Following extensive research with the Lab of the Future Community, the European multi-track congress program includes case studies from exciting biopharma experts, insightful sessions on collaborative research partnerships, and discussions on how to address the challenges of onboarding novel technologies in research, development, and manufacturing.
Our keynote sessions set the tone for the entire congress, bringing together thought leaders from leading companies
to share their vision of what’s shaping the lab of the future. These high-level talks focus on company-wide
transformation, exploring how to adopt emerging technologies, address global scientific and operational challenges,
and embrace evolving innovation models.
“Enabling New Approaches to Drug Discovery”
This track explores how AI & LLMs are driving true innovation in R&D, unlocking new approaches to discovery,
from generative drug design to in silico experimentation. Sessions will highlight how AI is being used to uncover
novel targets, integrate complex biological data, and accelerate research through advanced modelling and adaptive
experimentation.
“Building a Digital Ecosystem for the Scientist”
In this track, organizations share their vision of the Connected Lab, where people, data, and technology work together
to enable more efficient and collaborative science. Sessions will explore various aspects of connectivity, ranging
from integrating legacy systems to building enterprise-wide digital environments. Speakers will share how to effectively
achieve connection through coordinated efforts across stakeholder engagement, lab and workplace management, and vendor collaboration.
“Transforming the Delivery of R&D”
This track explores how AI and ML are being used to optimise scientific and operational workflows across research,
development and manufacturing. Sessions will cover topics such as intelligent experiment design, batch scheduling,
and AI-driven decision support.
“Going Digital First”
As life sciences organizations accelerate their journey toward a digital-first future, R&D leaders are rethinking
how to structure teams, redesign workflows, and shift culture. This track explores real-world case studies of digital
transformation and highlights how digital tools are enabling more agile, efficient, and future-ready R&D organizations.
“Unifying data to drive better science”
This track explores how R&D organizations can build the data foundations needed to support innovation and the
application of emerging technologies. Sessions will address challenges in extracting meaning from growing volumes of
data, with a focus on creating unified data environments that connect systems and enable scalable, cross-functional use.
“Accelerating Drug Discovery and Development”
The lab automation track explores how automation in R&D is driving greater efficiency, reliability, and reproducibility —
freeing scientists from manual tasks so they can focus on innovation. Sessions will feature real-world case studies of
robotics, automated workflows, and smart data capture systems.