Large pharma companies at AAPS 2026 PharmSci 360

Oct 25–28, 2026 New Orleans, LA ~4k attendees Website

41 large pharma companies are at AAPS 2026 PharmSci 360 — 198 presentations on the program and 3 with a booth in the exhibit hall. Most represented: Merck & Co. (51 on the program), Pfizer (29 on the program), Bristol Myers Squibb (27 on the program). 41 of them have their own page in this guide. As of Oct 20, 2026.

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Merck & Co.
Rahway, NJ
Large pharma
Global pharmaceutical company, known as MSD outside the US and Canada, developing medicines and vaccines.
Booth
Exhibiting at Booth 1147
Mon, Oct 268:30am–5:00pmTue, Oct 278:30am–5:00pmWed, Oct 288:30am–1:30pm
Poster
Mon Oct 26
9:30am–10:30am
Expanding Mechanistic Prediction of Subcutaneous Bioavailability for Monoclonal Antibodies Across Linear and Nonlinear Pharmacokinetics
Solution Center · Poster M0930-07-40
Preclinical, Clinical, and Translational Sciences
Talk
Mon Oct 26
10:00am–10:30am
Part of Symposium: Engineering Complex Drug–Device Manufacturing Systems: From Process Understanding to Commercialization
The Critical Interface: Managing Risks Where Drug Meets Device
225-227
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization
Talk
Mon Oct 26
10:30am–11:00am
Part of Symposium: Bioanalysis At the Edge: NAM Bioanalysis and Complex Bioanalytical Issues
Case Study: Supporting China Arm of Clinical Study
203-205
Bioanalytics
Talk
Mon Oct 26
12:00pm–1:00pm
From Passion to Practice: Global Health Opportunities for Pharmaceutical Scientists
Careers 360, Exhibit Hall
Career Development · with Serán Bioscience, Purdue University, University of British Columbia
Poster
Mon Oct 26
1:30pm–2:30pm
Capillary-Assisted Vitrification Enables Long-Term Stabilization of Immunoassay Reagent Cocktails for Vaccine Bioanalysis
Solution Center · Poster M1330-06-34
Bioanalytics - Biomolecular
Talk
Mon Oct 26
3:00pm–3:15pm
Part of Rapid Fire: Bioassay and Immunogenicity Decision Tools
Quantitative Profiling of Clinical Immunohistochemistry Assays with Cell Line Microarrays
206
Preclinical, Clinical, and Translational Sciences
Session
Mon Oct 26
3:00pm–4:00pm
Rapid Fire: Continuous Manufacturing, Process Innovation & Biopharmaceutics
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization
Session
Mon Oct 26
3:00pm–4:00pm
Rapid Fire: Emerging Manufacturing Technologies & Process Optimization
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization
Session
Mon Oct 26
3:00pm–4:00pm
Rapid Fire: Leveraging AI/ML in Formulation and Delivery Landscape
Formulation and Delivery
Poster
Mon Oct 26
3:30pm–4:30pm
Accelerating Content Uniformity Measurements via At-Line NIR
Solution Center · Poster M1530-04-23
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization - Chemical
Talk
Mon Oct 26
3:30pm–4:30pm
Hot Topic: Navigating CMC Strategy in the Current Landscape
208-209
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization · with Bristol Myers Squibb, AbbVie, Pfizer
Poster
Mon Oct 26
3:30pm–4:30pm
Mechanistic Insights Into Sac-TMT Linker Design and Stability
Solution Center · Poster M1530-05-28
Bioanalytics - Biomolecular
Talk
Mon Oct 26
3:30pm–3:45pm
Part of Rapid Fire: Pushing the Boundaries of Hybrid LC-MS Bioanalysis
SIL-ADCs for Hybrid LC‑MS PK Assays: Strategies and Case Studies
203-205
Bioanalytics
Talk
Mon Oct 26
3:45pm–4:00pm
Part of Rapid Fire: Bioassay and Immunogenicity Decision Tools
Cell-based Assay Workflow for Immunogenicity Risk Assessment of Product Attributes
206
Preclinical, Clinical, and Translational Sciences
Talk
Mon Oct 26
3:45pm–4:00pm
Part of Rapid Fire: Emerging Manufacturing Technologies & Process Optimization
Impact of HPMC and Formulation on Modified Release Table Dissolution
225-227
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization
Poster
Tue Oct 27
11:30am–12:30pm
Impact of Surfactants on the Stability of Therapeutic Peptides under Interfacial Stress
Solution Center · Poster T1130-09-50
Formulation and Delivery - Biomolecular
Poster
Tue Oct 27
11:30am–12:30pm
Preventing Tablet Defects through Vacuum-Assisted Deaeration of a Powder Bed
Solution Center · Poster T1130-04-19
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization - Chemical
Poster
Tue Oct 27
11:30am–12:30pm
Surrogate Substrate Selection for Robust Enzyme Activity Assays in Pharmaceutical Quality Control and Biocatalytic Process Monitoring
Solution Center · Poster T1130-06-31
Bioanalytics - Chemical
Poster
Tue Oct 27
12:30pm–1:30pm
Development of a Human Lymphoid‑Chip Model for the Functional Evaluation of Vaccine Adjuvants
Solution Center · Poster T1230-06-32
Preclinical, Clinical, and Translational Sciences
Poster
Tue Oct 27
12:30pm–1:30pm
Utilizing Surfactants to Minimize Protein Loss during Analytical Sampling Improves Method Quantitation and Accuracy
Solution Center · Poster T1230-04-19
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization - Biomolecular
Poster
Tue Oct 27
2:30pm–3:30pm
Understanding the Process-Attribute-Performance Relationships in Reactive Spherical Agglomeration of Sodium Caprate
Solution Center · Poster T1430-01-02
Formulation and Delivery - Chemical
Session
Tue Oct 27
3:00pm–4:00pm
Rapid Fire: Breakthrough Technologies for Drug Product Development and Evaluation
Formulation and Delivery
Talk
Tue Oct 27
3:15pm–3:30pm
Part of Rapid Fire: Turning Bioanalytical Challenges into Reliable Answers
Overcoming Soluble Target Interference in PK and ADA Bioanalysis
211-213
Bioanalytics
Talk
Tue Oct 27
3:30pm–3:45pm
Part of Rapid Fire: Advanced NAMs, Ex Vivo and Tissue Models
A Human Lymphoid Chip Model for Vaccine Adjuvant Functional Evaluation
206
Preclinical, Clinical, and Translational Sciences
Poster
Tue Oct 27
3:30pm–4:30pm
Compaction Simulator Assisted Auto-Encapsulation Setup and Operation: De-risking Clinical Campaigns in a Material Sparing Manner
Solution Center · Poster T1530-01-05
Formulation and Delivery - Chemical
Session
Wed Oct 28
9:00am–11:00am
Symposium: Innovations in Clinical Sampling and BA Lab AI/Automation
Bioanalytics
Talk
Wed Oct 28
9:30am–10:00am
Part of Symposium: Emerging Strategies for Oral Macromolecular Delivery
Overcoming Oral Absorption Challenges of Bro5 Molecules Using Permeation Enhancers and Enabling Technologies
217-219
Formulation and Delivery
Session
Wed Oct 28
10:00am–11:00am
Hot Topic: Are Regulators on the Same Page for Pediatric Drug Data?
Preclinical, Clinical, and Translational Sciences · with Health Canada, University College London, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Talk
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–2:30pm
Keynote: Advancing Patient Focused Drug Product Design Through Intravitreal and Long Acting Delivery Innovation
217-219
Formulation and Delivery · with Boehringer Ingelheim
Talk
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–2:30pm
Keynote: Transforming the Regulated Lab of Today for the Digital World of Tomorrow
211-213
Bioanalytics
Talk
Wed Oct 28
3:15pm–3:30pm
Part of Rapid Fire: Product Development with Patient in Mind
Surfactants Affect Peptide Stability Differently From mAbs Under Interfacial Stress
220-222
Formulation and Delivery
Pfizer
New York, NY
Large pharma
Global pharmaceutical company making medicines and vaccines across oncology, immunology, internal medicine and rare disease.
Talk
Mon Oct 26
9:30am–10:00am
Part of Symposium: Next-Gen Pharmaceutical Formulation: From Machine Learning to Mechanistic Modeling
Integrating Surface Wettability and Tablet Microstructure for Improved Dissolution Prediction in Immediate-Release Tablets
217-219
Formulation and Delivery
Talk
Mon Oct 26
9:30am–10:00am
Part of Symposium: Rational Design of Small Molecule Formulations: From Modeling to Clinical Translation
Predicting Flux Enhancement from Drug and Particle Properties
220-222
Formulation and Delivery
Poster
Mon Oct 26
10:30am–11:30am
Lipid Hot Melt Coating for Taste Masking Flexible Oral Solid Drug Products
Solution Center · Poster M1030-02-07
Formulation and Delivery - Chemical
Poster
Mon Oct 26
1:30pm–2:30pm
Cell Type-Specific Uptake and Intracellular Processing Events Restrict the Response to LNP-mRNA in Kidney Cells
Solution Center · Poster M1330-07-38
Preclinical, Clinical, and Translational Sciences
Talk
Mon Oct 26
3:10pm–3:30pm
Part of Excipient Quality in Complex Generics
Panel Discussion and Q&A
USP Spotlight Stage, Exhibit Hall
Excipient Quality in Complex Generics · with Ascendia Pharmaceutical Solutions, Teva, USP
Talk
Mon Oct 26
3:30pm–4:30pm
Hot Topic: Navigating CMC Strategy in the Current Landscape
208-209
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization · with Bristol Myers Squibb, AbbVie, Merck & Co.
Talk
Mon Oct 26
3:30pm–3:45pm
Part of Rapid Fire: Accelerating Formulation Development via Predictive Modeling
Platform Formulations as Tools for Risk Redistribution and Accelerated Development
217-219
Formulation and Delivery
Talk
Tue Oct 27
9:00am–9:30am
Part of Symposium: Advanced Structural and Biophysical Characterization of Lipid Nanoparticle Systems and Biosimilars
Structural Insights into mRNA/LNPs: Cryo-EM for Advanced Vaccine Platforms
224
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization
Talk
Tue Oct 27
9:30am–10:00am
Part of Symposium: Advanced Structural and Biophysical Characterization of Lipid Nanoparticle Systems and Biosimilars
Thermodynamic Insights into Molecular Packing Governing mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles
224
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization
Talk
Tue Oct 27
10:00am–10:30am
Part of Symposium: Measuring the Unmeasurable: Bioanalytical Innovation for Emerging Modalities
Unlocking Efficiency with In-Vitro Expression Multiplexing and Smart Automation
203-205
Bioanalytics
Talk
Tue Oct 27
10:30am–11:00am
Part of Symposium: Enabling High Drug Load and High‑Viscosity Drug Products: From ASDs to Delivery Systems
Drug–Device Co‑Design for High‑Viscosity and Large‑Volume Delivery
217-219
Formulation and Delivery
Talk
Tue Oct 27
11:00am–12:00pm
Novel Excipient CMC Strategies: Lessons Learned from mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles
360 Stage #2, Exhibit Hall
Formulation and Delivery
Poster
Tue Oct 27
1:30pm–2:30pm
Comparative Temporal Proteomic Profiling of Primary Hepatocytes Cultures from Preclinical Species and Humans
Solution Center · Poster T1330-07-38
Preclinical, Clinical, and Translational Sciences
Talk
Wed Oct 28
9:00am–10:00am
Future-Ready Pharma Careers: AI Fluency, Cross-Disciplinary Skills, Market Awareness
Careers 360, Exhibit Hall
Career Development · with Amgen
Poster
Wed Oct 28
9:30am–10:30am
Unraveling the Impact of Surfactant Selection and Drug Loading on Processing Efficiency and Dissolution Performance in Amorphous Solid Dispersions
Solution Center · Poster W0930-10-57
Formulation and Delivery - Chemical
Talk
Wed Oct 28
10:30am–11:00am
Part of Symposium: AI-Enabled Predictive Manufacturing and Product Intelligence
Ensuring Robust Commercial Manufacturing: Advanced Technologies and Modeling
224
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization
Poster
Wed Oct 28
10:30am–11:30am
Virtual Design of Experiments for Mixing Simulation: A Predictive and Data-Driven Multi-Objective Optimization Approach for Sterile Injectables
Solution Center · Poster W1030-02-09
Formulation and Delivery - Chemical
Talk
Wed Oct 28
1:30pm–2:30pm
Talk
Wed Oct 28
3:45pm–4:00pm
Part of Rapid Fire: Advanced Modalities, Biologics & Next-Generation Characterization
Computer Vision Enabled Tablet Disintegration and Dissolution for Automated Formulation and Process Development
225-227
Manufacturing and Analytical Characterization

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