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Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Time: 11:00 EST - 12:00 EST

Planning and Preparing Regulatory Submissions Using Top-down Messaging

Ready to transform your regulatory submission process?

Developing consistent, data-driven messages is a critical step in preparing regulatory submissions, yet it’s often overlooked. This can lead to inefficiencies, inconsistencies, and late-stage surprises that derail your timeline.

Join Certara experts for an exclusive session where we’ll share strategies proven across dozens of successful marketing applications. Discover how a modern, top-down approach can streamline your workflow and accelerate approvals.

Key Learning Objectives:

In this webinar, you will learn how to:

  • Embrace a visionary, top-down approach over conventional bottom-up methods to drive efficiency.
  • Build and align key messages early using the Target Product Profile (TPP), U.S. Annotated Label, and Module 2 summaries.
  • Ensure seamless consistency across the CTD, from labeling to clinical and non-clinical study reports.
  • Master best practices and sidestep common pitfalls by knowing when to start planning and how to avoid critical gaps.

Who is this webinar intended for?:

Leave with practical tools and real-world insights to achieve smoother, faster, and more effective submissions.

Who should attend this webinar?
This session is essential for professionals in regulatory strategy, writing, and submission planning, including:

  • Regulatory Affairs Leaders and Associates
  • Medical and Regulatory Writers
  • Clinical Development and Program Managers
  • CMC, Non-clinical, and Clinical Scientists
  • Quality and Submission Leads

Speakers:

Steve Sibley

Vice President of Global Submissions | Certara

With a career spanning more than 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Steve Sibley provides regulatory writing consulting services and leads the global submissions service line within Certara Drug Development Solutions (CDDS). He has led global submission teams and authored critical documentation on more than 45 marketing applications and more than 30 investigational drug applications. Sibley has particular expertise in briefing documents, regulatory defense, and submission planning. Sibley’s work has covered the full range of therapeutic areas and program types, with a particularly strong background in oncology, cardiology, and rare diseases, including participation in health authority meetings and advisory committee meetings. His experience is truly global, having worked in project teams encompassing the United States, the European Union, Australia, and Asia. Sibley draws on his substantial industry knowledge and leadership skills to mentor and train other submission leads.

Brenda Taylor

Director of Global Submissions | Certara

Brenda Taylor is a Director of Global Submissions at Certara. She has over 20 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. She has led regulatory strategy and submission management activities to support pharmaceutical development and manufacturing, with an emphasis on Initial New Drug (IND) applications and marketing applications. Brenda’s research background in microbiology and immunology includes design and performance of nonclinical studies. Her therapeutic areas of expertise include oncology, cardiovascular, and anti-infective agents, spanning both small-molecule drugs and biologics.

Mark Bowlby, Senior Director, Global Submissions at Certara
Mark Bowlby

Senior Director Global Submissions | Certara

Dr. Bowlby has over 25 years of experience in the clinical research and drug development industry. During the last 10 years, he has led many New Drug Applications, Biologics License Applications, and Investigational New Drug (IND) submissions to the Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency. Dr. Bowlby has led the authoring of Investigator’s Brochures (IBs), clinical study reports (CSRs), clinical summaries and overviews, briefing packages, and other regulatory documents. Earlier in his career, Dr. Bowlby planned and wrote numerous biomedical manuscripts, posters, and slides regarding his scientific research and postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School. His therapeutic areas of expertise include ophthalmology, neurology, psychiatry, and chronic pain. Dr. Bowlby has an expert understanding of drug discovery and development approaches used in the current biopharmaceutical environment.

Don’t let an outdated process slow you down. Reserve your spot today and learn how top-down planning can ensure consistency and accelerate approvals for your next submission.