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SPEAKERS

(OUR SPEAKER LINEUP IS RAPIDLY EVOLVING)

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Amrik Mahal, Ph.D.

 

Global Head of IT for Research

AstraZeneca

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TBA

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Nick Lynch, Ph.D.

 

Founder

Curlew Research

Talk Title
From Paperless to Augmented ELN: dealing with the data Tsunami and feeding the AI dragon with FAIR data

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Thibault GEOUI, Ph.D.

 

Director

Zühlke Group

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R&D Productivity Isn’t a Data Problem – It’s a Systems Problem

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Sura Hadi

 

Head of Laboratory Automation & Industrial Robotics 

E Tech Group

Talk Title
Why Smart Labs Fail - and How to Architect Ones That Don’t

 

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Juan Dominguez, Ph.D.

 

Drug Discovery Expert

Topazium Artificial Intelligence

Talk Title
Democratizing Iterative Screening: ITERCeen™ — A Machine Learning Tool for Hit Prediction

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Bob McDowall, Ph.D.

 

Principal 

R D McDowall Ltd

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TBA

 

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Tamara Mckenna

 

Director

Clinysis

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Empowering Scientific Discovery with AI, Data Analytics and Trust

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PierLuigi Agazzi

Product Manager 

Bluenext

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TBD

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David Harburger, Ph.D. 

 

Shareholder

Greenburg Traurig

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Building a Life Sciences IP Strategy in the World of Generative AI 

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Andreas Steinbacher, Ph.D.

 

Senior Digital Director

Novo Nordisk

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TBA

 

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Yael Goldfeld Tsalenchuck

 

Professor 

Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio

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Passion Driven Innovation: Translating Novel Ideas into Therapeutics
 

SPONSORS

(OUR SPONSOR LINEUP IS ALSO RAPIDLY EVOLVING)

PREMIUM

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GOLD

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SILVER

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TRACK THEMES

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  1. In Silico-First Science (AI/ML) 

  2. Scientific Informatics & Scientific Data Management

  3. Creating Smart or Smarter Labs 

Join us MARCH 17-19, 2026, for a transformative Paperless Lab Academy® (PLA) conference in Barcelona, Spain, held in collaboration with 20/15 Visioneers. The event will focus on education and learning the skills necessary to achieve next-generation transformation in your labs and enhancing your personal skill set.   

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R&D Success Takes  

Culture | Data | Process | Technology  

to Make Laboratories Efficient Again  

HANDS-ON LABS

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Advance your skill set!

Attend an Interactive, Hands-On Lab at Paperless Lab Academy® EUROPE 2026.

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Building skills will help you thrive through change. And, as we’ve all witnessed, technology changes from business process management to AI and LLM are coming at us fast and furious. That’s why 20/15 Visioneers has put together four hands-on, interactive labs at The Paperless Lab Academy® Europe, March 17-19, 2026.

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Seats are limited to 20 registrants/workshop Act now!

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Choose from the following topics:​

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1. Prompt Engineering for Scientists led by Raminderpal Singh, Ph.D.

March 17th, 10am-12pm

Scientists regularly use tools like ChatGPT in work and home.  But how do you power-house their use without any software skills?  It’s called Prompt Engineering and it’s an art to get right.  In this Lab, you'll design the key parameters for a clinical 1 trial for an aging compound!  We’ll set you up with best-practice  methods, so you won’t be lost.  But you will be challenged to build effective prompts.  Everything you learn will be reusable back in your workplace (and at home.) â€‹

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2. Vibe Coding 101 for Scientists led by Raminderpal Singh, Ph.D.

March 17th, 3-5pm

This hands-on workshop is designed for scientists and researchers with little to no coding experience who want to quickly build practical data science applications. The session introduces an intuitive, accessible approach to coding that helps participants translate scientific questions into functional tools, explore core data handling and analysis concepts, and gain confidence using modern technologies to prototype and iterate. By the end of the workshop, attendees will understand how coding can support everyday scientific workflows and leave with the foundation needed to continue building and experimenting independently.​​​​​​

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3. Practical Computerized System Validation for Quality Control led by Bob McDowall

March 17th, 12-2pm

Computerised system validation (CSV) should deliver real business value to regulated laboratories, not function as a paper-generation exercise. This session explores a streamlined, risk-based approach to CSV, starting with eliminating paper and manual data entry in favor of compliant electronic workflows. Attendees will learn why a one-size-fits-all validation strategy is ineffective and how to tailor validation effort through a flexible validation plan, including when a simple system can be validated using a single document. The workshop will also cover writing clear, testable user and system requirements with traceable numbering, leveraging supplier development and testing activities to reduce in-house effort, defining realistic testing scopes and limitations, executing effective tests with appropriate evidence, and completing the validation summary report with confidence.

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4. SaaS: Handling the Validation Treadmill led by Bob McDowall

March 17th, 3-5pm​

Traditional computer system validation (CSV) in the pharmaceutical industry has long relied on a “don’t touch it once it’s validated” mindset. However, the rise of Software as a Service (SaaS) has challenged this approach. While SaaS offers flexibility, lower infrastructure costs, and operational pricing models, it also introduces frequent software updates, often every three to four months, placing laboratories on a continuous validation treadmill.

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This practical workshop explores how to manage SaaS updates while maintaining a validated state. Attendees will learn how to assess release notes, evaluate the impact of changes, determine whether updates or new functionality can be deferred, and apply effective change control and regression testing strategies. The session provides actionable guidance for releasing updated systems into operational use without sacrificing compliance.

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WHERE:

HOTEL

QGAT Restaurant EVENTS & HOTEL

Avenida de la Via Augusta, 51, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, ES, 08174

Info and Reservations:
Phone Number +34 935 44 19 22

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Conference participants will benefit from special rates by using the link below.

You can also contact the hotel directly and book your room indicating your presence at #PLA2026EUROPE

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WHEN: 

MARCH 17-19, 2026​

DISCOUNT:

Discounted hotel booking link here

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If the link does not work for you, please call the QGAT Restaurant Events & Hotel (+34 935 44 19 22) and let them know you are booking for the conference. â€‹â€‹â€‹

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Turning Complex Data into Trusted Insights with Data products and LLMs

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Automating Lab Processes and Workflows with AWS Agentic AI


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SPEAKERS FROM PLA® USA 2025

speakers
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Wolfgang Colsman

CEO

ZONTAL

Talk Title
Smarter Labs, Faster Science: Turning Scientific Data into Predictive Power

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Joseph Dremock

Senior Director

AstraZeneca

Talk Title
AstraZeneca's Next Generation Scientific PMO: From Project Management to Project Leadership​

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Patrick Pijanowski

Founder & Managing Director

Scientia Advisory Services 

Talk Title
PANEL DISCUSSION

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Andrew Doran

Head of Laboratory Robotic & Process Automation

20/15 Visioneers 

Talk Title
Beyond the Bench​

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Norman Azoulay

 

Vice President- Platforms & Data

Excelra

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Holly Lynch

Consultant 

Lynch Consulting

Talk Title
AI & Lab-in-the-Loop Strategies Redefining Partnerships with Next Gen CROs & TechBio
 

David Dalgarno

Former SVP, Digital & Data Science Technology​

Formerly Kojin TX

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Making In-Silico First Discovery a Reality: Insights from Integrating Data, Computation, and Technology to Enable Science in Small Biotech​

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Michael Bradfield

Senior Staff Engineer

Takeda

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TBD

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Patrick Courtney Ph.D.

Leader of Topic Group on Analytical Laboratory Robotics

SiLA

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TBD 

Director of Computational Chemistry

Rowan

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Building ML-accelerated simulation tools for chemists

Jonathon Vandezande

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Attendees will hear about how current services and solutions leveraging AWS Agentic AI are already capable of automating common lab processes and workflows.​
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Patrick Combes

 

Senior Principal of Technology, AWS STT​

AWS

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Kelcy Newell, Ph.D.

Robotics & Automation Development & Innovation 

Astrazeneca 

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FAIR Data, FAIR Robots and the pursuit of the Orchestrated Lab​

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Dr. Raminderpal Singh

Global Head of AI & GenAI Practice

20/15 Visioneers 

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PANEL DISCUSSION

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William Warren

Co-Founder & Former VP, Head of Global Antigen Design

WKLW Consulting LLC, Sanofi

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If your lab could talk back—what would it say about how you're using it?​

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Fred Bost

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Harnessing LabVoice AI to Streamline Lab Workflows

Co-Founder & CEO

LabVoice

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Rohit Singh

Head Of Clinical Data Science Visioneering 

20/15 Visioneers

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From Beside to Approval: The Journey Of Clinical Data Science 

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Shrika Eddula

Co-Founder & Scholar 

Pedal, MIT

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TBD 

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Peter Smith

CEO

Semaphore Solutions

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From BPMN to Knowledge Graph: Enabling FAIR Data and AI-Ready Audit Trails in Modern LIMS​​

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John Conway

Founder & Chief Visioneer

20/15 Visioneers 

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TBD
 

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James White

Collaborative Communications

CDD Labs

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Biology as Chemistry: Chemically Aware Data Management for Interdisciplinary Collaboration

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Stefan Golas

Talk Title
Rewriting the Stack: Python for NGS Automation

Student & Intern

Duke University & Hamilton Company

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Sam Mohler

Talk Title
We Are Our Few Discoveries 

Founder

Lab Automators

Michael Swartz

Chief Strategy Officer

Dotmatics

Talk Title
Multimodal Informatics from Research through Manufacturing 
 

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