Catch highlights from the Virtual Biopharmaceutical Summit 2020

Thousands of scientists from across the world have joined leading manufacturers online to drive forward biopharma research and explore the latest technologies.

The successful Virtual Biopharmaceutical Summit 2020 featured the latest developments, most exciting innovations and biggest stories from across the field, from gene and cell therapy to nanomedicines, drug discovery, LC method development, personalized vaccines, antibody-drug conjugates and more.

The new SelectScience^® Virtual Summits offer a crucial interactive platform for the science industry to continue to connect, share knowledge and provide technology solutions in order to advance science and health at this critical time. With around 4,500 total attendees over three days, last week’s biopharma event featured talks by eminent speakers, technology workshops, virtual resource hubs from leading brands, as well as 1-on-1 webcam chats and dedicated networking sessions for attendees to maximize connections.

Explaining the significance of the event, keynote speaker Dr. Lewis Francis said: “Taking the opportunity to share our work with a global audience is an important part of what we do, getting feedback and input from worldwide audiences and disseminating our cutting-edge approaches to develop with the wider scientific and biopharmaceutical community."

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A total of 26 fascinating presentations helped draw the crowds, while the three themed networking sessions again proved a hit.

Just a few of the talks available to watch on demand include:

• Keynote: Strategic process and analytical development for AAV gene therapy - Dr. Mimi Roy, Senior Director of Analytical Chemistry, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
• Keynote: Enabling early drug discovery efforts with intact protein mass analysis - Dr. Jamie Moroco, Broad Institute
• Keynote: Nanomedicines and advanced therapeutics for gynecological cancers - Dr. Lewis Francis, University of Swansea
• Synthesis and characterization of antibody-drug conjugates - Dr. Jamie Stokes, Principal Research Scientist, Concept Life Sciences
• Targeting protein-protein interactions of receptor complexes - Prof. Kristian Strømgaard, University of Copenhagen
• Implementing systematic approaches and new technology for chromatography method development - Dr. Pankaj Aggarwal, Principal Scientist, Pfizer

SelectScience Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Kerry Parker, said: “It’s been fantastic to be able to offer a platform to these speakers right at the forefront of their fields and we would like to thank them all for taking the time to share their work with our audience.”

A number of leading manufacturers presented their latest technologies available in the field, including Corning Life Sciences, Waters Corporation, 908 Devices, MicroGEM, Bio-Techne, Protein Metrics, PHCbi, Fluidigm Corporation, Gyros Protein Technologies, Sartorius, Agilent Technologies and Malvern Panalytical. All presentations are now available on demand.

Live Q&A sessions were a big hit and provided two-way communication between visitors, speakers, and manufacturers, allowing for valuable insights into the biopharma community.

Attendees were able to collect a virtual swag bag of useful resources completely free of charge. Featured highlights from the summit include:

• Sartorius - Your resources bundle: Download »
• Exploring healthy and tumor tissue microenvironment with immuno-oncology markers using multiplexed Hyperion Imaging System: Download »
• REBEL - Application snapshots : Download »
• Byosphere™ Enterprise Platform: Manage LC/MS data seamlessly : Download »
• Efficient DNA extractions for the CRISPR toolkit: Download »
• Extending the capabilities of the BioAccord LC-MS System with a streamlined workflow for compliant-ready multi-attribute method (MAM): Download »

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