***Meeting program subject to change.
Available Formats: = Livestream
= In Person
= On Demand
James Zou, Stanford University
The Virtual Lab
Drug Design and Preclinical Development: Simulating Therapeutics and Translation (Joint)
9:00–11:15 AM
Dean Ho, National University of Singapore
Simulating First in Human Dosing Studies in Oncology
Karen Akinsanya †, Schrödinger
Talk Title to be Announced
Philip Kim, University of Toronto
Computation and Artificial Intelligence-Based Methods for Better Antibody Development
Pahini Pandya, Panakeia Technologies
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Panel Discussion 1: The Future of Antibody and Drug Design
11:15–12:15 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: AI-Driven Target Discovery and Validation
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Modeling Efficacy and Safety Before the First Dose
5:00–7:00 PM
Cesar de la Fuente, University of Pennsylvania
Talk Title to be Announced
Caroline Chung, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
How to Unlock EHRs for Real-World Evidence
Xintong Chen †, AstraZeneca
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Decoding Biology to Build Target Hypotheses
8:00–11:00 AM
Sebastian Foersch †, University Medical Center Mainz
Talk Title to be Announced
Shekoofeh Azizi, Google DeepMind
How do we Validate Agentic LLMs for Therapeutics?
Najat Khan †, Recursion Pharmaceuticals
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Aicha BenTaieb, Genentech, Inc.
The State of Biology FMs in Computational Oncology
Panel Discussion 2: Can AI-Driven Simulations Replace or refine Preclinical Studies
11:00–12:00 PM
Panel Discussion 3: From Perturbation to Validation - How do we Define Confidence in New Targets?
1:45–2:45 PM
Modeling Perturbations to Validate Targets
5:00–7:00 PM
Patrick Schwab, GSK
Machine Learning for Causal Biology
Mingyao Li, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
AI-Powered Tissue Maps: Uniting Spatial Omics with Pathology Imaging
Charlotte Bunne †, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Multimodal Learning from Clinical and Real-World Data?
8:00–11:00 AM
Arsela Prelaj, Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano
Training the Next Generation of Biomedical Researchers in the AI Age
Mamatha Bhat, University Health Network
Talk Title to be Announced
Julien Vibert, Gustave Roussy
Talk Title to be Announced
Sohrab Shah †, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Talk Title to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Panel Discussion 4: Human/Machine Interactions, how do we Leverage Agentic AI in Multidisciplinary Teams?
11:00–12:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Agentic AI in Clinical and Translational Workflows
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Danielle Bitterman †, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Talk Title to be Announced
Integration and Iteration: Future of AI-Driven R&D
5:45–7:00 PM
Jakob Kather, Technical University Dresden
Introduction to Agents
Magdalena Wekenborg, TU Dresden
Human-Machine Interaction in Scientific Agent Teams
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
7:00–7:15 PM
