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R&D Spotlight:
Novel Approaches to Target Identification & Validation

17 November 2026 | Online, Online, 15:00 London | 16:00 Paris | 10:00 New York

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Explore the latest innovations transforming target discovery and tackle the challenges of identifying and validating high-confidence therapeutic targets.

This webinar brings together experts to discuss how AI, multi-omics, advanced screening and computational approaches are reshaping target identification and validation. Discover how these technologies are being combined with experimental biology to uncover novel disease mechanisms, prioritise promising targets and accelerate early-stage drug discovery. 

  • Accelerate Target Discovery With AI – Explore how AI and computational approaches are uncovering novel targets and biological insights
  • Unlock Deeper Insights With Multi-Omics – Discover how integrated omics and advanced screening improve target confidence and disease understanding
  • Bridge Discovery & Validation – Learn how AI-driven hypotheses can be validated through CRISPR, perturbation biology and human-relevant models

See the latest approaches in action, hear real-world case studies, and gain practical insights to accelerate target discovery and validation.

This is your chance to see the latest tools in action, understand their real-world impact, and leave with practical takeaways to apply in your own research.

VPs, Directors & Senior Managers from leading pharma & biotech companies and research institutions in the following fields and more:

 

  • Target Identification
  • Target Validation
  • Drug Discovery
  • AI/ML
  • Discovery Biology
  • Systems Biology
  • Functional genomics
  • Computational Biology
  • Early Discovery Research

60-Minute Agenda

15:00 - 15:15
Joseph Wu

From NAMs To Clinical Trial In A Dish

  • Learn recent announcements of 'New Alternative Methodologies' by FDA, NIH and EPA
  • Learn how stem cells, organoids, genomics & AI can be integrated for drug discovery
Joseph Wu
JOSEPH WU
Professor, Stanford University; Co-founder, Greenstone Bioscience
15:15 – 15:30
Naisha Shah

Decoding Decades Of Human Aging Data: Protein Trajectories, Resilience And Agentic AI For Novel Target Discovery

Age-related diseases develop over decades, yet most target discovery relies on snapshots taken close to diagnosis. This talk shows how BioAge decodes one of the world's largest longitudinal human aging datasets to trace disease biology years before symptoms, uncover mechanisms of resilience in those who stay healthy despite high risk, and use agentic AI to navigate this data at scale, connecting human longitudinal evidence to novel, tractable drug targets.
Naisha Shah
NAISHA SHAH
Senior Vice President of Data Science, BioAge Labs
15:30 – 16:00
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Panel Discussion: AI, Multi-Omics & NAMs for Next-Generation Target Identification & Validation

  • From Multi-Omics to Causality: integrating multi-omics to identify true disease drivers
  • AI-Powered Target Prioritisation: where AI/ML and LLMs can strengthen target discovery, ranking and decision-making
  • Closing the Validation Gap: connecting computational predictions with functional genomics and human-relevant experimental models
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FEATURING BOTH SPEAKERS
Joseph Wu, Professor, Stanford University; Co-founder, Greenstone Bioscience ; Naisha Shah, Senior Vice President of Data Science, BioAge Labs
16:00

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Agenda

13:40 – 14:00

Industry Presentation: TACAs: Opening up the Target Space to a New Frontier

PETER SONDERMANN
Chief Executive Officer, Tacalyx
14:00 – 14:20

Industry Presentation: Innovative Strategies For Efficient NK Cell Redirection

LUKAS PEKAR
Lab Head, Merck KGaA
14:20 – 14:40

Solution Provider Presentation

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14:40 – 15:00

See The Technology In Action + Live Q&A

15:00

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