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CESPE Conference 2026 sessions

30/09 AM: EuPAT 3rd Session

Theme:
Artificial Intelligence across the Pharmaceutical Lifecycle

09:05 – 09:45 Talk by Daniel Markl
Professor at University of Strathclyde

Title: ‘From Material, Process, and Product Knowledge to the AI Formulator’

09:45 – 10:25 Talk by Kārlis Bērziņš
Assistant Professor at University of Copenhagen

Title: ‘Predictive Pharmaceutical Development and Process Intelligence through Low-Frequency Vibrational Spectroscopy’

10:25 – 10:40 Short Pitch Presentation

Brigitta Nagy
PhD Research at Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Title: ‘From Mechanistic Models to Explainable Multimodal AI for Real-Time Dissolution Profile Prediction‘

10:55 – 11:35 Talk by Silvia Vogl
Senior Scientist at Quality Innovation Group EMA

Title: ‘The EU Quality Innovation Group Perspective on Modelling and AI in Pharmaceutical Process Development and Manufacturing‘

11:35 – 12:35 Short Pitch Presentations:

Michael Ghijs
Co-Founder at Elegent

Title: ‘Navigate the Formulation Space: In-silico Formulation Screening for Digital
QbD in Direct Compression
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Ruben Waeytens
R&D Scientist at Fette Compacting

Title: ‘Leveraging Bayesian Optimization Infused with Human Knowledge for Automatic Pharmaceutical Loss-in-Weight Feeder Tuning‘

Consuelo Del Pilar Vega Zambrano
PhD Researcher at University College London

Title: ‘A Generative AI Approach to Inverse Design for Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing‘

Charlotte Geleyn
Postdoctoral Researcher at Ghent University

Title: ‘Implementing Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Process Development’

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29/09 PM: EuPAT 2nd Session

Theme:
Integrated and Autonomous Pharmaceutical Platforms

13:35 – 14:15 Talk by Ossi Korhonen
Professor at University of Eastern Finland

Title: ‘Continuous Direct Compression in Development of Dispersible
CombinationTablet for HIV-positive Pediatric Patients’

14:15 – 14:55 Talk by Jérôme Mantanus 
Associate Director – Head of Materials Science at UCB

Title: ‘Enabling Continuous Direct Compression of High Drug Loading Tablets Through an Integrated Particle Engineering Framework’

14:55 – 15:25 Short Pitch Presentations:

Ivan Raguž
Senior Researcher at Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH

Title: ‘Beyond the Surface: In-line NIR-HSI PAT for Monitoring of 3D-Printed Pharmaceutical Formulations‘

Martin Krov 
PhD Researcher at University of Chemistry and Technology Prague

Title: ‘Automated screening of self-emulsifying drug delivery systems‘

15:40 – 16:20 Talk by Amit Chandrakar
Senior R&D and Bioprocess Equipment Engineer at Cultzyme

Title: ‘Accelerating Process Intensification: Advanced Control Strategies Powered by Real Time Bioreactor Analytics‘

16:20 – 17:05 Short Pitch Presentations:

Muhammad Murtaza
PhD Researcher at University of Strathclyde

Title: ‘Milligram-Scale Adaptive Robotic Micro-Dosing System for Pharmaceutical Powders‘

Vojtěch Klimša
Head Researcher at University of Chemistry and Technology Prague

Title: ‘Automated Spray Drying for Data-Rich Screening of Amorphous Solid Dispersion Design Spaces’

Cristina Ruiz Samblás
Associate Principal Scientist at AstraZeneca

Title: ‘Control Strategy Considerations for the Continuous Manufacturing of Low dose Oral Solid Dosage Formulations’

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CESPE Conference 2026 sessions

29/09 AM: EuPAT 1st Session

Theme:
Next-Generation Sensors, Advanced PAT Tools and Innovative QbD Strategies

09:15 – 09:55 Talk by Axel Zeitler
Professor at University of Cambridge

Title: ‘Terahertz Porosity Sensing for Disintegration Prediction’

09:55 – 10:35 Talk by Tom Van den Kerkhof
Principal Investigator at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Title: ‘Control Strategies and Real-Time Release for Continuous Manufacturing: Case Studies’

10:50 – 11:30 Talk by Jan-Sebastiaan Uyttersprot
Head of Oral Dosage Form Development
& Tuur Vandeputte
PAT & Modelling Subject Matter Expert at UCB

Title: ‘From PAT Signals to Process Decisions:
Designing Closed-Loop Controls forDrug Substance Biopharma Manufacturing’

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11:30 – 12:30 Short Pitch Presentations:

Kei Shimura
Principal Engineer at Hitachi High-Tech Corporation

Title: ‘Robust API Quantification by Terahertz Frequency-Domain Spectroscopy Against Tablet Design Variation’

Freddy Vandenbroucke
Head of Research at Pharma Technology SA

Title: ‘Performances of API fraction predictions with NIR-SRS and with Transmission FT-NIR: A Comparative Case Study‘

Fabien Chauchard
General Director at Indatech Chauvin-Arnoux

Title: ‘Blend monitoring of a Low-Dose Formulation in a Tablet Press Feed FrameUsing Spatially Resolved Near-Infrared Spectroscopy’

Domenica Braile
Senior Process Engineer at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Title: ‘From Compression to Coating: FEM and DEM Simulations Supporting Process Understanding in Continuous Tablet Manufacturing’

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28/09 PM: EuPAT-CESPE Hands-On Workshop

13:30 – 16:30 EuPAT-CESPE Hands-On Workshop including:

Site visits at Rheavita or Legend Biotech facilities

Workshops showcasing the equipment of Fette Compacting and HighTru

Networking during a poster session

Explore the facilities of The Nucleus

16:30 – 18:30 After-workshop reception

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CESPE Conference 2026 sessions

28/09 AM: CESPE Industry-Focused Session

Theme:
PAT in Practice: Implementation Challenges, Measurable Impact and Real Outcomes

09:00 – 09:10 Talk by Willem Dhooge
Platform Manager at CESPE

Welcome and conference opening

09:10 – 09:35 Talk by Jakob Christensen
Principal Consultant and PAT Implementation Lead at Novo Nordisk Engineering

Title: ‘PAT in Full Scale Biomanufacturing:
Implementation Experience and Challenges’

09:35 – 10:00 Talk by Yannick Borguet
Manufacturing Sciences Laboratory Lead at Takeda

Title: ‘PAT Is a Tool, Not a Goal:
Lessons from Translating Raman Spectroscopy into Manufacturing’

10:00 – 10:25 Talk by Melanie Dumarey
Product and Process Design Engineer at AstraZeneca

Title: ‘A leading role for PAT in continuous manufacturing’

10:25 – 10:50 Talk by Laurent Strodiot 
Director in R&D – Drug Product at GSK

Title: ‘PAT strategy to master continuous process –
example for on-line vaccine formulation’

11:20 – 11:45 Talk by Shana Van de Steene 
Application Specialist for Continuous Manufacturing at Fette Compacting

Title: ‘Turning Data into Decisions:
The Road to an Integrated Control Strategy in Continuous Direct Compression’

11:45 – 12:10 Talk by Olivier van der Ha 
Research Project Manager at Ajinomoto OmniChem

Title: ‘Beyond Method Replacement:
Using PAT to Understand, Support and Improve Pharmaceutical Processes’

11:45 – 12:10 Talk by Jeroen Hofenk 
Research Project Manager at SwiftPharma

Title: ‘From Leaf to Product:
Implementing PAT for Robust Downstream Processing
in Plant-Based Biomanufacturing’