Highlights of the Program

2 days business program:

Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.

SHOWCASING INNOVATION:

Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.

leaders talk:

Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.

MULTIPLE STREAMS:

A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.

SMART TECHNOLOGIES:

Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.

roundtable discussion:

Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.

Program

Day 1 :
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026
08:30 - 09:30
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:30 - 09:40
OPENING ADDRESS
09:40 - 10:10
RESERVED PRESENTATION
10:10 - 10:40
SPEED NETWORKING SESSION
  • Exchange business cards and get connected in short one-to-one meetings
  • Start the conversation to arrange a more formal meeting later on in the conference
  • Share your professional background and discuss your biggest business issues – don't forget your business cards!
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON FERMENTING FOR PHARMA
11:35 - 12:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
12:00 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE FERMENTING FOR PHARMA EXHIBITION
13:30 - 13:55
FERMENTATION PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR PHARMA BIOMOLECULE MANUFACTURING IMPROVEMENTS
Scott Rose
Ginkgo Bioworks

Scott Rose

Ginkgo Bioworks

  • Highlighting the role of plasmid DNA in mRNA vaccine production and yield enhancement
  • Designing experiments (DoE) with high-throughput fermentation to optimize pDNA titers
  • Implementing fed-batch strategies, process adjustments, and media optimization for 3x pDNA yields
  • Presenting a case study of scalable tech transfer of optimized processes to industrial biomanufacturing
13:55 - 14:00
Q&A SESSION ON OPTIMIZING FERMENTATION FOR SCALABILITY AND YIELD
14:00 - 14:25
NEW TFF FILTRATION SOLUTIONS FOR DOWNSTREAM APPLICATIONS
Yingqing Huang
Tanda Biotech

Yingqing Huang

Tanda Biotech

  • Enabling scalable and continuous operations with tubular membrane filtration
  • Designing modular systems for increased flexibility and easy deployment
  • Handling extreme and challenging sample types effectively
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON INNOVATIVE TFF FILTRATION SYSTEMS
14:30 - 15:00
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:00 - 15:25
FROM MICROREACTORS TO SCALE-UP: PROCESS OPTIMIZATION ACROSS A BACTERIAL, YEAST, AND ARCHAEAL EXAMPLE
Marie-Anne Gauriat
National Research Council Canada

Marie-Anne Gauriat

National Research Council Canada

  • Streamlining microreactor workflows to tune culture, feeding, and induction across microbial systems
  • Correlating microreactor results with bench-scale runs to test predictability and scale-up
  • Synthesizing lessons on oxygen transfer, feed control, and media shifts to boost robustness
15:25 - 15:30
Q&A SESSION ON MICROREACTORS, SCALE-UP, AND PROCESS LESSONS
15:30 - 16:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
16:00 - 16:25
ROLE OF NEW MICROORGANISMS IN RADICAL APPROACH TO PRODUCTIVITY AND DIVERSITY
Tim Wannier
Wild Microbes

Tim Wannier

Wild Microbes

  • Presenting classes of pharmaceutical targets and current production methods
  • Highlighting organisms used in microbial fermentation for pharmaceuticals
  • Exploring novel organisms and their potential in pharmaceutical applications
  • Showcasing strain collections and successes in producing proteins and small molecules
16:25 - 16:30
Q&A SESSION ON NOVEL ORGANISMS IN PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING
16:30 - 17:30
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
Day 2 :
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026
09:00 - 09:30
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:30 - 09:40
OPENING ADDRESS
09:40 - 10:05
PERFUSION FERMENTATION AS NOVEL TECHNOLOGY OF BIOMANUFACTURING
Kerry Love
Sunflower Therapeutics

Kerry Love

Sunflower Therapeutics

  • Cutting-edge technology for continuous fermentation with in-vessel perfusion
  • Producing diverse biopharmaceuticals, including VLPs and vaccine antigens
  • Scalable methods for manufacturing antibodies, cytokines, and proteins
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON INNOVATIVE FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGIES
10:10 - 10:35
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PLASMID DNA FOR AAV GENE THERAPY
Xiangming Gu
Forge Biologics

Xiangming Gu

Forge Biologics

  • Selecting strains and identifying top clones for plasmid DNA production
  • Optimizing fermentation processes to enhance plasmid DNA yield
  • Purifying plasmid DNA and analyzing the quality of the final product
10:35 - 10:40
Q&A SESSION ON PLASMID DNA PRODUCTION FOR GENE THERAPY
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:25
PRECISION FERMENTATION FOR COMPLEX THERAPEUTICS: ENGINEERING COST-EFFECTIVE PRODUCTION OF FGF23 AND FUSION PROTEINS
Chris Adams
Andarix

Chris Adams

Andarix

  • Demonstrating precision fermentation for FGF23 and fusions to cut costs versus mammalian cells
  • Reviewing SUMO–FGF23 systems delivering ~60 mg/L yields and optimized protocols for production scale
  • Harnessing precision fermentation to improve economics through strain engineering and process tuning
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON FERMENTATION FOR COMPLEX THERAPEUTICS
11:30 - 11:55
CREATING INNOVATIVE BIOLOGICAL PLATFORMS TO DEVELOP NOVEL THERAPIES
Bongmun Kang
Bio Design Lab

Bongmun Kang

Bio Design Lab

  • Applying systems and synthetic biology to build safer, efficient viral vector platforms
  • Advancing beyond current retroviral and lentiviral vectors with better mechanisms and control
  • Ensuring safer, more efficient gene delivery and sustained expression for durable therapies
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON SAFER VIRAL VECTOR PLATFORMS
12:00 - 12:15
FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW
12:15 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH

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