Leading Drug Discovery Experts to Convene at InnoPharm in Boston

BOSTON - Sept. 3, 2026 - PRLog -- The upcoming InnoPharm conference will bring together leading scientists, academic researchers, and biotechnology professionals for a dedicated Drug Discovery & Optimization track, highlighting emerging approaches and breakthroughs shaping the future of pharmaceutical research and development.

The track will be chaired by Girish Nallur, Founder & CEO of Vistara Bioscience, and will feature an accomplished lineup of experts representing leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical, and academic institutions across the United States.

The speaker lineup includes:

• Barry Morgan, Chief Scientific Officer, HitGen Inc.
• Xiaofeng Tan, Founder & CEO, DeepCovalent, Inc.
• B. Rita Alevriadou, Professor, University at Buffalo
• Eugenia Trushina, Professor, Mayo Clinic
• Jiayu Liao, Professor, University of California
• Ronald Davis, Professor, University of Florida Health
• Philipp Mews, Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
• Yuping Bao, Associate Professor, The University of Alabama
• Donald L. Durden, President & Founder, Biologica LLC; Professor Emeritus, UC San Diego; Professor, Wake Forest University
• Ying-Xian Pan, Professor, New Jersey Medical School
• David Belnap, Research Associate Professor, The University of Utah

A Meeting Point for Pharma, Biotech and Research Leaders

InnoPharm-2026 is expected to bring together pharmaceutical and biotechnology professionals, researchers, clinicians, technology innovators, CRO/CDMO representatives, and academic scientists from across the life sciences community.

The conference will take place November 2–4, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts, with a hybrid format enabling both in-person and virtual participation.

About InnoPharm-2026

The 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Pharma R&D (InnoPharm-2026) is a hybrid international conference focused on emerging advances across pharmaceutical research and development, including drug discovery, artificial intelligence and machine learning, clinical research, precision medicine, and drug delivery.

Event: InnoPharm-2026
Date: November 2–4, 2026
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Format: Hybrid — In-Person & Virtual

For program details and participation information, visit:
https://pharm-science.com/