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Bridging preclinical to clinical development

Leveraging proven strategies for holistic biomarkers, advanced modalities and technology insights

A Swiss Biotech Insight event in association with Labcorp

Monday, September 29, 2025, 11:30 – 18:30

Agora Center at CHUV University Hospital, Rue du Bugnon 25A, Lausanne 

Agenda & Speakers

11:30 – 13:00

13:00 – 14:00

Registration and networking lunch

Welcome and opening session

Michael Altofer

CEO
Swiss Biotech Association

Julia Djonova  

Head of the Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP) department 
Swissmedic

Stefano Romanelli

Senior Government Affairs Manager
European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE)

14:00 – 15:15

Discovery to preclinical innovation: Setting the scientific foundation

Dan Snell 

SVP Research & Preclinical Development
Numab

Giusy Di Conza

Head of Research 
Ionctura

Stephanie Jungmichel

Head of Pharmacology

CDR Life

James Munday

Head Global Immunology & Immunotoxicology
Labcorp

15:45 – 17:15

Strategy & clinical execution: Linking science to business impact

Shabir Hasham

Chief Medical Officer
Santhera

Frédéric Levy

Chief Scientific Officer
Debiopharm

Rebecca Weil

Chief Commercial Officer
Oculis

Alex Fort

Lead Scientist, General laboratory
Labcorp

17:15 – 18:30

Networking cocktail

Hear from top experts, share your knowledge & experience

The Swiss Biotech Association’s Swiss biotech Insight event series is designed to cover a portfolio of topics mirroring the biopharma product life cycle, namely from ideation and research to commercialization and patient benefit. The three main areas covered are discovery, development and commercialization.

In this Insight series event, we join forces with Labcorp to explore key learnings from biomarker-informed development, showcase cutting-edge analytical technologies for enhanced data collection and interpretation, and examine the integration of multi-omics approaches—all through the lens of real-world experience and case studies that support smarter decision-making.

Getting there

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Sponsorship

Join us as co-sponsor to showcase your brand and connect with biotech leaders. Choose from 3 options and contact Marta Gehring.

Sponsorship options:

  1. Badge sponsor: CHF 1’800 (incl. VAT)
  2. Exhibition spaces: CHF 1’500 (incl. VAT)
  3. Break supporter: CHF 890 (incl. VAT)