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The Pennsylvania Convention Center

Jun 14, 2026 7:00 AM - Jun 18, 2026 3:00 PM

1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

DIA 2026 Global Annual Meeting

Accelerating US Based Domestic Manufacturing by Leveraging Innovative Regulatory Concepts

Session Chair(s)

Joseph  Kutza, PHD

Joseph Kutza, PHD

Senior Director Regulatory Policy - CMC

Eli Lilly and Company, United States

The recent focus by the US government to increase US-based pharmaceutical manufacturing has created opportunities to revisit the regulations and guidelines that lead to the lengthy time that it takes to construct or expand a manufacturing facility.

Learning Objective : Discuss critical path items that lead to extended construction and regulatory approval timelines; Describe how FDA's innovative regulatory concepts address these challenges; Identify the similarities and differences between bolstering domestic manufacturing by onshoring manufacturing to established facilities versus new or expanded US based facilities.

Speaker(s)

John  Balchunas, MSC

Building U.S. Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Workforce Capacity: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations

John Balchunas, MSC

National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharma, United States

Workforce Director

Cecilia  Tami, PHD

Innovative Regulatory Approaches to Increasing US-based Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Cecilia Tami, PHD

Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, United States

Head US CMC Regulatory Policy

Lisa  Wright, MS

Modernizing Oversight: Enabling the Future of U.S.-Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Lisa Wright, MS

Novo Nordisk A/S, United States

Director Regulatory Policy

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