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Detailed Conference Program

Conference Opening and Introduction

09h00 – 09h30

Registration & Welcome

Networking Breakfast
Poster Exhibition + Booths

09h30 – 09h40

Conference opening

Prof. Dieter Deforce, Principal Investigator, Ghent University

09h40 – 10h00

CESPE – Reflections and Future Perspectives

Christoph Portier, CESPE General Manager

Theme 1: Digitalization: Exploring Big Data, Modeling, AI, and Beyond

10h00 – 10h20

GenAI in Life Science Manufacturing: Just Another Tool in the Box or the Ultimate Game-Changer?

Elisa Canzani, Data Science Lead, Cognizant

10h20 – 10h40

Advancing Sustainable AI Across Diverse Domains

Michaël Rademaker, AI Solution Provider, IDLab – imec – Ghent University

10h40 – 11h00

AI in Direct Compression: Supercharging Process and Formulation Design with Quantitative Tools

Alexander Ryckaert, Co-Founder, Elegent


11h00 – 11h15

Short Presentations

AI-Driven Green Chemistry: Towards More Sustainable Organic Synthesis

Maarten Dobbelaere, PhD Researcher, Ghent University

Smart Maintenance: Using AI to Automate and Perfect CMMS Metadata in Pharma

Arne Deloose, PhD Researcher, Ghent University

Spatial Modeling Techniques for Digital Twins of Cell Cultures

Prof. Paul Van Liedekerke, Principal Investigator, Ghent University


11h15 – 11h35

Coffee Break

Poster Exhibition + Booths

Theme 2: Enabling Technologies

11h35 – 11h55

A Journey Towards Implementationof Continuous Flow Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Geert Schelkens, R&D Manager Early Phase API and Technology Development, Ajinomoto Omnichem

11h55 – 12h15

Mastering Spontaneous Nucleation of APIs from Lab Exploration to Pilot Production

Bart Rimez, Co-owner and Technology Lead, Secoya Technologies

12h15 – 12h30

Short Presentations

From Assay to Impact – Creating Hardware in Life Science

Mathieu Rabaey, Project Leader, Comate

Advanced Real-time Monitoring of Low-dose Formulations: Dual Spectroscopy Data Fusion as Enabling Process Analytical Technology

Alexander De Man, PAT Subject Matter Expert, UCB

3D Printing of Personalized Pharmaceutical Tablets via Direct Extrusion Additive Manufacturing

Lotte De Wever, PhD Researcher, Ghent University

12h30 – 14h15

Networking Lunch

Poster Exhibition, Booths and Speed Networking Session

14h15 – 14h40

HighTru Lab Paving the Way for Next-Gen Innovators – Following Industry’s Lead

Prof. Chris Stevens, Principal Investigator, Ghent University

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 Nico Vervoort, Scientific Director High Throughput Experimentation, Johnson & Johnson

Theme 3: Biomanufacturing

14h40 – 15h00

Energy, Carbon and Water Flow of a Biopharmaceutical Drug Substance Facility Including Derived Improvement Possibilities

Alessandro Rosengart, Head of the Sustainability Expert Group, VTU

15h00 – 15h20

Unleashing the Potential of Plant-Based Manufacturing for Biologics – SwiftPharma Taking the Lead

Jeroen Hofenk, Founder & CSO, SwiftPharma

15h20 – 15h40

The Challenges in Development of a Biological Drug for Veterinary Applications: the D in CDMO

Christine Labeur, VHH CMC Subject Matter Expert, 272Bio

15h40 – 16h10

Coffee Break

Poster Exhibition + Booths

16h10 – 16h30

Belgium’s Biomanufacturing Landscape: Key Learnings and Future Directions

Natalia Moretti Violato, Engagement Manager – ATMPs & Biologics, PwC

16h30 – 17h15

Panel Discussion: Biomanufacturing in Belgium: Strengths, Unmet Needs,
Roadmapping Exercises and Ongoing Initiatives

Representatives from different key stakeholder groups will engage in an open discussion about the strengths and challenges facing the biomanufacturing industry in Belgium. Gain insights from these key opinion leaders in industry, academia, and policymaking.

Moderator: Tineke Van Hooland, Founder and CEO, Epic 10

Panel: To be disclosed

Closing

17h15 – 17h30

Closing Word

Sofie Bracke, Deputy Mayor of Ghent, responsible for Economy, Port and Sports

Networking Reception & Dinner

17h30 – …

We sincerely thank PwC Belgium for their generous sponsorship!

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Conference Program

Conference Program

Join us for insightful sessions featuring lectures by representatives from academia and industry on four key themes:

  • Digitalization: Exploring big data, modeling, AI, and beyond.
  • Enabling Technologies and Platforms.
  • Sustainability: Advancing sustainable practices in the industry.
  • Biomanufacturing, including a roundtable discussion on the current state, strengths, and needs of this ecosystem in Belgium.

Additionally, there will be ample networking opportunities with more than 150 participants from over 50 institutes during breaks and a reception with an optional dinner. The preliminary program is added below.

Preliminary Program

09:00 – Registration and Welcome

09:30 – Conference Opening: CESPE Perspectives

10:00 – Theme 1: Digitalization, Big Data, Modelling, and AI

  • Perspectives from companies like Cognizant and Elegent on the use of AI in pharmaceutical production.
  • CESPE academic experts presenting their applied research.

11:00 – Coffee Break

11:30 – Theme 2: Enabling Technologies and Platforms

  • Ajinomoto, Johnson & Johnson, and Secoya shedding light on their trajectories with new platforms such as flow chemistry, high-throughput experimentation, and continuous crystallization.
  • CESPE academic experts presenting their applied research.

12:45 – Lunch Break (Optional Speed Networking Session)

14:30 – Theme 3: Sustainability

  • Johnson & Johnson elaborating on current sustainability assessment harmonization efforts.
  • ID Lab (UGent) touching upon different approaches to make more sustainable AI solutions.
  • Circa Group discussing how bio-derived levoglucosenone can be used as a platform for large-scale production of chemical building blocks

15:50 – Coffee Break

16:15 – Theme 4: Biomanufacturing in Belgium

  • Local players like SwiftPharma and 272Bio discussing the strengths of their platforms and the challenges in developing biological veterinary therapeutics.
  • PwC will present their whitepaper on the biomanufacturing ecosystem in Belgium.
  • Panel Discussion: Biomanufacturing landscape stakeholders discussing strengths, unmet needs, roadmapping, and ongoing initiatives.

17:50 – Closing Remarks

18:00 – Reception and Dinner

We sincerely thank PwC for their generous sponsorship!