Webinars

Pharmacology and drug discovery research, IVD manufacturing

How deuterated tracers allow us imaging metabolism in vivo

Revolutionizing Medical Diagnostics with Magnetic Resonance

Jan-Bernd Hövener

University of Kiel, Germany

Professor

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

17 December 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

Empowering Global Health: The Journey to GMP-Ready mRNA Manufacturing

In this webinar, you will learn about a collaborative efforts between us and Afrigen Biologics in developing GMP-ready purifications.

Tanja Smith, Ph.D.

Afrigen

Principal Investigator

Shajahan Cheriya

Merck

Senior Biomanufacturing Engineer

Josephine Cheng

Merck

Senior Modality Leader RNA Therapeutics

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

11 December 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

Custom Lipids: Navigating Synthesis Complexity, Ensuring Quality, and Meeting Regulatory Compliance

This webinar focuses on the expertise needed for successful lipid development and the importance of early planning to enable smooth scale-up to GMP standards.

Christian Kuzniewski, Ph.D.

Merck

Project Manager - Lipid Process Development

Lotfi Bouchekioua

Merck

Regulatory Affairs Expert

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

04 December 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

Innovating Upstream AAV Manufacturing for the Next Wave of Gene Therapies

In this webinar, we explore the AAViator™ Production Platform, a novel transfection solution for transient AAV production in HEK293 cells.

Benjamin Ross-Johnsrud

Merck

Senior Scientist - Focused Modality Applications

John Schiel

Mirus Bio

Senior Product Manager

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

20 November 2025

Chemistry and synthesis, Protein degradation

Developing a CITK protein degrader

Dr. Shaun Stauffer

Cleveland Clinic Center for Therapeutics Discovery

Director

Hugo Matos Viana

Merck

Global Product Manager - Chemical Biology

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

18 November 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

Biopharma Supply Reimagined: Manufacturing Made More Robust and Customer-centric

In this webinar, we will discuss how supply chains have evolved over the last decade, and how the need for continuous re-imagination remains as the complex challenges are here to stay.

Helge Carstens

Merck

Marketing Manager Supply Robustness

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

18 November 2025

Protein biology, Protein mass spectrometry

Greener Alternative Detergents for MS Sample Preparation in Proteomics

Benjamin A. Garcia, PhD, FRSC, ACSF, FAAAS

Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis

Professor

Debdip Ghosh, PhD

Merck

Senior Global Product Manager

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

12 November 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

The Importance of PEGs in the Small Molecule API Market

This webinar explores advancements in release testing of LV vectors, including key requirements for ensuring patient safety and therapeutic efficacy.

Raymond Behrendt

Merck

Senior Process Development Manager, activated PEG, lipid and small molecule

Lotfi Bouchekioua

Merck

Regulatory Affairs Expert

Alan Gunderson

Merck

Strategic Marketing Manager - Small Molecules

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

06 November 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

Advancing Cell Culture Media Quality: A Fingerprinting Approach for Comprehensive Media Identity Testing

This webinar presents a cell culture media (CCM) fingerprinting approach for comprehensive media characterization.

Jude Lakbub

Merck

R&D Manager, Cell Culture Media Analytics, Upstream & Process Materials R&D

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

04 November 2025

Clinical testing and diagnostics manufacturing, IVD manufacturing

Virtual Rapid Point-of-Care Test Development Conference

Matthew Coussens

Merck

PhD, Product Training Manager

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

04 November 2025

Food and beverage testing and manufacturing, Microbiological analysis

Boost Efficiency and Sustainability of your Listeria Testing

Join our webinar to explore the ReadyStream^® system, which streamlines culture media preparation and introduces the new 5x concentrated Half FRASER medium for Listeria detection. Learn about its efficiency, sustainability benefits, and advantages over traditional methods in laboratory settings.

Markus Prengel

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Global Product Manager, Innovation Food & Beverage

Durata:

45min

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

30 October 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

Overcoming Nitrosamine Challenges - Innovative Strategies for Nitrosamine Prevention

This webinar covers current regulatory considerations, the role of nitrites, and necessary analytical controls, along with a case study on risk mitigation.

Thomas Kipping, Ph.D.

Merck

Associate Director, Head of 3D Printing & Solubility Enhancement

Ulrich Reichert, Ph.D.

Merck

Global Regulatory Management

Joerg Schlingemann, Ph.D.

Merck

Director, Global Quality Control Principal Expert

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

21 October 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

CHOZN^® Elite: A Production Adapted Host Cell Line to Fulfill all Your Bioprocessing Needs

In this webinar, we discuss CHOZN^® Elite, our production-adapted CHO cell line that delivers high-yield clones using standard plasmids and media with no expensive technology.

David Razafsky

Merck

Cell Lines R&D Manager

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

16 October 2025

Chemistry and synthesis, Reaction design and optimization

Bismuth Catalysis and Applications

Dr. Josep Cornella

Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

Director

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

16 October 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

Formulating the Future: LNP Strategies from Lipid Screening through Commercial Readiness

This symposium explores the full lifecycle of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulation, from preclinical lipid screening and formulation optimization to clinical and commercial manufacturing.

Bhuvaneshwar Vaidya, Ph.D.

Merck

Manager, Process Development, LNP CDMO Center of Excellence

Johanna Simon, Ph.D.

Merck

Principial Scientist

Dominik Witzigmann, Ph.D.

NanoVation Therapeutics (NVTx)

Co-Founder & President

Durata:

1h 30min

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

09 October 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

Streamlining CAR-T Trials: Effective Supply Chain and QC Testing Through Collaborative Partnerships

This webinar explores how Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) collaborates with the Blood and Tissue Bank of Catalonia (BST) with contract testing labs to manufacture and release retroviral vector and CAR-T cell therapies for Phase 1 trials.

Macarena Román Alonso, Ph.D.

Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)

Post-doctoral Researcher

Judy Cao, Ph.D.

Merck

Senior Strategic Business Development Specialist

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

30 September 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

Beyond the Pass/Fail: Rethinking Risk, Reliability, and Regulatory Expectations in the Membrane Integrity Testing

In this webinar, we will discuss moving beyond pass/fail to be ready to build an ecosystem that brings confidence in your manufacturing process, product quality, and safety.

Braj Nandan Thakur

Merck

Global Product Manager, Automation

Somasundaram G (Som)

Merck

Senior Consultant

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

25 September 2025

Environmental and cannabis testing, Microbiological testing

Sterile Filtration Method in Oceanographic and Environmental Research

This presentation covers sterile filtration devices, applications, and the implementation of an innovative capsule-type filter designed to meet the unique demands of oceanographic and environmental research.

Janet L. Smith

Merck

Research Application Biochemical Scientist & Laboratory Manager

Yasmine Jibry

Merck, Gillingham UK

Product Manager, Sterile Filtration

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

24 September 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

Make Safer AAV Gene Therapies: The Analytics You Need to Boost Quality, Cut Risk, and Improve Efficacy

This webinar explores how the implementation of orthogonal methods for analytical testing enhances quality, de-risks production, and improves clinical outcomes for AAV-based therapeutics.

David Kush

Merck

Scientist I - Process & Analytical Development

Kelly Rios, Ph.D.

Merck

Scientist I - Analytical Development

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

18 September 2025

Pharma and biopharma manufacturing, Pharma and biopharma manufacturing

Improved Endotoxin Removal Using Eco-friendly Detergents for Intensified Plasmid DNA Capture

This webinar explores strategies for implementing an efficient and intensified plasmid removal process using anion exchange membrane chromatography.

André Kiesewetter

Merck

Senior Applications Engineer

Oliver Prince, Ph.D.

Merck

Sr. Modality Expert for pDNA/mRNA, Process Solutions

Durata:

1h

Lingua:

English

Tenuto:

09 September 2025