Archives: Speakers

Heidi Hoffmann

Dr. Heidi Hoffmann, Executive Director, CMC and Supply Chain at Sutro Biopharma, has 26 years of experience in biotechnology, specializing in process development, technology transfer, and manufacturing of vaccines and biological therapeutics. Directly after receiving her Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Hoffmann began her career at Aviron, where she worked on process development and production of vaccines for EBV, PIV, and influenza (FluMist). She then joined Valentis, where she led the team responsible for process development, technology transfer, and clinical production of plasmid DNA for gene therapy. In 2002, Dr. Hoffmann returned to vaccine work by joining VaxGen, where she was responsible for process development and manufacturing of anthrax vaccine. Later, she transitioned into a technology transfer role, hiring and leading the VaxGen oversight team for the successful transfer of commercial production of Bristol-Meyer Squibb’s Orencia (abatacept) into the Celltrion manufacturing facility in South Korea. After the completion of that project, Dr. Hoffmann joined non-profit Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases (GSID) as Project Director responsible for coordinating the outsourcing of process development and manufacture of HIV vaccines. Dr. Hoffmann joined Sutro in February 2011 and currently heads CMC and directs outsourced cGMP manufacturing for protein therapeutics and ADCs produced using Sutro’s proprietary cell-free protein expression system

Prem Ramiya

Proven Pharmaceutical Executive with extensive experience in all phases of drug development, project management and technical transfers.

Prem has expert knowledge of worldwide vendors, contract suppliers and CMOs for starting materials, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and drug products. Expert in CMC regulatory requirements for US FDA, Health Canada, EU/EMA, Australia, New Zealand and Israel.

Takes pride in a meticulous approach to work and the ability to consistently achieve outstanding results. Prem enjoys working with cross functional teams to build a lean, efficient and robust supply chain.

Brittney Elko

Brittney is currently Senior Director, Technical Operations & Supply Chain at Aligos where she is responsible for the supply chain department and external vendors accountable for packaging, labeling and distribution of clinical trial materials to investigational sites.

Brittney has more than 15 years of experience working in both technical development and supply chain organizations in the consumer products and pharmaceutical/biotech industries.  Prior to Aligos, she was at Tricida, Intarcia, and Genentech where she managed all aspects of supplying 40+ clinical trials across the world in over 30 countries for thousands of patients. She also managed the commercial supply chain for the Clorox Disinfecting Wipes business, dealing with un-precedented demand changes through the H1N1 flu outbreak.