DAY TWO

8:30 am Morning Refreshments

9:20 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

  • Marco Falasca Professor Biochemistry, Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma

Translating Novel Obesity Therapies into Practice Using Clinical Insights to Improve Patient Personalisation for More Effective Treatment

9:30 am Building Precision Medicine-Based Approaches to Address End Organ Fibroinflammation in Metabolically Challenged Individuals

Synopsis

  • Building precision medicine approaches to address end-organ damage in metabolically challenged patients provides the advantage of targeting the root cause of the disease, which leads to personalized, more effective therapies
  • Focusing on fibroinflammation offers the advantage of addressing the specific pathological process driving organ failure, which results in improved clinical outcomes and better long-term quality of life
  • Developing a multi-faceted therapeutic strategy provides the advantage of leveraging multiple points of intervention to restore metabolic homeostasis, which leads to more durable treatment effects for complex chronic diseases

10:00 am From “Treat to Target” to Tailored Treatment: Leveraging Clinical Insights with Eli Lilly’s Novel Therapies to Personalize Obesity Care

  • Julia Dunn Executive Director - Medical, Eli Lily

Synopsis

  • Implementing a “Treat to Target” strategy allows clinicians to use data-driven insights for personalization, which results in more effective and proactive patient care
  • Leveraging next-generation therapies from Eli Lilly provides new opportunities to reach specific treatment goals for individual patients, ultimately leading to clinically meaningful and sustained health improvements
  • This paradigm shift in obesity management fosters a continuous feedback loop, which optimizes therapeutic outcomes, resulting in better patient adherence and long-term success

10:30 am Morning Break & Networking

Refining Dosing Regimens to Support Patient Commitment & Amplify Therapeutic Impact in Real-World Settings

11:00 am Roundtable Discussion: Implementing Flexible Dosing Schedules for Accommodating Patient Lifestyles to Improve Treatment Consistency for Better Long-Term Results

Synopsis

  • Offering once-weekly or monthly dosing options for reduced administration burden to enhance patient convenience for improved compliance
  • Developing personalized dosing algorithms for individual metabolic profiles to optimize therapeutic response for maximized weight loss efficacy
  • Providing patient support programs for education and adherence coaching to address barriers to compliance for sustained treatment engagement

12:00 pm Preclinical Development of Oral Small Molecule GLP-1 Agonists: Challenges & Solutions

  • Patrice Lee Head of R&D and Pharmacology, Ambrosia Biosciences

Synopsis

  • Screening paradigms for in vitro cell efficacy, ADME and DMPK
  • Validating appropriate in vivo pharmacodynamic models
  • In vivo efficacy and safety assessments: early and often
  • Clinical Candidate nomination: data from Ambrosia’s proprietary program to be presented

12:30 pm Lunch

Developing Tolerability-Driven Therapies to Increase Patient Comfort & Sustain Treatment Engagement/center>

1:30 pm Next-Generation Obesity Therapeutics: Long-Acting Antibodies for Improved Quality of Weight Loss

Synopsis

  • Evaluating how the long-acting nature of next-generation antibodies improves patient adherence and convenience, providing a clear advantage in sustaining long-term weight loss and ensuring superior patient outcomes
  • Discussing how these antibodies are being engineered for improved tolerability and reduced side effects, offering a clear benefit in enhancing patient comfort and ensuring more durable treatment engagement
  • Analyzing how these long-acting therapies are being designed to not only reduce body weight but also improve body composition, providing a distinct advantage in promoting a higher quality of weight loss with a focus on muscle preservation and metabolic health

2:00 pm Designing a Next-Generation Therapeutic with Unmatched Tolerability to Drive Long-Term Patient Continuation

Synopsis

  • Mitigating common side effects through targeted drug design and optimized delivery methods to reduce GI distress and improve the overall patient experience
  • Utilizing advanced formulation science to ensure consistent drug exposure and minimize dose-related adverse events for a safer, more predictable therapeutic profile
  • Integrating behavioral insights into the development process to create a treatment that aligns with patient lifestyles and maximizes adherence beyond a clinical setting

2:30 pm Panel Discussion: Synthesizing Breakthrough Discoveries to Chart Future Directions for Accelerating Therapeutic Innovation for Broader Patient Impact

Synopsis

  • Integrating cross-disciplinary insights for comprehensive understanding to identify synergistic opportunities for more effective drug development strategies
  • Forecasting emerging trends and technologies for proactive research planning to anticipate future challenges for sustainable therapeutic pipelines
  • Fostering global collaborations and partnerships for shared knowledge and resources to expedite clinical translation for faster patient access to novel treatments

3:15 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

  • Marco Falasca Professor Biochemistry, Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma

3:30 pm End of Scientific Program Day 2