Discovery & Development US 2026
Hilton San Diego Bayfront, CA
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Agenda
The Power Of Partnerships: Aligning Pharma, Biotech, And Academia To Accelerate Development & Innovation
Panel Discussion• Bridging cultures and goals
• Shared resources and expertise
• Accelerating translation
• How partnerships can streamline moving discoveries from the lab to clinical development and market
Novel Neuro-Immunological Targets
Industry PresentationCNS Drug Discovery Case Study
Industry PresentationDevelopment Of Small Molecule Huntington’s Disease Therapeutics With A Novel Mechanism Of Action
Industry Presentation• Hit identification in a phenotypic screen
• Demonstration of selective degradation of mutant huntingtin and cellular disease phenotype reversal
• PK/PD relationship in preclinical mouse models
Development Of Novel Therapeutic Drugs For Neurodegenerative Diseases
Industry PresentationSmall Molecules To Mitigate Cisplatin Toxicities Including Hearing Loss
Industry PresentationDelivering Therapies Across The Blood-Brain Barrier
Panel Discussion• Developing optimized BBB models for drug discovery
• Predicting future
• Recent technological advancements & platforms
• Challenges and unities for the delivery of biopharmaceuticals
• Using nasal to brain route
Targeted, Long-Term Durability & Release
Industry PresentationReinventing CNS Drug Discovery With AI And Human Brain Organoids
Industry PresentationUnderstanding The Role Of AI & Data In Neuroscience Research
Industry PresentationGenomics Technologies For Neurological Indications
Industry PresentationTransformative Gene Therapies For Treating Rare Diseases Using A Novel Plant-Based Manufacturing
Industry PresentationWhere Smart Capital Meets Science: Investing In The Next Wave Of Drug Discovery Innovation
Panel Discussion• How investors evaluate emerging drug discovery technologies
o AI in drug discovery
• What drives funding decisions in a shifting biotech market
• Where capital is flowing next
• How investor are looking at non-dilutive founding
Beyond The Hype: AI, Data & The Industry Shift In Drug Discovery R&D
Panel Discussion• How industry dynamics are reshaping pharma R&D strategy & decision-making
• Digital transformation, AI & data-driven labs of the future
• What leaders need to prioritize to turn innovation into real scientific & business impact
Women In Drug Discovery & Development
Panel Discussion• Exploring pathways to leadership, career progression, and influence for women across drug discovery and development organizations
• Addressing barriers to advancement while sharing strategies to foster mentorship, sponsorship, and greater diversity in scientific innovation and decision-making
Innovation to Impact: Market Strategies Driving the Next Wave of Drug Delivery Technologies
Panel Discussion• What actually defines a “successful” delivery innovation in the market?
• From lab breakthrough to commercial product: where do most strategies fail?
• Pharma vs biotech vs academia: who owns the pathway to market?
• Market access and reimbursement as the real gatekeepers of innovation
Partnerships, Platforms Or Acquisitions: What Is The Winning Model For Brain Health Innovation?
Panel Discussioncollaboration models that actually work
• When to partner vs acquire vs build internally
• Data-sharing in a competitive landscape
• Public-private partnerships in USA: success stories & failures
AI Rewiring The Future Of Drug Discovery
Industry Presentation• Taking a deep dive into generative AI for molecular design to illustrate individual methods that have transformative implications
• Putting it all together – active learning and multi-property optimisation for multiple drug properties
• Using AI to integrate early and late-stage considerations – agentic AI approaches
• How do we collaborate across the industry to develop these frameworks?
Solution Provider Presentation
Solution Provider PresentationAfternoon Break & Refreshments
Lunch Break
Morning Break & Refreshments
Close of Day One & Networking Drinks Reception
Lunch Break
End of Event
Morning Break & Refreshments
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