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Note: Program is subject to change. 


Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Please note: All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM SITE TOUR: Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM SITE TOUR: Translation in Practice: Bench to Bedside
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM SITE TOUR: Herston Health Precinct: Innovation in Healthcare Tour
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM SITE TOUR: End-to-End Clinical Trials in Queensland
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner
Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS
Manufacturing Sector Dinner
Track 1
Track 2
Please note: All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM SITE TOUR: Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM SITE TOUR: Translation in Practice: Bench to Bedside
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM SITE TOUR: Herston Health Precinct: Innovation in Healthcare Tour
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM SITE TOUR: End-to-End Clinical Trials in Queensland
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner
Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS
Manufacturing Sector Dinner

Track 3
Track 4
Please note: All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM SITE TOUR: Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM SITE TOUR: Translation in Practice: Bench to Bedside
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM SITE TOUR: Herston Health Precinct: Innovation in Healthcare Tour
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM SITE TOUR: End-to-End Clinical Trials in Queensland
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner
Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS
Manufacturing Sector Dinner

Track 1
Please note: All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM SITE TOUR: Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM SITE TOUR: Translation in Practice: Bench to Bedside
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM SITE TOUR: Herston Health Precinct: Innovation in Healthcare Tour
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM SITE TOUR: End-to-End Clinical Trials in Queensland
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner
Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS
Manufacturing Sector Dinner

Track 2
Please note: All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM SITE TOUR: Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM SITE TOUR: Translation in Practice: Bench to Bedside
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM SITE TOUR: Herston Health Precinct: Innovation in Healthcare Tour
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM SITE TOUR: End-to-End Clinical Trials in Queensland
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner
Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS
Manufacturing Sector Dinner

Track 3
Please note: All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM SITE TOUR: Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM SITE TOUR: Translation in Practice: Bench to Bedside
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM SITE TOUR: Herston Health Precinct: Innovation in Healthcare Tour
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM SITE TOUR: End-to-End Clinical Trials in Queensland
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner
Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS
Manufacturing Sector Dinner

Track 4
Please note: All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM SITE TOUR: Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM SITE TOUR: Translation in Practice: Bench to Bedside
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM SITE TOUR: Herston Health Precinct: Innovation in Healthcare Tour
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM SITE TOUR: End-to-End Clinical Trials in Queensland
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Clinical Trials Sector Dinner
Sponsored by: SMARTWAYS
Manufacturing Sector Dinner

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Opening and official welcome to Australia's Biggest Week in Biotech
9:25 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Simians to Cyborgs: Seven Million Years of Drug Discovery (and some lessons learnt along the way)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM From bench to Nasdaq: A journey to treat untreatable eye diseases
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Queensland Government official opening address
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM BioInnovation Spotlight - Morning Tea - Wedneday 21 October
AusBiotech International Conference
 		AUS-MED-TECH1
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Filler
Opening and official welcome to AusMedtech Conference
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Tipping the balance: Australia's choice in the next chapter of biotechnology
Filler3
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Filler2
KEYNOTE: Beyond the scribe: The real impact of AI transformation in health
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
Room move
CLINICAL INNOVATION & PATIENT IMPACT
INVESTMENT & GLOBAL GROWTH
DISCOVERY & ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS
AUSMEDTECH (Day 1)
12:25 PM - 1:10 PM Session 1A: Where is the patient? If being patient centered is real, why is development still so product-centered? Session 1B: The future of biotech investing: AI, data and decision making Session 1C: First nations knowledge powering the future of biotechnology Session 1D: Australia's medtech advantage: Competing in the next generation of healthcare
1:10 PM - 2:15 PM Lunch in exhibition hall BioInnovation Spotlight - Lunch - Wedneday 21 October
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Session 2A: Unlocking the next frontier: Building globally competitive women's health innovation Session 2B: Early-Stage Innovation Forum (ESIF)
Sponsored by: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES 		Session 2C: From sequence to dose: Can Australia turn the microbiome into manufacturable medicines? Session 2D: From lab to lifeline: Building and commercialising digital health that lasts
2:15 PM - 3:50 PM International Showcase
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Room move
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM Session 3A: From discovery to delivery: Re-writing patient stories with gene therapy
Sponsored by: NOVARTIS 		Session 3B: Early-Stage Innovation Forum (ESIF) Cont.
Sponsored by: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES 		Session 3C: The new rules of biotechnology: Competing in the next generation of innovation Session 3D: The next big opportunities: Where healthcare sees the future of medtech
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition hall
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Afternoon Tea - Wedneday 21 October
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 4A: From discovery to patient impact: How public–private partnerships are accelerating Australia's regenerative therapies sector Session 4B: Capital sprint: Public markets Session 4C: From innovation to first-in-human trials: Practical guidance for using New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Australia Session 4D: The digital transformation of healthcare: Building the connected health system
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusMedtech Sector Dinner
Cell & Gene Sector Dinner
Track 1
Track 2
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Opening and official welcome to Australia's Biggest Week in Biotech
9:25 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Simians to Cyborgs: Seven Million Years of Drug Discovery (and some lessons learnt along the way)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM From bench to Nasdaq: A journey to treat untreatable eye diseases
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Queensland Government official opening address
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
AusBiotech International Conference
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Filler
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Tipping the balance: Australia's choice in the next chapter of biotechnology
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Filler2
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
Room move
CLINICAL INNOVATION & PATIENT IMPACT
INVESTMENT & GLOBAL GROWTH
12:25 PM - 1:10 PM Session 1A: Where is the patient? If being patient centered is real, why is development still so product-centered? Session 1B: The future of biotech investing: AI, data and decision making
1:10 PM - 2:15 PM Lunch in exhibition hall
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Session 2A: Unlocking the next frontier: Building globally competitive women's health innovation Session 2B: Early-Stage Innovation Forum (ESIF)
Sponsored by: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
2:15 PM - 3:50 PM
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Room move
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM Session 3A: From discovery to delivery: Re-writing patient stories with gene therapy
Sponsored by: NOVARTIS 		Session 3B: Early-Stage Innovation Forum (ESIF) Cont.
Sponsored by: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition hall
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 4A: From discovery to patient impact: How public–private partnerships are accelerating Australia's regenerative therapies sector Session 4B: Capital sprint: Public markets
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusMedtech Sector Dinner
Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 3
Track 4
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Opening and official welcome to Australia's Biggest Week in Biotech
9:25 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Simians to Cyborgs: Seven Million Years of Drug Discovery (and some lessons learnt along the way)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM From bench to Nasdaq: A journey to treat untreatable eye diseases
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Queensland Government official opening address
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
AusBiotech International Conference
 		AUS-MED-TECH1
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Filler
Opening and official welcome to AusMedtech Conference
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Tipping the balance: Australia's choice in the next chapter of biotechnology
Filler3
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Filler2
KEYNOTE: Beyond the scribe: The real impact of AI transformation in health
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
Room move
DISCOVERY & ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS
AUSMEDTECH (Day 1)
12:25 PM - 1:10 PM Session 1C: First nations knowledge powering the future of biotechnology Session 1D: Australia's medtech advantage: Competing in the next generation of healthcare
1:10 PM - 2:15 PM Lunch in exhibition hall
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Session 2C: From sequence to dose: Can Australia turn the microbiome into manufacturable medicines? Session 2D: From lab to lifeline: Building and commercialising digital health that lasts
2:15 PM - 3:50 PM
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Room move
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM Session 3C: The new rules of biotechnology: Competing in the next generation of innovation Session 3D: The next big opportunities: Where healthcare sees the future of medtech
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition hall
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 4C: From innovation to first-in-human trials: Practical guidance for using New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Australia Session 4D: The digital transformation of healthcare: Building the connected health system
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusMedtech Sector Dinner
Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 5
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
9:25 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM BioInnovation Spotlight - Morning Tea - Wedneday 21 October
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
12:25 PM - 1:10 PM
1:10 PM - 2:15 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Lunch - Wedneday 21 October
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
2:15 PM - 3:50 PM International Showcase
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Afternoon Tea - Wedneday 21 October
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusMedtech Sector Dinner
Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 1
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Opening and official welcome to Australia's Biggest Week in Biotech
9:25 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Simians to Cyborgs: Seven Million Years of Drug Discovery (and some lessons learnt along the way)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM From bench to Nasdaq: A journey to treat untreatable eye diseases
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Queensland Government official opening address
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
AusBiotech International Conference
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Filler
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Tipping the balance: Australia's choice in the next chapter of biotechnology
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Filler2
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
Room move
CLINICAL INNOVATION & PATIENT IMPACT
12:25 PM - 1:10 PM Session 1A: Where is the patient? If being patient centered is real, why is development still so product-centered?
1:10 PM - 2:15 PM Lunch in exhibition hall
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Session 2A: Unlocking the next frontier: Building globally competitive women's health innovation
2:15 PM - 3:50 PM
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Room move
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM Session 3A: From discovery to delivery: Re-writing patient stories with gene therapy
Sponsored by: NOVARTIS
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition hall
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 4A: From discovery to patient impact: How public–private partnerships are accelerating Australia's regenerative therapies sector
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusMedtech Sector Dinner
Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 2
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Opening and official welcome to Australia's Biggest Week in Biotech
9:25 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Simians to Cyborgs: Seven Million Years of Drug Discovery (and some lessons learnt along the way)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM From bench to Nasdaq: A journey to treat untreatable eye diseases
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Queensland Government official opening address
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
AusBiotech International Conference
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Filler
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Tipping the balance: Australia's choice in the next chapter of biotechnology
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Filler2
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
Room move
INVESTMENT & GLOBAL GROWTH
12:25 PM - 1:10 PM Session 1B: The future of biotech investing: AI, data and decision making
1:10 PM - 2:15 PM Lunch in exhibition hall
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Session 2B: Early-Stage Innovation Forum (ESIF)
Sponsored by: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
2:15 PM - 3:50 PM
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Room move
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM Session 3B: Early-Stage Innovation Forum (ESIF) Cont.
Sponsored by: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition hall
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 4B: Capital sprint: Public markets
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusMedtech Sector Dinner
Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 3
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Opening and official welcome to Australia's Biggest Week in Biotech
9:25 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Simians to Cyborgs: Seven Million Years of Drug Discovery (and some lessons learnt along the way)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM From bench to Nasdaq: A journey to treat untreatable eye diseases
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Queensland Government official opening address
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
AusBiotech International Conference
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Filler
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Tipping the balance: Australia's choice in the next chapter of biotechnology
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Filler2
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
Room move
DISCOVERY & ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS
12:25 PM - 1:10 PM Session 1C: First nations knowledge powering the future of biotechnology
1:10 PM - 2:15 PM Lunch in exhibition hall
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Session 2C: From sequence to dose: Can Australia turn the microbiome into manufacturable medicines?
2:15 PM - 3:50 PM
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Room move
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM Session 3C: The new rules of biotechnology: Competing in the next generation of innovation
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition hall
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 4C: From innovation to first-in-human trials: Practical guidance for using New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Australia
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusMedtech Sector Dinner
Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 4
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Opening and official welcome to Australia's Biggest Week in Biotech
9:25 AM - 10:00 AM MILLIS ORATION: Simians to Cyborgs: Seven Million Years of Drug Discovery (and some lessons learnt along the way)
Sponsored by: CSL
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM From bench to Nasdaq: A journey to treat untreatable eye diseases
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM Queensland Government official opening address
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
AUS-MED-TECH1
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Opening and official welcome to AusMedtech Conference
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Filler3
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM KEYNOTE: Beyond the scribe: The real impact of AI transformation in health
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
Room move
AUSMEDTECH (Day 1)
12:25 PM - 1:10 PM Session 1D: Australia's medtech advantage: Competing in the next generation of healthcare
1:10 PM - 2:15 PM Lunch in exhibition hall
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Session 2D: From lab to lifeline: Building and commercialising digital health that lasts
2:15 PM - 3:50 PM
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Room move
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM Session 3D: The next big opportunities: Where healthcare sees the future of medtech
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition hall
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Session 4D: The digital transformation of healthcare: Building the connected health system
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusMedtech Sector Dinner
Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Track 5
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
9:25 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM BioInnovation Spotlight - Morning Tea - Wedneday 21 October
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
12:25 PM - 1:10 PM
1:10 PM - 2:15 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Lunch - Wedneday 21 October
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
2:15 PM - 3:50 PM International Showcase
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Afternoon Tea - Wedneday 21 October
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome reception
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusMedtech Sector Dinner
Cell & Gene Sector Dinner

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10).
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Introduction and prelude
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM KEYNOTE: Golden age, shared future: A fireside chat with Director Michael Kratsios
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM KEYNOTE: Scaling care to billions: AI, access, and the race against time
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PANEL: Global industry leaders
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
10:50 AM - 11:01 AM BioInnovation Spotlight - Morning Tea - Thursday 22 October
11:15 AM - 11:50 AM DEPAZ ORATION: From Clinical Challenge to Global Innovation
Sponsored by: SANOFI
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Room move
AIC
 		Aus - Medtech2
CLINICAL INNOVATION & PATIENT IMPACT
INVESTMENT & GLOBAL GROWTH
ADVANCED THERPAPIES & FUTURE PLATFORMS
AUSMEDTECH (Day 2)
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 5A: Bringing more neuropsychiatric drugs to AU – potential and operationalisation
Sponsored by: NOVOTECH 		Session 5B: Sequencing capital: How biotech companies fund long-term development Session 5C: Leaders in conversation: Leading the next generation of medicine Session 5D: From Australian innovation to a world-leading breakthrough: The Laronix and Google story
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch in exhibition
BioInnovation Spotlight - Lunch - Thursday 22 October
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Session 6A: Pediatric cancer drug development: Progress, gaps, and next steps
Sponsored by: SYNEOS HEALTH 		Session 6B: The first yes: What makes Australian biomedtech investable or partnerable Session 6C: Engineering life: When AI meets quantum in drug discovery Session 6D: Connected capability: Powering Australia's medtech ecosystem
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
Room move
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM Session 7A: From lab to impact: Rethinking health innovation for adoption and scale Session 7B: Reverse pitch: What global pharma wants next Session 7C: AI that delivers: Practical applications in biomanufacturing Session 7D: Reinventing surgery: The next generation of intelligent interventions
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Afternoon Tea - Thursday 22 October
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM Session 8A: From approval to practice: Making innovation standard of care Session 8B: Capital sprint: Venture
Sponsored by: GOOGLE CLOUD 		Session 8C: Evolving Australia's innovation ecosystem: Connected capability Session 8D: The invisible innovator: Unlocking the value of diagnostics
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2026 Gala Dinner
Track 1
Track 2
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10).
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Introduction and prelude
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM KEYNOTE: Golden age, shared future: A fireside chat with Director Michael Kratsios
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM KEYNOTE: Scaling care to billions: AI, access, and the race against time
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PANEL: Global industry leaders
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
10:50 AM - 11:01 AM
11:15 AM - 11:50 AM DEPAZ ORATION: From Clinical Challenge to Global Innovation
Sponsored by: SANOFI
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Room move
AIC
CLINICAL INNOVATION & PATIENT IMPACT
INVESTMENT & GLOBAL GROWTH
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 5A: Bringing more neuropsychiatric drugs to AU – potential and operationalisation
Sponsored by: NOVOTECH 		Session 5B: Sequencing capital: How biotech companies fund long-term development
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch in exhibition
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Session 6A: Pediatric cancer drug development: Progress, gaps, and next steps
Sponsored by: SYNEOS HEALTH 		Session 6B: The first yes: What makes Australian biomedtech investable or partnerable
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
Room move
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM Session 7A: From lab to impact: Rethinking health innovation for adoption and scale Session 7B: Reverse pitch: What global pharma wants next
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM Session 8A: From approval to practice: Making innovation standard of care Session 8B: Capital sprint: Venture
Sponsored by: GOOGLE CLOUD
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2026 Gala Dinner

Track 3
Track 4
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10).
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Introduction and prelude
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM KEYNOTE: Golden age, shared future: A fireside chat with Director Michael Kratsios
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM KEYNOTE: Scaling care to billions: AI, access, and the race against time
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PANEL: Global industry leaders
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
10:50 AM - 11:01 AM
11:15 AM - 11:50 AM DEPAZ ORATION: From Clinical Challenge to Global Innovation
Sponsored by: SANOFI
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Room move
AIC
 		Aus - Medtech2
ADVANCED THERPAPIES & FUTURE PLATFORMS
AUSMEDTECH (Day 2)
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 5C: Leaders in conversation: Leading the next generation of medicine Session 5D: From Australian innovation to a world-leading breakthrough: The Laronix and Google story
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch in exhibition
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Session 6C: Engineering life: When AI meets quantum in drug discovery Session 6D: Connected capability: Powering Australia's medtech ecosystem
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
Room move
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM Session 7C: AI that delivers: Practical applications in biomanufacturing Session 7D: Reinventing surgery: The next generation of intelligent interventions
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM Session 8C: Evolving Australia's innovation ecosystem: Connected capability Session 8D: The invisible innovator: Unlocking the value of diagnostics
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2026 Gala Dinner

Track 5
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
10:50 AM - 11:01 AM BioInnovation Spotlight - Morning Tea - Thursday 22 October
11:15 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Lunch - Thursday 22 October
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Afternoon Tea - Thursday 22 October
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2026 Gala Dinner

Track 1
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10).
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Introduction and prelude
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM KEYNOTE: Golden age, shared future: A fireside chat with Director Michael Kratsios
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM KEYNOTE: Scaling care to billions: AI, access, and the race against time
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PANEL: Global industry leaders
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
10:50 AM - 11:01 AM
11:15 AM - 11:50 AM DEPAZ ORATION: From Clinical Challenge to Global Innovation
Sponsored by: SANOFI
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Room move
AIC
CLINICAL INNOVATION & PATIENT IMPACT
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 5A: Bringing more neuropsychiatric drugs to AU – potential and operationalisation
Sponsored by: NOVOTECH
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch in exhibition
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Session 6A: Pediatric cancer drug development: Progress, gaps, and next steps
Sponsored by: SYNEOS HEALTH
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
Room move
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM Session 7A: From lab to impact: Rethinking health innovation for adoption and scale
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM Session 8A: From approval to practice: Making innovation standard of care
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2026 Gala Dinner

Track 2
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10).
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Introduction and prelude
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM KEYNOTE: Golden age, shared future: A fireside chat with Director Michael Kratsios
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM KEYNOTE: Scaling care to billions: AI, access, and the race against time
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PANEL: Global industry leaders
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
10:50 AM - 11:01 AM
11:15 AM - 11:50 AM DEPAZ ORATION: From Clinical Challenge to Global Innovation
Sponsored by: SANOFI
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Room move
AIC
INVESTMENT & GLOBAL GROWTH
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 5B: Sequencing capital: How biotech companies fund long-term development
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch in exhibition
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Session 6B: The first yes: What makes Australian biomedtech investable or partnerable
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
Room move
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM Session 7B: Reverse pitch: What global pharma wants next
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM Session 8B: Capital sprint: Venture
Sponsored by: GOOGLE CLOUD
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2026 Gala Dinner

Track 3
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10).
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Introduction and prelude
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM KEYNOTE: Golden age, shared future: A fireside chat with Director Michael Kratsios
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM KEYNOTE: Scaling care to billions: AI, access, and the race against time
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PANEL: Global industry leaders
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
10:50 AM - 11:01 AM
11:15 AM - 11:50 AM DEPAZ ORATION: From Clinical Challenge to Global Innovation
Sponsored by: SANOFI
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Room move
AIC
ADVANCED THERPAPIES & FUTURE PLATFORMS
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 5C: Leaders in conversation: Leading the next generation of medicine
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch in exhibition
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Session 6C: Engineering life: When AI meets quantum in drug discovery
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
Room move
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM Session 7C: AI that delivers: Practical applications in biomanufacturing
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM Session 8C: Evolving Australia's innovation ecosystem: Connected capability
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2026 Gala Dinner

Track 4
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10).
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Introduction and prelude
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM KEYNOTE: Golden age, shared future: A fireside chat with Director Michael Kratsios
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM KEYNOTE: Scaling care to billions: AI, access, and the race against time
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PANEL: Global industry leaders
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
10:50 AM - 11:01 AM
11:15 AM - 11:50 AM DEPAZ ORATION: From Clinical Challenge to Global Innovation
Sponsored by: SANOFI
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Room move
Aus - Medtech2
AUSMEDTECH (Day 2)
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Session 5D: From Australian innovation to a world-leading breakthrough: The Laronix and Google story
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch in exhibition
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Session 6D: Connected capability: Powering Australia's medtech ecosystem
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
Room move
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM Session 7D: Reinventing surgery: The next generation of intelligent interventions
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM Afternoon tea in exhibition
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM Session 8D: The invisible innovator: Unlocking the value of diagnostics
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2026 Gala Dinner

Track 5
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
10:50 AM - 11:01 AM BioInnovation Spotlight - Morning Tea - Thursday 22 October
11:15 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Lunch - Thursday 22 October
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Afternoon Tea - Thursday 22 October
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM AusBiotech 2026 Gala Dinner

Friday, October 23, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)..
AIC2
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM A journey of desperation and elation - Trying to change outcomes in childhood brain cancer
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM When the treatment doesn’t exist: changing what’s possible
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
CLINICAL INNOVATION, PATIENT IMPACT & HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
LEADERSHIP, INVESTMENT & FUTURE ECOSYSTEMS
DISCOVERY, ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS & THE FUTURE OF BIOLOGY
COMMERCIALISATION, MANUFACTURING & GLOBAL MARKETS
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Session 9A: From bottleneck to growth: Scaling Australia's radiopharmaceutical and radiation sciences capability
Sponsored by: RMIT 		Session 9B: Building value from day one: Creating investable clinical and regulatory development programs through strategic planning Session 9C: The platform revolution: Technologies reshaping biotechnology today Session 9D: Built to compete: Manufacturing as Australia's strategic advantage
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
Room move
12:20 PM - 1:05 PM Session 10A: Designing early-phase trials with the end in mind
Sponsored by: CERULEA CLINICAL TRIALS 		Session 10B: Building the company behind the science Session 10C: The foundations of the future: Building the ecosystem for tomorrow's biotechnology Session 10D: The new global biotech landscape: Opportunities beyond borders
1:05 PM - 1:10 PM
Room move
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM Session 11A: Australia's clinical research advantage: Building global partnerships from lab to patient Session 11B: The expanding footprint: Risk management challenges for Australian life sciences companies going global
Sponsored by: CHUBB 		Session 11C: Lab - Orbit - Factory: How space enables new commercialisation pathways
Sponsored by: OUTLIER SPACE 		Session 11D: AI-enabled biotech - protecting innovation, proving value
Sponsored by: DAVIES COLLISON CAVE
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM Networking lunch in exhibition hall BioInnovation Spotlight - Lunch - Friday 23 October
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM Session 12A: Beyond early phase: Building Australia's next clinical trials advantage Session 12B: From Australia to the world: Building global biotech companies without leaving Australia behind Session 12C: The new front line: Biotechnology as strategic infrastructure Session 12D: The MFN shockwave: How U.S. drug pricing policy is reshaping global pharma strategy
3:40 PM - 4:45 PM Closing reception
Track 1
Track 2
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)..
AIC2
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM A journey of desperation and elation - Trying to change outcomes in childhood brain cancer
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM When the treatment doesn’t exist: changing what’s possible
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
CLINICAL INNOVATION, PATIENT IMPACT & HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
LEADERSHIP, INVESTMENT & FUTURE ECOSYSTEMS
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Session 9A: From bottleneck to growth: Scaling Australia's radiopharmaceutical and radiation sciences capability
Sponsored by: RMIT 		Session 9B: Building value from day one: Creating investable clinical and regulatory development programs through strategic planning
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
Room move
12:20 PM - 1:05 PM Session 10A: Designing early-phase trials with the end in mind
Sponsored by: CERULEA CLINICAL TRIALS 		Session 10B: Building the company behind the science
1:05 PM - 1:10 PM
Room move
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM Session 11A: Australia's clinical research advantage: Building global partnerships from lab to patient Session 11B: The expanding footprint: Risk management challenges for Australian life sciences companies going global
Sponsored by: CHUBB
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM Networking lunch in exhibition hall
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM Session 12A: Beyond early phase: Building Australia's next clinical trials advantage Session 12B: From Australia to the world: Building global biotech companies without leaving Australia behind
3:40 PM - 4:45 PM Closing reception

Track 3
Track 4
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)..
AIC2
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM A journey of desperation and elation - Trying to change outcomes in childhood brain cancer
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM When the treatment doesn’t exist: changing what’s possible
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
DISCOVERY, ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS & THE FUTURE OF BIOLOGY
COMMERCIALISATION, MANUFACTURING & GLOBAL MARKETS
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Session 9C: The platform revolution: Technologies reshaping biotechnology today Session 9D: Built to compete: Manufacturing as Australia's strategic advantage
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
Room move
12:20 PM - 1:05 PM Session 10C: The foundations of the future: Building the ecosystem for tomorrow's biotechnology Session 10D: The new global biotech landscape: Opportunities beyond borders
1:05 PM - 1:10 PM
Room move
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM Session 11C: Lab - Orbit - Factory: How space enables new commercialisation pathways
Sponsored by: OUTLIER SPACE 		Session 11D: AI-enabled biotech - protecting innovation, proving value
Sponsored by: DAVIES COLLISON CAVE
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM Networking lunch in exhibition hall
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM Session 12C: The new front line: Biotechnology as strategic infrastructure Session 12D: The MFN shockwave: How U.S. drug pricing policy is reshaping global pharma strategy
3:40 PM - 4:45 PM Closing reception

Track 5
AIC2
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 1:05 PM
1:05 PM - 1:10 PM
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Lunch - Friday 23 October
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM
3:40 PM - 4:45 PM Closing reception

Track 1
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)..
AIC2
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM A journey of desperation and elation - Trying to change outcomes in childhood brain cancer
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM When the treatment doesn’t exist: changing what’s possible
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
CLINICAL INNOVATION, PATIENT IMPACT & HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Session 9A: From bottleneck to growth: Scaling Australia's radiopharmaceutical and radiation sciences capability
Sponsored by: RMIT
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
Room move
12:20 PM - 1:05 PM Session 10A: Designing early-phase trials with the end in mind
Sponsored by: CERULEA CLINICAL TRIALS
1:05 PM - 1:10 PM
Room move
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM Session 11A: Australia's clinical research advantage: Building global partnerships from lab to patient
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM Networking lunch in exhibition hall
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM Session 12A: Beyond early phase: Building Australia's next clinical trials advantage
3:40 PM - 4:45 PM Closing reception

Track 2
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)..
AIC2
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM A journey of desperation and elation - Trying to change outcomes in childhood brain cancer
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM When the treatment doesn’t exist: changing what’s possible
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
LEADERSHIP, INVESTMENT & FUTURE ECOSYSTEMS
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Session 9B: Building value from day one: Creating investable clinical and regulatory development programs through strategic planning
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
Room move
12:20 PM - 1:05 PM Session 10B: Building the company behind the science
1:05 PM - 1:10 PM
Room move
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM Session 11B: The expanding footprint: Risk management challenges for Australian life sciences companies going global
Sponsored by: CHUBB
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM Networking lunch in exhibition hall
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM Session 12B: From Australia to the world: Building global biotech companies without leaving Australia behind
3:40 PM - 4:45 PM Closing reception

Track 3
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)..
AIC2
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM A journey of desperation and elation - Trying to change outcomes in childhood brain cancer
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM When the treatment doesn’t exist: changing what’s possible
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
DISCOVERY, ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS & THE FUTURE OF BIOLOGY
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Session 9C: The platform revolution: Technologies reshaping biotechnology today
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
Room move
12:20 PM - 1:05 PM Session 10C: The foundations of the future: Building the ecosystem for tomorrow's biotechnology
1:05 PM - 1:10 PM
Room move
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM Session 11C: Lab - Orbit - Factory: How space enables new commercialisation pathways
Sponsored by: OUTLIER SPACE
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM Networking lunch in exhibition hall
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM Session 12C: The new front line: Biotechnology as strategic infrastructure
3:40 PM - 4:45 PM Closing reception

Track 4
All agenda times are listed in Brisbane local time (AEST, UTC+10)..
AIC2
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM A journey of desperation and elation - Trying to change outcomes in childhood brain cancer
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM When the treatment doesn’t exist: changing what’s possible
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning tea in exhibition hall
COMMERCIALISATION, MANUFACTURING & GLOBAL MARKETS
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Session 9D: Built to compete: Manufacturing as Australia's strategic advantage
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
Room move
12:20 PM - 1:05 PM Session 10D: The new global biotech landscape: Opportunities beyond borders
1:05 PM - 1:10 PM
Room move
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM Session 11D: AI-enabled biotech - protecting innovation, proving value
Sponsored by: DAVIES COLLISON CAVE
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM Networking lunch in exhibition hall
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM Session 12D: The MFN shockwave: How U.S. drug pricing policy is reshaping global pharma strategy
3:40 PM - 4:45 PM Closing reception

Track 5
AIC2
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 1:05 PM
1:05 PM - 1:10 PM
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM - 2:55 PM BioInnovation Spotlight - Lunch - Friday 23 October
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM
3:40 PM - 4:45 PM Closing reception

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