Zifo
Scientific Informatics Experience Exchange | Basel June 10, 2025
Agenda Announced!
SiEE is coming back to Basel for its second year! Join us for another exciting event on June 10, 2025.
This is a unique opportunity to meet colleagues who are tackling similar scientific informatics challenges and share best practices. Hear from your peers how they have addressed similar challenges to improve scientific workflows across R&D.
In addition, you will also have the opportunity to meet experts from the Zifo team and ample opportunities to meet with fellow colleagues to exchange ideas. The day will start at 8:00 for breakfast with kickoff at 9:00, The meeting is due to finish at 17:00 followed by a reception.
We are delighted to confirm these industry leading speakers:
Andreas Steinbacher, Senior Digital Director, Global Research Technologies | Novo Nordisk
Girish Srinivas, Project Leader – BASF R&D corporate project for Lab Documentation and Data Management | BASF
Holger Hartmann, Head of Digitalization – Specialties & Bioscience Research | BASF
Holly Duckworth, BIS DDQ Operations Manager | argenx
Jens Stein, Product Manager: Lab Information Management Systems (LIMS) | BASF
Jörg Degen, VP & head of Computational Medicine | Roche
Kris Van Hemelrijck, Head ITS Research & Development | Galapagos
Roman Affentranger, Exec. Dir., Head of Product Mgmt, Research Informatics | Novartis
Sandra Noe, mRNA Center of Excellence Digital Transformation Director | Sanofi
Time |
Agenda |
09:00-09:15 |
Welcome & Opening Remarks
|
09:15-09:40 |
Can AI Be Trusted to Drive the Future of Science?
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09:40-10:05 |
Understanding the Business Case for Digital Maturity
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10:05-10:30 |
How to transform R&D in the Digital Age? Perceived Drivers and Barriers to the Adoption of Digital Solutions by Life Sciences R&D Workforce
|
10:30-10:55 |
Case Study: Early Wins in Digital Maturity when Scaling at Pace
|
10:55-11:25 |
Coffee Break |
11:25-11:50 |
AI & Automation in Scientific Informatics
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11:50-12:15 |
Panel Discussion: Developing Digital Maturity Across Global Operations
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12:15-13:30 |
Lunch |
13:30-14:00 |
Keynote Speaker |
14:00-14:25 |
Navigating Digital Transformation in Pharmaceutical R&D: Are You Ready for Change?
|
14:25-14:50 |
Client Talk (Title TBC)
|
14:50-15:20 |
Coffee Break |
15:20-16:20 |
Interactive Roundtable 1: Benchmarking Across Scientific Organisations: How do we Compare, and Why it Matters?
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16:20-16:45 |
Digital Poll
|
16:45-17:00 |
Closing Remarks & Key Takeaways |
17:00-19:00 |
Reception |
Meeting Location:
Mövenpick Hotel Basel | Aeschengraben 25 | Basel, 4002 Switzerland
Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions at: tina@zifornd.com
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