BioAsia 2026, Asia’s premier life sciences and healthcare forum, will bring together an exceptional assembly of global scientific pioneers, artificial intelligence leaders, industry CEOs, and policymakers at a defining inflexion point for healthcare innovation. With the theme “TechBio Unleashed: AI, Automation & the Biology Revolution”, the two-day conference on February 17–18, 2026, will examine how AI, advanced biology, and intelligent manufacturing are converging to fundamentally transform how therapies are discovered, developed, and delivered worldwide.
As biology becomes increasingly programmable and AI rapidly compresses R&D and manufacturing timelines, the TechBio paradigm is moving from experimentation to execution. BioAsia 2026 is positioned squarely at this moment—convening leaders who are actively shaping AI-driven discovery platforms, next-generation biologics, and digitally integrated operating models across global healthcare.
Leadership Commitment and Telangana’s Global Vision
The conference will open with inaugural addresses by A. Revanth Reddy, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana, and Shri D. Sridhar Babu, Minister for Information Technology, Electronics, Communications, Industries and Commerce
The Government of Telangana is reaffirming Telangana’s long-term commitment to positioning Hyderabad among the world’s top five life sciences hubs. A dedicated session on Telangana Rising Vision 2047 will outline the state’s roadmap for innovation-led growth across advanced modalities, AI-enabled R&D, and next-generation biomanufacturing.
Global Science and AI Leaders at the Forefront of TechBio
BioAsia 2026 will feature a distinguished lineup of global leaders whose work has materially advanced modern biopharma, AI-driven science, and digital healthcare.
- Dr Stefan Miltenyi, Founder and President, Miltenyi Biotec (Germany), whose innovations have been foundational to cell therapy research, translational science, and manufacturing platforms globally, will address the evolution of next-generation biologics from discovery to clinical proof and scalable CMC.
- Dr Howard Y. Chang, Chief Scientific Officer, Amgen (USA), a globally recognised authority in functional genomics, epigenetics, and RNA biology, will share how AI-powered biology is transforming target discovery, disease understanding, and precision medicine at scale within one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies.
- Pushmeet Kohli, Vice President of Science, Google DeepMind, one of the world’s foremost AI research organisations, will bring perspectives from the frontier of artificial intelligence—highlighting how foundational models, protein science breakthroughs, and advanced reinforcement learning are accelerating discovery across biology and medicine.
- Madeleine Roach, Executive Vice President and Head of Business Operations, Sanofi (France), will deliver a plenary address on Day Two, reflecting on Sanofi’s AI-first transformation and the integration of digital, data, and advanced analytics across global R&D, manufacturing, and operations.
- Anton Groom, Chief AI Officer, MSD (USA), will open the flagship session on innovation-first Global Capability Centres, drawing on his leadership in embedding AI across one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical R&D engines—driving smarter clinical development, predictive science, and digitally native workflows.
- Dr Despina Solomonidou, EVP & Global Head – Technical Research & Development, Novartis (Switzerland), leads end-to-end pharmaceutical and biologics development, playing a pivotal role in embedding digital, data-driven, and automation-led CMC models to accelerate global scale-up of innovation.
- Rashmi Kumar, SVP & Chief Information Officer, Medtronic (USA), is driving large-scale digital and AI transformation across MedTech, integrating data platforms, software, and connected systems to enhance product innovation and patient outcomes.
- Eamonn Warren, Group Vice President – Manufacturing (API & Dry Products), Eli Lilly (USA), oversees global manufacturing operations, advancing automation, digital quality systems, and resilient supply chains to translate innovation into reliable patient access at scale.
- Badhri Srinivasan, Group CEO, Unilabs (Switzerland), is leading the AI-enabled transformation of diagnostics, leveraging automation and advanced analytics to improve diagnostic accuracy, speed, and clinical decision-making across healthcare systems.
