
The vaccine industry has flourished during the Bush Administrations: Government support has flowed to the industry for new facilities, new technologies and new markets. Important new vaccines have been approved for pediatric, adolescent, and adult diseases.
Biodefense initiatives and proactive programs on natural disease disasters (like pandemic influenza) dominated the Bush Administration's vaccine agenda. The stimulus to research and commercial capacity was immense: a dramatic change for a previously overlooked sector of the biopharma field.
Will the government remain an active, supportive partner for vaccines in the new administration, or will the renaissance wane? New forms of government support are possible from the Obama Administration:
- Incentives for first-dollar coverage for vaccines
- Incentives to providers for increased vaccination rates
- New programs for vaccines for the adult and young adult populations
- Increased support for international efforts to increase uptake and administration of vaccines for diseases in the developing world
Our webinar team of experienced Washington policy experts will provide a look ahead to the next four years for this important part of the biopharmaceutical industry and the public health protection. There are clear opportunities and challenges for the vaccine industry in the next four years.
The emerging Obama health team has experience in the field; they bring preconceived approaches and tendencies to the field. Many trained in public health roles during the initiation of the Vaccines for Children Program. Now is the time to understand the background and to analyze how they will approach the changes that have occurred in the vaccine industry in the past eight years.
Take away key perspectives and guidance in the following areas:
- How do vaccines fit into the developing overall health care reform effort that promises to be a key part of the Obama economic revitalization?
- What is the future for “push” incentives for vaccines: funding for research; funding for new production capacity; support for regulatory approvals?
- Is the government ready to continue and support “pull” programs: efforts to expand vaccination populations for flu vaccines, for vaccines for adolescents, for vaccines for the elderly?
- How far will the government go to assure the public that safety fears are unfounded?
- Who will be the key voices for vaccines in the new administration?
...and much more!
Join us for Vaccines: Is the Boom Sustainable during the Obama Era? on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 at 12 p.m. EST (9 a.m. Pacific). Listen as our experts help you understand the future before it's begun. Grab your team, a phone and a computer with Web access (that last one's optional). No travel required!
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CHRIS COLWELL is a senior advisor in the Washington, DC office of McKenna Long & Aldridge. He focuses on life sciences and public health preparedness.
Prior to joining MLA, Mr. Colwell served as the Director of Healthcare Regulatory Affairs at the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). While there, he directed policy issues related to biodefense/emerging diseases, vaccines, diagnostics, and personalized medicine.
Mr. Colwell worked in the FDA's Office of the Commissioner in the Office of Counterterrorism Policy and Planning (OCTPP), where his duties included acting as liaison to Department of Health and Human Services. He also worked with former Congressman James Greenwood, where he focused on internet pharmacy regulation issues, and at PhRMA, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in Washington, DC.
Before focusing his career on policy matters, Mr. Colwell worked in the vaccine division of Merck and Co. Inc., where his final position was Area Head of Bacterial Vaccine Manufacturing. His responsibilities at Merck included vaccine facility design, construction and validation; process scale-up; and management of on-going manufacturing processes, including regulatory affairs.
Mr. Colwell received his Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University. He did his undergraduate studies at Pennsylvania State University, earning a B. S. in chemical engineering. |
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DACK DALRYMPLE is Principle & consultant of Dalrymple & Associates for civilian and biodefense vaccines and other medical countermeasures. Prior to founding Dalrymple Associates, Mr. Dalrymple was Director of Medical Government Relations, American Cyanamid Company, Lederle Laboratories from 1979 to 1996. From 1973 to 1979, he served as Legislative Assistant & Counsel to Rep. Paul G. Rogers (D-FL), Chairman of Subcommittee on Health, US House of Representatives, for NIH, FDA, CDC, biological, drug, medical device and other health care-related initiatives.
Mr. Dalrymple earned a BA in Government in 1969 and his JD in Law in 1973.
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ISABELLE CLAXTON has more than 25 years of experience in global health care policy and communications. She currently is head of public policy & advocacy for the GlaxoSmithKline Vaccine Division. Before joining GSK, she was executive vice president at the PR firm of Porter Novelli, where she managed three award-winning pharmaceutical teams.
Ms. Claxton was vice president for communications at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, working on programs in Africa and India and served as a consultant to WHO on HIV/AIDS vaccine development. She spent 10 years at Merck as Executive Director for Strategic Communications, beginning as a lobbyist in the company's Washington, DC, office and managing public affairs initiatives for the Merck Vaccine Division.
Prior to Merck, she worked on Capitol Hill as Director of Communications for the Senate Special Committee on Aging and as Deputy Chief of Staff for the late Sen. John Heinz (R-PA). Ms. Claxton has also served as editor-in-chief for several health-related publications and as a writer for BusinessWeek. She holds a Masters Degree in U.S. Constitutional History from the University of Virginia. |
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