[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 57458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23280]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Notice of
Workshop
Notice is hereby given of a workshop convened by the National
Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Cures Acceleration Network
Review Board.
Purpose
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences is hosting
the Cures Acceleration Network Review Board (CAN RB) Workshop: The CAN
RB advises and provides recommendations to the NCATS Director with
respect to significant barriers to successful translation of basic
science into clinical application. In support of this mandate, the CAN
RB will co-host this public workshop to discuss challenges around
finding new uses for drugs that are already on the market but lack
commercial and regulatory incentives for research and development.
The Workshop is being co-sponsored by the NCATS Cures Acceleration
Network Review Board, NCATS Drug Development Partnership Programs, Food
and Drug Administration, and Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA.
Name of Committee: National Center for Advancing Translational
Sciences Cures Acceleration Network Review Board.
Type of Meeting: Repurposing Off-Patent Drugs: Research &
Regulatory Challenges.
Date: December 5-6, 2019.
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Agenda: The Workshop will assess challenges around finding new uses
for drugs that are already on the market but lack commercial and
regulatory incentives for research and development. On December 5, we
will map out the challenges to repurposing off-patent drugs. On
December 6, we will host interactive work sessions focused on capturing
possible solutions.
Place: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting
Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
Cost: The meeting is free and open to the public.
Registration: Registration is required. Using the link below,
attendees can register by December 2, 2019, 5:00 p.m. EST. Early
registration is recommended due to limited seating. https://reaganudall.salsalabs.org/repurposingoffpatentdrugsworkshop/index.html.
Access: Twinbrook Metro Station (Red Line).
Contact Person: Bobbie Ann Mount, Ph.D., Program Officer, Drug
Development Partnership Programs, Office of the Director, National
Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of
Health. Telephone: 301.435.0824, Email:
[email protected].
Disability Accommodations: Individuals whose full participation in
the workshop will require special accommodations (e.g., sign language,
or interpreting services, etc.) must submit a request to the Contact
Person listed on the notice at least ten (10) business days prior to
the meeting. Such requests should include a detailed description of the
accommodation needed and a way to contact the requester if more
information is needed to fill the request. Special requests should be
made as early as possible. Last minute requests may be made but may not
be possible to accommodate.
Security: Visitors will be asked to show one form of identification
(for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver's license, or
passport) and to state the purpose of their visit. Also, as a part of
security procedures, attendees should be prepared to present a photo ID
at the meeting registration desk during the check-in process. Pre-
registration is recommended. Seating will be limited to the room
capacity and seats will be on a first come, first serve basis, with
expedited check-in for those who are pre-registered.
Meeting schedule subject to change.
For more information, visit: https://reaganudall.salsalabs.org/repurposingoffpatentdrugsworkshop/index.html.
Dated: October 21, 2019.
Melanie J. Pantoja,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-23280 Filed 10-24-19; 8:45 am]
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