Webinar: Less Risk, More Speed -The New Blueprint for Bioconjugate Development: A Fireside Chat with Frost & Sullivan

Webinar: Less Risk, More Speed -The New Blueprint for Bioconjugate Development: A Fireside Chat with Frost & Sullivan

Register today for our live fireside chat with Frost & Sullivan on April 15th at 8am PST |  11am EST | 4pm GMT to discover a more streamlined approach for developing next-gen bioconjugates.

As the bioconjugate landscape continues to accelerate, drug developers are re-evaluating how to de-risk development while compressing timelines from discovery to GMP supply. For those working on ADCs, AOCs, and other emerging modalities, traditional fragmented development models introduce compounding risks: technical transfer delays, process inconsistencies, and costly late-stage failures that set programs back — or kill them entirely.

In this fireside chat, Frost & Sullivan’s Unmesh Lal sits down with Abzena’s scientific leadership to explore how a fully integrated CDMO+CRO model is challenging conventional thinking and laying out a new blueprint — one where integration, not fragmentation, is the key to reducing risk without sacrificing speed.

Anchored in Frost & Sullivan’s view of a rapidly growing Biologics CDMO market, where mammalian drug substance (DS) remains the workhorse and ADCs drive value chain expansion, the discussion will translate market signals into practical playbooks for emerging biotechs and pharma alike.

Abzena’s scientific leaders will draw on two decades of bioconjugation expertise and a dual US–UK operating footprint to walk through how end-to-end integration spanning discovery, cell line development, advanced analytics, bioconjugation, linker-payload chemistry, upstream & downstream process development, and GMP manufacturing — eliminates the handoff friction that derails timelines and drives up cost. With large-scale antibody production capabilities, high-potency handling, and a platform built for “getting-it-right-from-the-start” execution, Abzena’s integrated model is purposefully designed to confidently move bioconjugate programs from the bench to clinic and toward commercialization faster.

You’ll leave with actionable insights on:

  • How an integrated development model reduces technical & operational risk across next-gen modalities
  • Early development strategies that front-load risk identification & mitigation before it becomes costly
  • Partner and technology selection criteria — what to look for and what to avoid
  • Navigating the evolving regulatory landscape for novel bioconjugate modalities
  • Fast-track execution strategies that compress the discovery-to-GMP timeline without compromising quality

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Panelists:

Unmesh Lal, Vice President, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frost & Sullivan

Unmesh Lal has 20+ years of healthcare industry with expertise, primarily comprising of strategy advisory with global life sciences companies. His expertise lies in tracking game-changing companies, innovative business models and disruptive technologies while serving as a growth coach to clients in their precision health journey. He has authored thought leadership and presented at leading industry events like J.P.Morgan, BIO-Asia, CPHI World, Bio-IT, Medica Health IT, Medtec, Precision Medicine Exhibition & Summit, Basel Life, to name a few. His in-depth understanding of the precision health ecosystem enables him to guide companies in identifying growth opportunities across precision screening and diagnosis, personalized therapeutics, surveillance & monitoring, and discovery & development solutions/service. He holds a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor.

Dr Campbell Bunce, Chief Scientific Officer, Abzena

Campbell has over 25 years of experience working in the biotech and diagnostics sectors. Before joining Abzena in 2015, he held multiple positions of increasing responsibility in Biotech including Head of Cellular Immunology at Cantab Pharmaceuticals, Director of Programs at Piramed Pharma, and R&D Director at Immune Targeting systems. Throughout his career, he has applied innovative solutions for the design, manufacture, and clinical evaluation of novel products, including vaccines, biologics, and small molecules, in multiple therapeutic areas. These include inflammation, cancer, infectious disease, and addiction. Campbell has a Ph.D. in Immunology from the University of Manchester, UK, an Executive MBA from Judge Business School, Cambridge University, UK and has published a number of papers on cell-mediated immunity, immunotherapy and vaccines.

Dr Petra Dieterich, SVP & Scientific Leader, Abzena

Petra has 30 years experience of in drug development in the pharmaceutical industry with a focus on supporting CMC activities.She has held leadership positions in Project Management, Technical Operations, and Business Development.Working in the CRO and CDMO environment she has led projects for customers across the globe, helping them to achieve their goals in clinical trials and low-volume commercial manufacture.Petra holds a D.Phil in synthetic organic chemistry and an MBA from Imperial College London.

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