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Panel Ecosystem Innovation track

Open Innovation in Action: How Pharma Is Rewiring the Drug Discovery Ecosystem

Mon, Nov 9, 2026 · 1:00–1:45 PM CET Ecosystem Innovation Stage, Koelnmesse

About this session

The traditional boundaries of drug discovery are dissolving. Increasingly, pharmaceutical companies are opening their compound libraries, data, and expertise to the global research community through open innovation platforms. Initiatives such as opnMe from Boehringer Ingelheim are reshaping how early scientific ideas move from academia and biotech into the pharmaceutical pipeline.

Speakers

  • Stephen Rapundalo

    President & CEO · Michigan Biosciences Industry Association

    Moderator

  • Khatereh Ahmadi

    Venture Partner · XGEN Venture

    Panelist

  • Martin Svorc

    Director, Neurology & Immunology, Business Development & AI Strategy and Enablement Lead · Merck KGaA

    Panelist

  • Markus Koester

    Director Open Science & opnMe · Boehringer Ingelheim

    Panelist