Welcome to the CMC Strategy Forum North America

The CMC Strategy Forum is a leading scientific meeting that convenes regulatory, industry, and academic experts to address emerging CMC issues in biotechnology through open, transparent workshops. The Forum explores critical topics that define the biotech industry’s challenges and emphasizes CMC issues across a product's lifecycle. The CMC Strategy Forum works with industry and regulatory agencies to harmonize scientific and regulatory practices.

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

Attendee Resources 

The full scientific program will be available soon.

In-Person Attendees

Join us for the Forum at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., USA. Forum registration includes all talks and panel discussions on January 27, 2025, breakfast, coffee breaks, and the Networking Reception. Along with all aspects of the in-person experience, you also have access to meeting mobile app, Forum livestream, and Oxford online schedule which features the final program, abstracts, and presenter’s slides (when made available). 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

NOTE: The registration fees listed and the registration form are for CMC Strategy Forum North America 2025 only. If you are interested in registering for the WCBP Symposium, taking place on January 28-30, 2025, there will be an option to add this program to your registration cart or you may register for the Symposium separately. Separate registration fees apply for the Symposium.

Virtual Attendees

Participate in CMC Strategy Forum North America and WCBP 2025 from your home or office.

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.

Registration Fees      Register for Virtual

Promos

First Time Company? First time organizations are eligible to receive a discount on registration. Please contact 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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Health and Safety

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.

Virtual Information

CMC Strategy Forum North America will be live streamed to a virtual online player.

For more information, visit Virtual Information

Hotel 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 CMC Strategy Forum North America!

Reservations

A room block is reserved for Forum 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.

Program Partners

Past Event Videos

  • Evolution and Impact of the CMC Strategy Forum

  • Why is CASSS an Important Platform for Global Drug Development?

  • Why is CASSS the Best Place for Global CMC Discussions?

  • CASSS Moments: Game Changing Interactions with Regulators

  • Knowledge Sharing: Committee Member Taro Fujimori Shares His CASSS CMC Strategy Forum Experience

  • CASSS Moments: Scientific Discussions Addressing Real-Time Issues

  • CASSS Moments: Regulatory Differences: Managing Products Globally

  • CASSS Moments: CASSS Forums Leading Scientific Discussion Over the Years

  • CASSS Moments: Discovering Hot Topics for Regulators

"Unique opportunity to be in the same room with key industry players and health authorities " 
—Jeremy Duboeuf, CMC Strategy Forum North America 2024 Attendee
"Fantastic opportunity for learning about what other companies are doing and about what's on regulators' minds. Open discussion, experience-sharing, and networking is wonderful and extremely useful."
—Helena Madden, CMC Strategy Forum North America 2024 Attendee