Joint with: Antibodies as Drugs: Evolving Designs, Formats and Approaches
Computational Drug Discovery: Tools Across the Translational Pipeline

Feb 22–25, 2027 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Aicha BenTaieb and Jakob Kather

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Feb 22–25, 2027 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada

Scientific Organizers: Aicha BenTaieb and Jakob Kather

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, February 22, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome Remarks (Joint)
8:00–8:10 AM
Keynote Address (Joint)
8:10–9:00 AM
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
Speaker to be Announced
Philip Kim, University of Toronto
Computation and Artificial Intelligence-Based Methods for Better Antibody Development
Mohamed Shahin †, Pfizer
Modeling and Simulations Meet AI for Clinical Pharmacology
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Panel Discussion 1: The Future of Antibody and Drug Design
11:15–12:15 PM
Poster Setup
12:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
12:15–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
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
Jorge S. Reis-Filho †, AstraZeneca
Agentization of Pharma R&D in 2030 - Where are we Headed
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 24, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Decoding Biology to Build Target Hypotheses
8:00–11:00 AM
Speaker to be Announced
Sara Mostafavi †, Genentech
Sequence to Function Models and Agents for Target Discovery
Iya G. Khalil †, GNS Healthcare
Foundation Models for Biology and their Impact on Target Discovery
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion 2: Can AI-Driven Simulations Replace or refine Preclinical Studies
11:00–12:00 PM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Panel Discussion 3: From Perturbation to Validation - How do we Define Confidence in New Targets?
1:45–2:45 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 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
Shekoofeh Azizi, Google DeepMind
How do we Validate Agentic LLMs for Therapeutics?
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
8:00–10:00 PM
Thursday, February 25, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Where are we with Multimodal Learning from Clinical and Real-World Data?
8:00–11:00 AM
Speaker to be Announced
Marinka Zitnik †, Harvard Medical School
Multi-Agent Systems for Learning from Clinical Data
Maria Alice Franzoi †, Gustave Roussy
Learning from Real-World Data at Scale
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Panel Discussion 4: Human/Machine Interactions, how do we Leverage Agentic AI in Multidisciplinary Teams?
11:00–12:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Integration and Iteration: Future of AI-Driven R&D
5:00–6:45 PM
Speaker to be Announced
Magdalena Wekenborg †, TU Dresden
Human-Machine Interaction in Scientific Agent Teams
Arsela Prelaj, Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano
Training the Next Generation of Biomedical Researchers in the AI Age
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, February 26, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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