Website Agenda : 2021 Phage Futures Global

Name	Speakers
Case studies using phage therapy to treat prosthetic joint infections at the Mayo Clinic	Gina Suh - Mayo Clinic
Considerations for liquid formulations & solid dosage forms	Danish Malik - Loughborough University
CRISPR-Cas3-enhanced bacteriophages to target Escherichia coli bacteria causing urinary tract infections	David Ousterout - Locus Biosciences
Phage application in food safety	Joël van Mierlo - Micreos
Phage-based COVID-19 vaccine development	Subhendu Basu - Adaptive Phage Therapeutics
Phage-based vaccine development in oncology	Anupuma Hoey - Sensei Biotherapeutics
Phage therapy for biofilm related multidrug resistant wound infections	Biswajit Biswas - US Naval Medical Research
Phage therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis	Sailaja Puttagunta - BiomX
Phage therapy for treating cholera	Mimi Yen - PhagePro
Research into the role of the virome in the human microbiome	David Pride - UC San Diego
Synthetic phages in livestock health	Steven Theirault - Cytophage
The engineered Gardnerella endolysin PM-477 as a potential breakthrough microbiome therapy for recurrent bacterial vaginosis	Lorenzo Corsini - PhagoMed Biopharma GmbH
Treating lung infections with phage therapy	Paul Turner - Yale University
ε2-phages and the cocktail PM-399: non-wild-type, non-GMO phages with vastly improved pharmaceutical properties against S. aureus	Lorenzo Corsini - PhagoMed Biopharma GmbH

Name	Speakers
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM (EST)
OPENING REMARKS: Overview of the latest progressions in the clinical landscape for phage-based application	Richard Alm - CARB-X
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM (EST)
PANEL: Pharma Insights: Designing phage-based clinical trials to prove efficacy.	Henry ‘Chip’ Chambers - UC San Francisco Todd Black - Merck & Co. Bob Blasdel - Vesale Pharma Kristin Wannerberger - Ferring Pharmaceuticals
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM (EST)
PANEL: Translating in vitro into in vivo: Understanding the pharmacology of bacteriophages	Paul Turner - Yale University Bob Blasdel - Vesale Pharma Martha Clokie - University of Leicester Jessica Sacher - Phage Directory
12:25 PM - 12:50 PM (EST)
PRESENTATION: From initial phage candidate to manufacturing Clinical Trial Material	Frenk Smrekar - JAFRAL Ltd Barbara Hubad - JAFRAL Ltd
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (EST)
PANEL: To Build or To Buy: In-house or Out-source?	Nick Conley - Locus Bioscience Frenk Smrekar - JAFRAL Ltd Michael Koeris - NIH

Name	Speakers
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM (EST)
PANEL: Creating a robust marketinfrastructure for phage therapy	Peter Beyer - World Health Organisation Michael Koeris - NIH Carrie-Lynn Furr - Bacteriophage & Drug Development Consultants LLC
9:50 AM - 10:40 AM (EST)
PANEL: Securing financial support from the public, private & philanthropic sectors to continue innovation in phage-based applications	Richard Alm - CARB-X Joe Campbell - NIH Greg Merril - Adaptive Phage Therapeutics
10:45 AM - 11:25 AM (EST)
PANEL: Beyond the flask: phage amplification at scale	Adam Ostrowski - Cellexus Teresa Duarte - VectorB2B Jonathan Kotula - Felix Biotechnology Rodrigo García González - Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Manuel Garrido - TechnoPhage
12:35 PM - 1:15 PM (EST)
TOWNHALL: Success or failure in compassionate use; why does phage therapy not always succeed?	Shawna McCallin - Balgrist University Hospital Benjamin Chan - Yale University Gina Suh - Mayo Clinic Graham Hatfull - University of Pittsburgh Jonathon Iredell - Westmead Institute for Medical Research

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EST)
1: US Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act and its implications for phage therapy	Carrie-Lynn Furr - Bacteriophage & Drug Development Consultants LLC
2: International regulatory requirements for the approval of phage therapeutics	Cara Fiore - FDA
3: US Regulatory Pathway for Phages as Veterinary Drugs	Joshua Hayes - US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM (EST)
LIVE Q & A for US Regulatory Pathways for Phage Therapeutics	Carrie-Lynn Furr - Bacteriophage & Drug Development Consultants LLC Cara Fiore - FDA Joshua Hayes - US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
PANEL: Concluding Thoughts from the Phage Futures Congress 2021	Richard Alm - CARB-X Ella Balsala - Virginia Commonwealth University Bob Blasdel - Vesale Pharma Benjamin Chan - Yale University Lorenzo Corsini - PhagoMed Biopharma GmbH Cara Fiore - FDA Carrie-Lynn Furr - Bacteriophage & Drug Development Consultants LLC Graham Hatfull - University of Pittsburgh Danish Malik - Loughborough University Shawna McCallin - Balgrist University Hospital Adam Ostrowski - Cellexus Frenk Smrekar - JAFRAL Ltd

Dr Richard Alm
CARB-X
Director of Alliances & Consultant - WHO

Ella Balsala
Virginia Commonwealth University
Patient Advocacy & Engagement Consultant. Microbial Ecology Research Laboratory Manager

Dr Subhendu Basu
Adaptive Phage Therapeutics
COO

Dr Peter Beyer
World Health Organisation
Unit Head, Antimicrobial Resistance Division

Dr Biswajit Biswas
US Naval Medical Research
Chief of Phage Laboratory, Biological Defense Research Directorate

Dr Todd Black
Merck & Co.
Executive Director of Infectious Diseases

Dr Bob Blasdel
Vesale Pharma
Research Director

Dr Joe Campbell
NIH
Research Resources Project Officer, NIAID,

Dr Henry ‘Chip’ Chambers
UC San Francisco
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus & Principal Investigator, ARLG

Dr Benjamin Chan
Yale University
Associate Research Scientist

Professor Martha Clokie
University of Leicester
Professor of Microbiology

Dr Nick Conley
Locus Bioscience
Principal Scientist

Dr Lorenzo Corsini
PhagoMed Biopharma GmbH
Co-Founder & co-CEO

Mrs Teresa Duarte
VectorB2B
Head of CMC

Dr Xavier Duportet
Eligo Biosciences
CEO & Co-Founder

Dr Cara Fiore
FDA
Microbiologist, Office of Vaccine Research & Review

Dr Carrie-Lynn Furr
Bacteriophage & Drug Development Consultants LLC
Co-Founder & CEO

Dr Rodrigo García González
Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Phd Student - Laboratorio de Microbiología

Dr Manuel Garrido
TechnoPhage
Production Specialist

Dr Steven Hagens
Micreos
CSO

Dr Graham Hatfull
University of Pittsburgh
Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology, HHMI Professor

Dr. Joshua Hayes
US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine
Microbiologist

Michael Higgins
Ladenburg Thalmann
MD Biopharmaceuticals Equity Research

Anupuma Hoey
Sensei Biotherapeutics
CBO

Dr Barbara Hubad
JAFRAL Ltd
COO

Dr Jonathon Iredell
Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Director of Centre for Infectious Diseases & Microbiology

Dr Michael Koeris
NIH
Portfolio Executive, NIH RADx COVID-19 Response Program

Dr Jonathan Kotula
Felix Biotechnology
Head of Science

Dr Timothy Lu
MIT
Associate Professor of Biological Engineering, Synthetic Biology Center

Dr Danish Malik
Loughborough University
Reader in Industrial Biotechnology

Dr Shawna McCallin
Balgrist University Hospital
Clinical Coordinator

Greg Merril
Adaptive Phage Therapeutics
CEO

Dr Tobi Nagel
Phages for Global Health
Founder

Dr Adam Ostrowski
Cellexus
Technical Applications Specialist

Dr David Ousterout
Locus Biosciences
CSO & Co-Founder

Dr David Pride
UC San Diego
Associate Director of Microbiology

Dr Sailaja Puttagunta
BiomX
CMO

Dr. Jessica Sacher
Phage Directory
Co-founder

Dr Frenk Smrekar
JAFRAL Ltd
CEO & Co-Founder

Dr Gina Suh
Mayo Clinic
Infectious Disease Specialist

Dr Steven Theirault
Cytophage
CEO

Dr Paul Turner
Yale University
Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Dr Joël van Mierlo
Micreos
R&D Manager for Micreos Food Safety

Dr Kristin Wannerberger
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Director of R&D Alliance Management,

Dr. Mimi Yen
PhagePro
CEO & Co-Founder

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