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From Candidate to Medicine. Now.

The Long Path to Delivery Will Soon Vanish.

Formulation and Delivery US is where advanced pharmaceutics, delivery science and AI-enabled development converge to take a promising molecule and turn it into a real drug product. Over 650 senior scientists, formulation leaders and technology innovators from pharma, biotech and advanced technology platforms. Two days in San Diego focused on the science that gets candidates to clinic.

What the Programme Covers

The full formulation and delivery value chain, from the moment a molecule needs to become a medicine to the point it reaches a patient.

The programme is designed so that a formulation scientist, a CMC leader, a delivery technologist and a device developer each find the sessions that speak directly to their work. And then cross into each other's tracks for the sessions that connect them.

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What to Expect in 2026?

The program reflects where the field is right now, not where it was five years ago.

Nasal and Inhalation drug formulation and delivery is the subject of a dedicated Day 1 track, featuring a Nose to Brain workshop at the end of the day. A full day of speakers from large pharma, small biotechs, and academia, showcases the current advancements in this area. 

RNA design and delivery gets its own dedicated track on Day 2, reflecting the pace of investment in this modality and the formulation and delivery challenges that still need solving. There is a panel discussion focusing on breaking the bottlenecks for the delivery of RNA.

Two Thought Leadership Panel Discussions anchor the program around the conversations the industry most wants to have. Unlocking AI/ML in Drug Discovery - Overcoming Data Quality and Access Barriers on Day 1 addresses one of the most talked about challenges in pharma right now. Formulating Next-Gen Biotherapeutics: Strategies to Enhance Stability, Quality, and Scalability on Day 2 ties together the discussions happening throughout the two days.

Key Event Highlights

An unmissable journey awaits you: from a high-energy AI & Digitalisation Zone to celebrated keynote speakers and insightful roundtable discussions. Discover the moments that will transform your Formulation & Delivery experience.  

Who is Speaking?

Confirmed speakers from AstraZeneca, Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine, Novartis, AbbVie, Roche, Regeneron, Bicycle Therapeutics, Immunocore, Merck, Pfizer, UCB, Silence Therapeutics, Entos Pharmaceuticals and leading academic and research institutions.

Two closed-door sessions run for senior leaders outside the main programme. Brain-Targeted Drug Delivery for Neurodegenerative Therapies on Day 1, and Advancing Oligonucleotide Delivery on Day 2.

Three Day 1 roundtables cover patient-centric drug products, New Approach Methodologies and alternative routes of administration for biologics beyond IV.

Two keynotes frame the programme.

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Samir Mitragotri,
Professor at Harvard University — How Are Innovations Driving the Field of Drug Delivery?

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Shalini Andersson,
Vice President of RNA, Gene and Cell Therapy at AstraZeneca — Day 2 keynote.

How it Works

The programme runs across four simultaneous tracks on day 1 and three tracks on day 2, designed so attendees can follow a single scientific thread or move across modalities as the agenda demands.

400 pre-arranged one-to-one meetings are scheduled across both days during morning coffee, lunch and afternoon breaks, shared across the co-located Drug Discovery US program. Each meeting is confirmed in advance. Delegates select who they want to meet from a fully profiled list and only confirmed acceptances appear in their schedule.

The event is co-located with Drug Discovery US, running simultaneously in the same venue. Delegates from both programmes share the exhibition, the networking lounge and the meeting system, and are welcome to attend sessions across both agendas.

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Discover Your Unmissable Schedule.

Discover everything our event has to offer by exploring the agenda page. There, you’ll find detailed information on every presentation, from inspiring keynote addresses to engaging panel discussions. You can also personalise your experience by saving your favourite sessions and building a tailored agenda that fits your interests and schedule, so you never miss the moments that matter most.

San Diego, CA. 12 - 13 October 2026.