Genedata Biologics Open Forum @ Pfizer
San Diego, CA
October 1, 2026 | Pfizer
Join the Genedata Biologics Open Forum at Pfizer in San Diego, CA to learn how the world's most innovative R&D-driven organizations are using Genedata Biologics® and Genedata Bioprocess®, the industry-leading end-to-end workflow platforms for increasing efficiency, throughput, and innovation in biopharma R&D.
Leading R&D companies will present case studies demonstrating how they streamline workflows and transform operations. Genedata product experts will provide updates on the latest product developments and outlooks on new functionalities.
Attendance is free, lunch is included, and space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Agenda
| Thursday, October 1, 2026 | |
|---|---|
| 8:45–9:30 | Registration & Coffee |
| 9:30–9:40 | Welcome Jana Hersch, Head of Science & Technology, Genedata, Lexington, MA |
| 9:40–9:50 | Opening Remarks: The Next Era of Biologics R&D at Pfizer Javier Chaparro-Riggers, Executive Director Protein & Biologics Design, Discovery, and Optimization, Pfizer, La Jolla, CA |
| 9:50–10:30 | Pfizer Keynote Journey from Dotmatics to Genedata Biologics Transforming Legacy Data into an AI-Ready Platform for ADC and Multispecific Discovery Brittany Ciesluk, Senior Scientist, Pfizer, Bothell, WA and Drew Nager, Director Systems Biology, Pfizer, La Jolla, CA |
| 10:30–11:00 | Break |
| 11:00–11:30 | Gilead Case Study From Workflow to Ecosystem: Connecting Genedata to a Tracker, the ELN, Inventory, Registration and Visualization Bill Shirley, Executive Director Structural Biology & Chemistry and Epic Ding, Associate Director, R&D Information Systems, Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA |
| 11:30–12:00 | Genedata Introduction Connecting Scientific Context & AI for Better Biologics Decisions Chris Morgan, US Head of Biologics, Genedata, Lexington, MA |
| 12:00–1:30 | Lunch & Networking |
| 1:30–2:00 | Novartis Case Study Biologics Discovery at Novartis: Bridging Computational and Experimental Science Kannan Sankar, Senior Expert II Data Science, Novartis, Cambridge, MA |
| 2:00–2:30 | Pfizer Case Study Defining Antibody Formats and Molecule Templates: A Modular Approach Joel Bard,Research Fellow BioMedicine Design, Pfizer, Cambridge, MA |
| 2:30–3:00 | Live Demonstration Driving Efficiency: Process Development and CMC with Genedata Jessy Sheng, Head of US Scientific Account Management, Genedata, San Francisco, CA |
| 3:00–4:30 | Demo and Poster Session Meet the Experts Live demos covering concrete use cases in AI/ML, Lab-in-the-Loop, automation, developability assessment, and design of novel modalities including ADCs, oligonucleotides, and peptides. |
| 4:30 | End of Open Forum |
Location & Directions
Pfizer
11220 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
United States
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Registration
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Genedata Open Forum is held free of charge. We only ask that all attendees register in advance to ensure that we have enough space and food for lunch and breaks.
This event will be held in person so participants can fully take advantage of the opportunity to exchange ideas during the breaks, lunch, and discussions. However, we are happy to share speaker presentations after the event if you are unable to attend in person.