Session 9C: The platform revolution: Technologies reshaping biotechnology today
Tracks
Track 3
| Friday, October 23, 2026 |
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM |
| Discovery & Advanced Therapeutics Breakout Room |
Details
The next generation of biotechnology is being built on powerful platform technologies that are changing how we understand biology and translate discovery into real-world impact. Advances in AI, CRISPR, engineering biology, spatial biology, single-cell analysis, multiomics and advanced biological models are enabling faster discovery, smarter development and more precise medicines. As these technologies converge, they are transforming research, investment and commercialisation across the life sciences. This session brings together leaders at the forefront of these innovations to explore the platform technologies delivering impact today, where the greatest opportunities lie, and how Australia can harness these capabilities to strengthen its position in the global biotechnology ecosystem.
Speaker
Mr Samuel Chuang
Executive Director Scientific Advisory Services
Charles River
Panellist
Dr. Andrew Geall
Chief Development Officer
Replicate Bioscience
Panellist
Prof Susie Nilsson
Research Director, Biotherapeutics
CSIRO
Chair