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Date:

15. - 16. September 2026

Language:

Location:

The event will be held in English

Novartis Campus, 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 preceded by the Biosero User Group Meeting.

Agenda:

The 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:

Biosero User Group Meeting

Monday 14 September (13:00-18:30)

Sample Management Symposium

Tuesday 15 September: 

Wednesday 16 September:

Symposium Day 1
8:00 - 8:45 Arrival & Registration at Novartis Campus
Introduction
8:45 - 9:00 Welcome Caroline & Stéphanie Novartis & wega
9:00 - 9:30 Opening Daniel Baeschlin Novartis
BioSample Manager
9:30 - 10:00 Protein & Peptides Sample Management Novo
10:00 - 10:30 Evolution of Biological Sample Management at PMI: From Decentralized Storage to a Centralized, State-of-the-Art Biobank Sam Ansari PMI
Coffee Break
Non Small Molecules
11:00 - 11:30 Adoption of Electronic Requisition Form: Operational Realities and Lessons Learned Anamarija Kruljac-letunis Merck Healthcare KGaA
11:30 - 12:00 James Hunter Roche
Lunch Break
12:00 - 14:15 Lunch Break & Lab Tours
Innovation technology
14:15 - 14:45 Jürgen Radestock Merck
14:45 - 15:15 Eugen Eirich Roche
15:15 - 15:45 Designing End-to-End Sample Management for Next-Generation Labs Guillaume Zimmermann & Vincenzo Scamarcio Neveso
Networking Apero & Diner
Symposium Day 2
8:30 - 9:00 Arrival & Registration at Novartis Campus
New Technology
9:00 - 9:30 Knowledge Graphs and AI Applications for Sample Management Cedric Berger BioMedima
09:30 - 10:00
Coffee Break
Sustainability - Chemist point of view
10:30 - 11:00 Behind the Bench: How Building Block Logistics Powers Parallel Medicinal Chemistry at Novartis Odile Decoret Novartis
11:00 - 11:30 Monterosa
Lunch Break & Lab Tours
11:30 - 13:45 Lunch Break & Lab Tours
Sustainability - Globalisation
13:45 - 14:15 Orkun Ozhelvaci
14:15 - 14:45 Thinking Inside the Box for Sustainable Compound Distribution Maria Vergou AstraZeneca
14:45 - 15:15 LEAPing into the Future: Centralized and Automated Material Flows at Roche Penzberg Michael Gengler Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Closing
Networking Apero

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