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.
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:
Monday 14 September: Biosero User Group Meeting(Cancelled)- Tuesday 15 & Wednesday 16 September: Basel 2026 Sample Management Symposium
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 : Enabling LMW Drug Discovery – a Personal Perspective | Daniel Baeschlin | Novartis |
| BioSample Manager | |||
| 9:30 - 10:00 | From Chemicals to Biologicals - Rebuilding Sample Management for a More Complex Portfolio | Karine Lecoq | Syngenta |
| 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 | The DNA-Encoded Library Lifecycle From Building Blocks to Hit-follow up | Cohan Huxley | Roche |
| Lunch Break & Lab Tours | |||
| 12:00 - 14:15 | Lunch Break & Lab Tours | ||
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Get Back Together | ||
| Innovation technology | |||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Lumina - From Measurement to Production Process. Technical Implementation, System & Process Integration | Jürgen Radestock | Merck |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Same Job, New Toolbox : How Our Data Workflows Changed, and Who Can Keep Them Running | Eugen Eirich | Roche |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Designing End-to-End Sample Management for Next-Generation Labs | Guillaume Zimmermann & Alain Farine | Neveso & JAG Jakob Ltd |
| Networking Apero | |||
| 17:00 - 17:45 | Natural Products as Leads in Drug Discovery and Today's Healthcare | Frank Petersen | |
| 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 | Trillion-Scale 3D Search Meets Synthesis-Ready Virtual Space | Benedikt Wanner | eMolecules |
| Coffee Break | |||
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Group Photo | ||
| 10:15- 10:45 | Coffee Break | ||
| Sustainability - Chemist point of view | |||
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Behind the Bench: How Building Block Logistics Powers Parallel Medicinal Chemistry at Novartis | Odile Decoret | Novartis |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Proteome Editing Through Molecular Glue Degraders | Rodolph Beaud | Monterosa |
| Lunch Break & Lab Tours | |||
| 11:45 - 14:00 | Lunch Break & Lab Tours | ||
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Get Back Together | ||
| Sustainability - Globalisation | |||
| 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 | |||
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Wrap-up | Caroline & Stéphanie | Novartis & wega |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Closing | Caroline & Stéphanie | Novartis & wega |
| Networking Apero | |||
For further information regarding the Sample Management Symposium, please contact us at symposium@wega-it.com.