Drug Research & Development Expert Workshop | London
2025
November 17th
2025
DRIVING INNOVATION IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
The workshop addresses experts working in preclinical and clinical development who would like to share perspectives in drug development. Based on the suggestions of the participants a selection of presentations will be made.
To support networking, the number of participants is limited to 50 persons.
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN OFFLINE AND ONLINE NETWORKING:
group exclusively for former and prospective participants in the event series: DRUG RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
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ORGANIZERS
| John Faulkes Phetairos Limited, PIPMG |
| Dr. Frank Otto Gombert GPRS – Gombert Pharma Research Solutions |
| Claude Houet Phetairos Limited |
| Dr. Ulrike Lorch Richmond Pharmacology Limited |
| Dr. Ekkehard May Nuvisan – Innovation Campus Berlin (ICB) |
| Dr. Jörg Taubel Richmond Pharmacology Limited |
| Dr. Frank S. Zollmann Pharma Consult, CONELIS e.V. |
| Monday, | 17 November 2025 |
| 08:30 | Registration @ The Strand 180 |
| 09:00 | Welcome & Framing Remarks James Rickard, RRI |
| 09:15 | Participant Introductions Via Slido |
| 09:30 | Data as Discovery: Defining Value from First Patient to Proof of Concept James Rickard (CHAIR, RRI) Edward Jackson (Richmond) Amin Yarahmadi (Richmond) |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 | Engage Early, Advance Faster: The Strategic Value of Regulatory Dialogue Lisa Campbell (Richmond) David Jeffreys (Former SVP Global Regulatory Strategy, Eisai; Former CEO, MHRA) David Jones (Consultant Regulatory Pharmaco-Toxicologist, Regulatory Science Associates) |
| 12:00 | Keynote lecture – At the forefront of gene editing trials Jörg Taubel (Richmond) |
| 12:20 | Lunch Break |
| 13:10 | What level of performance in delivering projects will be needed in the late 2020’s? |
| 13:40 | A purpose-aligned organisation: Improve the chances of project success by systematically interrogating facts and characterising knowledge. – Where did it come from? – What is it? |
| 14:20 | Breakout exercises – ‘are we ready for the challenge?’ |
| 15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:20 | Feedback session |
| 15:50 | Final thoughts – practical ways to balance capabilities – and be ready to succeed |
| 16:30 | Close |