R&D Spotlight:
Advanced Analytical Strategies for NextGen Antibodies

24 September 2026 | Online, 14:00 London | 15:00 Paris | 09:00 New York

SPONSORED BY

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Uncover the latest in analytical development: stability, characterisation & developability assessment.

Discover how next-generation functional assays, stability profiling and developability assessment are reshaping early biologics development.

From identifying the right therapeutic leads to building confidence in clinical candidates, effective characterisation needs to happen earlier and deliver increasingly relevant insights. This webinar will explore how biochemical and cellular functional assays can strengthen screening cascades, how developability can be integrated into early discovery, and how AI/ML can help translate these insights into better-designed biotherapeutics.

The discussion will bring together perspectives on functional characterisation, bioanalytical challenges, early stability and developability assessment, and scalable analytical approaches to explore how the industry can make faster, more informed development decisions.

  • Enhance Candidate Selection – Use functional assays to identify, rank and characterise promising biotherapeutics.
  • Integrate Developability Earlier – Bring stability and developability insights into discovery and candidate design.
  • Improve Translation – Build greater confidence in the progression from preclinical characterisation to clinically relevant candidates.

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:

 

  • Analytical Development
  • Quality Control
  • CQA
  • Antibody Characterisation
  • Developability Assessment
  • Assay Development 

60-Minute Agenda

14:00 - 14:15
Kelly-Loyet

Industry Presentation: Characterisation Of Biologics Through Functional Assays

Implementing biochemical and cellular functional assays within structured screening cascades, balancing biological relevance to identify, rank, and characterise biotherapeutics, and translating lead candidates into clinically relevant biotherapeutics.
Kelly-Loyet
Genentech
Kelly Loyet
Distinguished Scientist and Director, Biochemical and Cellular Pharma, Genentech
Genentech
14:15 – 14:30
Sagar Kathuria

Industry Presentation: Bringing Developability Into The Early Discovery Phase

What can and cannot be brought early into developability, how this feeds into AI/ML models for use in the design phase, and the next challenges that remain to be addressed.
Sagar Kathuria
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Sagar Kathuria
Senior Principal Scientist, Sanofi
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14:30 - 14:45
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Industry Presentation: Early-Stage Developability Assessment for Lead Optimization and Selection

Developability assessment for early-stage antibody leads, combining in silico analysis with in vitro assays. Covers high-throughput, sensitive assays for PK, biophysical, and immunogenicity profiling. Closes with forced degradation studies supporting risk mitigation and closed-loop decisions.
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Lei Guo, Ph.D.
Senior Director, CRO Services, WuXi Biologics
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14:45 – 15:00

Next-Generation Stability, Characterisation & Developability: Building Confidence In Protein & Antibody Therapeutics From Discovery To Early Development

Functional assays for screening candidates to find therapeutic leads, characterising lead candidates and translating pre-clinical characteristics to clinical, bioanalytical challenges around characterisation to increase confidence and translation of a clinical candidate, integrating developability assessment and stability profiling early in development, and advancing analytical methods that are scalable and process-ready.
All speakers will join the panel discussion.
15:00

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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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