Jerven has nurtured the UniProt Knowledge Graph as a member of the Swiss-Prot group at SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics for the last 17 years. He is responsible for the day to day running of the largest public, free to use and FAIR SPARQL endpoint. The UniProt RDF/KG has been in production...

Dr. Christian Bollensdorff is an experienced cardiac electrophysiologist with a PhD in Biophysics and over 20 years of expertise in scientific innovation, leadership, and project management. His key role in building a new cardiovascular research center from scratch in Qatar highlights his expertise ...

Catherine Brownstein is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital with a passion for leveraging data, AI, and precision medicine to drive innovation in the fields of pharma and healthcare. With a background in genetics and computational biology, she is...

Maurizio is a senior biotech executive with deep expertise in oncology R&D, currently serving as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at Transgene (Euronext:TNG). He oversees scientific strategy, portfolio leadership, and the development of individualized cancer vaccines leveraging AI-enabled design...

Marc Cikes is a healthcare investment professional and board director with a medical and financial background. He has 14+ years of experience as an entrepreneur and senior executive with major healthcare companies. Marc has worked as an advisor for M&A transactions (buy & sell-side) as well ...

Frederik is a Data Scientist working at Boehringer Ingelheim developing advanced analytics solutions leveraging data in the GCP space. He has co-developed several statistical open-source tools and published scientific articles on quality statistics.

Dave Drodge has been passionately co-creating the future for the last 25 years using digital technology and most recently AI.  He’s worked in 7 industries at organizations like Sony, Amadeus, Novartis, Roche and the WWF (the Panda not the wrestlers) in varied functions (like marketing, product...

I am a Biomedical Engineer (sitting then in the intersection between Math, Computer Science, Data Science and Life Sciences) with an extensive background in Software Engineering, Data Science and ML/DL applied to different contexts, such as Biotech Manufacturing, Healthcare and DevOps, just to...

Jane, a recognised national leader in health and care data and analytics, is Co-CEO for AphA (Association of Professional Healthcare Analysts) and an independent health & care data and analytics consultant with 30+ years in the NHS in Senior management.  She has extensive experience managing...

Issa Kildani is the Managing Partner and Founder of Ambrosia Ventures, a boutique strategic consulting and M&A advisory firm operating at the intersection of life sciences, compliance, and capital efficiency. His firm partners with biotech, pharma, medtech, and digital health leaders to de-risk ...

Achim Kless, PhD has over 25 years of experience in research & development within pharmaceutical industry. He was working on several indications like diabetic polyneuropathy, Osteoarthritis, chronic low back pain and Complex regional pain syndrome. Starting in early target and drug discovery he ...

Björn is a neurobiologist PhD with an acquired passion for data science and data analytics. After a detour into the financial industry he started his career in the healthcare sector in 2018 at Roche where he is now working as a Principal Quality Data Scientist. Apart from delivering advanced...

Dr Rohit Kumar spearheads the development of cutting-edge Data and AI platforms for Drug Development, with a specific focus on early phases of CMC. With over 18 years of experience in software development, research, innovation, and technical leadership, he leads with a results-oriented mindset to...

Thomas is a computational scientist specializing in cheminformatics, computational chemistry, and data-driven drug discovery. He studied Computer Science at ETH Zürich, focusing on Theoretical Computer Science in his Master’s, before completing a PhD in Computational Statistics and Metabolomics at...

Andrea Lucarelli is a seasoned Senior Innovation Manager at Roche, with a strong background in driving cutting-edge solutions in the diagnostics and healthcare industries. With a proven track record of leveraging data, AI, and precision technologies to fuel innovation, Andrea is at the forefront of ...

Manuela Maronati is a seasoned leader in the pharmaceutical industry, currently serving as the Senior Vice President and Global Asset Head for Neuroinflammation and Rare Diseases at UCB. With a strong background in drug development and strategic planning, Manuela has a proven track record of...

I’m a Senior Biostatistician at Boehringer Ingelheim with experience across multiple sectors, united by a deep passion for healthcare innovation. Over the years, I’ve contributed to both human pharmaceutical and animal health domains, bringing statistical rigor and strategic insight to diverse...

Michael Oellerich, MD, HonMD, FADLM, FAMM, FFPath (RCPI), FRCPath, is a chemical pathologist and currently a Distinguished Research Professor at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty (UMG) of the George-August University, Göttingen, Germany. He was Chairman of the Department of ...

As a Principal AI Engineer at Bayer, Matthias has contributed to various projects, focusing on Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Pharmacovigilance and medical image processing in Radiology and Early Drug Discovery. Matthias' background is in computational political science and sociology. He...

Sid Prabhu is a seasoned professional with over 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Currently serving as the Senior Director at Novo Nordisk, Sid is a visionary leader known for his strategic thinking and innovative approach to driving business growth. With a strong background in...

With a PhD in biology, what's special about living systems is my scientific focus, even in the age of AI and learning systems. To understand how scientific progress can translate into health-related impact. How science in our labs can progress into patients. With paradigm shifts as a topic that ...

Dr Andrew Roddam is a life sciences executive and epidemiologist with over 25 years’ experience spanning academia, global pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and large-scale public health initiatives. His career has focused on the use of data, real-world evidence, and health system design to improve...

Dr. Daya Shankar Tiwari is Dean of the School of Sciences at Woxsen University, where he leads five academic departments—Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biotechnology, and Computer Sciences & AI—serving over 5,000 students. Simultaneously, he is the founder and driving force behind VaidyaAI, a ...

Simon is a Partner in the Sofinnova Digital Medicine Strategy. He joined us in 2021 after consulting for corporates seeking to develop partnerships with digital health companies. He worked closely with business development functions to identify, assess, and structure strategic investments. Prior...

Professor Katarzyna Wac, Ph.D., is a Full Professor of Information Systems at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, where she leads the Quality of Life Technologies lab. She is also an Invited Professor of Health Informatics at the Department of Computer Science (DIKU) at the University of...

Tim Robert Zander is a business coach, trainer, consultaht as well as lecturer at the Erasmus University Basel (EHS) and author. His work focuses on the intersection of agility, resilience and AI strategy for life-science organisations. With a background in applied R&D and fast growing...