2nd Lab Ops and Facility Management for Biopharma Summit (LOFM)

The external landscape for biopharma continues to shift as demand to protect budgets increases with uncertainty around tariffs, and companies have greater responsibility to manage a surplus in excess space. Despite these changes, scientific operations continue to progress, as evidenced by Novartis recent commitment to a $23 billion investment into new US manufacturing sites and Eli Lilly and Co's plans for four new sites. Standing as the backbone of scientific support, lab operations professionals are relied upon to manage the lab with the utmost efficiency, retain a compliant working environment, optimize resources, and wear as many hats as possible to ensure R AND D forever continues.

The 2nd Lab Ops and Facility Management for Biopharma Summit (LOFM), in collaboration with the likes of Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Vertex, and Ultragenyx, is uniting 60+ senior lab operations and facilities professionals to discuss critical process improvements contributing towards an efficient, safe, and sustainable lab environment to protect R AND D in light of external headwinds. Network with peers and learn best practices in smart spending, outsourcing efficiency, and asset management optimization to truly bulletproof your labs against shifting demands and end user requirements.

Join your community to better operationalize your labs, move away from paper whilst remaining within budget, and make strategic decisions to support your scientists.


Speakers: Jill Salelanonda, Associate Director, Lab Operations, Mammoth Biosciences , Megan Lehrkamp, Director of Site Operations, Bristol Myers Squibb, Jack Barger, Senior Director, Research Operations, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cristina Cois, Associate Director, Research Laboratory Operations, Kite Pharma, Ericka Mendez, Senior Director, Operations, Apertor Pharmaceuticals, Toni Russo, Director, Facilities, Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Steve Sample, Senior Director, Facilities, Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Stephanie Perry, Associate Director, Laboratory Operations, Kumquat Biosciences , Lorna Porter, Senior Director, Operations, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Nina Hospodsky, Senior Director, Clinical Laboratory Operations, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Jonathan Abdala, Assistant Director, Operations, Athos Therapeutics, Justine Tan, Associate Director, Lab Operations, Calico Life Sciences, Christopher Brey, Senior Director, Facilities and EHS, Cytokinetics, Reinaldo Marin, Associate Director, EHS AND S, Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Eric Knight, Global Head, EHS and Sustainability, Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals, Manny Ventura, Senior Director ChemPartner Corporation Incubator Manager, ShangPharma Innovation, Crystal Nie, Senior Manager, Lab Operations, OmniAb, Alexander Vang, Senior Manager, Laboratory Operations and Alliance Management, Invivyd, Gerardo Marquez, Senior Manager, Laboratory Operations, Rapport Therapeutics, Marcus Alagar, Senior Manager, Facilities, Sonoma Biotherapeutics, William Van Trump, Former Senior Director and Head, Laboratory Operations, Spring Discovery, Lane Adams, Manager, Global Technical Support, Galapagos