Meet our Speakers

Vittoria Carraro

Policy Officer

European Commission

Giancarlo Francese, PhD

Senior Program Officer

Gates Foundation

William Doyle

Business Technology Partner

MSD, Ireland

Andrea Johnston, PhD

Senior Director

BioPhorum

Gene Malin, PhD

CMC Lead

CEPI

Peter Neubauer

Chair for Bioprocess Engineering

Berlin University of Technology (TU Berlin), Germany

Prof. Adam Brown, Ph.D.

Professor of Biopharmaceutical Engineering

University of Sheffield

Adam Causer

Global Product Manager

Nova Biomedical

Alessandro Cataldo, PhD

Process Development Scientist

Takeda

Dr. Ali Saleemi

Associate Director

Bayer

Alois Jungbauer

Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology

BOKU University

Ana Cecilia Afonso Roque

Professor in Bioengineering

NOVA University of Lisbon

Andrew Harmon

Manager

Sia Partners

Dr. Andy Wiranata Wijaya

Bioprocess Development Lead

Nestlé Product Technology Center

Antoine Heron, PhD

Modality Consultant - Viral Vectors

MERCK

Dr. Bernd Giebel

Professor for Translational EV research

University Hospital Essen of the University of Duisburg-Essen

Dr. Bhagya Yatipanthalawa

Research Fellow

The University of Melbourne / ARC Digital Bioprocess Development Hub

Dr. Binod Prasad

Senior Principal Scientist

Abalos Therapeutics GmbH

Bjørn Voldborg

Director CHO Cell Line Development

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability

Britta Reichenbächer

Senior Process Manager Process Science

Rentschler Biopharma

Buzz Lobbezoo

Senior Field Applications Scientist

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Catherine Verhegge

Bioprocess Engineer

Merck France

Chigusa Mori

Research Scientist

JNC Corporation

Chris Le Page

Associate Director CMC Regulatory Affairs

UCB

Chris Spivey

Director of Industrial Relations and Strategic Partnerships

Informa Connect

Dr. Christian Eckermann

Corp. SVP BioPharma Network

Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH

Christian Munch

CEO

Enduro Genetics

Dr. Christian Witz

CEO

SimVantage GmbH

Christina Calabrese, Ph.D.

Manager, Regulatory Affairs

Regeneron

Mr Christopher Fox

Senior Technical Project Leader, Process Development

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies

Christopher Sevinsky, Ph.D.

Director, Process and Cell Bank Characterization - Global Process Sciences

Regeneron

Claire Wartel

Director of Regulatory Affairs

Sartorius Polyplus

Corey Brizzee, PhD

Director of Gene Editing

Demeetra

Cornelia Walther

Principal Scientist Downstream Development | Development Operations Vienna

Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG

Craig Walsh

Experienced Scientist MST - Clinical Manufacturing & Technology

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Dan Stanton

Industry Editor

Sartorius

Daniel Fleischanderl

Head of Upstream Development, Development Operations Austria

Boehringer Ingelheim

David Pfister

Head of Research & Development

Ypso-Facto

Dieter Palmberger

CTO

bespark*bio

Prof. Dr. Dong-Qiang Lin

Professor

Zhejiang University

Duncan Omune

Senior Director of MSAT

Lonza

Dzulija Kuzmenko

Sr. Scientist Biologics AD

Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicines

Dénes Zalai

Director Technology

Eleva Biologics

Miss Eden Turner

Senior Conference Producer

Informa Connect

Ernest Šprager

Expert Science & Technology, DSPD

Novartis Technical Research & Development

Dr. Eugenio Macchiarulo, Ph.D.

Director Research & Development

Lonza

Eva Aning

Co-Founder & CEO

Quintess Quality AI

Eva Diem

Process Expert; Bioprocess, Media & Analytics (BMA)

Boehringer Ingelheim

Fabienne Franck

Senior Technical Consultant

Merck

Federico Saltarin

Genomic Medicine - Upstream Field Application Specialist

Cytiva

Felix Wittkopp

Director of Purification Development Gene Therapy - Gene Therapy Technical Research & Development

Roche, Germany

Fernanda Rebellato

R&D Engineer

ArgusEye AB

Florence Suavet

Chief Technical Officer

PathoQuest

Florian Wallborn

Technical Application Specialist

Merck

Francisca Gouveia

Innovation Data & Digital Lead

Novartis, France

Gearóid Duane

Senior Principal Scientist

Bristol Myers Squibb, Cruiserath Biologics

Geoff Platt

Technology Specialist

Croda Europe Ltd.

Gerben Zijlstra, PhD

Bioprocess Solutions Expert

Sartorius

Giovanni Campolongo

Senior Market Segment Manager Process Analytics

Hamilton Bonaduz AG

Giovanni Ganendra

Upstream Process Science Senior Scientist

UCB Pharma

Haiko Fischer

Senior Product Manager

Asahi Kasei Bioprocess Europe

Harry Starkey

Research Manager

Informa Connect

Harsha Reddy Borra

Group Leader – Biosimilar Development

Accord Healthcare Limited, UK

Hollie Bartley

Director, Process Development

Resolution Therapeutics

Hubert Mayerhofer

Senior Manager DSP Development

Novartis

Ian Kerr

Field Application Specialist

Ecolab Life Sciences

Mr Ignasi Bofarull-Manzano

: Industrial PhD Candidate, Senior CMC Data Scientist and Consultant

RWTH Aachen University

Dr Isabella Deutsch

Applied Machine Learning Researcher

Danu Insights

Jack Cordrey

Senior Bioprocessing Specialist

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Dr. Jan Ott

Lecturer

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften

Jan Schrooten

CEO

Antleron

Dr Janosch Klebensberger

Manager

Biopharma Cluster South Germany

Dr Jason Beckwith, PhD DBA MBA

SVP Talent Science & Thought Leadership

BioTalent

Jean-Marc Cappia

Head of Business Development Downstream Process Intensification

Sartorius

Dr. Jens Rupprecht

Product Manager

Sartorius

Jesús Lavado-García

Co-PI and Group Leader of the Mammalian Cell and Bioprocess Engineering Group

DTU Biosustain

Johannes Buyel

Head of Department

BOKU, Austria

Jonas Bermeitinger

CEO

LABMaiTE GmbH

Jordan Turnbull

Co-Founder, Co-CEO, CSO

Fuse Vectors

José Ortiz Tena

Senior MSAT Manager

Roche

Karlheinz Landauer

Managing Director

QBDC GmbH

Katharina Bruno-Thakur

Principal Scientist

F. Hoffmann-La Roche

Kelly Molder

Senior Subject Matter Expert

Lonza

Konstantin Agolli

Head of Microfiltration Technologies EMEA

Asahi Kasei Bioprocess Europe

Kyle Zingaro

Head of Gene Therapy Process Sciences

UCB

Dr Lasse Ebdrup Pedersen

Associate Professor

The Technical University of Denmark

Lekan Daramola

Consultant

LD BioConsulting Limited

Liedewij Vandewal

Senior Consultant – NextGen Therapies Supply & Manufacturing

Deloitte

Lior Shaltiel

CEO

NurExone Biologic

Lovro Kramer

Senior Principal Scientist, Cell Line Screening and Development - Biologics Research Center

Novartis Biomedical Research

Lucia Gnauer

Head of PDT Process Development

Takeda

Manel Juan

Head of the Immunology Department

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain

Margit Holzer

Scientific Director

Ulysse Consult

Maria Boulieri

Lead Privacy Counsel, Europe

Chiesi Group

Mario Gimona

Head of R&D 'Nanovesicular Therapeutics'

Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Nanovesicular Precision Medicine & Paracelsus Medical University, Austria

Marius Müller

Scientific Senior Manager - TDS Biologics AD

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Dr. Mark Duerkop

Chief Executive Officer

Novasign, Austria

Mark Schofield

Director, Science

Cytiva

Dr Martinus Capelle

Distinguished Scientist II in Drug Product Development & Delivery

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines

Matthew Todd

CTO & Founder

Mellivaris

Matthias Müllner

CEO

bespark*bio

Maxime Bergman

Senior Scientist Process II - Global Process Development, TDS, Drug Product Development & Delivery

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Melanie Dannemeyer

Associate Director, Biopharma Drug Substance

AstraZeneca

Michael Butler

Principal Investigator, Cell Technology

NIBRT

Michael Palige, PhD

Drug Substance CMC Lead - Biotherapeutics Process Development Europe

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Miriam Monge

Head of Customer and Industry Advocacy Strategy

Sartorius

Moo Sun Hong

Assistant Professor

Seoul National University

Moritz von Stosch

Co Founding Partner

HINA Bioventures

Natascha Missbach

CEO & Co-Founder

nagene GmbH

Nic Preyat

Associate Director, CMC Development

UCB Pharma

Niki Lim

Solution Consultant - R&D

Benchling

Nikolaus Virgolini

Postdoctoral Researcher

BOKU University

Noud Drummen

Field Applications Scientist

Nova Biomedical

Owen Jenkins

Digital Innovation Manager

CPI

Pablo Mancheño Corvo

Associate Scientific Director

Takeda, Spain

Patricia Pereira Aguilar

Senior Scientist – Institute of Bioprocess Science and Engineering

BOKU

Patrick Courtney

Member Board of Directors

Standardization in Lab Automation (SiLA Standard)

Mr Patrick Garidel

Global Development CMC Biologicals

Boehringer Ingelheim

Patrick Harnedy

Senior Principal Engineer

Eli Lilly

Paul Cashen

Process Expert Commercialisation & Optimisation

BioPhorum (Sartorius)

Paula Meleady

Associate Professor, School of Biotechnology

Dublin City University

Paulina Mastaj

Sales Specialist - Downstream Hardware Solutions

Cytiva

Peter Satzer

Founder & CTO

print4biotech (p4b)

Preethi Krishnaraj

Post.Doc

Boehringer Ingelheim

Rifat Kamarudheen

MSAT Emerging Tech Sr Scientist

Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicines

Rochelle Aw

Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences

University of Nottingham

Sabrina Simpson-Koch

Senior Scientist - Gene Therapy Technical Research & Development

Roche

Salomé Mateus Forte Neto

PhD Student

iBET

Sebastian Eberle

Field Application Scientist

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Sebastian Schwaminger

Associate Professor

Medical University of Graz

Shannon J. Ryan, Ph.D

Senior Director, Application Services

Avantor

Simone Canestrari

Business Development Director EMEA North

Pfanstiehl Inc.

Sinead Dullaghan

Sr. Principal Scientist TSMS

Eli Lilly

Sophie Madden

Manager, Life Sciences and Healthcare

Sia/LBG

Sravan Kumar Eduru

AI Strategy Advisory

Angel Investor in MedTech & HealthTech

Stefano Menegatti

Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University

North Carolina State University

Steffen Goletz, PhD

Full Professor, Head of Biotherapeutic Glycoengineering and Immunology - Institute for Biotechnology & Biomedicine

Danish Technical University

Steven Fuller

Founder & Director

Race in STEM

Subash Ramamoorthy

Principal Automation & Robotics

Bayer AG

Tanya Knight

Senior Manager of Cell Line Development

Abzena

Thibaut Angevin

Director CMC Proteins

BioNTech SE

Thomas Chattaway

Senior Life Science Consultant

Independent

Dr Tiffany D Rau, PhD

Principal Consultant BioPharma Technical Consulting and Rau Consulting, Adjunct Professor Biochemistry and Cell Biology

University College Cork, Ireland

Dr Ulrich Rümenapp

Senior Biotech Program Lead

Bayer AG

Uwe Buecheler

Chairman of the Board

Biopharma Cluster South Germany

Volker Huppert

Chief Development Officer

Glycostem Therapeutics

Weitao Jia, Ph.D.

Director, Pre-Pivotal Biologics Analytical Development and Product Characterization

Gilead Sciences

Zeynep Betts, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Manchester

Barry Walsh

Conference Director & Project Leader

Informa