booth #11 Communicating with the Division of Labeling Review
Booth #12 Streamlining Biosimilar Development – Moving Beyond Phase III
Booth #13 Office of Therapeutic Biologics and Biosimilars Staff
Booth #14 Project Management Small Molecule
Booth #15 Timing Matters: How FDA Acknowledgment and Classification of Supplements Impacts Supply Continuity
Booth #16 Generic Drug Structured Assessment
Booth #17 Project Management Perspective
Booth #18 Pre-ANDA Meetings
Booth #19 Regulatory Science Program
Networking Reception
Dinner & Entertainment
Step into an evening where science meets celebration at the GRx+Biosims 2026 Dinner and Entertainment event. Enjoy a dynamic atmosphere inspired by innovation, collaboration, and discovery while USP’s house band, The Impurities, delivers a high-energy performance featuring rock-and-roll, punk, country, and pop favorites spanning decades—plus original material of their own. Known for energizing USP events, local venues, and major industry gatherings, The Impurities will keep the momentum going with a setlist designed to bring colleagues and industry peers together for a memorable night of music, connection, and fun.
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Networking Breakfast
Biosimilars Council Meeting (members only)
State of the Industry Keynote
Bob Hoffman
AAM Board Chair
Panel Discussion
Networking Break
Global and U.S. Generics and Biosimilars: Trends, Issues and Outlook
Scott Biggs
Director, Supplier Services, IQVIA
Biosimilars Market Leaders Discussion
CEO’s Unplugged
Michael Parden
Chief Executive Officer, B. Braun of America Inc.
Brandon Rockwell
President, PAI Pharma
Joel Rosenstack
President, Generics, U.S., Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
Moderator: Bob Hoffman
AAM Board Chair
Closing Remarks
John Murphy III
President & CEO, AAM
Farewell Luncheon – Grab + Go
*Agenda is subject to change