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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

Innovation Gridlock: When Misaligned Policies Threaten Progress for Patients

Session Chair(s)

Alexis Reisin Miller, JD

Alexis Reisin Miller, JD

Head, Global Regulatory Policy

MSD, United States

Examines how fragmented policies, trade barriers, pricing pressures, and other restrictions create innovation gridlock—blocking or stalling R&D, delaying clinical trials, disrupting supply, and threatening patient access to critical therapies.

Learning Objective : Identify key policy and regulatory misalignments contributing to innovation gridlock in biopharma; Assess the global impact of these barriers on patient access to transformative therapies. and prioritize action based on criticality; Examine opportunities and actionable policy levers to realign systems and accelerate innovation for patients.

Speaker(s)

Representative Invited

PMDA perspective

Representative Invited

Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Japan

Representative Invited

FDA perspective

Representative Invited

FDA, United States

Representative Invited

Panelist

Representative Invited

National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), China

Representative Invited

EMA perspective

Representative Invited

European Medicines Agency, Netherlands

Michelle  Rohrer, PHD

Industry perspective

Michelle Rohrer, PHD

Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, United States

Senior Vice President, Global Head of Product Development Regulatory and Policy

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