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Industry Session

Innovation Showcase

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
Location: Terrace Ballroom 3/4

The “Innovation Showcase” provides a platform for drug delivery entrepreneurs to share their latest innovations through a series of focused “elevator pitch” presentations.

Come to this session to identify new collaboration opportunities as emerging and established businesses highlight innovative concepts ranging from products, services, and new technologies. The “Showcase” presents a session unique to the entire conference as it delivers a concise summary of new offerings from many exhibitors and conference presenters.

Take advantage of networking with innovative collaborators during this showcase or start planning follow-up throughout the week on the exhibition floor, at a specific session, or with another conference attendee directly.

Presentations:

  • 5:30 PM - 5:35 PM EDT
    Welcome & Introductions

    Moderator: Ron Smith, PhD – Pharmawyze, LLC

    Moderator: Peter Wuelfing, PhD – Merck

  • 5:35 PM - 5:40 PM EDT
    No more RiboGreen and BCA for RNA and antibody payloads in LNPs. With Scatter-Free Absorption you're done in 15 seconds.

    Speaker: Darren Andrews, PhD (he/him/his) – Marama Labs

  • 5:40 PM - 5:45 PM EDT
    Presentation by Vectorialis

    Speaker: Nina Bono, PhD (she/her/hers) – Politecnico di Milano

  • 5:45 PM - 5:50 PM EDT
    PharmaShell: Enabling High-Load, Long-Acting Injectables

    Speaker: Joel Hellrup, PhD (he/him/his) – Nanexa AB

  • 5:50 PM - 5:55 PM EDT
    MeltPrep Presentation

    Speaker: Daniel Treffer, PhD (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) – MeltPrep

  • 5:55 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    Presentation by digiM

    Speaker: Andrew G. Clark, n/a (he/him/his) – digiM Solution

  • 6:00 PM - 6:10 PM EDT
    Networking Break
  • 6:10 PM - 6:15 PM EDT
    Advancing women’s health through innovations in drug delivery

    Speaker: S. Rahima Benhabbour, MSc. PhD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • 6:15 PM - 6:20 PM EDT
    Advanced Capabilities in Polymer Development for Drug Delivery and Medical Device Applications

    Speaker: Derek Richards – Seqens

  • 6:20 PM - 6:25 PM EDT
    Accelerating discovery with reduced animal testing using Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD)

    Speaker: Dan O’Connor, Sr., MA (Me!) – Simulations Plus, Inc.

  • 6:25 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Presentation by Physical Pharmaceutica LLC

    Speaker: Robert A. Bellantone, PhD (he/him/his) – Physical Pharmaceutica LLC