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Keynote Sessions
Lab Operations
08:45 (CEST)
Introduction & Opening Remarks
08:55 (CEST)
Keynote Sessions
Keynote Sessions
08:55 (CEST)
Moderator’s Introduction and Overview
09:05 (CEST)
A Golden Age of Technology Advancement in Biopharma: Challenges and Opportunities
09:20 (CEST)
The R&D Digital Board at Lundbeck – Centralizing Digital Strategy to Optimize use of Novel Technologies
09:35 (CEST)
Re-imagining the Research Laboratory Workplace of the Future for Generative AI
09:50 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Keynote Sessions
10:10 (CEST)
The Application of AI in Drug Development
10:25 (CEST)
Pioneering the future of Biopharma R&D – How do we evolve together?
10:40 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
10:55 (CEST)
Coffee & Networking Break in the Exhibition Area
11:40 (CEST)
Keynote Sessions
Keynote Sessions
11:40 (CEST)
The Servier R&D Data Roadmap – Leveraging Data and Analytics as a Catalyst for Therapeutic Progress
11:55 (CEST)
Digital Transformation in Lab Operations: Tools, Integration, and Impact
12:20 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Keynote Sessions
11:40 (CEST)
Supporting Innovation in the Lab Through the AstraZeneca BioVenture Hub
11:55 (CEST)
The Roche Innovation Centre – Creating a Hub of Scientific Innovation and Collaboration Where Cutting Edge Research is Done
12:10 (CEST)
Digital Transformation & Research Tooling
12:25 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
12:45 (CEST)
Lunch and Networking Break in the Exhibition Area
13:45 (CEST)
Track Sessions
AI to Innovate
13:45 (CEST)
Trust and Transparency in using AI in Drug Discovery
14:00 (CEST)
Harnessing an AI Platform for Identification of Novel Natural Small Molecule Therapeutics
Sona Chandra, President of AI, Pangea Bio
14:30 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Sona Chandra, President of AI, Pangea Bio
Automated Lab
13:45 (CEST)
A Real Lab in the Loop in Small Molecule Drug Discovery: Fully Automating the Design-Make-Test-Learn Cycle
14:00 (CEST)
Lab Ecosystem Integration is Critical for Digital Transformation
14:30 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Digital Transformation
13:45 (CEST)
Digital Transformation at MMIC- Creating Real Time Data Flow from Lab Equipment to Manufacturing
14:00 (CEST)
Transforming Pharma R&D: Unified Platforms for Data Contextualization and Workflow Orchestration
14:15 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
14:45 (CEST)
Track Sessions
AI to Innovate
14:45 (CEST)
Harnessing AI to Achieve Innovation Within Precision Medicine
15:00 (CEST)
Application of LLMs and NLP in the Clinic
15:15 (CEST)
Protein Language Model (ProtLM): In-silico approach To Accelerate Vaccine Target Identification
15:30 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Automated Lab
14:45 (CEST)
Advanced Automation and Robotic Tools – Applications in the Lab
John den Engelsman, Executive Director, Process Analytical Sciences, Novartis
15:00 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
John den Engelsman, Executive Director, Process Analytical Sciences, Novartis
Digital Transformation
14:45 (CEST)
The Digital Ecosystem at CSL Behring
15:00 (CEST)
CSL Lab Data Repository – Strategies for Instrument Connectivity and Lab Data Automation
15:15 (CEST)
Problems that AI is solving and creating in drug discovery
15:30 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
15:45 (CEST)
Afternoon Tea and Networking Break in the Exhibition Area
16:30 (CEST)
Track Sessions
Connected Lab
16:30 (CEST)
Data: The Ultimate Asset – Where User Experience meets Data Experience to Redefine Laboratory Data Capture
16:45 (CEST)
Connected Labs – Digital Transformation of CMC Labs
17:15 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Data Strategy
16:30 (CEST)
Making Data GenAI Ready
16:45 (CEST)
Unleashing Clinical Insights at the Lakehouse
17:15 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Digital Transformation
16:30 (CEST)
Digital Transformation and Change Management
16:45 (CEST)
The Lab AI Revolution: Unleashing the Power of AI and Data to Accelerate Research and Discovery
17:00 (CEST)
The Digital Shift: Reshaping the Scientist’s Approach to Work
17:15 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
17:30 (CEST)
Live Labs – Interactive Group Discussions

Live Lab sessions are interactive group discussions which tackle the bigger questions of the day in an open forum to brainstorm ideas and discuss the roadblocks to break-through innovation. They take the format of moderated standing discussions. The objective is to share views and experiences to stimulate new ways of thinking about common objectives.

18:00 (CEST)
Networking Drinks Reception
09:00 (CEST)
Opening Remarks
09:05 (CEST)
Keynote Sessions
Keynote Sessions
09:05 (CEST)
Opening Remarks
09:10 (CEST)
From Lab to Impact – Advancing Innovation Through Scientific Collaboration
09:25 (CEST)
Incorporating Biotechs into Sanofi and Partnering in AI – a Digital Perspective
09:40 (CEST)
Fatal Attraction & Tech Obsession: Are We Forgetting the Real Value Drivers in Digital Science Transformations?
09:55 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Keynote Sessions
10:15 (CEST)
Discovery Without Boundaries: the Lab of the Future at the Francis Crick Institute
10:30 (CEST)
Big Pharma Enterprise-Wide Digitally Enabled Business Transformation – How to Connect the Dots
10:45 (CEST)
It takes a village: Foster the right ecosystem to optimize your lab operations
11:00 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Keynote Sessions
11:20 (CEST)
Coffee and Networking Break in the Exhibition Area
12:00 (CEST)
Track Sessions
Automated Lab
12:00 (CEST)
Robotics in Cell Therapy – ACT Smart (Adherent Cell Therapy Using Smart Robotics)
12:15 (CEST)
The Journey of Implementing an Ultra High-Throughput Screening (uHTS) Automation Facility
12:30 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Digital Transformation
12:00 (CEST)
Envisioning, Developing, and Executing our Journey Towards the Lab of the Future
12:15 (CEST)
Building the Lab of the Future From an IT Perspective
12:30 (CEST)
Your Digital Transformation Blueprint: Unlocking Next-Gen Lab Informatics
12:45 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Lab Operations
12:00 (CEST)
The Lab of the Future Supporting Drug Discovery at CRL
12:15 (CEST)
Optimising Laboratory Operations for Sustainability with Digital Services: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
13:30 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
13:00 (CEST)
Lunch and Networking Break in the Exhibition Area
14:00 (CEST)
Track Sessions
Automated Lab
14:00 (CEST)
Implementation of a Global CMC System
14:15 (CEST)
Bridging the Gap: From Strategic Vision to Innovative Execution in CMC Digital
14:30 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Digital Transformation
14:00 (CEST)
Implementing a transformational KM solution to leverage GenAI
14:15 (CEST)
Carrots and Sticks: Towards Implementation of FAIR Data Standards
14:30 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Lab Operations
14:00 (CEST)
A Data Driven Approach to Lab Asset Life Cycle Management
14:15 (CEST)
Harmonization and Standardisation in Rapid Evolving Business
14:30 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
14:45 (CEST)
Track Sessions
AI to Optimize
14:45 (CEST)
Leveraging Generative AI to build a Virtual Lab Assistant (VLA)
15:00 (CEST)
AI in Pharma Manufacturing: Use Cases & Insights from Lonza
15:15 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Yann Abraham, Principal Scientist, Janssen
Connected Lab
14:45 (CEST)
How Semantically Enriched Master Data Increases Value of Preclinical Data
15:00 (CEST)
Revolutionizing the scientific experience through enhanced connectivity
15:15 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Data Strategy
14:45 (CEST)
Empowering Scientists Through Data Driven Decision Making in Drug Discovery and Early Development
15:00 (CEST)
Removing Data Silos within Global Enterprise to Enhance New Product Development and Benefit from Machine Learning
15:15 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
15:45 (CEST)
Track Sessions
AI to Innovate
15:45 (CEST)
Towards Self-Driving Development of Cell Therapies
16:00 (CEST)
AI Toolkit for Precision Oncology: From Drug Development to Treatment
16:30 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Connected Lab
15:45 (CEST)
The Lab of the Future – managing the tech tsunami for scientists
16:00 (CEST)
Beyond the Hype: Unveiling the True Power of Connected Labs
16:30 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Data Strategy
15:45 (CEST)
The Semantic Lab of the Future
16:00 (CEST)
EMBL-EBI Industry Programme – Disseminating Cutting-Edge Technologies to Industry
16:15 (CEST)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
16:45 (CEST)
Close of Congress