27-29 April 2027
Congress Center HamburgHamburg, GermanyKey Sessions
Giancarlo Francese, PhD
A Universal Blueprint for Affordability: Lessons in Formulation and Packaging for Global Health Equity
Gates Foundation
Gene Malin, PhD
AI for Rapid Response: How Digital Technologies can Accelerate Vaccine Development
CEPI
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Main Conference Day 2 (29th April 2026) - CET/CEST (Cent Europe Summer, GMT+2)
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BPI Europe 2026 Fun Run/Walk
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Wellness Activities
07:00 - 08:00
BPI Europe 2026 Attendee Fun Run/Walk
Lace up your trainers for the BPI Europe 5k! It’s the fastest way to reach your target yield of morning energy. Fresh air, fast tracks, and the best networking in Vienna - brought to you by Novasign.
All abilities welcome, staff will be there to chaperone attendees who are both running or walking.
We will be meeting at the registration desks at 7:00am and then heading out on the run at 7:15am. It's not too late to join, show up Wednesday morning!
Please contact Kevin Cheng at kevin.cheng@informa.com for more information.
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Breaks & Networking
08:30 - 08:55
Registration & Morning Coffee
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Keynote Plenary
KEYNOTE 08:55 - 09:00KEYNOTE
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Chris Spivey - Director of Industrial Relations and Strategic Partnerships, Informa Connect
09:00 - 09:30KEYNOTE
A Universal Blueprint for Affordability: Lessons in Formulation and Packaging for Global Health Equity
- Giancarlo Francese, PhD - Senior Program Officer, Gates Foundation
09:30 - 10:00KEYNOTE
AI for Rapid Response: How Digital Technologies can Accelerate Vaccine Development
- Gene Malin, PhD - CMC Lead, CEPI
Morning Break
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Breaks & Networking
Innovation Corner: Poster Viewing & Start Up Slam
10:00 - 10:45
Morning Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:00 - 10:45
Innovation Showcase: Poster Viewing
Explore a showcase of scientific excellence. Discover the latest data and technical breakthroughs in our dedicated Poster Hall in the Exhibit Hall. Engage directly with the authors to discuss their findings, methodology, and results during this focused networking break.
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Cell Line Development & Engineering
Cell Culture & Upstream Processing
Downstream Processing
ATMP Development & Manufacturing
Digital Biomanufacturing & Data-Driven Operations
10:45 - 10:50
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Lekan Daramola - Consultant, LD BioConsulting Limited
10:50 - 11:20
Revisiting the Carbon Footprint of Single-Use Technologies in Biomanufacturing
- Katharina Bruno-Thakur - Principal Scientist, F. Hoffmann-La Roche
11:20 - 11:50
Development Strategy for Rapid Implementation of Genome Engineered CHO Host Cell Lines into Existing Industrial Platform Processes
- Preethi Krishnaraj - Post.Doc, Boehringer Ingelheim
10:45 - 10:50
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Matthias Müllner - CEO, bespark*bio
10:50 - 11:20
Glycosylation control and reduction of unwanted high-mannose glycans
- Michael Butler - Principal Investigator, Cell Technology, NIBRT
11:20 - 11:50
Combining data driven and mechanistic models to assist in-silico media optimisation for fed-batch CHO cultures
- Bhagya Yatipanthalawa - Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne / ARC Digital Bioprocess Development Hub
10:45 - 10:50
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Alois Jungbauer - Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology, BOKU University
10:50 - 11:20
Efficient host cell protein clearance: A study of membrane adsorbers and resins in biopharmaceutical processes
- Ernest Šprager - Expert Science & Technology, DSPD, Novartis Technical Research & Development
11:20 - 11:50
Beyond Protein A: Building a Non-Affinity Purification Toolbox for the Post-mAb Era
- Johannes Buyel - Head of Department, BOKU, Austria
10:45 - 10:50
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Tiffany D Rau, PhD - Principal Consultant BioPharma Technical Consulting and Rau Consulting, Adjunct Professor Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Ireland
10:50 - 11:20
[BioPhorum Case Study] Reconfiguring Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing: Evaluating the Multi-Modal Paradigm
- Paul Cashen - Process Expert Commercialisation & Optimisation, BioPhorum (Sartorius)
11:20 - 11:50
Smart bioprocessing by hybrid R&D: enabling scalable CAR-T and stem cell manufacturing
- Jan Schrooten - CEO, Antleron
10:45 - 10:50
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Weitao Jia, Ph.D. - Director, Pre-Pivotal Biologics Analytical Development and Product Characterization, Gilead Sciences
10:50 - 11:20
Beyond the Black Box: Utilising Physics-Informed AI to Build Trustworthy Digital Twins for Bioprocessing
- Ignasi Bofarull-Manzano - : Industrial PhD Candidate, Senior CMC Data Scientist and Consultant, RWTH Aachen University
11:20 - 11:50
From In Silico Optimisation to Real-Time Process Control with Hybrid Modelling and PAT Integration
- Moo Sun Hong - Assistant Professor, Seoul National University
11:50 - 12:20
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Lunch, Networking & Exhibit Hall Activities
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Breaks & Networking
Exhibit Hall Roundtable Sessions
ROUNDTABLELive Labs Tour in Exhibit Hall
Live Labs 12:20 - 13:40
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:30 - 13:30ROUNDTABLE
Digitalisation, Data and Interoperability Standards – How to Get the Best Out of Your Data
- Patrick Courtney - Member Board of Directors, Standardization in Lab Automation (SiLA Standard)
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Cell Line Development & Engineering
Cell Culture & Upstream Processing
Downstream Processing
ATMP Development & Manufacturing
Digital Biomanufacturing & Data-Driven Operations
13:40 - 13:45
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Lekan Daramola - Consultant, LD BioConsulting Limited
13:45 - 14:15
Enabling Next-Generation ADC Manufacturing: Scaling Up Cell-Free Expression to Commercial GMP Scale
- Daniel Fleischanderl - Head of Upstream Development, Development Operations Austria, Boehringer Ingelheim
14:15 - 14:45
Reimagining Biomanufacturing: Scalable Cell-Free Approaches for Vaccines and Therapeutics
- Rochelle Aw - Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham
13:40 - 13:45
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Dieter Palmberger - CTO, bespark*bio
13:45 - 14:15
Key Strategies for Raw Material Readiness
- Melanie Dannemeyer - Associate Director, Biopharma Drug Substance, AstraZeneca
14:15 - 14:45
Scaling Up Intensification: Overcoming Clarification Bottlenecks at the Primary Recovery Stage
- Patrick Harnedy - Senior Principal Engineer, Eli Lilly
13:40 - 13:45
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Alois Jungbauer - Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology, BOKU University
13:45 - 14:15
Magnetic Beads for Cell Separation and Purification: A Scalable, Column-Free Approach
- Sebastian Schwaminger - Associate Professor, Medical University of Graz
13:40 - 13:45
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Tiffany D Rau, PhD - Principal Consultant BioPharma Technical Consulting and Rau Consulting, Adjunct Professor Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Ireland
13:45 - 14:15
From Open Bench to Closed System: Cell Therapy Manufacturing
- Subash Ramamoorthy - Principal Automation & Robotics, Bayer AG
14:15 - 14:45
Industrializing 'Off-the-Shelf' Therapies: Scaling Stem Cell-Derived Cell Therapy Manufacturing
- Volker Huppert - Chief Development Officer, Glycostem Therapeutics
14:10 - 14:15
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Weitao Jia, Ph.D. - Director, Pre-Pivotal Biologics Analytical Development and Product Characterization, Gilead Sciences
14:15 - 14:45
A First-Principles based Framework for Risk Reduction in scale-up and transfer of Bioprocesses
- Christian Witz - CEO, SimVantage GmbH
Afternoon Break
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Breaks & Networking
15:15 - 16:00
Afternoon Break in the Exhibit Hall
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Cell Line Development & Engineering
Cell Culture & Upstream Processing
Downstream Processing
ATMP Development & Manufacturing
Digital Biomanufacturing & Data-Driven Operations
16:00 - 16:30
The Search for the AAV Holy Grail: Joining Product Demand and Technology Evolution
- Kyle Zingaro - Head of Gene Therapy Process Sciences, UCB
16:30 - 17:00
Benchmarking HEK293 lineages: Impact on rAAV productivity and vector quality
- Nikolaus Virgolini - Postdoctoral Researcher, BOKU University
16:00 - 16:30
The Midstream Bottleneck: Novel Culture and Filtration Strategies for Advanced Modalities
- Stefano Menegatti - Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University, North Carolina State University
16:30 - 17:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: Collaboration - The Future Role Model for Resilient Biologics Supplies
- Uwe Buecheler - Chairman of the Board, Biopharma Cluster South Germany
- Ulrich Rümenapp - Senior Biotech Program Lead, Bayer AG
- Melanie Dannemeyer - Associate Director, Biopharma Drug Substance, AstraZeneca
- Christian Eckermann - Corp. SVP BioPharma Network, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
16:00 - 16:30
[Plenary hosted in Cell Culture & Upstream Processing] The Midstream Bottleneck: Novel Culture and Filtration Strategies for Advanced Modalities
- Stefano Menegatti - Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University, North Carolina State University
16:30 - 17:00
[Plenary hosted in Cell Culture & Upstream Processing] PANEL DISCUSSION: Collaboration - The Future Role Model for Resilient Biologics Supplies
- Uwe Buecheler - Chairman of the Board, Biopharma Cluster South Germany
- Ulrich Rümenapp - Senior Biotech Program Lead, Bayer AG
- Melanie Dannemeyer - Associate Director, Biopharma Drug Substance, AstraZeneca
- Christian Eckermann - Corp. SVP BioPharma Network, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
16:00 - 16:30
An Automated Controlled Bioreactor Platform for Scalable 3D Expansion of induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
- Andy Wiranata Wijaya - Bioprocess Development Lead, Nestlé Product Technology Center
16:30 - 17:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: The Platform Wars - The Future of Autologous, Allogeneic, and In Vivo Modalities
- Dan Stanton - Industry Editor, Sartorius
- Liedewij Vandewal - Senior Consultant – NextGen Therapies Supply & Manufacturing, Deloitte
- Claire Wartel - Director of Regulatory Affairs, Sartorius Polyplus
16:00 - 16:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: Closing the Digital Skills Gap
- Steven Fuller - Founder & Director, Race in STEM
- Jason Beckwith, PhD DBA MBA - SVP Talent Science & Thought Leadership, BioTalent
- Alessandro Cataldo, PhD - Process Development Scientist, Takeda
- Sophie Madden - Manager, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Sia/LBG
16:30 - 17:00
AI Adoption in Biomanufacturing
- Eva Aning - Co-Founder & CEO, Quintess Quality AI
Networking Party
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Breaks & Networking
17:00 - 19:00
BPI Europe 2026 Off-Site Networking Party
After a day of deep-dives, it’s time to kick back in true Austrian style. Join us at Prater Alm, a rustic Alpine gem nestled right in the heart of Vienna’s iconic Prater funfair! Please bring your conference badge to gain entry to the reception.
Just a short, scenic walk from VIECON, we’re bringing the mountains to the city for a night of high-impact networking.
Expect authentic Austrian delicacies, and plenty of local drinks to keep the conversation flowing. It’s the perfect backdrop to forge new partnerships outside the conference walls.
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