Welcome to WCBP 2024

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The theme for WCBP 2025 is "Transformative Solutions". The Symposium will bring together industry, regulatory, and academic professionals to discuss the role of current and emerging CMC analytical technology among evolving US and international regulatory perspectives. Each day will consist of plenary and parallel sessions, workshops, an exhibit hall, and technical seminars hosted by our exhibitor partners. All attendees are encouraged to review the information provided to ensure you are prepared for your experience. 

In-Person Attendees

Join us for the Symposium at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., USA. Symposium registration includes all sessions January 28-30, 2025, breakfast, coffee breaks, technical seminars, access to the Exhibit Hall, and Networking Receptions. Along with all aspects of the in-person experience, you have access to the meeting mobile app and Oxford online schedule which features the final program, abstracts, and presenter’s slides (when made available), and the Symposium livestream. Be sure to save your spot for in-person attendance. Registration for in-person attendance will close January 14, 2025.

Registration Fees     Register for In-Person     Register for Pre-Conference Workshop

NOTE: The registration fees listed and the registration form are for WCBP 2025 only. If you are interested in registering for the CMC Strategy Forum North America or the pre-conference workshop taking place on January 27, 2025, there will be an option to add these programs to your registration cart. You may register for the Forum or the pre-conference workshop separately. Separate registration fees apply for the Forum and the pre-conference workshop.

Virtual Attendees

Join us virtually from anywhere in the world for the CMC Strategy Forum and WCBP Symposium. Virtual registration includes a live-streaming broadcast of both the Forum on January 27, 2025 and the WCBP Symposium on January 28-30, 2025, including talks, panel discussions, and select technical seminars. You also have access to the Symposium website, meeting mobile app, and Oxford online schedule which features the final program, abstracts, and presenter’s slides (when made available). Be sure to save your spot for virtual attendance from anywhere in the world. Registration for virtual attendance will close January 23, 2025.

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WCBP Workshop 2025

The 2025 WCBP Symposium Workshop will provide practical knowledge on bioassay method development, with a particular emphasis on potency assays. In the afternoon session, participants will work collaboratively on case studies relevant to current challenges in bioassay development, deployment, and lifecycle. 

Learn More     Register for Pre-Conference Workshop

Promos

First Time Company? First time organizations are eligible to receive a discount on registration. Please contact the Symposium Manager, Mikaela Sanford at msanford@casss.org, for more information.

Code of Conduct

CASSS is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all meeting participants and CASSS staff. All participants, including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, volunteers, industry partners, exhibitors, CASSS staff members, service providers, and all others are expected to abide by this Code of Conduct.

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The WCBP Scientific Organizing Committee is accepting abstract submissions for oral and virtual poster presentation consideration for the following topics:

• Bioassays: Use of Alternative Assays to Cell-based Assays
• Breakthrough Technologies for Comparability and Characterization
• Device/Combination Products Challenges
• Immunogenicity Risk and Control and Nonclinical/clinical Partnership in CMC Development
• Leveraging CMOs, CDMOs, CROs, and CLO, for Product Development and Manufacturing
• Microbiological Considerations: LER, Refiltration for Biologics, Inspections, IRs
• Mutual Recognition Agreement 
  
• Prior Knowledge to Support Clinical and Marketing Authorization Submissions and Case Studies
• Raw Materials, Supply Chain, and Sustainability
• Small Startup/Virtual Company Problems: Challenges That Are Unique to Small Companies and Academic Spaces
• Additional topics of the submitter’s interest

The deadline to be considered for an oral presentation was September 13, 2024.
The deadline to be considered for a virtual poster presentation is October 31, 2024.

Submit Your Abstract      NEW Virtual Posters Information

All program presenters are encouraged to review the information provided to ensure you are prepared for your experience.

Presenter Resources

Questions? Please contact Mikaela Sanford, Symposium Manager, or call the CASSS office at 510.428.0740.

Code of Conduct

CASSS is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all meeting participants and CASSS staff. All participants, including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, volunteers, industry partners, exhibitors, CASSS staff members, service providers, and all others are expected to abide by this Code of Conduct.

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CASSS is committed to protecting its attendees, participants, and staff members to the highest degree possible when attending our conferences. To ensure we provide a safe environment, CASSS strongly encourages COVID-19 vaccinations, and all other routine vaccinations to protect you from infectious diseases, serious illness, and hospitalization. CASSS will follow guidances established by the facility hosting the conference and/or local and state health authorities in which the conference is located.

For the safety of all attendees, we expect everyone to take everyday preventive actions prior to, and during the conference, to stay safe and healthy. These actions include, but are not limited to:

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• If you are sick, limit contact with others as much as possible to keep from infecting them.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
• Wash your hands often.
• Wearing a face mask throughout hotel common space and conference designated areas is recommended but not required.

If you tested positive for COVID-19, have been directly exposed to the virus, or exhibit any symptoms of the COVID-19 virus, you should isolate and not attend the in-person conference.

CASSS will follow local guidelines, including the current measures from the Government of the District of Columbia: 
https://coronavirus.dc.gov/

CASSS is committed to monitoring the local status for in-person conferences and will update our guidelines as necessary. Registrants will be informed about any changes through various communication channels, including email and website, as needed.

If you have any other questions, please contact the CASSS office at 510-428-0740.

The WCBP Symposium will be live streamed to a virtual online player.

For more information, visit Virtual Information

The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington D.C. 20036
Telephone: 202-347-3000
Fax: 202-776-9182

Make Your Reservations      Attendee Resources

Join us at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., USA for the 2025 WCBP Symposium!

Reservations

A room block is reserved for Symposium delegates at the special group rate of $334 USD for a *single or double room (plus 14.8% occupancy tax.) The deadline to reserve your accommodations is January 1, 2025.

Parking and Transportation

The hotel is within easy reach of two metro stops - Farragut North and Farragut West, and is 2.4 miles away from Union Station. For local attendees that will drive to the Symposium, parking is available on-site for an additional fee. 

Attendees traveling by plane can utilize Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA, 5.3 miles away) or Dulles International Airport (IAD, 24.8 miles away). 

By staying at the host hotel, you help CASSS meet its contractual obligations and keep future registration fees reasonable. Please take this into consideration when making your accommodation decisions.

*Room types are not guaranteed and are based on availability when the individual reservation is made.