SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 18th ANNUAL APPLIED PHARMACEUTICAL TOXICOLOGY (APT) CONFERENCE!
May 5 - 7, 2026 @ ABBVIE, CAMBRIDGE, MA
Speakers Confirmed for 2026
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Plenary Speaker Ron Wange, PhD Principal Consultant @ Aclairo Pharmaceutical Development Group Title TBA |
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Jenna Moccia, PhD Director, Product Management,Epithelial and Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology @ STEMCELL Technologies Intestinal and Hepatic Organoid Systems: In Vitro Models of Drug Toxicity |
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Sophie Tourdot, PhD Immunogenicity Sciences Lead @ Pfizer Hapten/ADA response and state of ADA in tox - Title TBA |
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Russell Naven, PhD Head, Predictive Safety Data Exploration @ Novartis BAPTG in AI prediction of Tox using computational methods - title TBA |
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Matt Wagoner, PhD Global Head of Investigative Toxicology @ Takeda Pharmaceuticals Predicting DILI with AI Transcriptomics - Title TBA |
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Radhakrishna Sura, PhD, DABT, DACVP Senior Director, Nonclinical Safety and Pathobiology @ Gilead Sciences, Inc. New Approach Methodologies (NAMs): Role of Nonclinical Scientists |
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Zhechu Peng, PhD, DABT Director Project Toxicologist Immune Safety @ AstraZeneca in vitro only toxicology package for a T-cell engagers across 2 indications - title TBA |
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Giel Hendriks, PhD CEO @ Toxys Inc. Use of NAM's for endocrine disruptor and DART Assessment - tentative title |
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Kim Rockley @ AconiX Benefits of Early In Vitro Screening for Seizure Liability in Problem Solving and Decision Making |
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Kaushik Datta, PhD, DABT Distinguished Scientist and Therapeutic Area Lead @ Merck IQ DruSafe survey: NHP use in oncology tox packages (supporting 3Rs) |
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Petra Lutterbuese, PhD Principal Scientist @ Amgen (Munich) BiTE platform reducing NHP use - title TBA |
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Sheroy Minocherhomji, PhD Senior Director, Nonclinical Safety and Toxicology @ Eli Lilly Nonclinical Developmental Considerations of RNA-based Complex Biologics |
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Rhiannon Hardwick, PhD, DABT Scientific Director, Discovery Toxicology @ Bristol Myers Squibb tox strategies /in vitro species selection and off-target profiling and how that leads into in vivo PD profiling and off-target assessment - title TBA |
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Wei Wang, PhD, DABT Director @ Eli Lilly tox profiles of GLP-1 agonists and oral peptides - Title TBA |
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John Vahle, PhD, DVM Senior Research Fellow @ Eli Lilly evolution of safety strategy over past decade - title TBA |
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Marie Lemper, PharmD, PhD, DABT, ERT, MSc Head of US Toxicology @ UCB Title TBA |
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