BIOSPAIN 2026

BIOSPAIN 2026

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09:00 CEST

Opening Remarks 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumCristina Nadal Sanmartin

10:15 CEST

Inside Spanish Biotech VC Playbooks: What Moves the Investment Needle 4 Raúl Martín roomGuillermo Serrano • Arturo Urrios • Tracy Weightman • Laura Rodríguez Gallego • Clara Campás • María Poveda Biologics as Strategic Capability: Europe's Production Base in a New Security Era 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumCarlota Gómez de la Hoz

11:00 CEST

Coffee break 4 Raúl Martín room Coffee break 2 Dorotea Barnés room Coffee break 1 Margarita Salas auditorium Coffee break 3 Nicolás Achúcarro room

11:30 CEST

Progress and challenges of advanced therapies for rare diseases 2 Dorotea Barnés roomJuan A. Bueren Roncero Choosing the Basque Country to grow your business in life sciences and health – discover the reasons 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumMaría Aguirre • Lourdes Basabe • Iñaki Gutiérrez Ibarluzea • Javier García Cogorro • Idoia Muñoz Lizán What’s the Secret Sauce Behind a Successful Spin-off? 4 Raúl Martín roomAnna Bellmunt Startup pitch presentations: Bioeconomy 3 Nicolás Achúcarro roomHelena García Cebollada • Pablo Montequín • Josune Ayo • Antxon Caballero • Mariano Oto

12:15 CEST

Beyond Discovery: How AI, Advanced Therapeutics and Clinical Evidence Are Reshaping Biotech Innovation 2 Dorotea Barnés roomJuan Sebastián Ruiz • Alejandro Martí • Manuel Vielma Europe’s Biotech Moment: What the Biotech Act Must Deliver 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumJavier Padilla Bernáldez • Cristina Nadal Sanmartin Startup Pitch Presentations: Oncology 4 Raúl Martín roomCarles Domènech • Elisa Longás • Cristina Aguilera • Ana Bouchet • Jessika Valero Gonzalez • Andri Leonidou • Teresa Rodríguez-Carmona García • Jesús Martin Garcia • Marta Compte Grau

13:00 CEST

Lunch Break 1 Margarita Salas auditorium Lunch Break 2 Dorotea Barnés room Lunch Break 3 Nicolás Achúcarro room

13:15 CEST

Lunch Break 4 Raúl Martín room

14:30 CEST

Boosting biotechnology development accelerators 2 Dorotea Barnés roomAmelia Martín Uranga • María José Lallena Jimeno • Idoia Muñoz Lizán • Núria Martí • Javier Jiménez • Marisol Quintero From Zero to GMP. Built to Scale 3 Nicolás Achúcarro roomDámaso Molero Sánchez Joint Opportunities for the UK and Spain through Horizon Europe Collaborations. 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumMarcel de Matas • Ceri Morgan Spanish biotech spin-offs and their integration into the global ecosystem: reaching out and attracting EU, US and Asia players. 4 Raúl Martín roomEmilio Erazo Fischer

15:15 CEST

Startup Pitch Presentations: Devices & Diagnostics 4 Raúl Martín roomJoan Grasas • Mónica de la Vega • Nicolás López de Aguileta Castaño • Francesc Paris Huguet Advanced therapies and next-gen biotech platforms to deliver global health impact 2 Dorotea Barnés roomJavier Alonso Gómez • Jimmy Vanhove • Julio Font • Francisco Borrego Bizkaia, an entrepreneurial region: building instruments to boost strategic sectors 3 Nicolás Achúcarro roomOlatz Goitia Urquiaga • Antonio Pérez Delgado

16:00 CEST

AI and quantum computing in drug discovery: transforming molecular design and therapeutic development 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumAitor Bergara • David Hallett • Ibai Díez Palacio Engineering the Materials of Life 3 Nicolás Achúcarro roomManuel Salmeron Sanchez Making ATMPs Sustainable in 2026: What Gets Funded, Scaled, and Acquired? 4 Raúl Martín roomRobert Fabregat • Anna Sanramón Giménez • Avencia Sánchez Mejías • Jon Alberdi • Laura Rodríguez Gallego Women’s health & care as a growing industry 2 Dorotea Barnés roomIván Macía Oliver • Idoia Muñoz Lizán • Carlos Escobar • Marina Rigau

16:45 CEST

Advancing Cell & Gene Therapies: Challenges, Innovation & Market Translation 3 Nicolás Achúcarro roomJames Cameron • Gaël Roué • Miguel Angel Campanero Biotech Act: Accelerating Biotech Scale-Up and Building Competitive Value Chains in Europe 1 Margarita Salas auditorium