Innovations in the Development and Manufacture of Immunotherapy

2025/10/23 09:30-2025/10/23 15:00
Conference Rooms: Bunsen und Graimberg at Business Development Center Heidelberg (Car-Friedrich-Gauß-Ring 5, 69124 Heidelberg)

Overview

You are invited to our upcoming ACROConnect Workshop Series taking place at Business Development Center Heidelberg on Thursday 23rd October. Joined by experts from ACROBiosystems, YUMAB, Bruker Biosensors, Evotec, Fraunhofer ITMP, and Gator Bio, this workshop will explore how emerging technologies and cutting-edge solutions shape the future of immunotherapy. Come join us to connect with industry leaders, engage with insightful discussions, and enjoy complimentary lunch and drinks. Seats are limited - Register now!

Conference Rooms: Bunsen und Graimberg at Business Development Center Heidelberg (Car-Friedrich-Gauß-Ring 5, 69124 Heidelberg)
Date & Time: 2025 October 23rd 09:30-15:00 CET

Food and drinks will be served on-site. Every attendee will get the chance to enter our raffle to win a Halloween-edition llama!

Speakers

Philipp Kuhn, Ph.D.


Philipp Kuhn, Ph.D.
VP Services & Operations
YUMAB GmbH

Mareike De Pascali


Mareike De Pascali
Application Specialist
Bruker Biosensors

Stephanie Sontag, Ph.D.


Stephanie Sontag, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Evotec International GmbH

Denise Rohlik, PhD


Denise Rohlik, PhD
Manager, Field Applications & Technical Services (EMEA)
Gator Bio

Sarah Köllner, Ph.D.


Sarah Köllner, Ph.D.
Postdoc Researcher
Fraunhofer ITMP

Beau le Roy, Ph.D.


Beau le Roy, Ph.D.
Technical Sales Supervisor
ACROBiosystems

Agenda

Time Session Speaker
9:30-9:45 Registration
9:45-10:00 Opening remarks
10:00-10:30 Next-generation TCR-like antibodies with improved specificity profiles Dr. Philipp Kuhn
VP Services & Operations
YUMAB GmbH
10:30-11:00 Multiplex profiling of FcR binding across therapeutic antibodies Mareike De Pascali
Application Specialist
Bruker Biosensors
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:00 iPSC-derived immune cells for cell therapy at Evotec – end-to-end from process development to clinical manufacturing Dr. Stephanie Sontag
Senior Research Scientist
Evotec International GmbH
12:00-13:00 Complimentary lunch + networking
13:00-13:30 Ensuring Fast & Reliable Antibody Drug Development for Autoimmune Diseases Dr. Beau le Roy
Technical Sales Supervisor
ACROBiosystems
13:30-14:00 Second-generation biolayer interferometry: a tool for streamlining antibody therapeutic development from discovery to QC Dr. Denise Rohlik
Manager, Field Applications & Technical Services (EMEA)
Gator Bio
14:00-14:20 Break
14:20-14:50 The Fast and the Degradious: Sortilin LYTACs Dr. Sarah Köllner
Postdoctoral Researcher
Fraunhofer ITMP
14:50-15:00 Closing remarks and raffle announcement

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Organizer

ACRO

ACROBiosystems is a cornerstone enterprise of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Our mission is to help overcome challenges with innovative tools and solutions from discovery to the clinic. We supply life science tools designed to be used in discovery research and scalable to the clinical phase and beyond. By consistently adapting to new regulatory challenges and guidelines, we deliver solutions, whether it comes through recombinant proteins, antibodies, assay kits, GMP-grade reagents, or custom services. We empower scientists and engineers dedicated towards innovation to simplify and accelerate the development of new, better, and more affordable medicine.