Program of the 7th AMR Conference
Conference Day 1
Thursday, 16 March 2023
Conference Day 2
Friday, 17 March 2023
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Conference Day 1
Thursday, 16 March 2023
09:00 – 11:00
Pre-conference meeting
Room Kairo
BEAM Alliance General Assembly
11:00 – 11:30
Networking break
11:30 – 13:00
Pre-conference workshop
Room Shanghai
Promise of artificial intelligence to antibacterial drug discovery
co-organized by:
Moderator:
- Ursula Theuretzbacher (Center for Anti-Infective Agents)
Speakers:
- Denise Barrault (Exscientia)
- Jitao David Zhang (F. Hoffmann-La Roche)
- Nikolaus Stiefl (Novartis)
13:00 – 21:30
Registration, poster presentations and exhibition open
13:00 – 18:00
1-to-1 partnering meetings
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30
Opening session
Room Shanghai
Solving the AMR pandemic: where do we stand?
Moderator:
- Marc Gitzinger (BioVersys & BEAM Alliance)
Speakers:
- John Alter (AMR Action Fund)
- Rachel Silverman Bonnifield (Center for Global Development)
- Mariano Votta (ACN)
- Kristine Peers (EFPIA)
- Wolfgang Philipp (European Commission)
- Antoni Torres (Hospital Clínic of Barcelona)
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break with poster session & exhibition
16:00 – 17:30
Parallel tracks
Room Shanghai
National efforts on pull incentives: latest updates
Moderator:
- Kevin Outterson (CARB-X & Boston University)
Speakers:
- Senator Todd Young (US Congress)
- Tetsuya Itani (Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
- Thomas D. Hälbig (German National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds)
- Joel Denis (Public Health Agency Canada)
- Rachel Silverman Bonnifield (Center for Global Development)
Room Delhi
Novel tools in pre-clinical development
Moderator:
- Pete Jackson (Infex Therapeutics & BEAM Alliance)
Speakers:
- Urs Jenal (NCCR Antiresist)
- Giancarlo Biagini (iiCON)
- Maria Uria-Nickelsen (CARB-X)
- Shampa Das (Liverpool University)
- Radu Botgros (European Medicines Agency)
- Rakel Arrazuria (Paul-Ehrlich-Institut & AMR Accelerator)
- Remko van Leeuwen (Madam Therapeutics)
Room Kairo
Advancing the biological pipeline against AMR pathogens
Moderator:
- Bernhard Kerscher (Paul-Ehrlich-Institute)
Speakers:
- Ed Buurman (CARB-X)
- Hasan Jafri (Aridis Pharmaceuticals)
- Dominik Gary (Research Centre for medical technology and biotechnology)
- Jan Poolman (Janssen Vaccines & Prevention)
17:30 – 18:00
Coffee break with poster session & exhibition
18:00 – 19:30
Start-up pitch
Room Shanghai
hosted by INCATE
Moderator:
Douglas Häggström (INCATE)
Running order of pitching companies:
1) iFast Diagnostics
2) MyxoBiomedical
3) Oxford SimCell
4) Spartha Medical
5) Betatide
6) AbGenics
7) Genova Therapeutics
8) EVIIVE
9) EpyNext Therapeutics
10) Disperazol
11) Fagoterapia
The winner will be selected by the audience and receive a prize of 10,000 Euro, kindly sponsored by Vossius & Partner, one of Europe’s leading intellectual property firms.
19:30 – 21:30
Reception in the exhibition hall
Conference Day 2
Friday, 17 March 2023
08:00 – 18:30
Registration, poster presentations and exhibition open
08:30 – 17:30
1-to-1 partnering meetings
08:30 – 10:00
Parallel tracks
Room Shanghai
How to improve the success rate of clinical trials in unmet medical needs populations
Moderator:
- Glenn Dale (BioVersys)
Speakers:
- Marlieke De Kraker (University of Geneva)
- John Rex (F2G)
- Radu Botgros (European Medicines Agency)
- David Paterson (National University of Singapore)
- Matteo Bassetti (University of Genoa)
Room Delhi
Breakthrough from early-stage research
Moderator:
- Christoph Dehio (NCCR AntResist)
Speakers:
- Zemer Gitai (Princeton University & ArrePath)
- Nassos Typas (EMBL)
- Priscille Brodin (INSERM)
Room Kairo
Antimicrobials in the environment: time for action
Moderator:
- Cees de Joncheere (WHO)
Speakers:
- Dominic O’Neil (QIAGEN)
- Steve Brooks (AMR Industry Alliance)
- Joakim Larsson (University of Gothenburg)
- Valeria Gigante (WHO)
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee break with poster session & exhibition
10:30 – 12:00
Plenary session
Room Shanghai
AMR India pavilion – challenges and opportunities for providing global solutions
Moderator:
- Anand Anandkumar (Bugworks)
Speakers:
- Yann Ferrisse (GARDP)
- Jaideep Gogtay (Cipla Pharma)
- Taslimarif Saiyed (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP))
- Kamini Walia (Indian Council of Medical Research – ICMR)
- Camilla Rodrigues (Hinduja Hospital Mumbai)
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch Break with poster session & exhibition
13:30 – 14:30
Parallel tracks
Room Shanghai
Investing in AMR Innovation: How to get prepared for the future and restore value creation perspectives in the field?
Moderator:
- Florence Séjourné (Aurobac Therapeutics & BEAM Alliance)
Speakers:
- Martin Heidecker (AMR Action Fund)
- Wolfgang Philipp (European Commission)
- Bita Sehat (TRILL Impact)
- Camilla Petrycer Hansen (Novo REPAIR Impact Fund)
- Fei Shen (Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund)
Room Delhi
Towards better treatment combination against tuberculosis
Moderator:
- Martin Boeree (Radboud University)
Speakers:
- Santiago Ferrer Bazaga (ISCIII)
- Ainhoa Lucia Quintana (University of Zaragoza)
- Norbert Heinrich (Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich)
- Samuel Schumacher (WHO)
Room Kairo
Antifungals: back to menu
Moderator:
- Mark Jones (Basilea & BEAM Alliance)
Speakers:
- Hatim Sati (WHO)
- John Rex (F2G)
- Werner Heinz (Caritas Hospital)
14:30 – 15:00
Networking break
15:00 – 16:00
Parallel tracks
Room Shanghai
Push landscape: are all the gaps filled?
Moderator:
- Remko van Leeuwen (Madam Therapeutics & BEAM Alliance)
Speakers:
- Ralf Sudbrak (Global AMR R&D Hub)
- Douglas Häggström (INCATE)
- Anders Karlén (Uppsala University)
- Su Chiang (CARB-X)
- Beverly Isherwood (MD Catapult)
- Cornelis Boersma (NADP)
Room Delhi
Leveraging diagnostics to improve the development and appropriate use of antimicrobials
Moderator:
- Betsy Wonderly Trainor (CARB-X)
Speakers:
- Amir Nakar (MeMed)
- Chantal Morel (University of Bern)
- Theresa Liebe (Blink)
- Jeroen Nieuwland (Llusern Scientific)
Room Kairo
Technology updates
Moderator:
- Morgane Vanbiervliet (Debiopharm)
Speakers:
- Natalie D’Amore (Seres Therapeutics)
- David Cameron (Debiopharm)
- Delphine Croisier (Vivexia)
- Christian Röhrig (Micreos)
- Kwangmin Son (PhAST)
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break with poster session & exhibition
16:30 – 17:30
Closing session
Room Shanghai
AMR to do list: homework to avoid the disaster
Moderator:
- Deborah O’Neil (NovaBiotics & BEAM Alliance)
Speakers:
- James Anderson (IFPMA)
- Flic Gabbay (Transcrip)
- Alexandra Cameron (WHO)
- Seamus O’Brien (GARDP)
17:30 – 18:30
Farewell reception