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Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
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14:55
Reimagining healthcare with human-centered AI
Data Strategy and AI
14:55 CEST
Mahbub Rahman, Delivery Director, GSK
Perceived barriers and catalysts for digital tools adoption by R&D scientists
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
14:55 CEST
Sandra Noe, Digital Lead, Sanofi
The Art of Change – How to Enable and Empower Digital Transformation in a Complex Organisation
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
14:55 CEST
Peter Busk, Engagement Director, Monstarlab
If you give a scientist a structured experiment capture tool (ELN)…
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
14:55 CEST
Penny Smee, Director Product Owner, GSK
Chicken or the egg, which comes first automation or structured data capture?
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
14:55 CEST
Christopher Tunkey, Associate Director, Next Generation Analytics, Moderna
  • History of Next Generation Analytics (NGA) at Moderna
  • A digital mindset needs to be fostered from the start
  • Tremendous need for automation in laboratories
Forging the Future of Engineering Materials: Digital Innovation through Numerical and Large Language Models
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
14:55 CEST
Erwin Houben, R&D Manager Digitisation , Envalior

– Envalior, Pioneering Engineering Materials through Digital Innovation

– Envalior’s Digital R&D Strategy, from Product & Process Innovation to Lab Automation

– Data Modeling, AI, and Voice Assistance: Deep Dive into Three Transformative Envalior Projects

LLMs and Mobile Tech: Achieving Real-Time Data Capture and Providing Scientific Intelligence in the Lab
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
14:55 CEST
Celia Gasselin, Growth/Marketing Team Lead, LabTwin

– A digital lab assistant for hands-free real-time data capture and assistance
– AI-powered data structuring and experiment design with Large Language Models
– Voice-powered queries at the bench through LLMs and integrations

 

Enabling tools for the Visualization, interpretation and integration of high dimensional single cell data
Data Strategy and AI
14:55 - CEST
Yann Abraham, Principal Scientist, Janssen
Spectroscopic multiparameter analysis for instant release in biopharma
Data Strategy and AI
14:55 CEST
Tanja Krumpe, Scientist - Analytical development, Boehringer Ingelheim
08:00
Registration
Plenary Sessions
08:00 CEST | Registration opens at 8.00 am on September 26th with coffee and pastries

Registration opens at 8.00 am on September 26th with coffee and pastries.

09:00
Opening Remarks
Plenary Sessions
09:00 CEST
Bryn Roberts, SVP Global Head of Data & Analytics, Roche
09:10
Keynote Address: Driving Digital in BioPharma Research
Plenary Sessions
09:10 CEST
Julie Huxley-Jones, VP Scientific Digital & Tech, GSK

Keynote Session: The Lab of the Future is Digital

  • Transitioning to a truly digital and data-driven operation
  • Developing a lab infrastructure to support the evolving life science ecosystem
  • Utilizing technology and internal research capabilities to translate science into transformative medicines
  • Unifying platforms and processes within the Lab of the Future to enable scientists to innovate
  • Culture and change management challenges and opportunities
Keynote Address: Supporting Scientists bring Innovative Therapies to Patients
Plenary Sessions
09:10 CEST
Adama Ibrahim, VP Digital Strategy, Novo Nordisk

Keynote Session: The Lab of the Future is Digital

  • Transitioning to a truly digital and data-driven operation
  • Developing a lab infrastructure to support the evolving life science ecosystem
  • Utilizing technology and internal research capabilities to translate science into transformative medicines
  • Unifying platforms and processes within the Lab of the Future to enable scientists to innovate
  • Culture and change management challenges and Opportunities
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Plenary Sessions
09:10 CEST
Julie Huxley-Jones, VP Scientific Digital & Tech, GSK
Adama Ibrahim, VP Digital Strategy, Novo Nordisk
Bryn Roberts, SVP Global Head of Data & Analytics, Roche

Join Julie Huxley-Jones, VP, Scientific Digital & Tech, GSK and Lars Fogh Iversen, Senior Vice President, Digital Science & Innovation, Novo Nordisk for a panel discussion and Q&A.

10:05
Keynote Address: Fuelling drug discovery: from creative ideas to innovative brain therapies
Plenary Sessions
10:05 CEST
Tarek Samad, VP Research, Lundbeck

Key drivers shaping drug discovery and innovation at Lundbeck

Keynote Session: The Lab of the Future is Digital

  • Transitioning to a truly digital and data-driven operation
  • Developing a lab infrastructure to support the evolving life science ecosystem
  • Utilizing technology and internal research capabilities to translate science into transformative medicines
  • Unifying platforms and processes within the Lab of the Future to enable scientists to innovate
  • Culture and change management challenges and Opportunities
Keynote Address: Into the Clinic: Transforming the Drug Discovery Process with Digital Chemistry
Plenary Sessions
10:05 CEST
Noj Malcolm, Global Director, Strategic Deployment Management, Schrödinger
Aleksey Gerasyuto, VP, Drug Discovery, Head of Chemistry, Schrödinger
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Plenary Sessions
10:05 CEST
Tarek Samad, VP Research, Lundbeck
Noj Malcolm, Global Director, Strategic Deployment Management, Schrödinger
Aleksey Gerasyuto, VP, Drug Discovery, Head of Chemistry, Schrödinger
11:05
Coffee Break & Exhibition
11:05 CEST | tea and networking in the exhibition hall The congress will break for coffee

The congress will break for coffee, tea and networking in the exhibition hall.

11:45
The AstraZeneca Digital Lab Journey
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
11:45 CEST
Amrik Mahal, Global IT Head for Research, AstraZeneca
Robin Brouwer, IT Lead for Global Labs, Early Science, AstraZeneca
Delivering Digital Transformation in Laboratory and Quality Operations
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
11:45 CEST
Matt Ellis, Director, Accenture Scientific Informatics Services
Novel technologies supporting digital transformation in the Lab
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
11:45 CEST
Anthony Rowe, Senior Director & Business Technology Leader, Janssen
Accelerating Time to Market Through Digitalization of Automation Workflows
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
11:45 CEST
Sascha Fischer, Business Development Manager, Automation, Genedata
Keynote Address: Combining AI with experimental innovation to engineer a new set of processes for drug discovery
Data Strategy and AI
11:45 CEST
Martin Redhead, Head of Primary Pharmacology, Exscientia
  • Transitioning to a truly digital and data-driven operation
  • Developing a lab infrastructure to support the evolving life science ecosystem
  • Utilizing technology and internal research capabilities to translate science into transformative medicines
  • Unifying platforms and processes within the Lab of the Future to enable scientists to innovate
  • Culture and change management challenges and opportunities
The Dramatic Benefits of Digitalised Experiments
Data Strategy and AI
11:45 CEST
Markus Gershater, Chief Scientific Officer, Synthace
12:35
Lunch & Exhibition
12:35 CEST | A complimentary buffet lunch will be provided to all attendees in the exhibition hall
13:25
LIVE LAB Session: How Do We Take Our Scientists on the Digital Transformation Journey?
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
13:25
Birthe Nielsen, Project Manager, Pistoia Alliance
LIVE LAB Session -Who Will Develop the Technologies to Disrupt Life Science Research?
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
13:25 CEST
Anthony Rowe, Senior Director & Business Technology Leader, Janssen
LIVE LAB session: How do we accelerate AI through Life Science organisations?
Data Strategy and AI
13:25 CEST
Martin Redhead, Head of Primary Pharmacology, Exscientia
14:05
Developing a Quality and Digital Strategy for Analytical R&D
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
14:05 CEST
Thierry Pronce, Director, Quality and Digital Strategy for Analytical R&D, GSK
  • Quality Management System digitalization can be approached, for example, through Business Process Management (BPM) leading to questions about the nature of the reference documentation (“SOP”), periodic review and Master Data Management.
  • Implementation of new Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and Real-Time Release (RTRT) will have an impact on QC accountability/oversight on equipment and test method, validation approach and how to maintain the independence of the Quality function from Production.
  • With the advent of more advanced concepts bound to the review by exception concept, could a release by exception (aka “Virtual QP”) be extrapolated and how could this be handled from a Quality and regulation perspective?
Strategy to Process: Moving from Siloed to Fully Digitalized R&D Operations
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
14:05 CEST
Jeff McDaniel, Head of Global Solutions Consulting, L7 Informatics
Deploying multiple automated laboratory capabilities across Discovery, CMC and Clinical Supply functions
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
14:05 CEST
Anne Debusscher, IT Director - Experimental Execution, Janssen
Evolution of digital product release, from digital tech transfer to electronic batch release.
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
14:05 CEST
Paul Denny-Gouldson, Principal Consultant, Zifo
AI enabled drug discovery and development
Data Strategy and AI
14:05 CEST
Nicola Richmond, VP of AI, BenevolentAI
How AI can Impact Drug Discovery in Synergy with Automated Cloud Labs
Data Strategy and AI
14:05 CEST
Roy Tal, Cofounder and VP of Data Science, Ro5
Self Driving Discovery Systems in Biotechnology and Biopharma
Data Strategy and AI
14:05
Fabian Schroder, Manager, Technische Universität Berlin
15:50
Tea Break & Exhibition
15:50 CEST | tea and networking in the exhibition hall The congress will break for coffee

The congress will break for coffee, tea and networking in the exhibition hall.

16:20
Digital transformation of knowledge generation
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
16:20 CEST
Kristian Kaszas, Sr. Scientist, Janssen
Contextualized product and process data: critical for empowering decisions throughout the drug development lifecycle
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
16:20 CEST
Alberto Pascual, Director of Data Science & Analytics, IDBS
Novel Technologies to support process analytical development
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
16:20 CEST
John den Engelsman, Executive Director, Process Analytical Sciences, Novartis
Extending a Composable IT Architecture into the Laboratory
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
16:20 CEST
Geoff Gerhardt, Chief Technology Officer, Cofounder, Scitara
Navjyot Waghmare, Expert (Digitalization), IDT biologika
17:10
Accelerating digital innovation in Healthcare
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
17:10 CEST
Christoph Brabandt, Head of Digital Ideation and Scouting, Boehringer Ingelheim
  • BI X and it’s history
  • Importance of digital innovation in Healthcare
  • Role of Internal and External/Open Innovation
The Organoid Biobanking System at IHB
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
17:10 CEST
Mairene Coto Llerena, Senior Scientist, Roche
Automation of a HTS laboratory at the Francis Crick Institute: a fine balance
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
17:10 CEST
Michael Howell, Head of the High Throughput Screening Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute
Automating the High-Throughput Cellular Thermal Shift Assay (CETSA) for Challenging Targets
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
17:10 CEST
Katie Hansel, Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca
  • Introduction to CETSA
  • Introduction to AZ HTS department’s HighRes automation platforms
  • Automated CETSA challenges and solutions
  • Outcome
18:00
Drinks Reception
18:00 CEST | Day one of the congress closes with a complimentary drinks reception from 6.00 pm

Day one of the congress closes with a complimentary drinks reception from 6.00 pm.

09:00
Pistoia Alliance and LotF Survey Results
Plenary Sessions
09:00 CEST
Zahid Tharia, Director, Open Pharma Research
09:10
Keynote Address: Transforming Daily Operations with Digitalization
Plenary Sessions
09:10 CEST
Bill Weill, Facilities Operations Senior Specialist, Lab Instrumentation & Operations, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Keynote Address: Driving sustainable, LEAN and scaleable lab operations
Plenary Sessions
09:10 CEST
Priya Vijayakumar, CEO, Watt IQ
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Plenary Sessions
09:10 CEST
Jessica Hilton, Head of Research Operations, Takeda
Bill Weill, Facilities Operations Senior Specialist, Lab Instrumentation & Operations, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Priya Vijayakumar, CEO, Watt IQ
10:05
Keynote Address: The Path to a World Class Clinical Lab Operations Programme
Plenary Sessions
10:05 CEST
Mark Trueman, Global Laboratory Technical Director, CBRE
10:25
Operational intelligence to enable efficient lab management of critical supplies and processes
Plenary Sessions
10:25 CEST
Tola Olorunnisola, Senior VP – Clinical Services & Strategy , Avantor
10:45
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Plenary Sessions
10:45 CEST
11:00
Coffee Break & Exhibition
11:00 CEST | tea and networking in the exhibition hall The congress will break for coffee

The congress will break for coffee, tea and networking in the exhibition hall.

11:45
Scaling Science and accelerating collaboration: Oxford Biomedica’s journey of implementing a next-gen, high-throughput Electronic Lab Notebook to drive Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
11:45 CEST
Prashant Vaidyanathan, Group Lead for Data Architecture, Oxford Biomedica (OXB)
FAIR data and knowledge graphs to support science and clinical research
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
11:45 CEST
Peter McQuilton, Senior Product Owner - Reference Data, Information & Data Architecture & Ontologies, GSK
Conquering the Lab Data Deluge
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
11:45 CEST
Rob Brown, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Sapio Sciences
Pistoia Alliance Lab of the Future Survey
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
11:45 CEST
Anca Ciobanu, Project Manager, Pistoia Alliance
Pistoia Alliance Methods Hub Project
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
11:45 CEST
Azzedine Dabo, Investigator - Method Development and In silico Modelling, GSK
Birthe Nielsen, Project Manager, Pistoia Alliance
11:50
Implementing a data driven approach to lab asset life cycle management
Lab Operations
11:50 CEST
Giulia Rancati, Market Solutions Lead for R&D, Roche
Connecting the lab ecosystem to drive better, insightful and more efficient decisions
Lab Operations
11:50 CEST
Erik Jokisalo, Manager Services Digital Products Portfolio, Avantor
  • IoT devices – from our day-to-day life to laboratories.
  • Newly available inventory tracking technology – gathers critical, close to real-time data.
  • Lab Intelligence Dashboard – moving towards predictive lab operations.
Data Standardisation in lab facilities management
Lab Operations
11:50 CEST
Amellalih Reza Salgado, Project Management and Lab Operations, Bayer
12:50
Lunch & Exhibition
12:50 CEST | A complimentary buffet lunch will be provided to all attendees in the exhibition hall
13:50
The role of digital transformation and innovative technologies to respond to new demands
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
13:50 CEST
Michael Rummel, Chief Laboratory Officer, LetsGetChecked
Tamara McKenna, Director of Global Scientific LIMS Go-To-Market Strategy and Business Development, Clinisys
  • The role of a LIMS in the digital transformation journey
  • Supporting lab’s challenges with robust, configurable solutions
  • Innovating to respond to new demands

The CMC smart laboratory program: achievements, roadmap and challenges
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
13:50 CEST
David Clicq, Digital Business Architect, UCB
Providing Physical Sciences Data for Life Sciences – How can the The Physical Sciences Digital Infrastructure (PSDI) Project help
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
13:50 CEST
Jeremy Frey, Head of Computational Systems Chemistry, University of Southampton
  • Provide a data infrastructure for physical sciences that at least matches that currently available AI/ML in the in the life sciences
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) nee and Information Architecture (IA) in the Lab
  • Will AI lead to more or less lab work?
Novel technologies to aid HTE Automation in chemistry
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
13:50 CEST
Simon Yates, Principal Scientist - Global Chemistry HTE Automation, AstraZeneca
Mixed Reality Maintenance and Repair Solutions in the Lab of the Future
Lab Operations
13:50 CEST
Carl Bertels, Technical Supervisor, Full Spectrum Lab Services
The Changing face of Scientific Services
Lab Operations
13:50 CEST
Richard Snell, Scientific Services Director, GSK

What the right Strategy for provision of scientific services in Pharma In house Vs outsourced

  • Does one solution fit for sites and companies of all sizes?
  • Scale Vs Specialists providers
  • One Provider Vs Multiple
14:40
From Idea To Launch​ – Optimizing software-based medical​ AI solution development
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
14:40 CEST
Markus Blank, Head Applied Imaging, Innovation & Data Enablement, Bayer
Enabling Next-Generation Drug Discovery
Digital Transformation and Scientific Innovation
14:40
Thras Karydis, CTO, DeepCure
SiLA & AnIML: Standards in action across global organizations
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
14:40 CEST
Patrick Courtney, Director, SiLA
Learnings from deploying standards across Unilever R&D
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
14:40 CEST
Andrew Mitchell, Automation Systems Lead Scientist, Unilever
Adopting standards at scale through reusable patterns
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
14:40 CEST
Burkhard Schaefer, Head of Partnering, SiLA
Panel discussion on standards adoption strategies
Robotics Automation & Interoperability
14:40 CEST
Patrick Courtney, Director, SiLA
Andrew Mitchell, Automation Systems Lead Scientist, Unilever
Burkhard Schaefer, Head of Partnering, SiLA
15:30
Technology of the Future – What do today’s start-up have to offer for the future
Plenary Sessions
15:30 CEST
Martin Winter, Managing Director, Lab Automation Network
16:55
Close
16:55 CEST