10
November

08:00 AM PST

Medicinal Chemistry

Name: Medicinal Chemistry Strategy Meeting West Coast USA 2025
Start: 2025-11-10T08:00
End: 2024-11-10T18:00
Location: Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

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Drug Discovery Biology

Strategy Meeting West Coast USA 2025

Reinvigorating Productivity in Pharma & Biotech R&D Through Advanced Technologies and Innovative Techniques that Interrogate Activity and Mechanisms

Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

A MEETING EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER

Fresh Medicinal Chemistry Insights

Tired of the same conference experience? Real discussions and genuine networking are often promised, but not always delivered. Proventa International’s R&D Strategy Meetings are designed to avoid the pitfalls of a typical conference, by providing the right environment to make those important connections through interactive roundtable discussions, exclusive networking and keynote panel debates. Join Medicinal Chemistry professionals from across the West Coast, in San Diego, to discover new insights and take your company’s mission to the next level.

What makes our strategy meetings unique?

Roundtable Discussions

Intimate discussions led by renowned industry experts. Have your voice heard and debate alongside like-minded life science executives.

Unrivalled Networking

With senior delegation from big pharma and innovative biotech from across the West Coast, you can network with peers from different locations, all in one place.

Personalised Agenda

Choose the topics that matter to you. Reserve your place at the roundtable discussions and ensure your whole day delivers the insights you need to hear.

Solutions to your Problems

We’ve partnered with the best solution providers to solve your biggest challenges. Engage in pre-arranged, private meetings to address your specific needs and find a tangible solution.

Industry Researched Topics

We guarantee our agenda is up-to-date and mission critical because its designed by you. We speak to our extended network of senior decision makers to ensure the most important topics are discussed.

Senior Decision Makers

The entire strategy meeting is specifically tailored to the needs and challenges of senior life science professionals. Discover how your peers are dealing with the same challenges as you.

Our Facilitators

Our panel of facilitators play a key role in shaping the agenda for the day. See who will be bringing their expertise to the table at Medicinal Chemistry Strategy Meeting.

Bill Jackson, Ph.D

Founder & CEO Base Pair Biotechnologies, Inc.

Bishnu Nayak

Senior Director/Site Head Neologics Bio

Elliott J. Brecht

Director of Business Development SAI Life

Fernando Aleman

Founder and CSO Navega Therapeutics

Igor O. Nasonkin

CEO Phythera Therapeutics

<p><strong>Igor Nasonkin</strong> is a Founder, Director, and Principal Investigator, with 9 years in industry (Phythera Therapeutics, Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Biotime, Bresagen) and 24 years in academia (UPitt, NIH, JHU, MIT, UM, UBC). He specialized in small molecule-based therapies modulating neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, botanical-based drugs for cancer therapeutics, cell & gene therapies (retina, brain), stem cell-based therapies, and building new projects and teams from the ground up. Igor has extensive experience in building and leading several productive & cohesive research teams, conceptualizing new ideas and research directions, grant writing (NIH, DOD, CIRM, foundation grants), manuscript writing, drafting patent applications, sponsored projects agreements, and business plans. He has written for a variety of Scientific reviewers (several journals), while being a member of the Editorial Board (several journals). His successfully funded SBIR grants include: 5R44EY027654 09/30/2017- 5/31/2019; 3 R44 EY 027654-02 S1 06/01/2019-05/31/2020</p>

Klaus Simonsen

Vice President, Head of External Research & Innovation Lundbeck

Mehran Moghaddam

CEO OROX Biosciences, Inc.

Moorthy Palanki

Program Director / Professor, Biotechnology California State University San Marcos

Sang Van

CEO Paramita Therapeutics, Inc.

Sudar Alagarsamy

Executive Director Program Management Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals

Yoshi Satoh

Vice President of Chemistry Rev Therapeutics

Zev Wisotsky

Director, Drug Discovery New Modality Solutions Revvity Signals

Zhiyong Wang

Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Venquis Therapeutics

OUR AGENDA

See Which Topics Are Up For Discussion

08:30 – 09:00

Turning plant-derived (Chelidonium) molecules into Prescription [Rx] Multi-molecular Drug: A Novel Oncology & Anti-Inflammatory Drug MetPhyte TM PLUS

PRESENTER: Igor O. Nasonkin, CEO, Phythera Therapeutics

09:00 – 10:00

Roundtable Tracks

AI/ML And Chemical Biology, Targeted Protein Degradation & Undruggables
Botanical Drug Discovery in the Age of AI: Bridging Natural Products and Predictive Models

DMPK / ADME & Toxicology
From Molecule to Medicine: Integrating DMPK Strategies into Early Drug Discovery

-Sudar Alagarsamy
Executive Director Program Management
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals

DMPK / ADME & Toxicology
Maximizing Success in Drug Discovery with Early Translational Validation

-Igor Nasonkin
Co-founder & CEO
Phythera Therapeutics

Integrated Drug Discovery
Should we move on from ‘Drug Hunter’ paradigm?

-Yoshi Satoh
Vice President of Chemistry
Rev Therapeutics

Private Equity, Venture Capital & Strategic Partnerships
Driving Scientific Breakthroughs Through Strategic Partnerships: Redefining Pharma R&D and Drug Discovery Through Agile, Accountable, and Aligned External Innovation

-Klaus Simonsen
Vice President, Head of External Research & Innovation
Lundbeck

11:10 – 12:10

Roundtable Tracks

AI/ML And Chemical Biology, Targeted Protein Degradation & Undruggables
The Data Integration Crisis in Drug Discovery

-Zev Wisotsky
Director, Drug Discovery New Modality Solutions
Revvity Signals

REVVITY SIGNALS

DMPK / ADME & Toxicology
Alternative (non-antibody-based) affinity reagents in therapeutic development

-Bill Jackson, Ph.D
Founder & CEO
Base Pair Biotechnologies, Inc.

SAI LIFE SCIENCES SPONSOR MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY & DRUG DISCOVERY BIOLOGY Monday, 10th November 2025 Hard Rock Hotel San Diego Agenda at a Glance STRATEGY MEETING WEST COAST USA 2025 BASEPAIR

DMPK / ADME & Toxicology
Fragment Based Drug Discovery in the Spotlight: Emerging Trends in Hit Identification and Lead Optimization

Sponsor

Integrated Drug Discovery
Predictive ADME-Tox in Leaner Times: Accelerating Risk Assessment Under Resource Constraints

-Elliott J. Brecht
Director of Business Development
SAI Life

SAI LIFE SCIENCES

Private Equity, Venture Capital & Strategic Partnerships
How Strategic Partnerships Revolutionize Pharma R&D

Sponsor

12:15 – 13:15

Roundtable Tracks

AI/ML And Chemical Biology, Targeted Protein Degradation & Undruggables
From PROTAC to Molecular Glues: Expanding the Landscape of Targeted Protein Degradation

-Zhiyong Wang
Founder and Chief Scientific Officer
Venquis Therapeutics

DMPK / ADME & Toxicology
Integrating Computational DMPK Tools for Faster and More Accurate Drug Profiling (Topic TBC)

-Mehran Moghaddam
CEO
OROX Biosciences, Inc.

DMPK / ADME & Toxicology
Protein vs RNA vs DNA targeting

-Fernando Aleman
Founder and CSO
Navega Therapeutics

Integrated Drug Discovery
Transforming RNA Biology into Drug Discovery with AI: From Complex Datasets to Targetable Insights

-Moorthy Palanki
Program Director / Professor, Biotechnology
California State University San Marcos

Private Equity, Venture Capital & Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Alliances and Investment Strategies: Fueling the Future of Drug Discovery

-Mehran Moghaddam
CEO
OROX Biosciences, Inc.

14:40 – 15:40

Roundtable Tracks

AI/ML And Chemical Biology, Targeted Protein Degradation & Undruggables
Explainable AI (XAI) and ML/AL as assistive intelligence to support rational lead optimization of small molecules

-Moorthy Palanki
Program Director / Professor, Biotechnology
California State University San Marcos

DMPK / ADME & Toxicology
Overcoming ADME Challenges in Small Molecule and Biologic Drug Discovery

DMPK / ADME & Toxicology
How Revlimid was created – an inside witness’s accountz

-Yoshi Satoh
Vice President of Chemistry
Rev Therapeutics

Integrated Drug Discovery
Redefining Drug Discovery Through Molecular Multivalency: Engineering Dual-Function Therapeutics and Vaccines to Bridge Molecular Architecture, Precision Immuno-Oncology, and Infectious Disease

-Sang Van
CEO
Paramita Therapeutics, Inc.

Private Equity, Venture Capital & Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Alliances and Investment Strategies: Fueling the Future of Drug Discovery

-Mehran Moghaddam
CEO
OROX Biosciences, Inc.

15:45 – 16:15

Aligning Capital, Capability, and Curiosity: The Future of Venture and Partnership in Drug Discovery

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Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

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Fresh Medicinal Chemistry Insights

What makes our strategy meetings unique?

Roundtable Discussions

Unrivalled Networking

Personalised Agenda

Solutions to your Problems

Industry Researched Topics

Senior Decision Makers

Our Facilitators

Bill Jackson, Ph.D

Bishnu Nayak

Elliott J. Brecht

Fernando Aleman

Igor O. Nasonkin

Klaus Simonsen

Mehran Moghaddam

Moorthy Palanki

Sang Van

Sudar Alagarsamy

Yoshi Satoh

Zev Wisotsky

Zhiyong Wang

OUR AGENDA

See Which Topics Are Up For Discussion

Breakfast & Registration

Opening Keynote

Turning plant-derived (Chelidonium) molecules into Prescription [Rx] Multi-molecular Drug: A Novel Oncology & Anti-Inflammatory Drug MetPhyte TM PLUS

Roundtable ( Pharma/Biotech )

Roundtable Tracks

Refreshment Break

Networking/1-1 Meetings

Roundtable ( Solutions )

Roundtable Tracks

REVVITY SIGNALS

SAI LIFE SCIENCES SPONSOR MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY & DRUG DISCOVERY BIOLOGY Monday, 10th November 2025 Hard Rock Hotel San Diego Agenda at a Glance STRATEGY MEETING WEST COAST USA 2025 BASEPAIR

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SAI LIFE SCIENCES

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Roundtable ( Pharma/Biotech )

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Networking Lunch

Networking/1-1 Meetings

Roundtable ( Pharma/Biotech )

Roundtable Tracks

Panel Discussion

Aligning Capital, Capability, and Curiosity: The Future of Venture and Partnership in Drug Discovery

Drinks & Canapes Reception

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