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Note: Program is subject to change. 


Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Site Tours
Offsite - various locations
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Navigating Global Pre-IND Meetings and Scientific Advice Meetings: Best Practices and Strategic Insights
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM AusBiotech Invest
Crown Melbourne
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Australia’s BioPrecincts Unlocked
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner
Track 1
Track 2
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Site Tours
Offsite - various locations
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Navigating Global Pre-IND Meetings and Scientific Advice Meetings: Best Practices and Strategic Insights
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM AusBiotech Invest
Crown Melbourne
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Australia’s BioPrecincts Unlocked
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner

Track 3
Track 4
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Site Tours
Offsite - various locations
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Navigating Global Pre-IND Meetings and Scientific Advice Meetings: Best Practices and Strategic Insights
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM AusBiotech Invest
Crown Melbourne
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Australia’s BioPrecincts Unlocked
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner

Track 1
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Site Tours
Offsite - various locations
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Navigating Global Pre-IND Meetings and Scientific Advice Meetings: Best Practices and Strategic Insights
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM AusBiotech Invest
Crown Melbourne
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Australia’s BioPrecincts Unlocked
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner

Track 2
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Site Tours
Offsite - various locations
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Navigating Global Pre-IND Meetings and Scientific Advice Meetings: Best Practices and Strategic Insights
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM AusBiotech Invest
Crown Melbourne
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Australia’s BioPrecincts Unlocked
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner

Track 3
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Site Tours
Offsite - various locations
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Navigating Global Pre-IND Meetings and Scientific Advice Meetings: Best Practices and Strategic Insights
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM AusBiotech Invest
Crown Melbourne
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Australia’s BioPrecincts Unlocked
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner

Track 4
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Site Tours
Offsite - various locations
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Navigating Global Pre-IND Meetings and Scientific Advice Meetings: Best Practices and Strategic Insights
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM AusBiotech Invest
Crown Melbourne
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Australia’s BioPrecincts Unlocked
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome to AusBiotech International Conference 2025
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Getting hot down under – Global leadership in radiopharma (the opportunities and challenges)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Ministerial address
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Building a strong biotech ecosystem in Australia
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Driving tomorrow: How Australia’s tech sectors are shaping our innovation-driven economy
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Morning tea and networking break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Navigating global shifts in biotech policy and partnerships
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Strengthening Australia’s role in the global commercialisation ecosystem
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch and networking break
EARLY-STAGE INNOVATION FORUM
VOICE, VISION AND VALUE
RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL & NUCLEAR
INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM The Early-Stage Innovation Forum is the premier platform for emerging innovators in life sciences to take the next step in their commercialisation journey.
Sponsored by: West Pharmaceutical Services 		Session 1A: Build great companies – Not just great products or services Session 1B: Realising Australia's promise: Bringing Australian patients to the front of the queue for radiopharmaceuticals
Sponsored by: NOVARTIS 		#1 - New Zealand - your partner in biotech
2:03 PM - 2:23 PM
#2: Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK): Unlocking the development opportunities in Asia through Hong Kong.
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM
Wednesday room move 1
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM ESIF cont... Session 2A: Putting patients first: Embedding patient voice from development to delivery Session 2B: Radiopharmaceutical manufacturing in Australia
Sponsored by: TELIX 		#3: France Bio Expertise
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
#4: WuXi Biologics: Accelerating Global Biopharma Innovation: Insights and Opportunities for Australian Biotech
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM Afternoon tea and networking break
EARLY-STAGE INNOVATION FORUM (Cont...)
VOICE, VISION AND VALUE (Cont...)
CELL & GENE AND PERSONALISED MEDICINE
INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE (Cont...)
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM ESIF cont... Session 3A: Artificial intelligence (AI) and leadership: Transforming biotech project management Session 3B: Aligning clinical supply and cell therapy for scalable impact #5: Telangana Life Sciences
4:05 PM - 4:25 PM
#6: Taiwan-Small Island, Global Impact
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Wednesday room move 2
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM ESIF cont... Session 4A: Cyber incident response training session for life science and biotech companies
Sponsored by: CHUBB 		Session 4B: Making APAC a global leader in cell & gene therapy through strategic alliances
Sponsored by: MAGELLAN 		More information coming soon...
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM Cell & Gene Sector Dinner
Track 1
Track 2
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome to AusBiotech International Conference 2025
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Getting hot down under – Global leadership in radiopharma (the opportunities and challenges)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Ministerial address
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Building a strong biotech ecosystem in Australia
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Driving tomorrow: How Australia’s tech sectors are shaping our innovation-driven economy
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Morning tea and networking break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Navigating global shifts in biotech policy and partnerships
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Strengthening Australia’s role in the global commercialisation ecosystem
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch and networking break
EARLY-STAGE INNOVATION FORUM
VOICE, VISION AND VALUE
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM The Early-Stage Innovation Forum is the premier platform for emerging innovators in life sciences to take the next step in their commercialisation journey.
Sponsored by: West Pharmaceutical Services 		Session 1A: Build great companies – Not just great products or services
Wednesday room move 1
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM ESIF cont... Session 2A: Putting patients first: Embedding patient voice from development to delivery
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM Afternoon tea and networking break
EARLY-STAGE INNOVATION FORUM (Cont...)
VOICE, VISION AND VALUE (Cont...)
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM ESIF cont... Session 3A: Artificial intelligence (AI) and leadership: Transforming biotech project management
Wednesday room move 2
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM ESIF cont... Session 4A: Cyber incident response training session for life science and biotech companies
Sponsored by: CHUBB
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 3
Track 4
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome to AusBiotech International Conference 2025
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Getting hot down under – Global leadership in radiopharma (the opportunities and challenges)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Ministerial address
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Building a strong biotech ecosystem in Australia
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Driving tomorrow: How Australia’s tech sectors are shaping our innovation-driven economy
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Morning tea and networking break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Navigating global shifts in biotech policy and partnerships
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Strengthening Australia’s role in the global commercialisation ecosystem
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch and networking break
RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL & NUCLEAR
INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Session 1B: Realising Australia's promise: Bringing Australian patients to the front of the queue for radiopharmaceuticals
Sponsored by: NOVARTIS 		#1 - New Zealand - your partner in biotech
2:03 PM - 2:23 PM
#2: Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK): Unlocking the development opportunities in Asia through Hong Kong.
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM
Wednesday room move 1
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM Session 2B: Radiopharmaceutical manufacturing in Australia
Sponsored by: TELIX 		#3: France Bio Expertise
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
#4: WuXi Biologics: Accelerating Global Biopharma Innovation: Insights and Opportunities for Australian Biotech
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM Afternoon tea and networking break
CELL & GENE AND PERSONALISED MEDICINE
INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE (Cont...)
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM Session 3B: Aligning clinical supply and cell therapy for scalable impact #5: Telangana Life Sciences
4:05 PM - 4:25 PM
#6: Taiwan-Small Island, Global Impact
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Wednesday room move 2
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM Session 4B: Making APAC a global leader in cell & gene therapy through strategic alliances
Sponsored by: MAGELLAN 		More information coming soon...
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 1
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome to AusBiotech International Conference 2025
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Getting hot down under – Global leadership in radiopharma (the opportunities and challenges)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Ministerial address
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Building a strong biotech ecosystem in Australia
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Driving tomorrow: How Australia’s tech sectors are shaping our innovation-driven economy
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Morning tea and networking break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Navigating global shifts in biotech policy and partnerships
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Strengthening Australia’s role in the global commercialisation ecosystem
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch and networking break
EARLY-STAGE INNOVATION FORUM
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM The Early-Stage Innovation Forum is the premier platform for emerging innovators in life sciences to take the next step in their commercialisation journey.
Sponsored by: West Pharmaceutical Services
Wednesday room move 1
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM ESIF cont...
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM Afternoon tea and networking break
EARLY-STAGE INNOVATION FORUM (Cont...)
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM ESIF cont...
Wednesday room move 2
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM ESIF cont...
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 2
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome to AusBiotech International Conference 2025
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Getting hot down under – Global leadership in radiopharma (the opportunities and challenges)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Ministerial address
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Building a strong biotech ecosystem in Australia
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Driving tomorrow: How Australia’s tech sectors are shaping our innovation-driven economy
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Morning tea and networking break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Navigating global shifts in biotech policy and partnerships
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Strengthening Australia’s role in the global commercialisation ecosystem
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch and networking break
VOICE, VISION AND VALUE
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Session 1A: Build great companies – Not just great products or services
Wednesday room move 1
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM Session 2A: Putting patients first: Embedding patient voice from development to delivery
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM Afternoon tea and networking break
VOICE, VISION AND VALUE (Cont...)
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM Session 3A: Artificial intelligence (AI) and leadership: Transforming biotech project management
Wednesday room move 2
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM Session 4A: Cyber incident response training session for life science and biotech companies
Sponsored by: CHUBB
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 3
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome to AusBiotech International Conference 2025
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Getting hot down under – Global leadership in radiopharma (the opportunities and challenges)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Ministerial address
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Building a strong biotech ecosystem in Australia
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Driving tomorrow: How Australia’s tech sectors are shaping our innovation-driven economy
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Morning tea and networking break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Navigating global shifts in biotech policy and partnerships
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Strengthening Australia’s role in the global commercialisation ecosystem
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch and networking break
RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL & NUCLEAR
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Session 1B: Realising Australia's promise: Bringing Australian patients to the front of the queue for radiopharmaceuticals
Sponsored by: NOVARTIS
Wednesday room move 1
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM Session 2B: Radiopharmaceutical manufacturing in Australia
Sponsored by: TELIX
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM Afternoon tea and networking break
CELL & GENE AND PERSONALISED MEDICINE
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM Session 3B: Aligning clinical supply and cell therapy for scalable impact
Wednesday room move 2
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM Session 4B: Making APAC a global leader in cell & gene therapy through strategic alliances
Sponsored by: MAGELLAN
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 4
9:00 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome to AusBiotech International Conference 2025
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Getting hot down under – Global leadership in radiopharma (the opportunities and challenges)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Ministerial address
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Building a strong biotech ecosystem in Australia
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Driving tomorrow: How Australia’s tech sectors are shaping our innovation-driven economy
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Morning tea and networking break
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Navigating global shifts in biotech policy and partnerships
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Strengthening Australia’s role in the global commercialisation ecosystem
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch and networking break
INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM #1 - New Zealand - your partner in biotech
2:03 PM - 2:23 PM
#2: Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK): Unlocking the development opportunities in Asia through Hong Kong.
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM
Wednesday room move 1
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM #3: France Bio Expertise
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
#4: WuXi Biologics: Accelerating Global Biopharma Innovation: Insights and Opportunities for Australian Biotech
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM Afternoon tea and networking break
INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE (Cont...)
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM #5: Telangana Life Sciences
4:05 PM - 4:25 PM
#6: Taiwan-Small Island, Global Impact
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Wednesday room move 2
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM More information coming soon...
5:40 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM A Fine Balance - How to handle a dilemma of priorities in Early Phase Oncology (invite only)
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM AU UK BioBridge Breakfast (invite only)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Ministerial Address: Victoria and Telangana, India
9:20 AM - 10:05 AM Building global success in biotech
AGRIBIOTECH & BIOSECURITY SUMMIT
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome and acknowledgement of country
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Accelerating trait improvement with foundational genomic language models
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Opening remarks
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM DEPAZ ORATION: Australian innovation: Striving to meet the unmet
Sponsored by: SANOFI
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM Frontline Detection and Protection: The importance of point-of-care testing for real-time, data-driven agricultural biosecurity
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Deputy Premier Address
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning tea and networking break
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
CROSS BORDER COLLABORATION & INVESTMENT, COMMERCIALISATION & IP
THE AUSTRALIAN ADVANTAGE: UNLOCKING CLINICAL TRIALS & CONTRACT MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE
AGRIBIOTECH & BIOSECURITY SUMMIT (Cont..)
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM Session 5A: Australia’s microbiome revolution: Igniting the next wave of global therapeutics Session 5B: Reverse pitch: What industry wants Session 5C: Harnessing the Australian advantage in a time of global change Session 5D: Diagnostic & detection technologies: Enabling early response and risk management
Thursday room move 2
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 6A: Harnessing the power of RNA - Unlocking new therapeutic frontiers
Sponsored by: AURORA BIOSYNTHETICS 		Session 6B: Asia Pac: The rising centre for major global biotech innovation Session 6C: Setting up for success Session 6D: Diagnostic & detection innovation showcase
12:45 PM - 1:40 PM
Annual General Meeting
Lunch and networking break
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM Session 7A: Bridging the health divide: Translating biosensor innovations for regional and rural communities
Sponsored by: LA TROBE UNIVERSITY 		Session 7B: Successful strategies for cross-border collaboration and investment - real world facts and experiences closing investment rounds and deals in the current Global Healthcare Startup Market Session 7C: Engaging across the clinical product development pipeline: Clinical Trial Start up and implementation: Session 7D: From lab to field: Deploying next-generation defences
Thursday room move 3
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Session 8A: Pharma 4.0: Computational approaches to enhancing early-stage drug discovery and development - transformation through integrated AI expertise
Sponsored by: University of Melbourne & Bio 21 		Session 8B: Managing risk and failure in private and public biotech companies Session 8C: From Concept to Clinic – Supporting Manufacturing Success Session 8D: Response technologies innovation showcase
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon tea and networking break
CELL & GENE AND PERSONALISED MEDICINE (Cont...)
CROSS BORDER COLLABORATION & INVESTMENT, COMMERCIALISATION & IP (Cont...)
OTHER
AGRIBIOTECH & BIOSECURITY SUMMIT (Cont..)
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM Session 9A: Leading the future of precision medicine: Translating cancer and vaccine breakthroughs
Sponsored by: RMIT 		Session 9B: Unlocking innovation: Navigating Australia's R&D tax incentive in life sciences
Sponsored by: RADIUM CAPITAL 		. Session 9D: Scaling up for impact
Thursday room move 4
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 10A: A new frontier in affordable personalised therapies Session 10B: Unlocking the power of information: Strategic knowledge management in biotech innovation Session 10C: Spinning out with university entrepreneurs: Science, seeding, and sanity Session 10D: Funding the future of agribiotech & biosecurity
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2025 Gala Dinner
Sponsored by: MERCK
Track 1
Track 2
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM A Fine Balance - How to handle a dilemma of priorities in Early Phase Oncology (invite only)
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM AU UK BioBridge Breakfast (invite only)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Ministerial Address: Victoria and Telangana, India
9:20 AM - 10:05 AM Building global success in biotech
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM DEPAZ ORATION: Australian innovation: Striving to meet the unmet
Sponsored by: SANOFI
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Deputy Premier Address
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning tea and networking break
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
CROSS BORDER COLLABORATION & INVESTMENT, COMMERCIALISATION & IP
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM Session 5A: Australia’s microbiome revolution: Igniting the next wave of global therapeutics Session 5B: Reverse pitch: What industry wants
Thursday room move 2
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 6A: Harnessing the power of RNA - Unlocking new therapeutic frontiers
Sponsored by: AURORA BIOSYNTHETICS 		Session 6B: Asia Pac: The rising centre for major global biotech innovation
12:45 PM - 1:40 PM
Annual General Meeting
Lunch and networking break
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM Session 7A: Bridging the health divide: Translating biosensor innovations for regional and rural communities
Sponsored by: LA TROBE UNIVERSITY 		Session 7B: Successful strategies for cross-border collaboration and investment - real world facts and experiences closing investment rounds and deals in the current Global Healthcare Startup Market
Thursday room move 3
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Session 8A: Pharma 4.0: Computational approaches to enhancing early-stage drug discovery and development - transformation through integrated AI expertise
Sponsored by: University of Melbourne & Bio 21 		Session 8B: Managing risk and failure in private and public biotech companies
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon tea and networking break
CELL & GENE AND PERSONALISED MEDICINE (Cont...)
CROSS BORDER COLLABORATION & INVESTMENT, COMMERCIALISATION & IP (Cont...)
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM Session 9A: Leading the future of precision medicine: Translating cancer and vaccine breakthroughs
Sponsored by: RMIT 		Session 9B: Unlocking innovation: Navigating Australia's R&D tax incentive in life sciences
Sponsored by: RADIUM CAPITAL
Thursday room move 4
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 10A: A new frontier in affordable personalised therapies Session 10B: Unlocking the power of information: Strategic knowledge management in biotech innovation
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2025 Gala Dinner
Sponsored by: MERCK

Track 3
Track 4
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM A Fine Balance - How to handle a dilemma of priorities in Early Phase Oncology (invite only)
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM AU UK BioBridge Breakfast (invite only)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Ministerial Address: Victoria and Telangana, India
9:20 AM - 10:05 AM Building global success in biotech
AGRIBIOTECH & BIOSECURITY SUMMIT
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome and acknowledgement of country
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Accelerating trait improvement with foundational genomic language models
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Opening remarks
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM DEPAZ ORATION: Australian innovation: Striving to meet the unmet
Sponsored by: SANOFI
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM Frontline Detection and Protection: The importance of point-of-care testing for real-time, data-driven agricultural biosecurity
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Deputy Premier Address
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning tea and networking break
THE AUSTRALIAN ADVANTAGE: UNLOCKING CLINICAL TRIALS & CONTRACT MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE
AGRIBIOTECH & BIOSECURITY SUMMIT (Cont..)
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM Session 5C: Harnessing the Australian advantage in a time of global change Session 5D: Diagnostic & detection technologies: Enabling early response and risk management
Thursday room move 2
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 6C: Setting up for success Session 6D: Diagnostic & detection innovation showcase
12:45 PM - 1:40 PM
Annual General Meeting
Lunch and networking break
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM Session 7C: Engaging across the clinical product development pipeline: Clinical Trial Start up and implementation: Session 7D: From lab to field: Deploying next-generation defences
Thursday room move 3
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Session 8C: From Concept to Clinic – Supporting Manufacturing Success Session 8D: Response technologies innovation showcase
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon tea and networking break
OTHER
AGRIBIOTECH & BIOSECURITY SUMMIT (Cont..)
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM . Session 9D: Scaling up for impact
Thursday room move 4
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 10C: Spinning out with university entrepreneurs: Science, seeding, and sanity Session 10D: Funding the future of agribiotech & biosecurity
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2025 Gala Dinner
Sponsored by: MERCK

Track 1
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM A Fine Balance - How to handle a dilemma of priorities in Early Phase Oncology (invite only)
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM AU UK BioBridge Breakfast (invite only)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Ministerial Address: Victoria and Telangana, India
9:20 AM - 10:05 AM Building global success in biotech
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM DEPAZ ORATION: Australian innovation: Striving to meet the unmet
Sponsored by: SANOFI
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Deputy Premier Address
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning tea and networking break
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM Session 5A: Australia’s microbiome revolution: Igniting the next wave of global therapeutics
Thursday room move 2
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 6A: Harnessing the power of RNA - Unlocking new therapeutic frontiers
Sponsored by: AURORA BIOSYNTHETICS
12:45 PM - 1:40 PM
Annual General Meeting
Lunch and networking break
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM Session 7A: Bridging the health divide: Translating biosensor innovations for regional and rural communities
Sponsored by: LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
Thursday room move 3
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Session 8A: Pharma 4.0: Computational approaches to enhancing early-stage drug discovery and development - transformation through integrated AI expertise
Sponsored by: University of Melbourne & Bio 21
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon tea and networking break
CELL & GENE AND PERSONALISED MEDICINE (Cont...)
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM Session 9A: Leading the future of precision medicine: Translating cancer and vaccine breakthroughs
Sponsored by: RMIT
Thursday room move 4
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 10A: A new frontier in affordable personalised therapies
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2025 Gala Dinner
Sponsored by: MERCK

Track 2
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM A Fine Balance - How to handle a dilemma of priorities in Early Phase Oncology (invite only)
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM AU UK BioBridge Breakfast (invite only)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Ministerial Address: Victoria and Telangana, India
9:20 AM - 10:05 AM Building global success in biotech
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM DEPAZ ORATION: Australian innovation: Striving to meet the unmet
Sponsored by: SANOFI
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Deputy Premier Address
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning tea and networking break
CROSS BORDER COLLABORATION & INVESTMENT, COMMERCIALISATION & IP
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM Session 5B: Reverse pitch: What industry wants
Thursday room move 2
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 6B: Asia Pac: The rising centre for major global biotech innovation
12:45 PM - 1:40 PM
Annual General Meeting
Lunch and networking break
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM Session 7B: Successful strategies for cross-border collaboration and investment - real world facts and experiences closing investment rounds and deals in the current Global Healthcare Startup Market
Thursday room move 3
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Session 8B: Managing risk and failure in private and public biotech companies
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon tea and networking break
CROSS BORDER COLLABORATION & INVESTMENT, COMMERCIALISATION & IP (Cont...)
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM Session 9B: Unlocking innovation: Navigating Australia's R&D tax incentive in life sciences
Sponsored by: RADIUM CAPITAL
Thursday room move 4
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 10B: Unlocking the power of information: Strategic knowledge management in biotech innovation
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2025 Gala Dinner
Sponsored by: MERCK

Track 3
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM A Fine Balance - How to handle a dilemma of priorities in Early Phase Oncology (invite only)
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM AU UK BioBridge Breakfast (invite only)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Ministerial Address: Victoria and Telangana, India
9:20 AM - 10:05 AM Building global success in biotech
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM DEPAZ ORATION: Australian innovation: Striving to meet the unmet
Sponsored by: SANOFI
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM Deputy Premier Address
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning tea and networking break
THE AUSTRALIAN ADVANTAGE: UNLOCKING CLINICAL TRIALS & CONTRACT MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM Session 5C: Harnessing the Australian advantage in a time of global change
Thursday room move 2
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 6C: Setting up for success
12:45 PM - 1:40 PM
Annual General Meeting
Lunch and networking break
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM Session 7C: Engaging across the clinical product development pipeline: Clinical Trial Start up and implementation:
Thursday room move 3
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Session 8C: From Concept to Clinic – Supporting Manufacturing Success
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon tea and networking break
OTHER
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM .
Thursday room move 4
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 10C: Spinning out with university entrepreneurs: Science, seeding, and sanity
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2025 Gala Dinner
Sponsored by: MERCK

Track 4
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM A Fine Balance - How to handle a dilemma of priorities in Early Phase Oncology (invite only)
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM AU UK BioBridge Breakfast (invite only)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Ministerial Address: Victoria and Telangana, India
9:20 AM - 10:05 AM
AGRIBIOTECH & BIOSECURITY SUMMIT
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM Welcome and acknowledgement of country
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Accelerating trait improvement with foundational genomic language models
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Opening remarks
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM Frontline Detection and Protection: The importance of point-of-care testing for real-time, data-driven agricultural biosecurity
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Morning tea and networking break
AGRIBIOTECH & BIOSECURITY SUMMIT (Cont..)
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM Session 5D: Diagnostic & detection technologies: Enabling early response and risk management
Thursday room move 2
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 6D: Diagnostic & detection innovation showcase
12:45 PM - 1:40 PM
Annual General Meeting
Lunch and networking break
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM Session 7D: From lab to field: Deploying next-generation defences
Thursday room move 3
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Session 8D: Response technologies innovation showcase
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon tea and networking break
AGRIBIOTECH & BIOSECURITY SUMMIT (Cont..)
3:40 PM - 4:25 PM Session 9D: Scaling up for impact
Thursday room move 4
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 10D: Funding the future of agribiotech & biosecurity
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2025 Gala Dinner
Sponsored by: MERCK

Friday, October 24, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Practical Application of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to support First-In-Human (FIH) Clinical Trials: Strategies, Challenges, and Regulatory Perspectives (invite only)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Networking breakfast
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Innovation with integrity: Building global trust in digital health
Friday room move 1
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
CLINICAL TRIALS
INDUSTRY ENGAGMENT AND UPDATES
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM Session 11A: Regionalised therapeutic and vaccine manufacturing Session 11B: Starting at the end: Aligning R&D strategy with commercial objectives Session 11C: TGA’s global focus: A small regulator in a big world
Friday room move 2
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM Session 12A: Strengthening sovereign capability through advanced life sciences manufacturing Session 12B: The importance of diverse community engagement in clinical trials and how can we adopt a more inclusive approach to increase access to all participants
Sponsored by: PARATUS CLINICAL 		Session 12C: Innovating first-in-human trials: The role of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in modern drug development
Friday room move 3
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY (Cont...)
VOICE, VISION AND VALUE (Cont...)
INDUSTRY ENGAGMENT AND UPDATES (Cont...)
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Session 13A: Structuring success: Legal, IP and deal-making in global biotech Session 13B: Indigenous knowledge, modern science: Bridging the gap in health and biotechnology
Sponsored by: CSIRO 		Session 13C: Innovating first-in-human trials: The role of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in modern drug development (cont...)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Closing reception and lunch
Track 1
Track 2
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Practical Application of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to support First-In-Human (FIH) Clinical Trials: Strategies, Challenges, and Regulatory Perspectives (invite only)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Networking breakfast
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Innovation with integrity: Building global trust in digital health
Friday room move 1
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
CLINICAL TRIALS
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM Session 11A: Regionalised therapeutic and vaccine manufacturing Session 11B: Starting at the end: Aligning R&D strategy with commercial objectives
Friday room move 2
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM Session 12A: Strengthening sovereign capability through advanced life sciences manufacturing Session 12B: The importance of diverse community engagement in clinical trials and how can we adopt a more inclusive approach to increase access to all participants
Sponsored by: PARATUS CLINICAL
Friday room move 3
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY (Cont...)
VOICE, VISION AND VALUE (Cont...)
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Session 13A: Structuring success: Legal, IP and deal-making in global biotech Session 13B: Indigenous knowledge, modern science: Bridging the gap in health and biotechnology
Sponsored by: CSIRO
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Closing reception and lunch

Track 3
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Practical Application of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to support First-In-Human (FIH) Clinical Trials: Strategies, Challenges, and Regulatory Perspectives (invite only)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Networking breakfast
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Innovation with integrity: Building global trust in digital health
Friday room move 1
INDUSTRY ENGAGMENT AND UPDATES
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM Session 11C: TGA’s global focus: A small regulator in a big world
Friday room move 2
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM Session 12C: Innovating first-in-human trials: The role of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in modern drug development
Friday room move 3
INDUSTRY ENGAGMENT AND UPDATES (Cont...)
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Session 13C: Innovating first-in-human trials: The role of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in modern drug development (cont...)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Closing reception and lunch

Track 1
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Practical Application of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to support First-In-Human (FIH) Clinical Trials: Strategies, Challenges, and Regulatory Perspectives (invite only)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Networking breakfast
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Innovation with integrity: Building global trust in digital health
Friday room move 1
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM Session 11A: Regionalised therapeutic and vaccine manufacturing
Friday room move 2
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM Session 12A: Strengthening sovereign capability through advanced life sciences manufacturing
Friday room move 3
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY (Cont...)
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Session 13A: Structuring success: Legal, IP and deal-making in global biotech
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Closing reception and lunch

Track 2
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Practical Application of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to support First-In-Human (FIH) Clinical Trials: Strategies, Challenges, and Regulatory Perspectives (invite only)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Networking breakfast
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Innovation with integrity: Building global trust in digital health
Friday room move 1
CLINICAL TRIALS
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM Session 11B: Starting at the end: Aligning R&D strategy with commercial objectives
Friday room move 2
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM Session 12B: The importance of diverse community engagement in clinical trials and how can we adopt a more inclusive approach to increase access to all participants
Sponsored by: PARATUS CLINICAL
Friday room move 3
VOICE, VISION AND VALUE (Cont...)
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Session 13B: Indigenous knowledge, modern science: Bridging the gap in health and biotechnology
Sponsored by: CSIRO
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Closing reception and lunch

Track 3
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Practical Application of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to support First-In-Human (FIH) Clinical Trials: Strategies, Challenges, and Regulatory Perspectives (invite only)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Networking breakfast
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Innovation with integrity: Building global trust in digital health
Friday room move 1
INDUSTRY ENGAGMENT AND UPDATES
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM Session 11C: TGA’s global focus: A small regulator in a big world
Friday room move 2
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM Session 12C: Innovating first-in-human trials: The role of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in modern drug development
Friday room move 3
INDUSTRY ENGAGMENT AND UPDATES (Cont...)
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Session 13C: Innovating first-in-human trials: The role of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in modern drug development (cont...)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Closing reception and lunch

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