Open Innovation in Life Sciences 2026

20 Oct 2026 | Zurich, Switzerland

Event agenda

Tuesday, 20 October 2026

08:00 - 20:00

Information Desk

Track:Information Desk

Visit the Information Desk for quick answers, guidance, and support. Our team is here to help with your questions, troubleshoot issues, and point you to the right resources.

08:00 - 09:00

MeetingsOnline

Matchmaking: one-to-one meetings (Early Birds)

Meeting duration:60 minutes time slots

09:00 - 09:15

Opening & Introduction

Track:Main Room

In Person: RAA-G-01 Opening of OILS2025. Join and discover what the program has to offer.

09:30 - 10:15

Keynote 1: Open Innovation in Drug Discovery

Track:Scientific Session
  • Open Innovation

In Person: RAA-G-01 This keynote explores how open innovation can help accelerate discovery, improve reuse, and support more effective development of new therapies.

10:15 - 11:15

Panel Discussion: Scientific AI - Data Quality, Current Limitations, and the Future of Models That Understand Science

Track:Panel Discussion
  • Open Innovation
  • Diagnostics
  • Policy

In Person: RAA-G-01 The quality of the data it depends on, the difficulty of evaluating model performance, the limits of interpretability, and what still needs to improve before AI systems can more reliably support scientific discovery.

11:15 - 11:45

MeetingsOnline

Matchmaking: one-to-one meetings (Coffee Break)

Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots

11:45 - 13:00

Workshop 1: Sustainable Practice in the Lab

Track:Workshop
  • Open Innovation
  • Translational Science
  • Research

In Person: RAA-G-01 This workshop explores how more sustainable choices can be built into research workflows, from wet lab practice to data storage and computational analysis.

13:00 - 14:00

MeetingsOnline

Matchmaking: one-to-one meetings (Lunch Break)

Meeting duration:60 minutes time slots

14:00 - 15:15

Workshop 2: Accessing and Using Open AI Tools, Pre-trained Models, and Datasets for Life Science Applications

Track:Workshop
  • Open Innovation
  • Translational Science
  • Research

In Person: RAA-G-01 The workshop focuses on how to access existing resources, understand their potential uses, and apply them effectively in real research workflows.

15:15 - 15:45

MeetingsOnline

Matchmaking: one-to-one meetings (Coffee Break)

Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots

15:45 - 16:30

Keynote 2: The Missing Behavioural Layer in AI-Assisted Science

Track:Scientific Session
  • Open Innovation
  • Regulatory
  • Policy
  • Research

In Person: RAA-G-01 This keynote examines how institutions can pursue faster discovery and new forms of collaboration while maintaining research ethics, trust, and accountability in the use of AI.

16:30 - 17:30

Pitch Fest: Emerging Voices: PhD & Postdoc Research Showcase

Track:Scientific Session
  • Open Innovation
  • Translational Science
  • Research
  • Science Communication

In Person: RAA-G-01

17:30 - 17:45

Closing Ceremony

Track:Main Room

In Person: RAA-G-01

17:45 - 19:00

MeetingsIn-person

Networking Apéro

Location:
  • Lichthof Irchel

Meeting duration:75 minutes time slots