Genedata Partner Symposium 2026
March 10–11, 2026 | Basel, Switzerland
Join us for the annual Genedata Partner Symposium that brings together professionals at the intersection of biopharma R&D, Quality and IT.
Get inspired by industry leaders who will share real-world case studies about how they leverage the Genedata Biopharma Platform to transform their R&D operations. Engage in discussions with peers on how to leverage automation and AI to accelerate discovery, streamline development, and scale production of next-generation biotherapeutics.
Discovery
Screening, selection, engineering, and validation
Development
Characterization, optimization, and cell-line engineering
Production
Bioprocessing, biosafety, and QC
Precision Medicine
Patient profiling and integrative (pre-)clinical research
Automation
Laboratory, data, and research process automation
AI
Data analysis, insights, and predictions
Preliminary Speaker List
| Expanding Genedata at AbbVie: Supporting RNA, Mass Spec, and Assay Analytics Sukru Kaymakcalan, Director of Information Research & Technology Solutions, AbbVie, Worcester, MA, USA |
| Making Data Work: How Genedata Automates New R&D Workflows at AstraZeneca Lore Florin, Senior Director Discovery Platforms AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MA, USA Roger Dodd, Director Protein Sciences — Biologics Engineering, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Evolution of the Genedata Biologics Ecosystem at Pfizer Joel Bard, Research Fellow, BioMedicine Design, Pfizer, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| How Challenges in Biologics Development Catalyze Innovations in Cell Line Development Simon Fischer, Head of Cell Biology & Senior Principal Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim, Biberach, Germany |
| What Oncology Data Reveals: Exploring Biomarker Landscapes with Genedata Profiler Ryoko Takubo, Group Manager — Pharmaceutical Science Department, Chugai, Tokyo, Japan |
| From Data to Discovery: Genedata Biologics and Data Governance as the Backbone of AI/ML Bjoern Hueber, Director Data Science, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland |
| Proteins-on-Demand: Accelerating Vaccine Candidate Screening Jocelyn Newton, Principal Scientist, Sanofi, Boston, MA, USA |
| Smart Strategies for Digitalization and Automating Antibody Discovery at Takeda Takeda, Cambridge, MA, USA |
| Closing the Loop: Chromatography Workflow Automation at Novartis Felix Stemmer, Senior Scientist II, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland |
| Digitalizing the R&D of T-Cell Receptors and Their Mimics for Enhanced, Machine Learning-Assisted Productivity Jakub Jaworski, Principal Research Scientist II — Protein Science Pipeline, Immunocore, Abingdon, United Kingdom |
| Development of a Workflow for Purity Assessment of Oligonucleotides and Their Conjugates Using Genedata Expressionist Annika Langborg Weinmann, Associate Principal Scientist, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| From mAbs to Therapeutic Microbiomes: Ferring’s Global CMC Data Framework based on Genedata Bioprocess Andre Ferreira, Senior Applications & Data Engineer, Ferring, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Increasing Efficiency of Antibody Discovery and Engineering Workflows at Daiichi Sankyo Kota Inoue, Scientist, Research Function, Modality Research Laboratories II, Daiichi Sankyo, Tokyo, Japan |
| Overcoming Challenges in Oligonucleotide Metabolite Identification with Tailored High-Resolution MS Workflow Katharina Root, DMPK Scientist, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland |
| mRNA Critical Quality Attribute Analysis with Genedata Expressionist: Poly(A)-Tail and 5′-Capping Hannes Grieshammer, Scientist, Bayer, Berlin, Germany |
| Streamlining Analytical & Preparative Chromatography Workflows Across Teams and Sites at Boehringer Ingelheim Kelli Grand, IT Business Consultant, Boehringer Ingelheim, Basel, Switzerland Wolfgang Reindl, Principal Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim, Biberach, Germany |
| Evolution of Regulatory Acceptance for NGS-Based Adventitious Virus Detection Dominik Meisohle, Senior Principal Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim, Biberach, Germany |
| Creating Momentum: Scaling Genedata Screener to Accelerate Biomedical Research at Novartis Markus Kroemer, Director Data Science, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland |
| Automating High-Throughput MS Data Analysis with Genedata Rachel Moore, Associate Principal Scientist, AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, United Kingdom |
| Data-Driven Discovery at Boehringer Ingelheim: mAbs, ADCs, T-cell Engagers, and Beyond Julia Frei, Principal Scientist & Data Management Lead Biotherapeutics Discovery, Boehringer Ingelheim, Vienna, Austria |
| MS-Based Characterization of AAV Capsid Proteins Using Genedata Expressionist Kate Groves, GT Biophysical Scientist, UCB, Braine l'Alleud, Belgium |
| Empowering Biosimilar Development via SaaS-Based Expressionist in the Cloud Daniel Ayoub, Senior Director, CMC Analytical Development, Fresenius Kabi, Nyon, Switzerland |
| Smart Workflows for Smarter Therapeutics: From Antibody Hits to Leads at Genmab with Genedata Biologics Shushi Mita, Senior Scientist & Team Lead Antibody Discovery, Genmab, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Top-Down Mass Spectrometry Characterization of In Vivo Biotransformation of Next-Generation Biotherapeutics Lucile Kogey-Fuchs, Doctoral Student, Sanofi & Institut Pasteur, Paris, France |
| Investigating Biotransformation of ADCs: An Integrated In Vitro Approach for Comprehensive Stability Assessment Marc Boehning, Senior Scientist Protein Analytics-ADC & Targeted NBE, Merck, Darmstadt, Germany |
Sabyasachi Dasgupta,Global, Head (VP) R&D Data Platforms & Products, Sanofi, Toronto, Canada |
Thomas Pohl, Director Analytical Characterization, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland |
François Griaud, Principal Scientist, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland |
Dennis Bellert, Senior Research Associate, Genmab, Utrecht, Netherlands |
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Hyperion Hotel Basel
Messeplatz 12
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Switzerland
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Highlights from Genedata Partner Symposium 2025
More than 300 customers from around the globe participated in the Genedata Partner Symposium 2025, held on March 31–April 1 in Lexington, MA, USA. This global gathering brought together industry leaders to share how they are leveraging the Genedata Biopharma Platform in their AI/ML and automation programs, while addressing increasingly complex data governance and compliance challenges. From visionary presentations to hands-on discussions, the event showcased the power of collaboration and innovation across the biopharma landscape.