Chairpersons

Aktham Aburub
VP – Research - Synthetic Molecule Design and Development
Eli Lilly
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Patrick Garidel
Head of Process, Purification and Pharma Development
Boehringer Ingelheim
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2026 Speakers

Abha Gupta Raveau-Violette
Founder CPMD Consulting Ltd, Former Head of Project Management of Medical Devices and Combination Products, Sandoz
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Adi Kaushal
Director, Bioavailability Enhancement
Lonza Advanced Synthesis
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Ajay Khopade
Vice President & Head F R&D (Non-oral)
Sun Pharma
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Aktham Aburub
VP – Research - Synthetic Molecule Design and Development
Eli Lilly
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Alessandro Grattoni, Ph.D.
Frank J. and Jean Raymond Centennial Chair, Chairman and Professor, Department of Nanomedicine
Houston Methodist Research Institute
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Andreas Seidl
Chief Scientific Officer
Formycon
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Andreas Emmendoerffer, MD, PhD
Principal Regulatory Program Director
Roche Pharma Ltd
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Andreas Lehmann
Head of Digital Excellence | Scientific Associate Director Digital Sciences
Merck Healthcare KGaA
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Andrew Chung
Senior AI/ML Engineer
GSK
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Annette Mullertz
Professor
University of Copenhagen
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Aseel Samaro
Additive Manufacturing Platform Manager
Ghent University
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Aswin Dereymaker
Drug Product Project Lead
UCB
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Beate Bittner
Head Product Optimization (Global Pharma Strategy)
Roche
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Benjamin Werner
Principial Scientist
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
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Bernd Riebesehl
Leading Scientist, Prime Force Consultant
Novartis
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Christian Proff, PhD
Senior Verification Engineer
Roche
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Christian Schneider
Global Application Development Leader
Celanese
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Christoph Nueboldt
Expert Formulation Technologies
Bayer AG
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Christophe Tistaert
Associate Director
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
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Chun-Wan Yen
Senior Principal Scientist
Genentech
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Constanze Helbig
Senior Scientist
Coriolis Pharma Research GmbH
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Danchen Gao
Chief Strategy Officer
OPL Pharmaceuticals
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Daniel Sieber
Technical Manager EMEA
DFE Pharma
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David Brayden, Ph.D., FAAPS, MRIA
Professor of Advanced Drug Delivery, Veterinary Sciences Centre
UCD
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Didier Clenet
Principal Scientist
Sanofi
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Dr Kofi Asare-Addo
Reader in Pharmaceutics
University of Huddersfield
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Dr. Christian Lotz
General Manager EMEA
Pfanstiehl Inc.
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Dr. Christian Mühlenfeld
Life Sciences Lead R&D for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Ashland
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Dr. Conor O’Mahony
Principal Researcher
Tyndall National Institute
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Eoin O'Cearbhaill, BE, PhD
Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Director of the UCD Centre for Biomedical Engineering
University College Dublin
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Esther Jacobs
Associate Principal Scientist
AstraZeneca
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Eufemia Cariddi
Senior Principal Combination Product Lead
Alvotech
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Fatima Bennai-Sanfourche
Senior Director of QA & RA Compliance for Medical Devices and eHealth
Bayer
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Felix Weiland
Director Device Technology -Device Operations
Boehringer Ingelheim Microparts
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Francesco Malavasi
Director Device Management Cell and Gene Therapies
Bayer AG
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Geraldine Broeckx
Principal Scientist Oral Solids Development
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
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Harry Fishwick
Principal Device Development Engineer
Pfizer
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Helen Hao
Distinguished Scientist
Genentech
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Jaymin Shah
Research Fellow and Head of Topical and Advanced Drug Delivery Group
Pfizer
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Jean-Rene Authelin
Senior Scientific Advisor, Global CMC
Sanofi
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Jens Dhondt
Principal Scientist Oral Solids Development
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
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Joris Hoefinghoff
Head of PDT Formulation Development
Takeda
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Jose Maria Lagaron
CSO
BIONANOPHARMA SL
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Joël Richard
Vice-President, Global Head of Product Development
DBV Technologies
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Juan Martin Carriquiry
Director RA Medical Devices
Novartis
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Julia Lodder-Gadaczek
Head of Bioanalytics, Innovation and Services
LTS Lohmann Therapie-System
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Khaudeja Bano
Vice President Combination Product Quality
Genentech
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Korbinian Löbmann
CSO
Zerion Pharma
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Kyle Berman
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Pfizer
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Laura Martinez-Marcos
Senior Scientist - Oral Solids Development
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
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Lili Kalmár
Scientist I
AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
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Lizbeth Martinez
Associate Director Data Science
Novartis
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Luke Scrivens
Principal Scientist
AstraZeneca
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Magnus Nyden
Executive Director
AstraZeneca
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Manfred Ogris
Professor
University Vienna
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Marika Nespi
Scientist IV
Genentech, Inc.
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Matthias Degenhardt
Research Fellow
AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
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Maximilian Eggersdorfer
Director Data Science
Novartis Pharma AG
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Michael Munson, PhD
Associate Principal Scientist, Bioscience
AstraZeneca
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Michael Braun
Scientific Director/Director in Late Stage Drug Product Development
Boehringer-Ingelheim
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Mostafa Nakach
Global head of process engineering Biologics development/ Biologics drug product development & manufacturing
Sanofi
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Nelio Drumond
Founder
PharmaxCentric
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Nitin Joshi
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia
Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School
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Nunzio Denora
Professor Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Bari Aldo Moro
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Omid Arjmandi Tash
Principal Scientist
Pfizer
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Patrick Garidel
Head of Process, Purification and Pharma Development
Boehringer Ingelheim
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Patrick Stayton
Distinguished Career Professor
University of Washington
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Philip Grossen
Senior Scientist Gene Therapies
Roche
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Philip Jonas Sassene
Scientific Director Oral Delivery Technologies
Novo Nordisk
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Philippe Lienard
Founder
AB Consulting
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Philippe Caisse
Scientific Director Pharmaceuticals
Gattefosse SAS
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Prof. Dimitrios Lamprou
Director of Internationalisation (DoI) at School of Pharmacy
QUB
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Rene Kempe
Device Technology & Innovation Leader
Sanofi
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Robert Reid
Deputy Director, Innovative Devices
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
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Robin Curtis
Senior Lecturer Chemical Engineering
University of Manchester
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Romain Leboux
Principal Scientist Biotherapeutics
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
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Ryan Noble
Associate Director, Devices Global CMC Regulatory Affairs
GSK
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Shahid Uddin
Senior Director Formulation & Stability
Immunocore
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Stefano Cucuzza
Senior Expert in Science and Technology
Novartis
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Susan Neadle
Consultant
Independent
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Thomas Rades
Research Chair in Pharmaceutical Design and Drug Delivery
University of Copenhagen
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Tomomi Sato
Associate Director Drug Product and Device Development
Takeda
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Tycho Heimbach
Senior Principal Scientist, Director
MSD
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Virginie Allix
Business Development Manager – EMEA
Capsugel
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Yi Gao, PH.D., FAAPS
Research Fellow Formulation Development, Pharmaceutical Technology
AbbVie
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Yu-Ting Lin
Senior Engineer – Usability Device & Connected Solution Engineering, Global Drug Product Development
Merck Group
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Zhengming (Jimmy) Chen
Senior Director Pharmaceutical Science
Shionogi
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Zhi Chen
Associate Director
BMS
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