Computational Advances in Drug Discovery

May 07–10, 2026 | Park Plaza Riverbank London, London, United Kingdom
Scientific Organizers: Karen Akinsanya, Alexander Hillisch, Najat Khan, and Gang Liu

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May 07–10, 2026 | Park Plaza Riverbank London, London, United Kingdom

Scientific Organizers: Karen Akinsanya, Alexander Hillisch, Najat Khan, and Gang Liu

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***Meeting program subject to change.

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Thursday, May 7, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Friday, May 8, 2026
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Poster Setup
8:00–8:30 AM
Poster Viewing
8:15–5:00 PM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:30–9:30 AM
Simon Richards, Isomorphic Labs
Development and Application of an AI-First Drug Design Platform at Isomorphic Labs
Computation Methods in Structure-Based Small Molecule Design
9:30–11:45 AM
Christina Schindler, Merck KGaA
Computational Drug Design across Different Modalities
Vineet Pande, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Computational Advances in Discovering Cryptic Pockets for Drug Discovery
Heidi Koldsoe, Scorpion Therapeutics
Drugging the Undruggable: Leveraging Computational Techniques to Drive Compound Design
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
10:00–10:20 AM
Lunch
11:45–12:45 PM
Posters
12:30–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Computational Methods in Protein Therapeutic Design
5:00–7:00 PM
Christian Stegmann, Absci
Harnessing Generative AI to Creation and Development of ABS-201: A Novel Anti-PRLR Antibody for Androgenic Alopecia
Bingxu Liu, University of Washington
Peptide-MHCI (pMHCI) Binder Design
Sebastian Kelm, UCB Pharma
in silico Antibody Design
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
AI-based Acceleration of Multi-Omics Advances in Cell Biology
8:30–11:30 AM
Daniel J. Anderson, Eikon Therapeutics
Single Molecule Tracking in Drug Discovery and Systems Biology
Richard Bonneau, Genentech
Avoiding Funnels: Using Active Learning and Generative AI to Drive Drug Discovery
Ben Lehner, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Complete Allosteric Maps for Drug Discovery
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Posters
12:30–2:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Career Roundtable
3:30–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Advances in Predictive Toxicology Methods
5:00–7:00 PM
Blanca Rodriguez, University of Oxford
Digital Twins and In Silico Clinical Trials for Drug Discovery
Friedemann Schmidt, Sanofi
Decoding Toxicology: Computational Frameworks for Next-Generation Predictive Safety
Henrik Renner, Evotec SE
Human iPSC High-throughput Screening for Teratogenicity Hazard Identification
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 AM
Machine Learning Applications in Translational Science
8:30–11:30 AM
Tali Raveh-Sadka, Immunai
Identification of High Confidence Candidate Markers for Macrophage Infiltrating Tumor Microenvironment Through Single Cell Genomic Atlases
Bissan Al-Lazikani, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Kinase Polypharmacology Landscape of Clinical PARP Inhibitors
Gayle Wittenberg, Janssen R&D, LLC
A Multimodal Digital Biomarker of Functional Deficits in Early‐Stage Alzheimer’s Disease
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Panel: Opportunities and Challenges in Computational Drug Discovery and Development?
2:30–4:30 PM
* Karen Akinsanya, Schrödinger
Najat Khan, Recursion Pharmaceuticals
Alexander Hillisch, UCB BioSciences GmbH
Richard Bonneau, Genentech
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
AI Application in Global Health Drug Discovery
5:00–6:45 PM
Speaker to be Announced
Jonathan E. Gable, Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases
Diverse Application of AI in Drug Discovery at Novartis
Jinjiang Guo, Global Health Drug Discovery Institute
Generative AI-Enabled Multi-Parameter Lead Optimization in Early Drug Discovery
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Monday, May 11, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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