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

Co-Chair: Professor Mark Evans
Co-Chair: Professor David Webb

Steering Committee:
Professor Jamie Davies
Professor James Dear
Professor Neeraj Dhaun
Professor Michael Eddleston
Dr Sofia Ferreira Gonzalez
Professor Richard Meehan
Dr Emma Morrison
Dr Jennifer Paxton
Professor Scott Webster

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