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Full Schedule

  • Monday, July 14, 2025
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Workshop: Liquid Chromatography to Characterize and Purify your LNP Drug Product
    Industry Session
  • 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Biologics Summit Part II: Next Generation Drug Delivery Devices: Facilitating Decentralized Care and Global Access to Biotherapeutics
    Industry Session
  • 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Workshop: Recent Advances in Oral Peptide Delivery – From Molecule to Market
    Chair: Andy Lewis, BPharm (Hons) PhD (he/him/his) – Quotient Sciences
    Chair: Stephen T. Buckley, PhD – Novo Nordisk
    Chair: David J. Brayden, PhD (he/him/his) – University College Dublin
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Workshop: Oral Drug Delivery - Technology of Today and Tomorrow
    Chair and Speaker: Ali Rajabi-Siahboomi, PhD (he/him/his) – Colorcon, Inc.
    Chair and Speaker: Sandip Tiwari, PhD (he/him/his) – BASF
    Chair and Speaker: Daniel Treffer, PhD (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) – MeltPrep
    Industry Session
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Break
    Break
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    GMEC Committee Meeting
    GMEC Session
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Workshop: 3D Printing for Precision Drug Release
    Industry Session
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Workshop: Diagnostics with Phospholipids - Quality standards and areas of application
    Chair and Speaker: Simon Drescher, PD Dr (he/him/his) – Phospholipid Research Center
    Chair and Speaker: Simon Matoori, n/a – Université de Montréal
    Industry Session
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Workshop: Clinical Development & Regulatory Pathways of Subcutaneous Formulation for Biologics
    Speaker: Beate Bittner, PhD – F. Hoffmann - La Roche
    Speaker: Gerard Bruin (he/him/his) – Pharmacokinetic Sciences / Novartis
    Industry Session
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
    Science Communication Workshop: Sharing Your Research with Impact
    YSC Session
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Unlocking Innovation: A Practical Guide to IP Protection
    YSC Session
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Global Membership Engagement Leadership Training
    GMEC Session
  • 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
    Afternoon Break
    Coffee Break@Networking
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
    Plenary Lecture I: Robert Langer Ph.D.
    Plenary Speaker: Robert Langer – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Plenary Session
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Opening Ceremony
    General SessionAwards Session
  • 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM EDT
    Attendee Free Time - Fun in the City
  • Tuesday, July 15, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
    Rise and Walk
    Networking
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
    A Collaborative Breakfast Discussion on the Impact of Impartiality in Science
    Panelist: Darryl N. Williams, PhD – Franklin Institute
    Panelist: Sheila Alexander-Reid – PHL Diversity, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
    GMEC Session
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
    Breakfast
    F&B BreakNetworking
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    YSC Meet & Greet with a Luminary
    YSC Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: The Role of a Trusted Partner in Advancing Resorbable Polymers for Controlled Drug Release
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Molecular modeling and Machine Learning for Drug Formulation
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Transforming Nanoparticle Analysis: What Light Scattering Techniques Reveals About LNPs & Liposomes
    Speaker: William Penny, Ph.D. – Waters | Wyatt Technology
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Innovative Excipient Technologies for Next Generation Drug Delivery Systems
    Industry Session
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Models
    Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Models
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Bioengineering I
    Bioengineering
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Gene)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryGene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Immuno)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryImmuno Delivery
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Skin and Mucosal Delivery I
    Skin and Mucosal Delivery
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Women's Health I
    Women's Health
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Plenary Lecture II: Molly Stevens, Ph.D.
    Plenary Speaker: Molly Stevens, DBE, FRS, FREng – University of Oxford
    Plenary Session
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    FG Chat & Chews
    FG SessionAwards Session
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Lunch Break
    F&B BreakNetworking
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Mix it Up at Lunch – Impartiality in Science
    GMEC Session
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Gene Delivery and Gene Editing I
    Gene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Immuno Delivery I
    Immuno Delivery
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Imaging)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryImaging in Drug Delivery
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Nervous)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryDelivery to the Nervous System
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Ocular Delivery
    Ocular Delivery
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Oral Delivery I
    Invited Speaker: John P. Gleeson, PhD (he/him/his) – Merck & Co.
    Oral Delivery
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Afternoon Break
    Coffee Break
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
    General Session I: Titans of CRS
    Panelist: Hamid Ghandehari, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Utah
    Panelist: Maria J. Alonso, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Santiago de Compostela
    Panelist: Yvonne Perrie, PhD – University of Strathclyde
    Panelist: Jindrich Kopecek, DSc (he/him/his) – University of Utah
    Panelist: Joseph Kost, PhD – Ben-Gurion University
    General Session
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
    Innovation Showcase
    Industry Session
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Welcome Reception
    F&B ReceptionNetworking
  • 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
    Attendee Free Time - Fun in the City
  • Wednesday, July 16, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
    Rise and Walk
    Networking
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
    Mentorship and IDP Workshop: Plan Your Career Path
    YSC Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Breakfast: Exhibit Hall & Posters
    F&B BreakNetworkingExhibit HallPosters
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: The Recent Advancements in the Gene Delivery Toolbox
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Non-viral RNA Delivery with Biodegradable Ionizable Lipids
    Speaker: Syed Reza, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – NOF AMERICA Corporation
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Chroniject Technology: A Solution to Long Acting Injectable Formulation and Scale-Up Challenges
    Speaker: Rachel Minrovic (she/her/hers) – Oakwood Labs
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Advancing Nucleic Acid Therapeutics: Certest Pharma’s Development of Ionizable Lipids, LNP Platforms, and Targeted Delivery Systems.
    Industry Session
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Delivery to the Nervous System I
    Delivery to the Nervous System
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Gene Delivery and Gene Editing II
    Gene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Manufacturing and Process Scale-Up
    Manufacturing and Process Scale-Up
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Bioengineering)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryBioengineering
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Nano)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session III: Skin and Mucosal Delivery II
    Skin and Mucosal Delivery
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Plenary Lecture III: Drew Weissman, Ph.D.
    Plenary Speaker: Drew Weissman, MD, PhD – Perelman School of Medicine
    Plenary Session
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    ADDR Editorial Meeting
    Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    FG Leadership Meeting
    FG Session
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Lunch Break: Exhibit Hall & Posters
    F&B BreakNetworkingExhibit HallPosters
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
    Industry Roundtable: Critical considerations, challenges, opportunities and strategies in development of once a day (QD) formulations
    Moderator: Tracy Danneker – Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Panelist: Firouz Asgarzadeh – Sagimet
    Panelist: Anil Kane – Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Industry Session
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Alternative Methods to Animal Testing I
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Bioengineering II
    Bioengineering
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Immuno Delivery II
    Immuno Delivery
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Gene)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryGene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Nano)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session IV: Oral Delivery II
    Oral Delivery
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Afternoon Break: Exhibit Hall & Posters
    F&B BreakNetworkingExhibit HallPosters
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
    JCR Special Session
    Chair: Yoon Yeo, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
    Chair: Davide Brambilla, PhD (he/him/his) – Université de Montreal
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
    General Session II: Physicians & Editors Insights and Challenges
    General Session
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Exhibit Hall & Posters
    F&B BreakNetworkingExhibit HallPosters
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    WIS Networking Reception & Awards
    F&B ReceptionNetworkingWIS SessionWomen's Health
  • 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
    Attendee Free Time - Fun in the City
    Social EventNetworking
  • 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
    President Reception
    F&B ReceptionNetworkingPrivate
  • Thursday, July 17, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
    Rise and Walk
    Networking
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
    YSC Chats with Luminaries
    YSC Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Breakfast: Exhibit Hall & Posters
    F&B BreakNetworkingExhibit HallPosters
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Opportunities and Challenges in the Design of mRNA LNPs
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Functional Ready-to-Fill Capsules: A Targeted GI Delivery Solution from Pre-Clinical to Commercial
    Speaker: Mohammed I. Syed, PhD – Evonik Corporation, St. Johns University
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Innovations in Oral Delivery of New Drug Modalities
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Innovative Strategies for Long-Acting Injectables: Exploring PharmaShell Technology
    Industry Session
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Gene Delivery and Gene Editing III
    Gene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Imaging in Drug Delivery
    Imaging in Drug Delivery
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Nano)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Oral)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryOral Delivery
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Skin and Mucosal Delivery III
    Skin and Mucosal Delivery
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session V: Women's Health II
    Women's Health
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Plenary Lecture IV
    Plenary Speaker: Rubi Burlage
    Plenary Session
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    JCR Board Meeting
    Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Lunch Break: Exhibit Hall & Posters
    F&B BreakNetworkingExhibit HallPosters
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    YSC & Industry Foresight Council Meeting
    YSC SessionCommittee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
    Industry Roundtable: Industry Advances in the Advancement of Long-Acting Therapies - Round Table Discussion with Gilead Sciences
    Panelist: Tyler Novak, PhD (he/him/his) – Gilead Sciences
    Panelist: Marcus Deloney, PhD (he/him/his) – Gilead Sciences
    Panelist: Robert C.H Gresham, PhD. (he/him/his) – Gilead Sciences
    Industry Session
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    C&DP Board Meeting
    Committee Meeting
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    JCR Editorial Meeting
    Committee Meeting
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Tech Forum: Enhancing Patient Care Through Advancements in Orally Disintegrating Tablets
    Speaker: Charli Smardon – Catalent
    Industry Session
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    YSC Careers in Industry Roundtable
    YSC Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Member Startups Session
    Industry Session
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Afternoon Break: Exhibit Hall & Posters
    F&B BreakNetworkingExhibit HallPosters
  • 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Bioengineering III
    Bioengineering
  • 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Delivery Technologies for Diversified Products
    Delivery Technologies for Diversified Products
  • 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Immuno Delivery III
    Immuno Delivery
  • 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Gene)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryGene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Skin / Mucosal)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliverySkin and Mucosal Delivery
  • 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
    Tech Session VI: Oral Delivery III
    Oral Delivery
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Exhibit Hall & Posters
    F&B BreakNetworkingExhibit HallPosters
  • 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
    Closing Reception
    F&B BreakNetworkingTicketed Event
  • Friday, July 18, 2025
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Session VII: Alternative Methods to Animal Testing II
    Alternative Methods to Animal Testing
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Session VII: Delivery to the Nervous System II
    Delivery to the Nervous System
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Session VII: Gene Delivery and Gene Editing IV
    Gene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Session VII: Immuno Delivery IV
    Immuno Delivery
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Session VII: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Bioengineering)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryBioengineering
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    YSC Scientific Workshop
    YSC Session
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    CRS Around the World: Local Chapters
    General Session
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Morning Break
    Coffee Break
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
    MERCK GRAD Awards Final
    Awards Session
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Closing Ceremony
    General SessionAwards Session