Merck KGaA at BIO-Europe 2026

Nov 9–11, 2026 Cologne, Germany ~5.8k attendees Website

Merck KGaA takes part in 5 sessions at BIO-Europe 2026 in Cologne. Its sessions cover open innovation with biotech, immunology and clinical trial systems. They also judge the pitch competition for Merck's EMEA Advance Biotech Grant Program and ask how new approach methodologies, which model human biology, can win regulatory acceptance.

OrganizationBIO-Europe 2026 Attendance
Merck KGaA
Darmstadt, Germany
◆Platinum Sponsor
Large pharmaPlatinum sponsor
Science and technology company active in healthcare, life science and electronics; operates as EMD Serono and MilliporeSigma in North America.
Talk
Mon Nov 9
15:00–16:15
Merck's EMEA Advance Biotech Grant Program
Five young biotech companies pitch their science to Merck, competing for a grant that helps them bring a product to market.
with Stemmatters, ConvEyXO, Procavea Biotech +3 more
Panel
Mon Nov 9
13:00–13:45
Open Innovation in Action: How Pharma Is Rewiring the Drug Discovery Ecosystem
How big drug companies share their collections of test molecules and data with outside scientists to speed up early drug discovery.
with MichBio, XGEN Venture, Boehringer Ingelheim
Panel
Tue Nov 10
14:00–14:45
Immunology under the microscope: New frontiers
What is new in drugs for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases: emerging targets, recent trial results, and where companies are investing and partnering.
with MRM Health, Hansa Biopharma, Claris Ventures
Panel
Tue Nov 10
16:00–16:45
Unlocking Clinical Trial Systems
How EU clinical trial rules and a planned EU biotech law affect trial approval times, and whether Europe can speed up safely.
with AstraZeneca
Panel
Wed Nov 11
09:00–09:45
From NAMs (New Approach Methodologies) Innovation to Regulatory acceptance: Accelerating human-relevant modelling
How lab models built on human biology, from organs-on-chips to AI computer models, can speed drug development and win regulators' acceptance.
with FRESCI, European Commission, European Medicines Agency

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