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Draft Technical Program* 

*Schedule subject to change as program is finalized. Check back for updates!


Start Time End Time  
June 2, 2026 All Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
    Day 1
8:15 AM 12:00 PM Registration + Badge Pick Up 
9:00 AM 9:15 AM Welcome Remarks by Chair
9:15 AM 10:00 AM KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Morning Coffee Break 
10:30 AM 12:00 PM

*Session 1: Process Development Essentials

including case studies involving scale-up/scale-down principles & batch-to-continuous
12:00 PM 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM 3:00 PM *Session 2:  Pilot Plants 

inclduing practical and safety aspects of larger-scale experimentation, piloting for risk mitigation
3:00 PM 3:30 PM Afternoon Coffee Break
3:30 PM 5:00 PM *Session 3: Reactors and Unit Operations

including specific examples and approaches to PD around core operations 
5:00 PM 5:30 PM Break
5:30 PM 8:00 PM Welcome Reception
     
Start Time End Time  
June 3, 2026 All Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
    Day 2
8:15 AM 12:00 PM Registration + Badge Pick Up 
9:00 AM 10:30 PM *Session 4: Bioprocesses, Bioreactors, and Bioproducts

highlighting aspects of particular interest to the pharma and bioprocessing industries
10:30 AM 11:00 AM Morning Coffee Break 
11:00 AM 12:30 PM *Session 5:  Roundtable Discussion “Pitfalls and Bottlenecks of PD”

invited speakers will share brief examples of a challenge they faced in process development

followed by moderated Q&A
12:30 PM 2:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM 5:30 PM Plant & Facility Tours
5:30 PM 7:30 PM Poster Session + Reception
     
Start Time End Time  
June 4, 2026 All Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
    Day 3
8:15 AM 12:00 PM Registration + Badge Pick Up 
9:00 AM 10:30 AM *Session 6: Process Simulation and Data Science

focusing on new tools and methods in process development and analysis
10:30 AM 11:00 AM Morning Coffee Break 
11:00 AM 12:30 PM

*Session 7: Emerging Technologies and Novel Processing Avenues

examples of PD involving step-out approaches 
12:30 PM 12:45 PM Closing Remarks from Chairs




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