Basel 2025 Sample Management Symposium

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.

Tuesday 23 September

Wednesday 24 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

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

FAQ

Day 1 - Networting Dinner

Day 2 - Networting Apero

For further information regarding the Sample Management Symposium, please contact us at symposium@wega-it.com.