BIOSPAIN 2026

BIOSPAIN 2026

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

11:30 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

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 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

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

09:30 CEST

From Strategy to Collective Action: Building Europe's Agri-Food Biotech Ecosystem Together 3 Nicolás Achúcarro room The Clinical Future of Bioprinting: From biofabrication technologies to next-generation regenerative therapies 2 Dorotea Barnés roomAndrea García Lizarribar • Francisco Miguel Sánchez Margallo • Jesús María Izco Zaratiegui • Luc Milbergue

10:15 CEST

Startup pitch presentations: Early stage companies 4 Raúl Martín roomIzaskun Morillo • Angélica Figueroa Conde-Valvís • Carla Ferrero Ruedas • Guillem Loren • Andrea Acebes Huerta Regulating Intelligence: Bringing AI-Powered Medical Devices to the European Market under MDR and the AI Act 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumItiziar Alkorta Idiakez • María Teresa Gómez Manzano • Javier Zaldua Aguirre • Talyta Carteano

11:30 CEST

Fishing in the Atlantic Marine Biotech Innovation Ecosystem: from potential to societal impact 3 Nicolás Achúcarro roomElisabete Costa • Tiago H. Silva • Marta Conde Sieira • Ibon Cancio From Platform to Patient: Scaling Biotech and Advanced Therapies Through Integrated CDMO Ecosystems 2 Dorotea Barnés roomAndreu Soldevilla • Laura de la Torre • Natalia Elizalde • David Blanco Berrenechea • András Dinnyés The Role of Clusters in Fostering the Biotech Ecosystem 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumCristina Nadal Sanmartin Startup Pitch Presentations ATMP 4 Raúl Martín roomLaia Trigueros Motos • Jascha Blobel • Amalia Capilla • Miriam Corredor Sánchez • Francesca Sarno • Iker Ausejo Mauleon • Ángel Lucio Pereira

12:15 CEST

From Lab to Market: Financing Spain’s Deep-Tech Future through Innvierte & Tech Transfer 4 Raúl Martín roomÁngel Sánchez • Moisés Martín Carretero • Marc Ramis Castellfort • Clara Campás New Approach Methodologies (NAMs): Accelerating Safer, Smarter and More Human-Relevant Innovation in Drug and Chemical Development 3 Nicolás Achúcarro roomNatalia Sánchez • Carmen Martín González • John Kendrick • Simón Perera del Rosario

14:30 CEST

Accelerating Oncology Innovation: Collaborative Models for Early Translation 2 Dorotea Barnés roomSofía Cabezudo • Laureano Simón • Arkaitz Carracedo • Eider Sánchez • Fernando Aguirre Advancing Transplant Innovation: Bridging Clinical Excellence with Smarter Drug Development 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumIsabel Portero • Alberto Breda • Beatriz Dominguez-Gil • Sofía Zárraga Larrondo • Tim Schroeder Unlocking Opportunities in precision fermentation for the food industry 3 Nicolás Achúcarro roomGuadalupe Monserrat Alvarado Jasso • Ana Torrejón Cabello

15:15 CEST

Circularity at Scale: The 2030 Value Chain Challenge 3 Nicolás Achúcarro room Current innovation trends in therapeutic technologies and modalities: what is the potential of Spain to ride these waves? 2 Dorotea Barnés roomMontserrat Vendrell • Robert Fabregat • Gurutz Linazasoro • Gloria González • Moisés Martín Carretero Substance Matters: From Microbiome Breakthroughs to EU Benchmarks 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumJoaquín Antonio Delgadillo Duarte • Patricia del Río Startup Pitch Presentations. Drug Development & Delivery 4 Raúl Martín roomJuan José Infante Viñolo • Pablo Sanchez-rey • Ariadna Boloix Amenós • Meritxell Teixidó Turà • Andrea Zapater Matute • Tania Ortuño • Nicolás Galmarini • Marie-eve Beaulieu • Angel Cebolla Ramírez • Adolfo Gastalver • Ignacio Massone

16:00 CEST

Advances in Neurodegenerative Diseases: From Novel Therapies to Real-World Clinical Validation 2 Dorotea Barnés roomAntonio Oliviero • Adolfo López de Munain • Ana Martínez Gil One Health Diagnostics: Rapid Detection and Characterization of Multidrug Resistant Bacteria to Enable Next Generation Antimicrobials 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumRaquel Carnero • Juan José Infante Viñolo • Larraitz Añorga Gómez • Santos Merino • Bruno González-Zorn

16:45 CEST

From Biotechnology to Clinical Intelligence: How to Build Biotech Solutions Powered by Software and AI, Interoperable by Design in Europe. Practical case: use in histopathology for biomarker identification 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumCarmen Martín González • Valery Naranjo • Anna Rosés • Marta Montilla

09:30 CEST

From Lab Coats to Suits: Essential Roles in the Biotech Journey 1 Margarita Salas auditorium

10:15 CEST

Magnetize & Maintain: Speeding up attraction, securing long-term retention 1 Margarita Salas auditorium

11:30 CEST

Unlocking the Lab: Navigating Patents and the Spin-off Landscape 1 Margarita Salas auditoriumMalgorzata Rogalska • Teresa Riesgo Alcaide • Jascha Blobel

12:15 CEST

Decoding the Future: AI and the Digital Transformation of Biotech 1 Margarita Salas auditorium