Announcing the 2025 Biologics Summit

This Biologics Summit, jointly hosted by the Controlled Release Society and IPEC-Americas, will address the current state and prospects for future advancements related to device technologies for the application of biotherapeutics.

  

PART I: IPEC-Americas Excipient World 2025 May 12-14, 2025 - National Harbor, MD, USA
PART II: CRS 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition July 14-18, 2025 - Philadelphia, PA, USA

PART II: CRS 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition

Monday, July 14, 2025 
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA, USA

 

CRS/IPEC-Americas Biologics Summit 2025: Unlocking the Code: Cutting-Edge Advances in Gene & RNA Delivery

We are pleased to announce the CRS/IPEC-Americas Biologics Summit on Gene & RNA Delivery, a premier scientific event bringing together leading experts to explore the latest advances in nucleic acid delivery technologies. Organized by Dr. Beate Bittner (Roche) and Dr. Simon Matoori (Université de Montréal), the summit will feature a dynamic lineup of presentations from academia and industry leaders at the forefront of gene and RNA-based therapeutics.

The program will open with an overview of nucleic acid delivery by Dr. Matoori, followed by cutting-edge talks on non-viral delivery for gene editing (Dr. Luis Brito, Beam Therapeutics), the influence of hypoxia on mRNA lipid nanoparticle therapies (Dr. Owen Fenton, UNC Chapel Hill), and inhalable RNA dry powders for lung applications (Benjamin Winkeljann, LMU Munich). After a short break, the summit will continue with insights into RNA vaccines for glioblastoma (Dr. Flávia Moreira De Sousa, University of Groningen), a keynote address by Prof. Dan Anderson (MIT), and a presentation on AI-driven design of lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery (Dr. Bowen Li, University of Toronto).

Join us for this engaging event and be part of the conversation shaping the future of gene delivery. The Biologics Summit – Part II will be held during the CRS 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition.

Agenda

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
Words of Welcome & Opening
Simon Matoori, PhD, Université de Montréal


8:35 AM - 8:45 AM
Introduction to Nucleic Acid Delivery
Simon Matoori, PhD, Université de Montréal


8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Optimizing Non-Viral Delivery to Enable Gene Editing Therapies
Luis Brito, VP, Delivery Platform, Beam Therapeutics


9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Understanding Hypoxia's Impact on mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Therapies
Owen Fenton, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Redefining Lung Therapy Through Inhalable RNA Dry Powder Formulations
Benjamin Winkeljann, Engineer, Department of Pharmacy at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich


10:15 AM - 10:30 AM  *  BREAK 


10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Advancing Glioblastoma Treatment with RNA Vaccines: When Immunotherapy Meets Nanomedicine
Flávia Moreira De Sousa, PhD, Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen


11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote Address
Dan Anderson, MIT


12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
AI-Driven Design of Lipid Nanoparticles for mRNA Delivery
Bowen Li, University of Toronto


12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Conclusion & Closing Remarks 
Simon Matoori, PhD, Université de Montréal


* Biologics Summit - Part II - is included with registration during the CRS 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition