Keynote Speakers
Prof. Bernd Blobel
University of Regensburg
Germany
Prof. Bernd Blobel
University of RegensburgGermany
Biography
Dr. Bernd Blobel received a multi-disciplinary education, covering mathematics, physics, systems engineering, electronics, medicine, informatics and medical informatics, including habilitations in medicine and informatics. He was Head of the Institute for Biometrics and Medical Informatics at the University of Magdeburg, and then Head of the Health Telematics Project Group at the Fraunhofer IIS in Erlangen. Thereafter, he acted until his retirement as Head of the German National eHealth Competence Center as well as Head of the globally unique International Interdisciplinary PhD and PostDoc College at the University of Regensburg. He was leadingly involved in many countries health digitalization as well as electronic health record strategy. He was and is still engaged in international standardization at ISO, CEN, HL7, OMG, IEEE etc. Furthermore, he is still engaged in international higher education. He is Fellow of several international academies and played specific roles in global organizations such as WHO, European Commission, UNESCO, etc. His extended publication list is available at https://epub.uni-regensburg.de/view/people/Blobel=3ABernd=3A=3A.html.
Speech Title
Principles and Standards for Managing Healthcare Transformation towards Personalized Preventive, Predictive, Participative Precision Medicine
Dr. Arne Staby
Arnack Consulting ApS
Denmark
Dr. Arne Staby
Arnack Consulting ApSDenmark
Biography
Independent senior consultant/advisor at Arnack Consulting ApS. Former Scientific VP at CMC Development, Novo Nordisk A/S.
Obtained a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The Technical University of Denmark, Department of Chemical Engineering in 1993, and after finishing his post-doc in 1995, he worked with development of purification processes for recombinant proteins and peptides at Novo Nordisk A/S, both as scientist, specialist, project manager, and department head.
Recent responsibilities include preparation and implementation of strategies within intellectual property rights, trade secrets, life-cycle management, technology development, Quality by Design, and bioethics for development of biopharmaceuticals.
Has published and holds many papers and patents within industrial purification of proteins, and frequently acts as oral presenter, program chair and session chair at international conferences, and as referee for international journals and in evaluation of Ph.D. and Master theses.
In 2009-2016, he was appointed Adj. Professor in protein purification at Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Sweden. In 2019, he was appointed honorary doctor (Dr.h.c.) in Biotechnology at Lund University, Sweden.
Speech Title
Complex Polypeptides: Regulatory, immunogenicity and stability considerations related to manufacturing of follow-on products
Prof. Fuad Fares
University of Haifa
Israel
Prof. Fuad Fares
University of HaifaIsrael
Biography
Fuad Fares is a Full Professor (Emeritus) in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, specializing in Human Biology and related fields. He has held academic positions across departments including Human Biology, Biology, and Evolutionary and Environmental Biology. His research focuses on the structure and function of glycoprotein hormones, gene transfer, and the development of long-acting recombinant proteins used in clinical treatments, contributing to innovations such as ELONVA, Somatrogon, and long-acting erythropoietin. In addition, his work explores cancer biology, particularly apoptotic mechanisms and novel therapeutic strategies. He has also identified genetic alterations linked to human diseases and familial cancers. Prof. Fares is the founder of biotechnology startups including PROLOR Biotechnology and CanCurX, aiming to translate scientific discoveries into practical medical applications.
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