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8:15 amCongress Registration
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9:00 amKeynote Panel: Redefining the lab to meet the challenges of modern life science researchPeter Grandsard,Executive Director, Research, AmgenLesley Solomon,SVP Innovation, Chief Innovation Officer, Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMichael Frank,Director, Strategy- World Wide Research and Development, Pfizer
• Collaborative research and partnerships
• Taking a multidisciplinary approach to research
• What makes a great laboratory today?
• Keeping people not technology at the centre
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9:50 amKeynote Panel: digitalisation – what does it mean and how do we get there?Carol Rohl,Executive Director, Global Research IT, Merck Research LaboratoriesMark Borowsky,Head of Informatics Systems & Scientific Data Analysis, NovartisDavid Sexton,Director, Head of Scientific Computing, BiogenAnastasia Christianson,Vice President, R & D Operations & Oncology IT, Janssen
• How can digital drive and enable the Lab of the Future?
• The cloud and collaborative research beyond the firewall
• Data not technology as the key asset – improving data integrity
• Where will IoT, AI/ ML take us next?
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10:40 amCoffee break, Exhibition, Networking & Poster viewings
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11:25 amBringing the Lab of the Future to life – Sanofi Case StudyTim Williamson,Head of North America R&D Hub Management Office, Sanofi
• The vision
• The design and build
• The technology
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12:10 pmKeynote Panel: Interoperable platforms for collaborative research – a shared vision?Dana Vanderwall,Director, Biology & Preclinical IT, Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Are common standards achievable and desirable?
• What are the common barriers to interoperability – can we overcome them?
• Who should be driving this – users, manufacturers or consortiums?
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1:00 pmLunch, Exhibition, Networking & Poster viewings
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2:15 pmTrack Session: The Digital LabLeah O’Brien,Product Director, Development Lab Systems, GSKAndreas Matern,Head of Digital Translational Medicine, SanofiTammy Muff,Associate Director, Information Technology, Laboratory Computing Services, Bristol-Myers SquibbEmir Roach,Senior Director, Strategic Programs, Head of Emerging Technologies, TakedaPamela Sepulveda,Director, Digital Strategy, Pfizer
This stream covers the opportunities arising from digitalization and the use of data in the Lab of the Future
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Leah O’BrienProduct Director, Development Lab Systems, GSK -
Andreas MaternHead of Digital Translational Medicine, Sanofi -
Tammy MuffAssociate Director, Information Technology, Laboratory Computing Services, Bristol-Myers Squibb -
Emir RoachSenior Director, Strategic Programs, Head of Emerging Technologies, Takeda -
Pamela SepulvedaDirector, Digital Strategy, Pfizer
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2:15 pmTrack Session: The Innovation LabMark McCord-Amasis,VP Real Estate and Facilities , Seattle GeneticsAchim Grenz,Project Manager pRED Infrastructure , Roche
This stream will focus on bringing the Lab of the Future to life. Delivering successful collaborations and partnerships, creating open innovation platforms and managing people assets and facilities to deliver innovation
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2:15 pmTrack Session: The Connected LabHal Stern,VP & CIO R&D, JanssenJoseph Pease,Principal Scientific Manager, Genentech,,Rajarshi Guha,Associate Director, Vertex PharmaceuticalsClark Leininger,Lab Workflow and Data Stewardship Client Partner, Pfizer
This stream covers the ways labs connect to facilitate globalized research and specialization hubs as well as the innovations and technology that automate the lab, connect devices and enable scientists to spend their time on science.
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4:40 pmThe Live Lab – Delivering the Lab of the future
An interactive session during which participants will be grouped with a facilitator to discuss, debate and develop different elements of an implementation roadmap for The Lab of the Future. Delegates, speakers and sponsors can take part in multidisciplinary teams taking on different areas identified during the morning of the conference. The solutions will be presented back the conference on Day 2.
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6:00 pmNetworking Drinks Reception
Networking in an informal setting
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8:50 amCongress Opening Remarks
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9:00 amOpening Keynote: A vision for collaborative research and the role of the modern LabSir Mene Pangalos,Executive Vice-President, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca
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9:45 amKeynote Panel: Multi stakeholder collaborative research – Case study
• The vision of the foundation
• Partners and key collaborators
• How the science is done
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10:30 amKeynote panel: Disruptive technology in Life Science researchDarryl Davies,Associate Director, JanssenBino John,Associate Director, Data Science - Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences, AstraZenecaRoss Walker,Global Head of Scientific Computing, GSK
• What technologies will bring transformational change in early research?
• Wearables, digital biomarkers and Real World Data
• AI, robotics and automation
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11:15 amCoffee break, Exhibition, Networking & Poster viewings
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12:00 pmCase study: Implementing a roadmap to deliver the Lab of the Future
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12:45 pmLunch, Exhibition, Networking & Poster viewings
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2:00 pmTrack Session: The Innovation LabStu Miller,Director, IT Industrial, Design & Build, Quality & Labs, SanofiLaura Williams,Discovery Biology Technology Lead, GSK
This stream will focus on bringing the Lab of the Future to life. Delivering successful collaborations and partnerships, creating open innovation platforms and managing people assets and facilities to deliver innovation
Optimising lab utilisation, Working with partners, Unlocking innovation, Design and flexibility, Showcasing the lab, Change management, Measuring outcomes, Security, AI and Smart buildings
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2:00 pmTrack Session: The Connected LabVikas Patel,Executive Director - IT Engineering, Merck Research LaboratoriesAl Wang,Head, IT Business Partner, Translational Research & Technologies, Bristol-Myers SquibbDana Caulder,Director of Software Engineering, GenentechKlaus Hofenbitzer,Senior Director Enterprise Architecture, Celgene
This stream covers the ways labs connect to facilitate globalized research and specialization hubs as well as the innovations and technology that automate the lab, connect devices and enable scientists to spend their time on science.
Dry lab integration, Operating platforms, distributed research, Process and workflow automation, Robotics, Equipment utilisation, IoLT, Wearables, VR modelling, Augmented reality, Voice control
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2:00 pmTrack Session: The Digital LabJeremy Edmunds,Executive Director, Immunology Chemistry, AbbVieShruthi Bharadwaj,Senior Scientist, NovartisTom Plasterer,Director of Bioinformatics, Data Science & AI, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZenecaJoshua Bishop,MRL IT, Digital Lab Lead , MerckBin Li,Director, Computational Biology, Takeda Pharmaceuticals,,Viral Vyas,Lead IT Business Partner | Translational Medicine IT, Bristol-Myers SquibbJoseph Lehar,VP, Data Science, Analytics & Insights, Janssen Pharmaceuticals
This stream covers the opportunities arising from digitalization and the use of data in the Lab of the Future
Distributed research, Data standardization, AI across the R&D value chain, Analytics, Real-time data management, Semantic knowledge, NLP and Ontologies, Cloud-based solutions, Blockchain, Cybersecurity
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Jeremy EdmundsExecutive Director, Immunology Chemistry, AbbVie -
Shruthi BharadwajSenior Scientist, Novartis -
Tom PlastererDirector of Bioinformatics, Data Science & AI, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca -
Joshua BishopMRL IT, Digital Lab Lead , Merck -
Bin LiDirector, Computational Biology, Takeda Pharmaceuticals,, -
Viral VyasLead IT Business Partner | Translational Medicine IT, Bristol-Myers Squibb -
Joseph LeharVP, Data Science, Analytics & Insights, Janssen Pharmaceuticals
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4:00 pmLive Lab – The results
During this session, the different elements of an implementation roadmap for The Lab of the Future developed on day one will be fed back to the conference, followed by a panel discussion and audience participation.
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5:00 pmSummary and close of Congress
