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30 September - 01 October 2025 | London, UK

Europe’s flagship event for biomarkers technological innovation returns: advancing biomarkers in drug discovery, development, clinical trials and accelerating precision medicine

Precision Medicine Awards 2025 Logo (Light)

Join us at the Precision Medicine Awards 2025, for an evening dedicated to celebrating visionary institutions and individuals who are driving innovation & excellence in Precision Medicine. Held at the stunning Grade II listed Assembly Hall at Church House - just a 3 minute walk from the conference venue - this prestigious event offers a unique timely opportunity to celebrate and honour groundbreaking achievements in the industry which are accelerating targeted treatments and transforming patient outcomes. 

Key Themes

We asked key opinion leaders which breakthroughs will shape the future of precision medicine. The answer? A shift beyond genomics to multi-omics—integrating proteomics, metabolomics, and spatial biology to decode disease at every level. AI is transforming immunohistochemistry, sharpening biomarker design and pathology analysis. Multi-modal data and multiplexing are exposing hidden cancer circuitry, driving smarter target discovery. As AI-driven innovations navigate IVDR regulations, precision medicine is moving from promise to reality, bringing sharper diagnostics, better therapies, and truly individualized care.

NextGen Biomed 2025

Advancing Therapeutic Innovation Through Multi-Omics Research  

NextGen Omics & Spatial Biology connects thought leaders, researchers, and experts with pharmaceutical & biotech representatives to discuss the latest innovations across the fields of multi-omics. 

There are three dedicated programmes running across two full days, which together will explore multi-omics from technological development to therapeutic applications and analysis, making this a must-attend event for anyone working in clinical diagnostics, single cell & spatial biology. 

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Antibody Society

NextGen Biomed 2025 is supported by our
Scientific Programme Partner The Antibody Society

Biomarkers & Precision Medicine 2025 Programme Highlights

Explore dynamic panels, engaging roundtables, and hands-on workshops designed to drive innovation and foster collaboration in Biomarkers & Precision Medicine including: 

Biomarkers

Panel Discussion: IVDR & LDT Regulations & Their Impact?

Panellists include Mike Messenger, Head of Regulatory Strategy, BIVDA;
Sushma Iyengar, Senior Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Precision Medicine & Digital Health, Takeda;
Wanderson Dos Santos Trindade, Director Global Regulatory Affairs - CDx, Daiichi-Sankyo;
Chris Bray, Head Global Regulatory Affairs, Precision Medicine & Companion Diagnostics, Merck KGaA;
Vihanga Pahalawatta, Director Regulatory Affairs Companion Diagnostics, Abbvie

Panel Discussion: Biomarker Strategies and Pharma Companies: Lessons Learned Over the Last 10 Years

Panellists include Emanuela Oldoni, Scientific Programme Manager – Biomarkers, EATRIS - European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine;
Alain van Gool, Professor of Personalized Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Centre

Panel Discussion: Biomarker Strategies In Neurodegenerative Therapeutics

Panellists include Kiri Granger, Chief Scientific Officer, Monument Therapeutics;
Manuela Cerina, Scientific Director, LifeArc

Panel Discussion: Navigating Trends In Biomarker & Diagnostic Partnerships

Panellists include Jens Kieckbusch, Director, External Innovation, Precision Medicine, Research & Development, GSK;
Senior Representative, Diaceutics;
Chris Bray, Head Global Regulatory Affairs, Precision Medicine & Companion Diagnostics, Merck KGaA;
Nitin Jain, Director Franchise Project Management, AstraZeneca

Roundtable Discussion: Improving Support for Industry–Academic Collaboration

Hosted by Arman Rahman, Assistant Professor, University College Dublin

Roundtable Discussion: Overcoming Precision Medicine Based Regulatory Challenges

Hosted by Lindsay Darling, Director, CDx Portfolio Management & Operations, Regeneron

Spatial Biology For Precision Medicine

Panel Discussion: Addressing The Future Needs Of Spatial Multi-Omics?

Panellists include Azam Hamidinekoo, Associate Director, Image Analysis & Platform, AstraZeneca 
Fan Lin, Professor & Group Head, FMP Berlin
Inês Sequeira, Associate Professor, Group Leader, Spatial Biology Hub Lead, Queen Mary University London

Panel Discussion: Exploring The Application Of Spatial Technologies In Immunology & Oncology

Panellists include Virginia Savova, Senior Director, Cell-Targeted Precision Medicine, AstraZeneca
Raffaele Adolfo Calogero, Professor, University of Torino
Matthew Humphries, Director of Research Operations, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Digital Pathology & AI

Panel Discussion: Building A Business Case For Digital Pathology

Panellists include Huw Bannister, Senior Director – Global Diagnostics – Digital and Computational Pathology, AstraZeneca;
Matthew Humphries, Director of Research Operations, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Paul J van Diest, Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht

Who is Speaking at Biomarkers & Precision Medicine 2025?

Meet Our Expert Speakers

Biomarkers & Precision Medicine 2025 again brings together a panel of prominent leaders and scientists, sharing new case studies, innovative, data and industry outlooks.

Elena Miranda
Director, Non Clinical Histology,
GSK
Espen Walker
Global Head Medical Diagnostics,
AstraZeneca
Jeroen van der Laak
Professor of Computational Pathology,
Radboudumc
Marcus Otte
Senior Director, Head of Clinical Biomarker and Technologies,
Merck Healthcare KGaA
Maria Orr
Head of Precision Medicine and Biosamples, Early Oncology,
AstraZeneca
Matt Brown
Chief Scientific Officer,
Genomics England
Paul van Diest
Professor and Head, Department of Pathology,
University Medical Center Utrecht
Professor Sir Mark Caulfield
Vice Principal for Health,
Queen Mary’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Stephanie Craig
Lecturer in Precision Medicine,
Queen's University Belfast
Sushma Iyengar
Senior Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Precision Medicine & Digital Health,
Takeda
Svetlana Mukhina
Director Global Regulatory Affairs, Global Regulatory Affairs CDx,
Merck Group
Virginia Savova
Senior Director,
AstraZeneca
Alain Van Gool
Professor Personalized Healthcare,
Radboud University Medical Center
Amonida Zadissa
Associate Director of Informatics,
UK Dementia Research Institute
Ana Hidalgo Sastre
Director, Translational Science,
AstraZeneca
Antonina Mitrofanova
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research,
Rutgers Health, SHP
Arman Rahman
Assistant Professor,
University College Dublin
Arthur Lewis
Director – Image Analysis & Platform - Pathology,
Astrazeneca
Azam Hamidinekoo
Senior Data Scientist, Clinical Pharmacology & Safety Sciences,
AstraZeneca
Belinda Nedjai
Reader/ Associate Professor in cancer biomarker and Epigenetic,
Queen Mary University Of London
Bernd Wollscheid
Professor & Group Leader, Head of Proteomics Platform,
ETH Zurich
Chris Bray
Head Global Regulatory Affairs, Precision Medicine & Companion Diagnostics,
Merck Healthcare KGaA
Daniel Strasser
Director, Therapeutic Area Biomarker Lead / Biomarker Strategy Immunology,
Novartis
David Clark
Consultant Haematopathologist,
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
David Snead
Founding Director, PathLAKE & Professor of Pathology Practice at University of Warwick,
PathLAKE
Debayan Mukherjee
Principal Scientist,
GSK
Emanuela Oldoni
Scientific Programme Manager- Biomarkers,
EATRIS
Emmanuel Valentin
Vice President, Translational Medicine,
Imcheck Therapeutics
Fan Liu
Head of the Proteomics Research Platform,
FMP Berlin
Francesca Trapani
Scientific Director/ Group Leader,
Boehringer Ingelheim
Gayle Marshall
Head of Biomarkers,
Catapult Medicines Discovery
Giovanna Lalli
Director, Strategy & Operations,
LifeArc
Harpreet Saini
Senior Director Bioinformatics,
Astex Pharmaceuticals
Helen Graves
Principal Scientist,
Alchemab Therapeutics
Henoch Hong
Associate Director,
Merck & Cie KmG
Huw Bannister
Senior Director, Global Commercial Digital and Computational Pathology,
AstraZeneca
Inês Sequeira
Group Leader,
Queen Mary University of London
Irene Del Molino del Barrio
Principal Scientist,
GSK
Jan-Philipp Mallm
Lab head,
DKFZ
Jean-Baptiste Lugagne
Group Leader,
Centre for Medicines Discovery
Jean-Christophe Olivo-Marin
Professor & Head of the Quantitative Image Analysis Unit,
Institute Pasteur
Jens Kieckbusch
Director, External Innovation Precision Medicine,
GlaxoSmithKline
Jim Eyles
Director, Clinical Immuno-Oncology Discovery Group,
AstraZeneca
Jimmy Bell
Professor,
University of Westminster
Jo Taylor
Founder,
METUPUK
Joanna Janus
Research Programme Manager,
Cancer Research UK
Joao Pinto
Surgical Pathologist,
University of Porto
Johan Luthman
Executive Vice President & Head of Research & Development,
Lundbeck
Karl Smith-Byrne
Senior Molecular Epidemiologist,
Centre for Medicines Discovery
Katherine Freeman
Senior Portfolio Manager, Digital Health,
UK Research Councils
Kazumasa Kanemaru
Postdoctoral Researcher,
University of Cambridge
Kiri Granger
Chief Scientific Officer,
Monument Therapeutics
Laurent Audoly
CEO, Co-Founder,
PriveBio
Lindsay Darling
Director, Companion Diagnostics Portfolio Management & Operations,
Regeneron
Liz Harrington
Executive Director, Translational Medicine Global Head of Targeted Therapy Franchise (TDE),
AstraZeneca
Mani Mudaliar
Director, Quantitative Biomarkers,
Recursion
Manuela Cerina
Scientific Director of Neurodegeneration,
LifeArc
Maria Laura Garcia Bermejo
Scientific Director,
Ramon y Cajal Health Research Institute (IRYCIS)
Markus Schulze
Senior Scientist,
Merck & Cie KmG
Martin Isabelle
Associate Director, Tumour Profiling and Mechanistic Biology, Translational Sciences,
Adaptimmune
Matthew Humphries
Director of Research Operations,
NHS
Michael Zaiac
Head of Medical Affairs Oncology Region Europe,
Daiichi Sankyo
Michael Cannarile
Head of Oncology Biomarkers,
Roche
Mike Messenger
Head of Regulatory Strategy,
BIVDA
Miro Venturi
Operating Partner,
ARCHIMED
Nathalie Banner
Director of Ethics,
Genomics England
Neil Humphryes-Kirilov
Associate Director of Human Genomics,
C4X Discovery
Nitin Jain
Director, Franchise Project Management,
AstraZeneca
Olga Nissan
Chief Executive Officer,
Protica Bio
Peter Groenen
Head of Translational Science,
Cerebrum DAO
Prakash Ramachandran
Professor of Experimental Hepatology,
University of Edinburgh
Raffaele A Calogero
Professor,
University of Torino
Rahul Deb
Consultant Pathologist, Clinical Lead for DP Implementation,
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation
Richard Festenstein
Clinical Professor of Molecular Medicine,
Imperial College London
Roya Esat Dabestani
Precision Medicine Lead,
Innovate UK Business Connect
Sonali Natu
Clinical Lead Pathology & Consultant Cellular Pathologist,
Tees Valley Pathology; North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Thomas Jensen
Chief Executive Officer,
Allarity Therapeutics
Thomas Hach
Global Program Clinical Head,
Novartis
Valerie Taly
Group Leader,
University of Paris Descartes
Victoria Goss
Head of Early Diagnosis and Translational Group,
University of Southampton
Vihanga Pahalawatta
Director - Regulatory Affairs Companion Diagnostics,
AbbVie
Wanderson Dos Santos Trindade
Director Global Regulatory Affairs - Companion Diagnostics,
Daiichi-Sankyo
Wolfgang Breitwieser
Head of Molecular Biology,
Cancer Research -UK Manchester Institute

Sponsors

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Interdisciplinary Learning

The Collaboration Hub

Interdisciplinary learning and knowledge share is key to driving Precision Medicine. Our Collaboration Hub sessions will provide a platform to enable experts and innovators from diverse complimentary fields to foster collaboration, hear fresh perspectives, encourage innovation, break down silos and address specific challenges within the field.

Each invitation only focused session will last one hour and house a maximum of 15 diverse specialists alongside a high-level moderator to facilitate discussion.

Moderated by: Vihanga Pahalawatta, Director Regulatory Affairs Companion Diagnostics, Abbvie 

Discussion Points: How to prepare for and adopt to shifts in regulations related to personalized health care, whilst streamlining processes

Invited Specialists: Regulatory officials, patient representatives, clinicians

Moderated by: Katherine Freeman, Senior Portfolio Manager, Digital Health, EPSRC

Discussion Points: How to maximize the benefit of AI in precision medicine and explore challenges around managing risk, ethical considerations, regulatory compliance and integrating into existing systems

Invited Specialists: AI specialists, data scientists, clinicians, regulatory officials, bioethicists, IT infrastructure experts

Discussion Points: How to align stakeholders and design strategies to overcome the challenges in adopting precision medicine technologies, such as cost, accessibility, technology transfer and integration into clinical workflows.

Invited specialists: Technology developers, implementation specialists, knowledge/ technology transfer, healthcare administrators, clinicians, regulatory officials

Moderated by: Roya Esat-Dabestani, Precision Medicine Lead, Innovate UK Business Connect

Discussion Points: Identifying the barriers to translating research findings into clinical practice and exploring strategies to improve collaboration and align academic research with clinical needs, regulatory requirements and healthcare systems

Invited Specialists: Academic researchers, clinicians, healthcare administrators, technology/ knowledge transfer, regulatory officials, translational medicine experts

Discussion Points: Designing strategies to improve integration and analysis of diverse data sources (genomics, proteomics, patient health records) and also the sharing of datasets internally and externally to further precision medicine research

Invited Specialists: Data scientists, bioinformaticians, clinicians, IT infrastructure experts

Moderated by: Natalie Banner, Director of Ethics, Genomics England

Discussion Points: How to create ethical guidelines and legal frameworks for responsible genetic data use in precision medicine. 

Invited Specialists: Bioethicists, legal experts, geneticists, patient advocates, government policy makers
Roundtable (Circle)

2025 Young Scientist Awards (YSA) for Best Poster Presentation

The NextGen Biomed Young Scientist Awards include the best poster presentation award and are intended to honour an outstanding individual performance for a scientific work by a PhD student, PostDoc or early career scientist.

Please submit your poster presentation by no later than 13th January 2025 in the below category:

  • Protein/Antibody Engineering
  • Bioanalysis & Characterisation
  • Next Generation Biotherapeutics
  • Peptides Chemistry & Therapeutics
  • Oligonucleotides Chemistry & Therapeutics
  • Sustainable Chemistry & Manufacturing
  • Student (PhD), PostDoc or early career scientist under 35 years of age. Proof must be provided via an active student ID card or a copy of status
  • Applicants must be the first AND presenting author of the submitted paper and register for the meeting by 13th January 2025
  • ONLY ONE YSA submission per person will be accepted. If authors submit multiple abstracts for consideration for the YSA, only one abstract will be taken into consideration for the YSA

Applicants must follow the procedure as follows: 

  • Register and submit an abstract by 13th January 2025 using the registration link to the left on this page 
  • Once registered you will be provided with the online abstract submission form 
  • Prepare the poster or platform and present it (The poster presenter should be at the poster during all breaks.) 
  • The 3 winners with the highest scores will be announced at the Networking Drinks on the second day of the event 
  • The winners’ 10-minute oral presentations will take place during the networking drinks on day 2 

The platform or poster presentation will be evaluated by senior scientists (consisting of our speaking and steering group committee for the NextGen Biomed series) on the basis of originality of the approach and quality of the work (e.g. appropriate methodology, interpretation of results, conclusiveness). All participants will receive the scoring and comments after the annual meeting via email.

The 3 winners receiving the highest scores will be announced at the Networking Drinks on the Day 2 and will be given a trophy as well as £1,000 contribution towards travel costs. Oxford Global will also provide winners with PLUS Pass – 12 months access to our content platform providing access to on-demand presentations, exclusive reports and highlights. 

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The Oxford Global team were fantastic to work with and helped make the organisation and scheduling of my conference seamless. I was not able to attend in person however the team ensured that all my meetings were arranged online so I could still participate. The team ensured that these meetings ran smoothly and efficiently. The leads that I have generated from the conference are very exciting and I am sure I will be attending again in the future.


Alex Certoma
Corporate Analyst, Universal Biosensors

Sanofi

Very productive meeting with precisely the right vendors for biomarker research.

Global Head of Biomarkers
Sanofi

Canopy Biosciences

Always enjoyed exhibiting at Oxford Global conferences as they are well organised from initial interest to the day of the event itself. The committee ensure all scheduled 1-2-1 meetings are attended and will also re-schedule if necessary. Venues have been spacious, and the catering has been of excellent quality including the desserts!


Paru Oatey
Business Development Manager – Northern Europe, Canopy Biosciences® – A Bruker Company

Abzu

I liked the high scientific level of the event and the great organisation, which left enough time for networking and the exchange of ideas and thoughts outside the regular agenda.


Marco Salvatore

Head of Target & Biomarker Discovery, Abzu

Sanofi

Very well organised event. The format was very suitable and sending meeting requests through the app worked very effectively.


Precision Medicine Head

Sanofi

Sapient Bioanalytics

Biomarkers UK is one the best organized conferences that we have attended. Oxford Global was very focused on helping us make the most of the event, from coordinating multiple high-value meetings on our behalf to giving us tools like the Swapcard app to make networking simple and effective. They provided an engaging program and gave us a platform to meet with like-minded individuals who believe in the transformative impact of biomarkers and had real interest in our offerings.


Tanya Nguyen

Head of Scientific Operations, Sapient

ONO Pharma

The conference was well organised, covering a wide range of important scientific topics relating to biomarkers.


Clinical Science Director

Ono Pharma UK Ltd

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