Joint with: Emerging Cell Therapies 2026
Antibodies as Drugs: Engineering and Computational Tools Enabling Clinical Advances

Feb 01–04, 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Paul Carter, John R. Desjarlais and E. Sally Ward

  In Person
  On Demand

Feb 01–04, 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Paul Carter, John R. Desjarlais and E. Sally Ward

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Meeting Summary

# Drug Discovery, Bioengineering and Digital
# Immunology

Antibody drugs have been remarkably successful in recent decades with more than 170 approved, providing major benefits to patients across multiple different disease areas. Looking to the future, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential, albeit largely unrealized, to transform antibody discovery and optimization. This goals of this meeting include: i)  exploring applications of AI to the generation of antibody drugs i) identifying opportunities and challenges with emerging antibody-based modalities, ii) exploring the therapeutic potential of antibody-conjugates with novel payloads including oligonucleotides, iii) evaluating conditional activation of antibodies for example to improve therapeutic index for cancer, iv) harnessing the immune system more optimally with bispecific and multispecific antibodies as well as through and engineered effector functions. We anticipate that the meeting attendees will span a broad range of different disciplines that impact antibody drugs including basic, translational and medical sciences. Participants are expected to gain a deeper understanding of some of the key emerging areas with antibody drugs. Our hope is that we can help the community to identify and begin to tackle some of the most critical challenges with antibody drugs. Fostering innovation can only bring even greater benefits to patients in the future with antibody-based drugs.

Unique Career Development Opportunities

This meeting will feature a Career Roundtable where trainees and early-career investigators will have the opportunity to interact with field leaders from across academic and industry sectors for essential career development advice and networking opportunities. Find out more about Career Roundtables here: https://www.keystonesymposia.org/diversity/career-development-initiatives

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