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Welcome to hubXchange's Antibody Manufacturing Xchange San Francisco 2026.

This event brings together senior-level scientists and executives from the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors to tackle key challenges in Cell Line Development, Upstream Development, Downstream Processing & Purification, Formulation & Stability, and Quality Control & Characterization.

Attendees can engage in roundtable discussions, pre-booked 1:1 meetings, presentations, and networking sessions with top industry experts to foster collaboration and find innovative solutions to accelerate antibody manufacturing.

Take advantage of this unique, highly interactive meeting format designed for maximum engagement, collaboration, and networking.

San Francisco | Tuesday 1st September 2026 | 08:00am - 05:30pm

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08:00
  1. Registration
    30 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    • Upstream Development
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    • Formulation & Stability
    • Quality Control & Characterization
08:30
  1. Opening Address & Keynote Presentation:
    30 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    • Upstream Development
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    • Formulation & Stability
    • Quality Control & Characterization
09:05
  1. Cell Line Development
    Cell line development strategies towards overcoming multispecific expression challenges
    60 mins
    • Cell Line Development
  2. Upstream Development
    Developing a high-throughput early developability package to support the pipeline and AI model training Topic TBC
    60 mins
    • Upstream Development
    Tatjana Petojevic
    Tatjana Petojevic, Director, Head of Protein Sciences - Rondo Therapeutics
  3. Downstream Processing & Purification
    Separating aggregates and fragments without reducing yield or affecting stability
    60 mins
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    Sharat Varma
    Sharat Varma, Director - Sutro Biopharma
  4. Formulation & Stability
    Choosing buffers and stabilizers that prevent aggregation and degradation
    60 mins
    • Formulation & Stability
  5. Quality Control & Characterization
    Detecting variations in glycan profiles that affect efficacy or immunogenicity
    60 mins
    • Quality Control & Characterization
10:05
  1. 1-2-1 Meetings / Networking Break
    25 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    • Upstream Development
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    • Formulation & Stability
    • Quality Control & Characterization
10:30
  1. 1-2-1 Meetings / Networking Break
    30 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    • Upstream Development
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    • Formulation & Stability
    • Quality Control & Characterization
11:00
  1. Morning Refreshments
    10 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    • Upstream Development
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    • Formulation & Stability
    • Quality Control & Characterization
11:10
  1. Cell Line Development
    Balancing productivity with quality: Are we reaching the limits of cell line optimisation?
    60 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    Are current cell line optimisation strategies approaching their biological or technological limits? How does pushing for higher productivity impact product quality attributes such as glycosylation and ...
  2. Upstream Development
    Balancing nutrient supply to maximize productivity without affecting product quality
    60 mins
    • Upstream Development
    How can nutrient supply be optimized to maximize cell growth and productivity without compromising product quality? Which nutrients most strongly influence critical quality attributes such as glycosyl ...
  3. Downstream Processing & Purification
    Ensuring minimal HCP contamination to meet regulatory requirements
    60 mins
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    What are the primary sources of host cell protein (HCP) contamination throughout the manufacturing process? How sensitive and robust are current analytical methods for detecting low-level HCP impuriti ...
  4. Formulation & Stability
    Accurately forecasting long-term stability from accelerated data
    60 mins
    • Formulation & Stability
    How reliably can accelerated stability studies predict long-term product behavior under real-time conditions? Which degradation pathways observed under accelerated conditions are truly representative ...
  5. Quality Control & Characterization
    Resolving acidic or basic variants that may influence stability or bioactivity
    60 mins
    • Quality Control & Characterization
    Which acidic and basic variants are present, and what are their underlying root causes (e.g., deamidation, glycation, C-terminal lysine, sialylation)? How can analytical methods best separate, identif ...
12:10
  1. Networking Lunch
    60 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    • Upstream Development
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    • Formulation & Stability
    • Quality Control & Characterization
13:10
  1. Spotlight Presentation:
    30 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    • Upstream Development
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    • Formulation & Stability
    • Quality Control & Characterization
13:45
  1. 1-2-1 Meetings / Networking Break
    30 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    • Upstream Development
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    • Formulation & Stability
    • Quality Control & Characterization
14:15
  1. 1-2-1 Meetings / Networking Break
    30 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    • Upstream Development
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    • Formulation & Stability
    • Quality Control & Characterization
14:45
  1. Afternoon Refreshments
    10 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    • Upstream Development
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    • Formulation & Stability
    • Quality Control & Characterization
14:55
  1. Cell Line Development
    Poster Presentation: Accelerating development timelines: Can automation and AI truly transform cell line screening?
    30 mins
    • Cell Line Development
  2. Upstream Development
    Poster Presentation: Balancing robust viral inactivation with product recovery
    30 mins
    • Upstream Development
  3. Downstream Processing & Purification
    Poster Presentation: Balancing robust viral inactivation with product recovery
    30 mins
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
  4. Formulation & Stability
    Poster Presentation: Preventing loss of activity or aggregation during storage and shipping
    30 mins
    • Formulation & Stability
  5. Quality Control & Characterization
    Poster Presentation: Establishing reliable in vitro assays for antibody activity
    30 mins
    • Quality Control & Characterization
15:30
  1. Cell Line Development
    From lab to manufacturing: How do we ensure cell lines are adaptable to evolving processes at scale?
    60 mins
    • Cell Line Development
  2. Upstream Development
    How can we accomplish early upstream development while racing to FIH?
    60 mins
    • Upstream Development
  3. Formulation & Stability
    Identifying conditions that trigger denaturation or chemical modifications
    60 mins
    • Formulation & Stability
  4. Quality Control & Characterization
    Challenges of developing stable high‐concentration formulations for novel biologic modalities
    60 mins
    • Quality Control & Characterization
16:30
  1. Drinks-Canape Reception
    60 mins
    • Cell Line Development
    • Upstream Development
    • Downstream Processing & Purification
    • Formulation & Stability
    • Quality Control & Characterization

EVENT INFORMATION

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DATES

San Francisco
Sept 1, 2026

Tuesday 1st September 2026

 

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VENUE

 

DoubleTree by Hilton San Francisco Airport Hotel

DoubleTree by Hilton
San Francisco Airport Hotel
835 Airport Blvd, Burlingame
California, 94010-9949

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Complimentary Registration is only available for Senior Scientists & above, in Pharma & Bio Tech, with an active drug pipeline.
 

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