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Pharmacology Futures 2026




Pharmacology Futures is a collaboration between the University of Edinburgh, the British Pharmacological Society (BPS) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and aims to explore the contribution pharmacology will make to therapeutics over the next 10 years. The conference will explore recent innovations in pharmacology and will conclude by looking ahead to the future of UK biomedical research. 

This conference will form part of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Edinburgh Medical School in 2026 and will take place within the University of Edinburgh campus, at some of its most historic sites, such as the Anatomy Lecture Theatre in the Old Medical School and the Playfair Library at Old College, where the conference dinner will be held. 

Day 1 – 4 June 2026
09:45 – 10:25 Registration and Refreshments
10:25 – 10:30 Welcome and Introduction
10:30 – 11:15 UK NHS adoption of pharmacogenetics: exploiting UK strengths Dr Emma Magavern, Queen Mary University of London
11:15 – 11:45 Artificial intelligence (AI) in determining protein structure and drug targets Dr Miles Congreve, Isomorphic Laboratories
11:45 – 12:15 Nucleic acid therapies and how they are being used against rare diseases Professor Nick Lench, NATA
12:15 – 13:00 3 x Oral Presentations
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Poster Viewing
14:00 – 14:30 Protein Degraders Professor Alessio Ciulli,
University of Dundee
14:30 – 15:00 Immuno-engineering from tissue superglues to vaccines Professor Mark Howarth,
University of Cambridge
15:00 – 15:45 3 x Oral Presentations
15:45 – 16:15 Refreshment Break
16:15 – 16:35 Partner Session
16:35 – 17:20 Cameron Prize Lecture
17:20 – 17:30 Closing Remarks

Day 2 – 5 June 2026
08:30 – 08:55 Registration and refreshments
08:55 – 09:00 Welcome to day 2
09:00 – 09:30 CAR-T and TCR-T cells Dr Benjamin Taylor, AstraZeneca
09:30 – 10:00 Personalised medicine approaches nanomaterials diagnostics TBC
10:00 – 10:30 Are we done with small molecules or is there new life in Allosteric Modulators? Dr Arnaud Bastien, Bristol Myers Squibb
10:30 – 11:00 Refreshment Break
11:00 – 11:45 3 x Oral Presentations
11:45 – 12:05 Partner Session
12:05 – 12:50 The future of UK biomedical research Professor Sir Mark Caulfield, Queen Mary University of London
12:50 – 13:00 Closing remarks
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
Conference close

1). Dr Emma Magavern, Queen Mary University of London
2). Dr Miles Congreve, Isomorphic Laboratories
3). Professor Nick Lench, NATA
4). Professor Alessio Ciulli, University of Dundee
5). Professor Mark Howarth, University of Cambridge
6). Dr Benjamin Taylor, AstraZeneca
7). TBC 
8). Dr Arnaud Bastien, Bristol Myers Squibb
9). Professor Sir Mark Caulfield, Queen Mary University of London



 

Registration will open soon. 
From
04 June 2026
To
05 June 2026



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