NVFG BIOTech Day
17 maart | 13:00 - 17:00
Date: March 17, 2026
Time: Time: 13:00–17:00 – followed by networking drinks
Venue: Accelerator is Uppsalalaan 17, 3584 CT Utrecht
This event will be in English.
Parking: The nearest parking garage is Olympos or P+R Utrecht Science Park.
Program:
Moderator: Sabine Hutchison (Seuss+)
“From ‘Oh Sh*t!’ to Insight – What Biotech Needs Now”
12:30 – 13:00 | Registration and Arrival
13:00 – 13:15 | Welcome & Scene Setting
13:15 – 14:00 | TED-Style Power Talks
- R3… Oh Sh*t! – The Quality Wake-Up Call for Biotech – Sandra van Londen
- “Behind the Partnership Curtain” – What Biotechs Really Want from CROs – Esther Schippers
- “Top 5 Surprises” from a Biotech Veteran – Jacques Arend
- Trust Is Built Before the Kickoff – How selection behavior shapes everything that follows – Marion Kappert
- A success-story in a rare disease – Christa van Kan
14:00 – 14:15 | Break
14:15 – 15:45 | World Café: Choose Your Table, Choose Your Truth
Three dynamic 30‑minute rounds! Participants rotate, table hosts lead the flow, and each question sparks lively, interactive discussion on the following table themes:
- “ICH E6(R3): So What Now?” – Sandra van Londen
- “Behind the Partnership Curtain” CROs & Biotechs: It’s Complicated, Esther Schippers & Christa van Kan
- Before the Kickoff: Where Trust Is Really Built – Marion Kappert
- “Top 5 Surprises” Biotech Horror Stories & Lessons Learned, Werner Gladdines & Jacques Arend
15:45 – 16:00 | Break
16:00 – 17:00 | Collective Challenge: The Future We Want:
Lightning Reflections from the World Café
17:00 | Networking Drinks: Biotech Meets Real Talk
Fees:
NVFG members – free
Non NVFG Members – 95 Euro
Students – 20 Euro (need to bring student card)
