SDDN Meeting 2026 partnering

Once again, SDDN brings together researchers, companies, and professionals from the sector to share progress and keep building Spain's drug discovery ecosystem. This year the meeting takes place on October 22 and 23 at the Universidad de Navarra, with a program combining scientific sessions, presentations from our partners and sponsors, and networking spaces throughout both days.

Among the scientific sessions, we'll have talks on the transition from academic innovation to investment-ready projects, the role of artificial intelligence in developing new cancer immunotherapies, and the latest advances in target and biomarker discovery through multi-omic technologies. There will also be a round table with young scientists and startup founders sharing their experience, and a poster session with built-in mentoring for those taking their first steps in research.

On top of all this, this year we have partnering: one-to-one meetings designed for companies and people from the sector to connect directly with each other, whether to kick off a joint project, look for an exchange, or simply expand their network. These meetings will be available at several points throughout the meeting, so there's no need to wait for a specific slot to make the most of them.

We hope you enjoy the meeting.

Partnering gives you direct access to experts and leading figures in the field: in these one-to-one meetings, you can sit face to face with researchers, companies, and professionals from the sector.

The one-to-one meetings are designed for collaboration: they let you find partners for new projects, explore potential collaborations, or simply exchange ideas with other players in the field.

If you represent a company, these meetings are also a direct way to raise your brand's visibility and connect with potential clients or collaborators within the SDDN community. And, more broadly, partnering multiplies your networking opportunities: in just a few minutes, you can connect with several people who match your profile, building relationships that can be valuable for your career or your business.

Each meeting is also a knowledge exchange: the person across from you can bring you new ideas, perspectives, or strategies that you can apply to your own work afterward.