May
Medicinal Chemistry
Strategy Meeting West Coast USA 2024
Reinvigorating Productivity in Pharma & Biotech R&D Through Advanced Technologies and Innovative Techniques that Interrogate Activity and Mechanisms
Hard Rock Hotel San DiegoWhat 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.
Chris-Stumpf
Senior Principal Product Marketing Manager for Drug Discovery Informatics Solutions Revvity Signals
Andrea Small-Howard
President GB Sciences
Arun Thottumkara
Director of Chemistry, Enabling Science Odyssey Therapeutics
Brock Shireman
Vice President, Head of Chemistry Rapport Therapeutics
Bryce Allen
Co-founder & CEO Differentiated Therapeutics
Prasun Mishra
CEO, Founder / CEO, Founding President r, Agility Pharmaceuticals / American Association for Precision Medicine (AAPM)
Sanjeev Thohan
Scientific Advisory Board Member Cogentis Therapeutics/ Phoenix Molecular Designs
Yuhua Ji
Vice President, Drug Discovery Grace Science, LLC
Yoshi Satoh
Vice President of Chemistry Rev Therapeutics
Vuong Trieu
Chairman & CEO Mateon TherapeuticsOUR AGENDA
See Which Topics Are Up For Discussion
A Deep Dive into the Synergies of Artificial Intelligence and Drug Discovery for Precision Medicine
Roundtable Tracks
1The Evolution Of AI: Looking Back At The Past 10 Years And Projecting The Future 10
-Andrea Small-Howard
President
GB Sciences
Chemical Biology, Targeted Protein Degradation & Undruggables / Innovative & Emerging Modalities
Examining The Mechanism And Effects Of Induced Proximity Modalities
Hit Identification / Lead Optimization
Using Computational Methods To Improve Precision And Efficiency In Lead Optimization And Hit Identificationn (Topic TBC)
-Vuong Trieu
Chairman & CEO
Mateon Therapeutics
Design & Synthesis
Property-Based Design: How Best To Leverage Physicochemical Properties In Compound Design
-Arun Thottumkara
Director of Chemistry, Enabling Science
Odyssey Therapeutics
Integrated Drug Discovery
Challenges Of The CNS Drug Discovery And Development (Topic TBC)
-Bruce Kovacs
Afecta Pharmaceuticals
Roundtable Tracks
2Implementing De Novo For Generative Models To Molecular Design On Drug Projects – Topic TBC
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Chemical Biology, Targeted Protein Degradation & Undruggables / Innovative & Emerging ModalitiesAddressing The Design Approaches That Target The Undruggable Proteins From Drug Discovery To Clinical Trials
SPONSOR
Hit Identification / Lead OptimizationEfforts For “Failing Fast and Failing Early” i.e., What To Do Early In Lead Generation And Lead Optimization
SPONSOR
Design & SynthesisThe Best Methods For Synthesizing Quantities Ranging From Milligrams To Kilograms
SPONSOR
Integrated Drug DiscoveryThe Future Of Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD In Various Stages Of The Drug Development Pipelines As Well As Pharma-Technological Advances
SPONSOR
Roundtable Tracks
3Looking Into The Pivotal Role Of AI In Drug Discovery (Topic TBC)
-Bryce Allen
Co-founder & CEO
Differentiated Therapeutics
Chemical Biology, Targeted Protein Degradation & Undruggables / Innovative & Emerging Modalities
Exploring The Current Formulation Challenges In Undruggable Leads
Hit Identification / Lead Optimization
Discussing The Emerging Technologies And Their Potential Impact On The Future Of Structure-Based Drug Design And Medicinal Chemistry (Topic TBC)
-Yuhua Ji
Vice President, Drug Discovery
Grace Science, LLC
Design & Synthesis
Streamlining The Hit-To-Candidate Process: Strategies To Most Effectively Advance Chemical Matter From Hit To Clinical Candidate
-Arun Thottumkara
Director of Chemistry, Enabling Science
Odyssey Therapeutics
Integrated Drug Discovery
Ideas About Automating Decision Making Steps To Accelerate Integrated Discovery
-Yoshi Satoh
Vice President of Chemistry
Rev Therapeutics
Roundtable Tracks
4Revolutionizing Drug Discovery: Unleashing AI and Generative Modeling for Molecular Innovation.
-Prasun Mishra
CEO, Founder / CEO, Founding President
r, Agility Pharmaceuticals / American Association for Precision Medicine (AAPM)
Chemical Biology, Targeted Protein Degradation & Undruggables / Innovative & Emerging Modalities
Methods Of Computation And Cheminformatics For Chemical Synthesis And Hit Finding For Tough Targets And New Therapeutic Approaches
Hit Identification / Lead Optimization
Exploring challenges and triumphs using Integrated Drug Discovery in lead optimization, candidate selection and IND enabling studies.
-Brock Shireman
Vice President, Head of Chemistry
Rapport Therapeutics
Design & Synthesis
Exploiting The Selectivity And Efficiency Of Enzymes In Complex Molecule Synthesis
Integrated Drug Discovery
Exploring Translational Challenges And Triumphs In Integrated Drug Discovery For Real World Clinical Impact
Bridging Science And Investment: A Dialogue On Drug Discovery Venture Strategies Biotech Progress And The Revolutionary Landscape Of Pharmaceuticals
Reasons To Attend Our Strategy Meetings
Fully Interactive Format
There’s only so much you can learn from presentations and lectures. Instead our interactive Roundtable Discussions let you debate the topics that really matter
Senior Decision Makers
All our Strategy Meetings are aimed at director level and above. Discover how your peers are tackling the industries biggest challenges and have your thoughts heard
Personalised Agendas
Pick the roundtable discussions that you want to be part of. Simply choose your sessions and we’ll create a personalised agenda just for you
Private and Intimate Networking
Small group discussions, private meetings, networking drinks – however you choose to make those important connections our Strategy Meetings have the solution
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