Event agenda
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
08:15 - 09:15
Registration
09:15 - 09:30
09:30 - 11:00
Workshop: Research with impact - Discoveries Leading to Products
This session explores how academic discoveries can effectively translate into practical animal health solutions
9 speakers
11:00 - 12:00
Entrepreneurial Scientist Program: What after your PhD - find your dream job in animal health
A lot of doors open once you have a PhD, but it might not be clear yet which ones and where. In this interactive session, we will explore with you which jobs in the animal health sector might be a fit for you.
3 speakers
11:00 - 12:00
One-to-one business partnering
- BMCC - 4th Floor
Meeting duration:30 minutes time slots
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Workshop: Discovery - Pre-Development - Delivering Proof of Concept
Focusing on early-stage development (TRL 1–4), this workshop dives into building a robust proof-of-concept.
3 speakers
14:30 - 16:00
One-to-one business partnering
- BMCC - 4th Floor
Meeting duration:30 minutes time slots
15:00 - 16:00
Entrepreneurial Scientist Program: Talking to Industry: Translating your science into a pitch
Young scientists are experts at their research, but communicating and presenting your work to industry requires a different approach.
1 speaker
16:00 - 17:30
Workshop: Early Development & Valorisation - Market Potential
Zooming in on TRL 5–6, this session guides participants through the process of assessing the commercial viability of their innovations.
2 speakers
18:00 - 20:00
Welcome Reception
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
09:00 - 10:00
Keynote: The Animal Health Industry: Livestock and Companion, Same Business?
This keynote explores the intersection and divergence between the livestock and companion animal markets within the animal health industry.
3 speakers
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break sponsored by EVAH
10:30 - 11:30
Keynote: Regulatory Science and Innovation
Overview and showcases of EMA’s offerings for supporting and collaborating with researchers and developers, in particular from the not-for-profit and academic sector.
2 speakers
11:30 - 13:00
Innovation Spotlight - Emerging Technologies
The Emerging Technologies session highlights the earliest stages of scientific innovation in animal health and welfare.
6 speakers
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:45
Masterclass 1: The Unified Vaccine Platform: A Standardized Framework for Versatile and Rapid Animal Vaccine Development:
Analogous to a Swiss Army knife, where a single standardized design supports multiple functions, the Unified Vaccine Platform (UVP) applies one coherent technological framework to a broad range of veterinary vaccine applications.
1 speaker
Sign-ups available from 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 to 20 May 2026, 14:45
Masterclass 2: Illuminating Mechanism of Action in Veterinary Antibody R&D: From Biology to Functional Bioassays
This Masterclass will present a joint Promega– Boehringer Ingelheim session focused on illuminating mechanism-of-action (MoA) strategies in veterinary antibody research and development through the application of luminescent bioassays.
2 speakers
Sign-ups available from 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 to 20 May 2026, 14:45
Masterclass 3: Accelerating RNA Therapeutics from Design to In Vivo Validation: An Integrated End-to-End Platform
This presentation will showcase Quantoom’s integrated, end-to-end platform for RNA-based technologies, enabling the rapid design, development, and production of both mRNA and self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) therapeutics and vaccines.
1 speaker
Sign-ups available from 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 to 20 May 2026, 14:45
Masterclass 4: A High-Titer CHO Cell-Based Integrated Platform to Accelerate Veterinary Biologics Development
This session presents an integrated CHO-based platform for veterinary biologics, enabling efficient development and scalable manufacturing of recombinant proteins and vaccines while reducing costs and supporting broader adoption in animal health.
1 speaker
Sign-ups available from 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 to 20 May 2026, 14:45
14:45 - 15:30
Masterclass 5: Ruminant Livestock Vaccine Development from Concept to Commercialisation:
This masterclass will cover the journey from initial proof of concept to vaccine commercialisation.
1 speaker
Sign-ups available from 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 to 20 May 2026, 15:30
Masterclass 6: From Venom to Value: Developing a Field-Deployable Antidote Through the FDA’s Rarely Used Animal Rule Pathway
This masterclass presents the development of a first-in-class portable oral antidote for immediate field use by pet owners, an effective rescue therapy targeting toxin classes found in over 95% of medically important snake species.
1 speaker
Sign-ups available from 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 to 20 May 2026, 15:30
Masterclass 7: Beyond Monoclonal Antibodies: Next Generation Therapeutics for Animal Health - Multi-specificity for Complex Disease and Other Opportunities
This talk explores the next generation of protein therapeutics designed for complex, multi-pathway diseases.
1 speaker
Sign-ups available from 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 to 20 May 2026, 15:30
Masterclass 8: Designing Cost‑Effective Vet Vaccine Manufacturing: From Biology to Cost of Goods
1 speaker
Sign-ups available from 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 to 20 May 2026, 15:30
15:30 - 17:30
One-to-one business partnering
- BMCC - 4th Floor
Meeting duration:30 minutes time slots
18:00 - 22:00
Conference Dinner
Thursday, 21 May 2026
09:00 - 10:30
Innovation Spotlight - Emerging Start-ups
The Emerging Start-ups session is designed for entrepreneurial scientists preparing to launch start-ups that address unmet needs in animal health and welfare through innovative technologies.
6 speakers
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00
Keynote: Trends and technologies transfer across species
This keynote delves into the translation of innovations from the human health (HH) sector into the animal health (AH) domain—whether through the adaptation of mature technologies or through concurrent development strategies.
5 speakers
12:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch & One-to-one business partnering
- BMCC - 4th Floor
Meeting duration:30 minutes time slots
13:30 - 17:30
One-to-one business partnering
- BMCC - 1st Floor
Meeting duration:30 minutes time slots