Programme (website embed only)

Note: Programme is subject to change.

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM	La Trobe University	Parkville	Monash University
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Clinical Trials sector dinner Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS

	Track 1	Track 2
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM	La Trobe University	Parkville
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Clinical Trials sector dinner Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS

	Track 3
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Monash University
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Clinical Trials sector dinner Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS

	Track 1
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM	La Trobe University
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Clinical Trials sector dinner Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS

	Track 2
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Parkville
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Clinical Trials sector dinner Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS

	Track 3
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Monash University
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Clinical Trials sector dinner Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Welcome to AusBiotech 2024
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	The Medical Moonshot - A decades long quest to build an artificial heart Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Useful quantum computing and its applications in biotech
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM	Resetting Australia’s biotechnology advocacy agenda
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM	What would it take for medical manufacturing to be part of a future made in Australia
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	An innovator’s journey from a napkin sketch to a first-in-human
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Quantum meets health	Promoting a whole-of-government approach to health security capability
2:00 PM - 5:40 PM			Early-Stage Innovation Forum 2.00 pm - 5:40 pm: The Early-Stage Innovation Forum enables early-stage projects and technologies from research institutes, universities, hospitals and pre-series A companies in the area of human therapeutics and enabling technologies to pitch to a panel of industry experts, corporate VCs and early-stage investors to continue their commercialisation journey.
2:45 PM - 2:50 PM	Room move
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM	Realigning incentives for antibiotic innovation	Precision medicine: Ensuring equity of access to timely diagnoses and treatments, while saving precious health budgets
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM	Bench to Bedside: Unlocking the promise of radioligand therapy for Australian patients Sponsored by: NOVARTIS	Navigating procurement: Selling medtech to health
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM	Room move
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM	The rise of radiopharmaceuticals – How Australian biotech is at the forefront of this resurgence Sponsored by: TELIX	Emerging risks: The medical product liability landscape Sponsored by: CHUBB
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM	Welcome reception Sponsored by: CSIRO

	Track 1	Track 2
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Welcome to AusBiotech 2024
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	The Medical Moonshot - A decades long quest to build an artificial heart Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Useful quantum computing and its applications in biotech
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM	Resetting Australia’s biotechnology advocacy agenda
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM	What would it take for medical manufacturing to be part of a future made in Australia
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	An innovator’s journey from a napkin sketch to a first-in-human
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Quantum meets health	Promoting a whole-of-government approach to health security capability
2:00 PM - 5:40 PM
2:45 PM - 2:50 PM	Room move
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM	Realigning incentives for antibiotic innovation	Precision medicine: Ensuring equity of access to timely diagnoses and treatments, while saving precious health budgets
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM	Bench to Bedside: Unlocking the promise of radioligand therapy for Australian patients Sponsored by: NOVARTIS	Navigating procurement: Selling medtech to health
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM	Room move
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM	The rise of radiopharmaceuticals – How Australian biotech is at the forefront of this resurgence Sponsored by: TELIX	Emerging risks: The medical product liability landscape Sponsored by: CHUBB
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM	Welcome reception Sponsored by: CSIRO

	Track 3
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Welcome to AusBiotech 2024
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	The Medical Moonshot - A decades long quest to build an artificial heart Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Useful quantum computing and its applications in biotech
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM	Resetting Australia’s biotechnology advocacy agenda
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM	What would it take for medical manufacturing to be part of a future made in Australia
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	An innovator’s journey from a napkin sketch to a first-in-human
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
2:00 PM - 5:40 PM	Early-Stage Innovation Forum 2.00 pm - 5:40 pm: The Early-Stage Innovation Forum enables early-stage projects and technologies from research institutes, universities, hospitals and pre-series A companies in the area of human therapeutics and enabling technologies to pitch to a panel of industry experts, corporate VCs and early-stage investors to continue their commercialisation journey.
2:45 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM	Welcome reception Sponsored by: CSIRO

	Track 1
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Welcome to AusBiotech 2024
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	The Medical Moonshot - A decades long quest to build an artificial heart Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Useful quantum computing and its applications in biotech
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM	Resetting Australia’s biotechnology advocacy agenda
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM	What would it take for medical manufacturing to be part of a future made in Australia
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	An innovator’s journey from a napkin sketch to a first-in-human
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Quantum meets health
2:00 PM - 5:40 PM
2:45 PM - 2:50 PM	Room move
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM	Realigning incentives for antibiotic innovation
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM	Bench to Bedside: Unlocking the promise of radioligand therapy for Australian patients Sponsored by: NOVARTIS
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM	Room move
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM	The rise of radiopharmaceuticals – How Australian biotech is at the forefront of this resurgence Sponsored by: TELIX
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM	Welcome reception Sponsored by: CSIRO

	Track 2
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Welcome to AusBiotech 2024
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	The Medical Moonshot - A decades long quest to build an artificial heart Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Useful quantum computing and its applications in biotech
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM	Resetting Australia’s biotechnology advocacy agenda
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM	What would it take for medical manufacturing to be part of a future made in Australia
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	An innovator’s journey from a napkin sketch to a first-in-human
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Promoting a whole-of-government approach to health security capability
2:00 PM - 5:40 PM
2:45 PM - 2:50 PM	Room move
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM	Precision medicine: Ensuring equity of access to timely diagnoses and treatments, while saving precious health budgets
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM	Navigating procurement: Selling medtech to health
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM	Room move
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM	Emerging risks: The medical product liability landscape Sponsored by: CHUBB
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM	Welcome reception Sponsored by: CSIRO

	Track 3
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Welcome to AusBiotech 2024
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	The Medical Moonshot - A decades long quest to build an artificial heart Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Useful quantum computing and its applications in biotech
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM	Resetting Australia’s biotechnology advocacy agenda
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM	What would it take for medical manufacturing to be part of a future made in Australia
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM	An innovator’s journey from a napkin sketch to a first-in-human
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
2:00 PM - 5:40 PM	Early-Stage Innovation Forum 2.00 pm - 5:40 pm: The Early-Stage Innovation Forum enables early-stage projects and technologies from research institutes, universities, hospitals and pre-series A companies in the area of human therapeutics and enabling technologies to pitch to a panel of industry experts, corporate VCs and early-stage investors to continue their commercialisation journey.
2:45 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM	Welcome reception Sponsored by: CSIRO

Thursday, October 31, 2024

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	The most innovative laboratory in the galaxy
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM				AgriBiotech & Biosecurity Summit - opening & welcome
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Developing and commercialising companies onshore – executive perspectives from Australia’s long-standing anchors
9:15 AM - 9:45 PM				The role of biotechnology in protecting Victoria's agriculture
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM				Animal Biotechnology – opportunities and impacts in the post genome era
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	The lack of female leadership in Australian biotech: how do we change the tide?
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Disease X and preparing for the next pandemic	Reframing the future: why it's time to move beyond the term 'DCT' in clinical trials	Biotech in 2024: The trends, the opportunities, and what investors are looking for Sponsored by: EVERSANA	Current and emerging needs
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM	Room move
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM	The platform technology approach to mRNA product development and regulation	Clinical trials in Australia: Performance, competitive advantages, challenges and evolving policy	Funding your life science business: How to navigate the opportunities offered by dilutive and non-dilutive funding Sponsored by: PRIME	Innovation showcase
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Annual General Meeting
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch and networking break
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Growth of Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADC’s): The present and future opportunities	Placing Australia's hat back in the ring for early clinical trials	ESG reporting \| What do investors really want to see and how to get started	Biotech solutions
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Room move
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM	Regulated manufacture of bioconjugates for clinical use	Bridging the valley: From bench to early phase Sponsored by: CYTIVA	Considerations when investing in early-stage university spin-out outs	Innovation showcase
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
3:35 PM - 4:50 PM	Optimising biologics manufacturing: Navigating outsourcing strategies and partner selection	Thinking big: How iPSC-derived therapies can get out of the niche	Climbing the mountain – A “how to” guide in accelerating the pace of genomics, from idea to commercialisation Sponsored by: INTEGRATED DNA TECHNOLOGIES	Investment for Innovation
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM	Room move
4:25 PM - 5:10 PM	One Health: Preparedness to prevent pandemics	Innovation in medical AI Sponsored by: LA TROBE UNIVERSITY	Future proofing your Australian human research ethic committee application: Drawing lessons from international regulatory trends
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM				AgriBiotech & Biosecurity Summit - Closing
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Pre-dinner drinks Sponsored by: RSM
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM	AusBiotech 2024 Gala Dinner Sponsored by: MERCK

	Track 1	Track 2
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	The most innovative laboratory in the galaxy
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Developing and commercialising companies onshore – executive perspectives from Australia’s long-standing anchors
9:15 AM - 9:45 PM
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	The lack of female leadership in Australian biotech: how do we change the tide?
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Disease X and preparing for the next pandemic	Reframing the future: why it's time to move beyond the term 'DCT' in clinical trials
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM	Room move
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM	The platform technology approach to mRNA product development and regulation	Clinical trials in Australia: Performance, competitive advantages, challenges and evolving policy
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Annual General Meeting
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch and networking break
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Growth of Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADC’s): The present and future opportunities	Placing Australia's hat back in the ring for early clinical trials
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Room move
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM	Regulated manufacture of bioconjugates for clinical use	Bridging the valley: From bench to early phase Sponsored by: CYTIVA
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
3:35 PM - 4:50 PM	Optimising biologics manufacturing: Navigating outsourcing strategies and partner selection	Thinking big: How iPSC-derived therapies can get out of the niche
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM	Room move
4:25 PM - 5:10 PM	One Health: Preparedness to prevent pandemics	Innovation in medical AI Sponsored by: LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Pre-dinner drinks Sponsored by: RSM
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM	AusBiotech 2024 Gala Dinner Sponsored by: MERCK

	Track 3	Track 4
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	The most innovative laboratory in the galaxy
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM		AgriBiotech & Biosecurity Summit - opening & welcome
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Developing and commercialising companies onshore – executive perspectives from Australia’s long-standing anchors
9:15 AM - 9:45 PM		The role of biotechnology in protecting Victoria's agriculture
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM		Animal Biotechnology – opportunities and impacts in the post genome era
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	The lack of female leadership in Australian biotech: how do we change the tide?
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Biotech in 2024: The trends, the opportunities, and what investors are looking for Sponsored by: EVERSANA	Current and emerging needs
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM	Room move
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM	Funding your life science business: How to navigate the opportunities offered by dilutive and non-dilutive funding Sponsored by: PRIME	Innovation showcase
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Annual General Meeting
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch and networking break
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	ESG reporting \| What do investors really want to see and how to get started	Biotech solutions
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Room move
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM	Considerations when investing in early-stage university spin-out outs	Innovation showcase
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
3:35 PM - 4:50 PM	Climbing the mountain – A “how to” guide in accelerating the pace of genomics, from idea to commercialisation Sponsored by: INTEGRATED DNA TECHNOLOGIES	Investment for Innovation
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM	Room move
4:25 PM - 5:10 PM	Future proofing your Australian human research ethic committee application: Drawing lessons from international regulatory trends
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM		AgriBiotech & Biosecurity Summit - Closing
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Pre-dinner drinks Sponsored by: RSM
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM	AusBiotech 2024 Gala Dinner Sponsored by: MERCK

	Track 1
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	The most innovative laboratory in the galaxy
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Developing and commercialising companies onshore – executive perspectives from Australia’s long-standing anchors
9:15 AM - 9:45 PM
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	The lack of female leadership in Australian biotech: how do we change the tide?
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Disease X and preparing for the next pandemic
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM	Room move
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM	The platform technology approach to mRNA product development and regulation
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Annual General Meeting
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch and networking break
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Growth of Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADC’s): The present and future opportunities
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Room move
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM	Regulated manufacture of bioconjugates for clinical use
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
3:35 PM - 4:50 PM	Optimising biologics manufacturing: Navigating outsourcing strategies and partner selection
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM	Room move
4:25 PM - 5:10 PM	One Health: Preparedness to prevent pandemics
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Pre-dinner drinks Sponsored by: RSM
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM	AusBiotech 2024 Gala Dinner Sponsored by: MERCK

	Track 2
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	The most innovative laboratory in the galaxy
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Developing and commercialising companies onshore – executive perspectives from Australia’s long-standing anchors
9:15 AM - 9:45 PM
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	The lack of female leadership in Australian biotech: how do we change the tide?
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Reframing the future: why it's time to move beyond the term 'DCT' in clinical trials
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM	Room move
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM	Clinical trials in Australia: Performance, competitive advantages, challenges and evolving policy
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Annual General Meeting
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch and networking break
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Placing Australia's hat back in the ring for early clinical trials
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Room move
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM	Bridging the valley: From bench to early phase Sponsored by: CYTIVA
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
3:35 PM - 4:50 PM	Thinking big: How iPSC-derived therapies can get out of the niche
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM	Room move
4:25 PM - 5:10 PM	Innovation in medical AI Sponsored by: LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Pre-dinner drinks Sponsored by: RSM
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM	AusBiotech 2024 Gala Dinner Sponsored by: MERCK

	Track 3
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	The most innovative laboratory in the galaxy
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Developing and commercialising companies onshore – executive perspectives from Australia’s long-standing anchors
9:15 AM - 9:45 PM
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	The lack of female leadership in Australian biotech: how do we change the tide?
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Biotech in 2024: The trends, the opportunities, and what investors are looking for Sponsored by: EVERSANA
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM	Room move
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM	Funding your life science business: How to navigate the opportunities offered by dilutive and non-dilutive funding Sponsored by: PRIME
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Annual General Meeting
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch and networking break
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	ESG reporting \| What do investors really want to see and how to get started
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Room move
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM	Considerations when investing in early-stage university spin-out outs
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
3:35 PM - 4:50 PM	Climbing the mountain – A “how to” guide in accelerating the pace of genomics, from idea to commercialisation Sponsored by: INTEGRATED DNA TECHNOLOGIES
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM	Room move
4:25 PM - 5:10 PM	Future proofing your Australian human research ethic committee application: Drawing lessons from international regulatory trends
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Pre-dinner drinks Sponsored by: RSM
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM	AusBiotech 2024 Gala Dinner Sponsored by: MERCK

	Track 4
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	The most innovative laboratory in the galaxy
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	AgriBiotech & Biosecurity Summit - opening & welcome
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9:15 AM - 9:45 PM	The role of biotechnology in protecting Victoria's agriculture
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM	Animal Biotechnology – opportunities and impacts in the post genome era
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Current and emerging needs
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM	Room move
11:50 AM - 12:35 PM	Innovation showcase
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Annual General Meeting
12:35 PM - 1:30 PM	Lunch and networking break
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Biotech solutions
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM	Room move
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM	Innovation showcase
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM	Afternoon tea and networking break
3:35 PM - 4:50 PM	Investment for Innovation
4:20 PM - 4:25 PM	Room move
4:25 PM - 5:10 PM
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM	AgriBiotech & Biosecurity Summit - Closing
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Pre-dinner drinks Sponsored by: RSM
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM	AusBiotech 2024 Gala Dinner Sponsored by: MERCK

Friday, November 1, 2024

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Venture into cures: How patient foundations, biotech, and academia can unite via innovative business models to accelerate treatments and cures
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM	Room Move
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM	Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead	Turning Aussie biotech entrepreneurs into global giants	Cell & Gene Summit Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM			A holistic approach to cell and gene therapies is crucial for the life science industry Sponsored: SYNEOS HEALTH
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM	Room move
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Psychedelics in psychiatric disorders: Where are we now and where to next?	Building our talent to support our sovereign capability	Streamlining market access to advanced therapies: What can we learn from global models?
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Indigenous knowledge and intellectual property (IP): A Trans-Tasman perspective	Behind the headlines: Therapeutics development from academic lab, to spin out and exit	Cell and gene manufacturing: What does Australia really need?
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Room move
12:35 PM - 1:20 PM	Opportunities & challenges of adopting artificial intelligence (AI) / generative AI in clinical development & commercialisation: Driving advancements in life sciences	The potential of emerging non-animal models for medical product development	Commercialisation of cell and gene therapies: What does it take
1:20 PM - 2:10 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM	Practical & legal considerations of deploying AI in the biotech sector – now and future	The importance of the patient voice and lived experience in the health innovation pipeline	Clinical trials for cell and gene therapies: Progressing the pipeline
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM	Room move
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Synergy in science: Integrating AI, robotics, and quantum computing for drug discovery		Ethical access and emerging technologies in cell and gene therapies
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Closing reception

	Track 1	Track 2
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Venture into cures: How patient foundations, biotech, and academia can unite via innovative business models to accelerate treatments and cures
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM	Room Move
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM	Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead	Turning Aussie biotech entrepreneurs into global giants
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM	Room move
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Psychedelics in psychiatric disorders: Where are we now and where to next?	Building our talent to support our sovereign capability
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Indigenous knowledge and intellectual property (IP): A Trans-Tasman perspective	Behind the headlines: Therapeutics development from academic lab, to spin out and exit
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Room move
12:35 PM - 1:20 PM	Opportunities & challenges of adopting artificial intelligence (AI) / generative AI in clinical development & commercialisation: Driving advancements in life sciences	The potential of emerging non-animal models for medical product development
1:20 PM - 2:10 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM	Practical & legal considerations of deploying AI in the biotech sector – now and future	The importance of the patient voice and lived experience in the health innovation pipeline
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM	Room move
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Synergy in science: Integrating AI, robotics, and quantum computing for drug discovery
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Closing reception

	Track 3
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Venture into cures: How patient foundations, biotech, and academia can unite via innovative business models to accelerate treatments and cures
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM	Room Move
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM	Cell & Gene Summit Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	A holistic approach to cell and gene therapies is crucial for the life science industry Sponsored: SYNEOS HEALTH
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM	Room move
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Streamlining market access to advanced therapies: What can we learn from global models?
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Cell and gene manufacturing: What does Australia really need?
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Room move
12:35 PM - 1:20 PM	Commercialisation of cell and gene therapies: What does it take
1:20 PM - 2:10 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM	Clinical trials for cell and gene therapies: Progressing the pipeline
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM	Room move
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Ethical access and emerging technologies in cell and gene therapies
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Closing reception

	Track 1
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Venture into cures: How patient foundations, biotech, and academia can unite via innovative business models to accelerate treatments and cures
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM	Room Move
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM	Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM	Room move
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Psychedelics in psychiatric disorders: Where are we now and where to next?
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Indigenous knowledge and intellectual property (IP): A Trans-Tasman perspective
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Room move
12:35 PM - 1:20 PM	Opportunities & challenges of adopting artificial intelligence (AI) / generative AI in clinical development & commercialisation: Driving advancements in life sciences
1:20 PM - 2:10 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM	Practical & legal considerations of deploying AI in the biotech sector – now and future
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM	Room move
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Synergy in science: Integrating AI, robotics, and quantum computing for drug discovery
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Closing reception

	Track 2
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Venture into cures: How patient foundations, biotech, and academia can unite via innovative business models to accelerate treatments and cures
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM	Room Move
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM	Turning Aussie biotech entrepreneurs into global giants
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM	Room move
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Building our talent to support our sovereign capability
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Behind the headlines: Therapeutics development from academic lab, to spin out and exit
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Room move
12:35 PM - 1:20 PM	The potential of emerging non-animal models for medical product development
1:20 PM - 2:10 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM	The importance of the patient voice and lived experience in the health innovation pipeline
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM	Room move
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Synergy in science: Integrating AI, robotics, and quantum computing for drug discovery
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Closing reception

	Track 3
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Venture into cures: How patient foundations, biotech, and academia can unite via innovative business models to accelerate treatments and cures
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM	Room Move
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM	Cell & Gene Summit Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	A holistic approach to cell and gene therapies is crucial for the life science industry Sponsored: SYNEOS HEALTH
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM	Room move
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Streamlining market access to advanced therapies: What can we learn from global models?
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM	Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Cell and gene manufacturing: What does Australia really need?
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM	Room move
12:35 PM - 1:20 PM	Commercialisation of cell and gene therapies: What does it take
1:20 PM - 2:10 PM	Lunch and networking break
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM	Clinical trials for cell and gene therapies: Progressing the pipeline
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM	Room move
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Ethical access and emerging technologies in cell and gene therapies
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Closing reception