Labcorp at ACT 2026

Nov 15–18, 2026 San Antonio, TX ~1.4k attendees Website

Labcorp takes part in 15 sessions at ACT 2026 in San Antonio, and exhibits at Booth 310. Its program centres on new approach methods, such as virtual control groups that stand in for some study animals, and on minipig and monkey models for biologics and gene therapies. It also covers MRI-guided gene therapy delivery to the brain and water maze tests for developmental neurotoxicity.

Organization

ACT 2026 Attendance

Labcorp

Burlington, NC

labcorp.com

Contract research organizations (CROs)

Laboratory services company whose drug development arm runs nonclinical toxicology, pathology and safety studies for drug and chemical developers.

Booth

Exhibiting at Booth 310

Mon, Nov 169:30am–6:30pmTue, Nov 178:00am–4:30pm

Session

Sun Nov 15
1:00pm–4:30pm

Beyond Animal Models: Navigating New Approach Methodologies in Modern Drug Development with Case Study Examples (CE5)

New approach methods · with U.S. Food and Drug Administration

1:00pmIntroduction (CE5-1)U.S. Food and Drug Administration
1:05pmFDA's 2025 Roadmap to Reduce Animal Testing: Leveraging NAMs to Address Preclinical Safety (CE5-2)U.S. Food and Drug Administration
1:30pmNew Approach Methodologies (NAMs): Role of Nonclinical Scientists (CE5-3)Gilead Sciences
2:00pmComplex Human-Derived Models as New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Drug Discovery and Development (CE5-4)Sanofi
3:00pmNew Approach Methodologies in Practice: Creating Virtual Control Groups for Nonclinical Studies (CE5-5)Labcorp
3:30pmNAMs Adoption in a Global Drug Development Laboratory (CE5-6)Labcorp

Talk

Sun Nov 15
3:00pm–3:30pm

Part of Beyond Animal Models: Navigating New Approach Methodologies in Modern Drug Development with Case Study Examples (CE5)

New Approach Methodologies in Practice: Creating Virtual Control Groups for Nonclinical Studies (CE5-5)

Study data · New approach methods

Talk

Sun Nov 15
3:30pm–4:00pm

Part of Beyond Animal Models: Navigating New Approach Methodologies in Modern Drug Development with Case Study Examples (CE5)

NAMs Adoption in a Global Drug Development Laboratory (CE5-6)

New approach methods

Session

Mon Nov 16
9:00am–12:00pm

Beyond the Vessel Wall: Translational Insights into Vascular Inflammation (S03)

Pathology · Translational safety · with Korsana Biosciences

9:00amIntroduction to Vascular Inflammation (S03-1)Korsana Biosciences
9:15amDrug Induced Vascular Injury (DIVI) Related to Biologic Therapies: Mechanisms and Sensitivity (S03-2)International Academy of Toxicologic Pathology
9:45amA Regulatory Perspective (S03-3)ToxStrategies
10:45amBiomarkers of Vascular Injury (S03-4)Merck
11:15amInnovative Tools and Future Directions (S03-5)Kymera Therapeutics

Poster

Mon Nov 16
5:00pm–6:30pm

Applying a Virtual Control Group Retrospectively to a 26-Week Subcutaneous Repeat Dose Toxicity Study in the Cynomolgus Monkey (P508)

Nelson Exhibit Ballroom · Poster P508

Study data

Poster

Mon Nov 16
5:00pm–6:30pm

Assessment of a Functional Observational Battery in Minipigs across Multiple Research Sites (P117)

Nelson Exhibit Ballroom · Poster P117

Safety pharmacology · Animal models

Poster

Mon Nov 16
5:00pm–6:30pm

Development of an Integration Site Analysis Assay in AAV2 and AAV9 Administered Murine Models (P301)

Nelson Exhibit Ballroom · Poster P301

Biologics and new modalities · Genetic toxicology

Poster

Mon Nov 16
5:00pm–6:30pm

Enabling Flexible yet Comparable Cell Counting Strategies in Cell and Gene Product Development: A Comparative Evaluation of Automated Platforms (P206)

Nelson Exhibit Ballroom · Poster P206

Biologics and new modalities · Bioanalysis and biomarkers

Poster

Mon Nov 16
5:00pm–6:30pm

Evaluation of Wild Type and Humanized IgG1/4 Göttingen Minipigs for Subchronic Toxicology Assessment of Biotherapeutics (P127)

Nelson Exhibit Ballroom · Poster P127

Animal models · Biologics and new modalities

Poster

Mon Nov 16
5:00pm–6:30pm

Feasibility of a Paddling Pool Test (PPT) as an Alternative Assessment to the Morris Water Maze (MWM) in Mice (P517)

Nelson Exhibit Ballroom · Poster P517

Neurotoxicology

Poster

Mon Nov 16
5:00pm–6:30pm

MRI-Guided Targeted Delivery of AAV9 to the Putamen of Nonhuman Primates and Göttingen Minipigs: A Translational Framework for CNS Gene and Cell Therapies (P302)

Nelson Exhibit Ballroom · Poster P302

Biologics and new modalities · Neurotoxicology

Poster

Mon Nov 16
5:00pm–6:30pm

Nonhuman Primate Species Considerations for Preclinical Gene Therapy Studies (P132)

Nelson Exhibit Ballroom · Poster P132

Animal models · Biologics and new modalities

Poster

Mon Nov 16
5:00pm–6:30pm

Pulmonary Embolism of Marrow Tissue Secondary to Bone Marrow Aspiration for Immunophenotyping in Cynomolgus Monkeys (P136)

Nelson Exhibit Ballroom · Poster P136

Pathology · Animal models

Poster

Mon Nov 16
5:00pm–6:30pm

Validation of the Cincinnati Water Maze for Egocentric Learning and Memory in Developmental Neurotoxicity Studies (P530)

Nelson Exhibit Ballroom · Poster P530

Neurotoxicology · DART

Talk

Tue Nov 17
8:00am–8:55am

Beyond the Roadmaps: Applying Human-Relevant NAMs to Weight-of-Evidence Assessments

Grand Oaks Ballroom Q

New approach methods · Regulatory

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