Speakers & Product Presentations
Category: Best Biotechnology Product
Con Panousis
Vice President,
Research Drug Discovery
CSL Behring
Dr. Ryan Watts
Chief Executive Officer
Denali Therapeutics Inc.
Adrian Chaisson
Chief of Staff
Genetix Biotherapeutics Inc.
Tara Masterson
Senior Director
of Clinical Development
Johnson & Johnson
Kyla Hayford
Global Medical Lead
Pfizer Inc./Astellas
Jennifer Lill
Vice President and
Therapeutic Area Head
Pfizer Inc./Astellas
Con Panousis
Vice President,
Research Drug Discovery
CSL Behring
Product: ANDEMBRY®
Company: CSL
About the Product:
ANDEMBRY® (garadacimab) is a first-in-class monoclonal antibody that redefines hereditary angioedema (HAE) treatment by targeting activated Factor XII, an upstream initiator of bradykinin-mediated swelling. By intervening at the top of the disease pathway, ANDEMBRY® is designed to deliver early, durable, and sustained protection from unpredictable, potentially life-threatening, spontaneous attacks of swelling.
Discovered and developed entirely by CSL, ANDEMBRY® fuses leading scientific experience with deep patient insights plus state-of-the-art formulation and device development, all leading to a once-monthly, small-volume dose delivered via a convenient autoinjector. It is remarkably well tolerated, safe, and leads to strong, durable efficacy. This combination of features marks a significant advance in HAE care and allows patients to lead fuller lives. It also demonstrates the power of CSL’s scientific persistence, its focus on enduring patient impact, and its willingness to disrupt itself in the service of bettering patients’ lives.
Dr. Ryan Watts
Chief Executive Officer
Denali Therapeutics Inc.
Product: AVLAYAH™ (tividenofusp alfa-eknm)
Company: Denali Therapeutics Inc.
About the Product:
AVLAYAH™, the first FDA-approved biologic designed to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB), represents a breakthrough for individuals with a debilitating rare disease and a pioneering innovation for brain delivery engineering. Enabled by Denali’s TransportVehicle™, AVLAYAH is the first enzyme replacement therapy designed to reach the brain and body, receiving FDA approval for treatment of neurologic manifestations of Hunter syndrome when initiated in presymptomatic or symptomatic pediatric patients weighing at least 5 kg prior to advanced neurologic impairment. AVLAYAH clinically validates the TransportVehicle and establishes proof-of-concept that biologics can be engineered to overcome the BBB, with broad potential across neurodegenerative diseases.
Adrian Chaisson
Chief of Staff
Genetix Biotherapeutics Inc.
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Product: LYFGENIA™
Company: Genetix Biotherapeutics Inc.
About the Product:
LYFGENIA (lovotibeglogene autotemcel) is a one-time ex vivo gene addition cell therapy, FDA approved in December 2023 for patients 12 and older with sickle cell disease who have a history of vaso-occlusive events. As a one-time transformative treatment, LYFGENIA is made specifically for each patient, using the patient’s own blood stem cells. It adds functional copies of the beta-globin gene to a patient’s cells leading to production of anti-sickling hemoglobin that has shown to decrease or stop vaso-occlusive events.[
Tara Masterson
Senior Director
of Clinical Development
Johnson & Johnson

Product: TALVEY® (talquetamab-tgvs)
Company: Johnson & Johnson
About the Product:
TALVEY® is the first and only approved GPRC5D-directed CD3 T-cell engager for adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma after at least four prior therapies. It binds CD3 on T-cells and GPRC5D on myeloma cells, redirecting T-cells to attack the cancer. Targeting this novel antigen expands immunotherapy options and has demonstrated deep, durable responses in heavily pretreated patients. In the Phase 3 MonumenTAL-6 study, TALVEY®-based combinations significantly improved progression-free and overall survival versus standard care in patients after one to four prior lines of therapy, supporting TALVEY®’s potential in earlier treatment and redefining the multiple myeloma treatment landscape.
Kyla Hayford
Global Medical Lead
Pfizer Inc./Astellas
Product: ABRYSVO® oxygen mask
Company: Pfizer Inc.
About the Product:
A vaccine to help prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease had been an elusive public health goal for more than half a century. Pfizer’s ABRYSVO® is the only RSV vaccine approved to help protect two distinct populations: individuals 18 years of age and older, as well as infants from birth through six months through maternal immunization. ABRYSVO is a bivalent vaccine that help provide protection against lower respiratory tract disease caused by the respiratory syncytial virus, inclusive of both major subgroups RSV-A and RSV-B. ABRYSVO continues Pfizer’s commitment to helping prevent serious respiratory disease in infants and older adults.
Jennifer Lill
Vice President and
Therapeutic Area Head
Pfizer Inc./Astellas
Product: PADCEV®
Company: Pfizer Inc./Astellas
About the Product:
PADCEV® (enfortumab vedotin), a first-in-class Nectin-4–directed antibody-drug conjugate has redefined bladder cancer treatment delivering the first major treatment advance in decades. In combination with pembrolizumab, PADCEV nearly doubled overall survival versus platinum-based chemotherapy in locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer—irrespective of cisplatin eligibility—displacing platinum as the first-line standard. This paradigm shift now extends into muscle-invasive disease, where perioperative PADCEV-based therapy has significantly improved event-free and overall survival in curative-intent care. Pfizer is committed to ongoing research exploring novel combinations and bladder preservation, offering the prospect of cure without life-altering surgery—a generational transformation in patient outcomes.

