ILMAC 2025 Basel Verified listing

ILMAC is the largest meeting place for the chemical and life science industry in Switzerland.

Biotechnet member schools will participate in the exhibition to showcase our expertise in applied biotechnology. Our members and network are eligible to register for the event free of charge. Contact us to obtain your code.

In addition, our experts will participate in talks and panels on the third day of the conference, September 18, 2025.

Program:

09:00   Welcome Coffee

Morning Session. Chair: Roland Wolgemuth (SKB)

09:30   Dr. Anne Marie de Jonge–Schuermans, Sandoz, Basel. Manufacturing Strategies for Biosimilars.

10:00   Prof. Rebecca Buller, University of Bern. Engineering Protein Catalysts for Synthetic Applications.

10:30   Coffee Break

10:45   Dr. Bernd Schlereth Araris Biotech. Novel Linker and Bioconjugation Technology for the Production of Next Generation ADC Candidates with Improved Therapeutic Index.

11:15   Dr. Florian Kleinbeck, Novartis Pharma AG. Biocatalysis in Chemical R&D at Novartis – Leveraging its Full Potential Throughout All Development Stages.

11:45   Panel Discussion (Morning Speakers). Moderation: Sonia Thomson, Communications specialist for science, technology and innovation, Biotechnet Switzerland.

12.30   Lunch Break

Afternoon Session. Chair: Hans-Peter Meyer, HES-SO.

13:30   Prof. Steve Pascolo, University Hospital Zürich. Synthetic mRNA Vaccines: the Past, the Present and the Future. 

14:00   Prof. Carmen Jungo Rhême, HEIA Fribourg and Biofactory Competence Centre. Quality by Design-Driven Process Characterization of Bacteriophage Production to Combat Antimicrobial-Resistant P. aeruginosa. 

14:30   Dr. Serena Bisagni, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG. Biocatalysis at Roche: Recent Examples.

15:00   Q&A Session/Discussion with afternoon speakers

15:30   Aperitif