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Royalty Pharma
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2026, Sweden
2026, Cambridge, UK
2025, MIT
2024, Cambridge, UK
2023, MIT
2022, Cambridge, UK
2019, Cambridge, UK
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Agenda
September 24
September 25
September 26
7:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
Operaterrassen
8:15 AM
Making the Case: The Inflection Points That Shape a Medicine's Success
Emmanuel Caeymaex
, UCB
Moderated by
Christopher Hite
, Royalty Pharma
8:40 AM
The Brain's Internal GPS
May Britt Moser
, 2014 Nobel Laureate, Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience
9:00 AM
Unlocking the Potential of Rare Disease Medicine
Guido Oelkers
, Sobi
Hosted by
Sara Klymkowsky
, Royalty Pharma
9:15 AM
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals: The Power of "And" in RNAi Therapeutics
Chris Anzalone
, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
9:35 AM
BioArctic: Breaking Boundaries in CNS Drug Development
Gunilla Osswald
, BioArctic
Hosted by
Nina Kjellson
, Canaan Partners
9:55 AM
Refreshment Break
10:25 AM
Engineering a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Per-Ola Carlsson
, Uppsala University
Steve Harr
, Sana Biotechnology
Hosted by
Ashwin Pai
, Royalty Pharma
10:45 AM
What Makes Biotech Worth Backing?
Nanna Lüneborg
, Forbion
Nina Rawal
, Emerging Health Ventures
Peter Svennilson
, The Column Group
Moderated by
Mårten Steen
, HealthCap
11:20 AM
Radicalizing Drug Discovery
Greg Verdine
, LifeMine Therapeutics
11:35 AM
OutFoxing Autoimmunity
Fred Ramsdell
, 2025 Nobel Laureate, Sonoma Biotherapeutics
11:55 AM
150 Years in the Making: Eli Lilly's Climb to the Top
Dan Skovronsky
, Eli Lilly and Company
Moderated by
Greg Raskin
, Royalty Pharma
12:20 AM
Lunch
Café Opera
1:30 PM
China and the Changing Map of Biopharma Innovation
Julie Rozenblyum
, Bristol Myers Squibb
Michelle Xia
, Akeso
1:55 PM
The Next Wave of Precision Oncology
Malte Peters
, Tango Therapeutics
2:10 PM
BioPharmaceutical Discovery: From Artisanship To Engineering
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
, Xaira Therapeutics
Roger M. Perlmutter
, Eikon Therapeutics
Hosted by
Jim Reddoch
, Royalty Pharma
2:35 PM
The Next Generation of Autoimmune Medicines
Sandeep Kulkarni
, Zura Bio
Arndt Schottelius
, Maxion Therapeutics
Richard Siegel
, Novartis
Moderated by
Tova Gardin
, Biohaven
3:05 PM
Refreshment Break
3:35 PM
Spicing Up Neuroscience: How Chili Peppers Changed Pain Research
David Julius
, 2021 Nobel Laureate, University of California, San Francisco
Hosted by
Nicholas Dirks
, The New York Academy of Sciences
3:55 PM
Consumer-Directed Healthcare Is the Most Important Trend in Pharma That You Are Missing
Reid Waldman
, Veradermics
4:10 PM
The Age of the AI Scientist
Molly Gibson
, Flagship Pioneering
Hosted by
Thomas Clozel
, Owkin
4:30 PM
Where Engineering Meets Medicine: A View from the Most Innovative Intersection in the World
Robert Langer
, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sangeeta Bhatia
, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Molly Stevens
, University of Oxford
4:55 PM
Closing Remarks
5:15 PM
Harbor Cruise to Dinner
Departing from Strömkajen dock
6:15 PM
Cocktails and Seated Dinner
Vasamuseet
*Times subject to change
FRIDAY SPOUSE PROGRAM
10:00 AM
Guided Tour of Stockholm City Hall
Stockholm City Hall
11:30 PM
Lunch
Backstage Hotel Djurgården
1:30 AM
Tour of the ABBA Museum
ABBA The Museum
5:15 PM
Harbor Cruise to Dinner
(everyone)
Departing from Strömkajen dock
6:15 PM
Cocktails and Seated Dinner
(everyone)
Vasamuseet
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