Pharma

Discovery & Development Europe 2027

Discovery & Development Europe 2027 brings together a curated ecosystem of over 1,000 senior leaders from pharma, biotech, academia, and technology organizations to address the critical issues shaping the future of drug discovery, development, and delivery. The event covers the entire R&D journey, featuring co-located programs on Drug Discovery, Formulation…

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17Speakers
8Sponsors
2Exhibitors
37On the bill · sessions
26Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Discovery, in alphabetical order.
Amardeep Singh Bhalla
Executive Director · Regeneron
Dave Hallett
Chief Scientific Officer · Recursion Pharmaceuticals
David Heinz
Board Member · SiLA
Emma Mead
Chief Scientific Officer · ARUK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute
Gustavo Gutierrez
Director · AstraZeneca
Ingo Hartung
Executive Director, Global Head of Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Design · Merck & Cie KmG
Jarrod Walsh
Director – Affinity Screening · AstraZeneca
Krzysztof Brzózka
Chief Scientific Officer · Ryvu Therapeutics
Leena Otsomaa
Vice President, Head of Medicine Design · Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
Marta Koper
Senior Scientist · UCB
Paul Workman
Harrap Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics · The Institute of Cancer Research, London
Rafal Kaminski
Chief Scientific Officer · Angelini Pharma
Robert Byrne
Head of Structural Biology, CRELUX · WuXi AppTec Company
Samir Mitragotri
Professor · Harvard University
Sanne Holt
Associate Director immuno-oncology · Ncardia
Søren Nielsen
Scientific Senior Director · Amgen
Theresa Scheuble
R&D Director, Drug Delivery Systems · Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
10x GenomicsPlatinum
Bruker Spatial BiologyPlatinum
ariadne.aiGold
Cell Signaling TechnologyGold
Almac GroupSilver
ApreciaSilver
High Q Technologies IncSilver
Aelius BiotechBronze
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Agenda

Selected from 37 sessions on the bill.
  • Monday 15 June 09:00 - 09:25

    Adventures In Precision Medicine For Cancer: 25 Years After The Genome Sequence

    Oncology leads the way in genome-based medicine with estimates of at least 90 FDA approvals requiring biomarkers for optimal patient selection – almost half of all drugs authorized…

    Keynote
  • Monday 15 June 09:00 - 09:25

    Brain Health: A Call For Global Action & Unity

    Brain health conditions affect 1 in 3 Europeans, costing €430bn annually - yet many are preventable and underfunded. Innovative therapies and cross-sector partnerships are accelera…

    Keynote
  • Monday 15 June 09:00 - 09:25

    How Innovations Are Driving The Field Of Drug Delivery?

    The presentation will discuss the challenges and opportunities in formulating biologics. In particular, it will focus on the use of ionic liquids to address bioavailability and sol…

    Keynote
  • Monday 15 June 09:00 - 09:25

    The Automation & AI Landscape In 2026

    The phrase “Lab-in-the-loop” is an often-used term. But what does it really mean? How far along are we on our journey towards autonomous science? This presentation will focus on ho…

    Keynote
  • Monday 15 June 11:05 - 11:30

    Candidate Optimisation With Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling

    Industry Presentation • During lead optimization, PBPK models incorporating human in vitro parameters can predict the oral bioavailability of drugs, if the mechanisms limiting the …

    TRACK 4
  • Monday 15 June 11:40 - 12:05

    Chemical Space Generation, Exploration & Visualisation

    The size of the virtually explorable chemical space is expanding due to the application of novel digital workflows. Effective selection of quality monomers, scalable information en…

    TRACK 3
  • Monday15June11:40 - 12:05

    Chemical Space Generation, Exploration & Visualisation

    The size of the virtually explorable chemical space is expanding due to the application of novel digital workflows. Effective selection of quality monomers, scalable information en…

    TRACK 3
  • Monday 15 June 13:00 - 13:10

    Unlocking The Potential Of RNA Drugs

    Solution Provider Presentation • RNA is the fastest growing drug modality with huge unrealized potential • SmartCoat is a complete delivery technology for genetic medicines • Smart…

    TRACK 6
  • Monday 15 June 13:25 - 13:50

    AI-Driven Drug Discovery Platforms: Real Value, Real Limits

    Panel Discussion

    TRACK 3
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 26 companies, parsed from the program.

26 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
8Sponsoringsponsor only
2Exhibitingexhibitor only
16Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

76% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite424%
  • VP-level16%
  • Director / Head of847%
  • Research / Science16%
  • Advisor / Investor16%
  • Other roles212%

Of 17 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 0110x GenomicsSp·P
  2. 02Aelius BiotechSp·B
  3. 03almac groupSp·S
  4. 04ApreciaSp·S
  5. 05ariadne.aiSp·G
  6. 06Bruker Spatial BiologySp·P
  7. 07Cell Signaling TechnologySp·G
  8. 08High Q TechnologiesSp·S
  9. 09AstraZeneca2V
  10. 10NeurxstemEx
  11. 11Shenzhen Huayuan Biotechnology Co LtdEx
  12. 12Amgen1V
  13. 13Angelini Pharma1V
  14. 14ARUK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute1V
Sponsors by tier
platinum2
25% of 8
gold2
25% of 8
silver3
38% of 8
bronze1
13% of 8