Disease Prevention & Control Summit

Presentations given by PPD experts at the 2020 conference:

The clock is ticking: Accelerating Vaccine Development During a Pandemic
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Time: 2-2:20 p.m. ET
Speakers: Martina Kovac, M.D., Vice President, Global Product Development – Vaccines, PPD; Tim Rich, Executive Director, Innovation and Virtual Trials, PPD; and Debra Schaumberg, ScD, OD, MPH, Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Real-World Evidence, Evidera|PPD

Vaccine development during a pandemic requires accelerated timelines compared to traditional vaccines to address the public health crisis.
Innovative and collaborative thinking must be implemented to drive these expedited solutions.
Epidemiology studies, including the use of novel modeling, to inform site selection and hasten access to the right patients.
Scaling digital and virtual trial capabilities plays a vital role in bringing the clinic to the patient while also ensuring data quality and integrity.

Panel: VACCINES The Search for the Key
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Time: 1:10-2 p.m. ET
Moderator: Jerald Sadoff, Senior Advisor, Vaccine Development; Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V.
Panelist: Lisa Kierstead, PH.D., Executive Director, Lab Operations, PPD Laboratories Vaccine Sciences Lab, PPD