Welcome to the CMC Strategy Forum North America

The CMC Strategy Forum has established an excellent reputation for being the premier scientific meeting that brings together regulatory, industry, and academic professionals to discuss key emerging CMC issues that affect biotechnology in an open and transparent workshop format. The purpose of the CMC Strategy Forum is to provide a venue for biotechnology/biological product discussion on relevant CMC issues throughout the lifecycle of a product.

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

Attendee Resources     View the Scientific Program

In-Person Attendees

Forum registration includes full access to all talks and panel discussions, breakfast, lunch networking opportunities, and coffee breaks on July 16-17, 2024. Along with all aspects of the in-person experience, you also have access to the Forum 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 in-person attendance.  In-person registration will close July 2, 2024.

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    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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    Present

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

    Presenter Resources will be available soon.

    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. All in-person registrants have access to the virtual platform (if applicable) so you may participate in the conference in a virtual-only manner.

    CASSS will follow local guidelines, including the current measures from the Montgomery County: https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/about-us/city-news/novel-coronavirus-information

    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.

    Hotel Information

    Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
    9751 Washingtonian Boulevard
    Gaithersburg, MD 20878 USA
    Telephone: 800-228-9290 or 301-590-0044
    Website: Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center 
    (Note: To make reservations, use the link below)

    Join us at the Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg, MD, USA for CMC Strategy Forum North America 2024!

    Reservations
    A room block is reserved for Forum delegates at the special group rate of $192 USD for a *single or double room (plus 15% occupancy tax.) The deadline to reserve your accommodations is Monday, June 24, 2024.

    Make Your Reservations      Attendee Resources

    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.

    Past Event Videos

    • 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

    "Attending CASSS CMC Strategy Forum is a no-brainer in terms of benefit value for a 2-day conference. It provides an avenue to get information on innovation in the industry with dialogue between regulators and industry, and opportunity for informal dialogue with regulators and ample opportunity for networking with both regulators and industry." 
    Wanja Muthoga, CMC Strategy Forum North America 2023 Attendee
    "You must attend the CMC strategy forum! I have never seen such collaboration between the industry and regulators."
    —Mukti Patel, CMC Strategy Forum North America 2023 Attendee