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  • Tuesday, May 12th
    9:30 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Symposium: Advancing Precision Therapeutics Through AI Innovation and Global Regulatory Harmonization
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PT
    Advancing Precision Medicine: Accurate, Cost-Effective, Predictive Responses Through Harmonization
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Speaker: Dhiman Ghosh, PhD (he/him/his) – Wave Life Sciences
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PT
    Embedding AI/ML through Ethical and Regulatory Strategy in Precision Therapeutics
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Speaker: Shannon Ryan (she/her/hers) – Veritas Automata
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    AI-Driven Analysis of Inspection Outcomes for Optimized Clinical Site Selection
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    10:15 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    From Antibodies to Bioconjugates: Scalable Multi-Attribute Methods for Emerging Therapeutic Modalities
    Location: Learning Lab, Exhibit Hall
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Ganesh Bala, PhD (he/him/his) – Agilent Technologies
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
    Sponsored By 
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
    Keynote: Implementation of Generative AI for Drug Discovery and Safety
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Moderator: Jason Pennucci, MS – Moderna
    Keynote Speaker: Weida Tong, PhD (he/him/his) – National Center for Toxicological Research, FDA
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    2:30 PM - 3:15 PM PT
    Advancing Bioanalysis with HRMS-based Quantitation
    Location: Learning Lab, Exhibit Hall
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Shane Needham, PhD (he/him/his) – Veloxity Labs, LLC
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
    Sponsored By 
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
    Hot Topic: Because Ellie Can’t Wait: Breaking Barriers in Advanced Therapy Development
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Hot Topic Moderator: Timothy P. Hickling, PhD
    Hot Topic Speaker: Mimoun Azzouz
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
    Rapid Fires: Advancing Precision Therapeutics through AI Innovation and Global Regulatory Harmonization
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Soumya Sundaram, MS – Celerion
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PT
    Application of Machine Learning for Product Stability Characterization and Control
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Speaker: Dave Thomas, B.Sc., MBA (he/him/his) – Lumetics Inc.
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PT
    Auditable GenAI for Authoring eCTD Table
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Rapid Fire Speaker: Bingjia Yang, PhD (she/her/hers) – Merck & Co.
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PT
    Machine Learning for Particle Identification and Characterization of Novel Medicines
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Rapid Fire Speaker: Amber Raines, PhD (she/her/hers) – Coriolis Pharma U.S.
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Tuesday, May 12th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT
    Benching AI: Unlock Optimal Processes faster with Your Data and AI
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Rapid Fire Speaker: Jason Boyd, MBA – Benchling
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    9:30 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Symposium: Advancing Precision Manufacturing and Delivery for Complex Modalities
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Moderator: Weiping Shao, PhD – Astrazeneca
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PT
    Formulation Forward: Mapping the Biophysical Blueprint for Next-Gen Biologics
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PT
    Microfluidics-Driven Strategies for Scalable Personalized Nanomedicine
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Speaker: Jennica Zaro, PhD – University of Southern California
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Compliance in Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing: Anticipating Global Trends
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Speaker: Yelena Ionova, Pharm.D. – Redica Systems
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Hot Topic: Advancing Precision Manufacturing and Delivery for Complex Modalities
    Location: Coral 1-2
    Hot Topic Moderator: Jo Goodman, BSc (she/her/hers) – Celerion
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PT
    What’s Required vs. What’s Possible: Translational Bioanalytics for IND Success
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Speaker: Vibha Jawa, PhD, FAAPS (she/her/hers) – EpiVax, Inc.
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    10:30 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    Evolution in Immunogenicity Analysis: When are stand-alone Nabs required?
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Speaker: Lynn A. Kamen, PhD – BioAgilytix Labs
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    11:15 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    Development of a Quantitative Assay in Whole Blood using Microsampling
    Location: Learning Lab, Exhibit Hall
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Lindsay Rutherford, n/a – KCAS Bio
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
    Sponsored By 
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT
    Special Poster Collection
    Location: Eventide
    Poster Collection Host: Carl Allenspach, PhD – Bristol Myers Squibb
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
    Keynote: Advancing the Design Logic of mRNA Nanomedicines
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Keynote Speaker: Owen Fenton
    Moderator: Weiping Shao, PhD – Astrazeneca
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM PT
    Automated Immunoassays Address Analytical Bottlenecks in ADC Drug Development
    Location: Learning Lab, Exhibit Hall
    Partner Presentation Speaker: John David Chappell, n/a – Gyros Protein Technologies
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
    Sponsored By 
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    2:30 PM - 3:15 PM PT
    Advancing GLP-1 Development with Next-Generation Analytical Tools
    Location: Learning Lab, Exhibit Hall
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Andrew Leightner, n/a – Waters Corporation
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
    Sponsored By 
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
    Rapid Fires: Advancing Precision Manufacturing and Delivery for Complex Modalities
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Sanjeev Bhardwaj, PhD (he/him/his) – Moderna Therapeutics
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PT
    “Particulates” in Cell Therapy Products: Challenges and Opportunities
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Rapid Fire Speaker: Rafi Mohammad, PhD – Bayer
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PT
    Translating Rheology and Microstructure-Informed Strategies to Vaccine Suspension Development
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Rapid Fire Speaker: Alex Langford, MS (he/him/his) – Pfizer
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PT
    AI Meets Aggregates: Machine Learning in Biophysical Formulation Design 
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Rapid Fire Speaker: Christine Allen, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Wednesday, May 13th
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT
    Precision Injectable Biodegradable Implants for Long-Acting Retinal Disease Treatment
    Location: Pacific Jewel BC
    Rapid Fire Speaker: Husam M. Younes, MSc, PhD (he/him/his) – Qatar University
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PT
    Symposium: Advancing Cross-Modality Bioanalytics and Translational Biomarkers for Complex and Personalized Therapeutics
    Moderator: Jason Pennucci – Moderna Therapeutics
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM PT
    Neutralizing Antibody Assessment for Tri-specific Biotherapeutics Amid Pre-existing Anti-drug Antibodies
    Speaker: Bonnie Wu, PhD – Johnson & Johnson Innovation Medicine
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PT
    Validated WES Assay for Biomarker Discovery and Clinical Development
    Speaker: Kirthi Kumar Kutumbaka, MS, PhD (he/him/his) – Eurofins Clinical Trial Solutions
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PT
    Implementing Flow Cytometry to Evaluate Novel Modalities in Clinical Trials
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    Keynote: Strategic Implementation of AI in Regulated Bioanalytical Testing During Clinical Development
    Keynote Speaker: Jean-Claude Marshall, MSc, PhD – Moderna
    Moderator: Darshana Jani, PhD (she/her/hers) – Moderna
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Hot Topic: Organ Chip Clinical Mimicry and NAMs Applied to the Development of New and Follow‑On Therapeutics
    Location: Coral 1-2
    Hot Topic Moderator: Weiping Shao, PhD – AstraZeneca
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Rapid Fires: Advancing Cross-Modality Bioanalytics and Translational Biomarkers for Complex and Personalized Therapeutics
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Jo Goodman, BSc (she/her/hers) – Celerion
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PT
    Clinical Mimicry and Drug Discovery on Organ Chips
    Location: Coral 1-2
    Hot Topic Speaker: Chandrav De, PhD (he/him/his) – Wyss Institute at Harvard University
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PT
    Translational In Vitro Tools to Predict Bioavailability of Inhalation Products
    Rapid Fire Speaker: Ana Filipa Ferreira, PharmD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hovione
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PT
    Application of NAMs to Immunogenicity Risk Mitigation of New and Follow-on Products
    Location: Coral 1-2
    Hot Topic Speaker: Daniela Verthelyi, MD,PhD (she/her/hers) – Thimmus LLC
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PT
    Plasma–Liver Proteomic Signatures Enable Biomarker Discovery in MASH
    Speaker: Xuemei Yang, MS – Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PT
    Flow Cytometry Analysis in Clinical Trails: A Logistic Challenge
    Rapid Fire Speaker: Laura Golusda – CheckImmune GmbH
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Panel Discussion
    Location: Coral 1-2
    Hot Topic Moderator: Weiping Shao, PhD – AstraZeneca
    Hot Topic Speaker: Chandrav De, PhD (he/him/his) – Wyss Institute at Harvard University
    Hot Topic Speaker: Daniela Verthelyi, MD,PhD (she/her/hers) – Thimmus LLC
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation
  • Thursday, May 14th
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Considerations for Free Biomarker Assay Development of Multimeric Analytes
    Rapid Fire Speaker: Tanya Treynor, PhD (she/her/hers) – BioAgilytix Labs
    Advancing Novel Medicine through Precision Science and Patient-Centric Innovation