Date:
22. - 25. September 2025
Language:
Location:
The event will be held in English
Roche Innovation Center, Basel
Abstract:
The aim of the Basel Sample Management Symposium is to offer a place for all sample managers (agro, biology, cosmetic, chemistry) and technology providers to exchange and share experiences on best practices, digital innovation and current challenges.
The symposium is followed by the Azenta Life Sciences REMP-focused User Group Meeting.
Agenda:
The exact agenda will be communicated at a later date to all participants with the final organizational details.
For information, here is already a high-level view of the agenda:
- Monday 22 September: Cenevo Product Advisory Council
Entrance Building 2
- Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 September: Sample Management Symposium
Entrance Building 7
- Thursday 25 September: Azenta Life Sciences REMP-focused User Group Meeting
(Customer only) Entrance Building 2
Sample Management Symposium
Tuesday 23 September:
| Symposium Day 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Arrival & Registration | at Roche reception of Building 007 (Roche Innovation Center Basel) | |
| Introduction | |||
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Welcome | Stéphanie Muzzarelli | wega |
| 9:00 - 9:15 |
Opening: Compound Management in the broader context of R&D infrastructure: innovation and grit through a recent example |
Nicolas Zorn & Sylvester Matturi | F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd & Azenta |
| DMTA Cycles | |||
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Tracking the Journey of a Molecule Using Operational Data | Ricardo Gaviria & Jesse Ahlbrecht | F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | Enhancing the DMTA Cycle via Direct-to-Biology (D2B) and Parallel Medicinal Chemistry (PMC) at Merck KGaA | Alessia Gambardella | Merck KGaA |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Scaling Down, Powering Up: A New Stock Solution System for Library Synthesis | Matthias Schmid | Boehringer-Ingelheim |
| Coffee Break | |||
| Quality & Innovation | |||
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Compound Logistics: A Perspective from a Compound Profiler | Charles Lardeau | F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | The heart of Compound Management: : How Quality Can Bring Added Value to Project Success? | Olivier Casamitjana | Evotec |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Triumphs and Challenges in Lab Automation & Orchestration: Past Progress, Present Hurdles, and the Road Ahead | David Dambman | Lab Sync |
| Lunch Break | |||
| 13:45 - 15:00 | Lab Tours - Compound Management & AC/DC (Automation, Connectivity & Digitalization Concept) | ||
| Coffee Break | |||
| Dealing with increasing landscape complexity for sample management | |||
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Beyond efficiency : How BioAscent is navigating the scientific and economic challenges of a changing word. | Sylviane Boucharens | BioAscent |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Getting a Seat at the Table: Extending Compound Management from Physical Stores to Virtual Space | Benedikt Wanner | eMolecules, Inc |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Compound logistics for external drug discovery | Daniel Baeschlin & Peter Drückes | Novartis |
| Networking Diner | |||
Wednesday 24 September:
| Symposium Day 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Arrival & Registration | at Roche reception of Building 007 (Roche Innovation Center Basel) | |
| Not only small molecules | |||
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Sample Logistics in Clinical Trials – From Bedside to Bench | Alex Vegiopoulos | AbbVie |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Human Biosample Management: Similarities and Differences with Compound Management | Daniel Knoll | F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd |
| Coffee Break | |||
| Not only small molecules | |||
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Sample Management and Natural Product Dispensing: Complex Samples in Advanced Cellular Models for Antitumor Drug Discovery | Ruben Tormo | Fundacion Medina |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Clinical Sample Shipments & Carbon Emissions: a Tool to Reduce | Dr. Luc Alexis Leuthold | Novartis |
| 11:45 - 13:00 | Lab Tours - Compound Management & AC/DC (Automation, Connectivity & Digitalization Concept) | ||
| Lunch Break | |||
| New Technologies | |||
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Proteome Editing Through Molecular Glue Degraders | Etienne Donkele | Monterosa |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Lab of the Future: Digitalizing & Automating Dataflow in CL | Vincenza Dragone | Merck KGaA |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Automated Assay Ready Plate Production for Non-Conventional Plate Layouts | Charlotte Baker | AstraZeneca |
| Closing | |||
| Networking Apero | |||
For further information regarding the Sample Management Symposium, please contact us at symposium@wega-it.com.
Azenta Life Sciences REMP-focused User Group Meeting (Customer only)
Thursday 25 September: Building 2
Face-to-face event although a virtual option will be made available for those who cannot attend in person.
The dial-in link will be made available closer to the UGM date.
The objective of the UGM is to discuss the REMP ecosystem developments in the last 2 years and future availability.
9:00 - 11:00 : Status update for the REMP technology devices, labware and storage solutions (Azenta and Roche)
11:00 - 12:00 noon : Continued support and parts supply (Azenta)
12:00 noon - 12:45 : Lunch (included)
12:45 - 13:45 : Short presentations and customer updates
13:45 - 15:45 : Open discussions - topics to be communicated at a later time
15:45 - 16:00 : UGM close
For further information regarding the User Group Meeting, please contact Cristiana Bercea at cristiana.bercea@azenta.com.
Cenevo Product Advisory Council
Monday 22 September:
This dedicated Product Advisory Council offers users of Cenevo’s Mosaic software a valuable opportunity to actively participate in shaping our future roadmap through interactive discussions and direct feedback, in addition to receiving the latest updates and connecting with peers.
We invite you to join us on the afternoon of Monday 22 September to contribute to this collaborative process.
Agenda: Full agenda to follow
Arrival and registration from 13:00
To register for the Product Advisory Council please contact Holly Ashcroft at holly.ashcroft@cenevo.com