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Morning Keynote Plenary Session

7:00 am Check-In & Morning Coffee

8:15 am Honorary Opening Remarks

Former Distinguished Fellow, Amgen Inc.

Blazing the Way for TPD Into 2026: Insights on Clinical Differentiation, Modality Leadership & Entrepreneurial Growth to Continue Making Strides in a Competitive Therapeutic Landscape

8:30 am CXO Think Tank: How Can TPD Differentiate Itself in a Maturing Market of Targeted Drugs & Enter the Standard of Care to Deliver Transformative Therapies to Oncology Patients & Beyond

Chief Medical Officer, Halda Therapeutics
CSO, Larkspur Biosciences
Former Distinguished Fellow, Amgen Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer, C4 Therapeutics Inc
CEO, Amphista Therapeutics
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Auron Therapeutics

9:15 am Panel Discussion: From Bench to Business: Entrepreneurial Journeys in Induced Proximity Therapeutics

John C. Malone Professor of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, Yale University
ICREA Professor, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
CEO, LifeMine Therapeutics
Former Distinguished Fellow, Amgen Inc.
Director & Professor, DFCI Center for Protein Degradation & Harvard Medical School

9:45 am Charting New Frontiers in Targeted Protein Degradation to Fight Oncology & Neurodegenerative Indications

Chief Medical Officer, Arvinas, Inc.

10:15 am Fireside Chat: Discussing TPD’s Position in the Hematological Oncology Space, Combination Strategies & the Path to the Standard of Care

Chief Executive Officer, Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.

10:45 am Morning Break & Speed Networking

With an international gathering of TPD and Induced Proximity experts, this valuable session will ensure you can connect with your peers in the room to make new and lasting connections. All attendees will have the opportunity to meet and network with their academic and industry colleagues!

Track A: Discovery

Track A: Discovery – Showcasing the Next Generation of TPD & Induced Proximity Platforms Accelerating Discovery Efforts Against High-Value Targets Chair: Lingling Shen, Associate Director of Data Sciences, Novartis

11:45 am Harnessing Non-Degrading Molecular Glues to Target Undruggable Proteins

Vice President of Drug Discovery, Magnet Biomedicine

12:15 pm Session Reserved for NanoTemper

Track B: Pre-Clinical Development
Track C: Translational & Clinical Development

12:45 pm Lunch Break

Track A: Discovery

Supercharging Precision with Degrader-Antibody Conjugates & Smarter Discovery Workflows to De-Risk Induced Proximity Therapeutics

2:00 pm Advancing DACs for Precision Oncology with SMARCA2/4 & CDK9 Targeted Degrader Payloads

Senior Director of Biology & Pharmacology, Prelude Therapeutics​

2:30 pm Rapid Identification, Validation, & Optimization of Novel Degraders Through Integrated High-Throughput Proteomics

Chief Scientific Officer, NEOsphere Biotechnologies GmbH

3:00 pm Panel Discussion: Overcoming the Common Pitfalls in Early Workflows for the Discovery of Induced Proximity Drugs

Associate Director of Data Sciences, Novartis AG
Vice President of Lead Discovery, C4 Therapeutics
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Birdwood Therapeutics
Executive Vice President - Discovery Science, Parabilis Medicines
Track B: Pre-Clinical Development
Track C: Translational & Clinical Development

3:30 pm Afternoon Break & Poster Session

Track A: Discovery

Driving Advanced Library Construction & Structural Modeling to Optimize Ternary Complex Kinetics for Enhanced Therapeutic Effects

4:30 pm Non-Degrading Molecular Glues: A Platform for Finding Novel Chemical Matter for Inhibiting Intracellular & Transmembrane Proteins

Vice President & Head of Chemistry, Rapafusyn Pharmaceuticals

5:00 pm Session Reserved for Sai Life Sciences

5:10 pm Roundtable Discussion Discussing Challenges in the Mechanisms & Discovery of PROTACs & Molecular Glues

5:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

Associate Director of Data Sciences, Novartis AG
Track B: Pre-Clinical Development
Track C: Translational & Clinical Development

5:45 pm Annual TPD & Induced Proximity Awards & Drinks Reception