Computational Advances in Drug Discovery
May 07–10, 2026 | Park Plaza Riverbank London, London, United Kingdom
Scientific Organizers:
Karen Akinsanya, Alexander Hillisch, Najat Khan and Gang Liu
May 07–10, 2026 | Park Plaza Riverbank London, London, United Kingdom
Scientific Organizers:
Karen Akinsanya, Alexander Hillisch, Najat Khan and Gang Liu
Available Formats:
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Booking Function
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Fundraising
Merchandise Options
Registration Options
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Friday, May 8, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Poster Setup
7:30–8:00 AM
Poster Viewing
7:30–5:00 PM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Miles Congreve †, Isomorphic Labs
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Computation Methods in Structure-Based Small Molecule Design
9:00–11:15 AM
Christina Schindler †, Merck KGaA
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Vineet Pande, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Computational Advances in Discovering Cryptic Pockets for Drug Discovery
Computational Advances in Discovering Cryptic Pockets for Drug Discovery
Heidi Koldsoe, Scorpion Therapeutics
Drugging the Undruggable: Leveraging Computational Techniques to Drive Compound Design
Drugging the Undruggable: Leveraging Computational Techniques to Drive Compound Design
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Lunch
11:15–12:15 PM
Posters
12:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Computational Methods in Protein Therapeutic Design
5:00–7:00 PM
Christian Stegmann, Absci
Antibody Design Against Multiple Therapeutic Antigens Using Generative Inverse Folding
Antibody Design Against Multiple Therapeutic Antigens Using Generative Inverse Folding
Bingxu Liu †, University of Washington
Peptide-MHCI (pMHCI) Binder Design
Peptide-MHCI (pMHCI) Binder Design
Sebastian Kelm, UCB Pharma
in silico Antibody Design
in silico Antibody Design
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
On Own for Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
AI-based Acceleration of Multi-Omics Advances in Cell Biology
8:00–11:00 AM
Daniel J. Anderson, Eikon Therapeutics
Single Molecule Tracking in Drug Discovery and Systems Biology
Single Molecule Tracking in Drug Discovery and Systems Biology
Richard Bonneau, Genentech
Tissue and Cellular Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Cancer
Tissue and Cellular Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Cancer
Ben Lehner, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Site Saturation Mutagenesis of Human Protein Domains Reveals the Contribution of Protein Destabilization to Genetic Disease
Site Saturation Mutagenesis of Human Protein Domains Reveals the Contribution of Protein Destabilization to Genetic Disease
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–1:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
1:15–3:15 PM
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Career Roundtable
3:30–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Advances in Predictive Toxicology Methods
5:00–7:00 PM
Blanca Rodriguez †, University of Oxford
Computational Biology and Health Informatics
Computational Biology and Health Informatics
Friedemann Schmidt †, Sanofi
Digital Toxicology
Digital Toxicology
Henrik Renner †, Evotec SE
iPSC High-Throughput Reproductivity Tox Model
iPSC High-Throughput Reproductivity Tox Model
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Machine Learning Applications in Translational Science
8:00–11:00 AM
Tali Raveh-Sadka, Immunai
Identification of High Confidence Candidate Markers for Macrophage Infiltrating Tumor Microenvironment Through Single Cell Genomic Atlases
Identification of High Confidence Candidate Markers for Macrophage Infiltrating Tumor Microenvironment Through Single Cell Genomic Atlases
Bissan Al-Lazikani, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Kinase Polypharmacology Landscape of Clinical PARP Inhibitors
The Kinase Polypharmacology Landscape of Clinical PARP Inhibitors
Gayle Wittenberg, Janssen R&D, LLC
A Multimodal Digital Biomarker of Functional Deficits in Early‐Stage Alzheimer’s Disease
A Multimodal Digital Biomarker of Functional Deficits in Early‐Stage Alzheimer’s Disease
Jeremy N. Burrows †, Medicines for Malaria Venture
MMVSola for Human Dose Prediction and MMVfree for Discovering Long-Acting Injectable (LAI)
MMVSola for Human Dose Prediction and MMVfree for Discovering Long-Acting Injectable (LAI)
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–2:30 PM
Panel: Opportunities and Challenges in Computational Drug Discovery and Development?
2:30–4:30 PM
* Karen Akinsanya, Schrödinger
Najat Khan, Recursion Pharmaceuticals
Alexander Hillisch, UCB BioSciences GmbH
Richard Bonneau, Genentech
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
AI Application in Global Health Drug Discovery
5:00–6:45 PM
Haiguang Liu †, Microsoft Research AI4Science
TamGen and Science Foundation Model (SFM) for Hit Generation
TamGen and Science Foundation Model (SFM) for Hit Generation
Jonathan E. Gable †, Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases
Diverse Application of AI in Drug Discovery at Novartis
Diverse Application of AI in Drug Discovery at Novartis
Jinjiang Guo †, Global Health Drug Discovery Institute
Building AI models for Global Health Discovery
Building AI models for Global Health Discovery
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Monday, May 11, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM
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