Explore the Agenda

8:00 am Check-In & Coffee

Begin the final day of the conference by taking the opportunity to engage with people you missed on Day One and deepen initial discussions

8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Developing Novel Therapeutics to Combat Muscle Loss & Enhance Patient Quality of Life

9:00 am Unlocking Superior Obesity Outcomes by Preserving Muscle While Maximizing Fat Loss

Chief Executive & Scientific Officer, iBio
  • Exploring GLP-1 and muscle-expressing factor combinations that build muscle alongside fat loss to address GLP-1 induced sarcopenia
  • Reviewing promising combination therapy and development innovations to maintain or improve lean mass during obesity treatments
  • Determine the right development focus by evaluating whether muscle mass, muscle function, or overall muscle efficacy will be the most meaningful differentiator for future obesity therapies and clinical outcomes

9:30 am Targeting B2-Receptors to Develop Obesity Therapeutics That Preserve Muscle Mass

Chief Executive Officer, Atrogi
  • Stimulating the B2 adrenergic receptor to combat obesity
  • Leveraging Atrogi’s GPCR discovery platform to discovery precise targets to manage metabolism
  • Highlighting ATR-339 clinical data to demonstrate durable, muscle maintaining therapeutics

10:00 am Morning Break & Networking

Enjoy morning refreshments, and plan your conversations for the final day of the event

Understanding Obesity Pathology to Expand Therapies that Combat Obesity & Its Comorbidities

11:00 am Case Study & Discussion: Connecting Obesity Science & Meaningful Outcomes to Strengthen Development Strategies & Build Patient Confidence

Professor, University of Aberdeen
  • Exploring the role of serotonin signalling in regulating appetite, energy balance, insulin sensitivity, and glucose control through central and peripheral pathways
  • Delving into the therapeutic potential of selective 5-HT2C receptor modulation to improve glycaemic outcomes and metabolic health beyond weight loss alone
  • Unpacking obesity science, including underlying drivers, the neurology of feeding behaviours, genetic predisposition and disrupted metabolic regulation to reframe obesity treatments to target root causes
  • Examining the redefinition of obesity based on excess adiposity plus adiposityderived comorbidities rather than BMI alone to develop therapies that align with evolving standards of success
  • Exploring reliable and accurate measurements of success including metabolic and cardiovascular health markers, patient reported outcomes, comorbidity resolution and body composition measurements to truly demonstrate healthy weight loss

12:00 pm Lunch Break & Networking

Enjoy lunch as you build upon the relationships from the summit so far

Advancing Selective & Long-Acting Therapies to Improve Patient Adherence

1:00 pm Developing Amylin Selective Therapies to Tackle Tolerability in Obesity Drug Development

Chief Scientific Officer & Head of Research & Development, Alveus Therapeutics
  • Developing a drug that is purely selective for amylin receptors, does it matter?
  • Exploring if they maintain pharmacologic effects
  • Discussing the future for selective am

1:30 pm Single-Dose xRNA Enables Weeks of Sustained Incretin Therapy

Vice President, Discovery, ScionxBio
  • Engineering xRNA to give weeks of GLP-1 pharmacology from one injection
  • Optimising RNA chemistry to increase expression potency and durability beyond conventional mRNA
  • Flattening peak-and-trough exposure to improve tolerability and adherence

2:00 pm Afternoon Break

Network with your key contacts from across the meeting and exchange details to build relationships beyond the event

2:30 pm Unlocking the Potential of Ketosis to Enhance Effective, Maintainable Weight Loss

Chief Business Officer, Senovia Biosciences
  • Optimising external ketones for therapeutic use to enhance energy expenditure
  • Delivering high-quality weight loss with oral ketone therapy SNV-101 by reducing fat mass while combating comorbidity markers and preserving lean muscle
  • Exploring the use of ketone therapeutics in combination with GLP-1 therapeutics to improve long-term durability and minimize post GLP-1 weight regain

3:00 pm Panel Discussion: Evaluating Opportunities to Improve Long-Term Weight Loss Management

Chief Scientific Officer, MitoRx Therapeutics Limited
Executive Board Member and Chief Scientific Officer, APHAIA Pharma AG
Chief Business Officer, Senovia Biosciences
  • Decreasing BMI and pricing barriers to patient access of obesity and weight loss medication
  • Exploring therapeutic and non-therapeutic methods to ensure weight maintenance beyond initial therapeutic application

3:45 pm Integrating L Cell Sensing & Neural Afferent Signalling to Enable Long- Term Metabolic Stability

Executive Board Member and Chief Scientific Officer, APHAIA Pharma AG
  • Leveraging the small intestine as synchronisation hub to trigger neuroendocrine neuronal signals that shape behaviour energy expenditure and metabolism
  • Adapting behaviour and metabolism to secure long-term metabolic maintenance
  • Exploring the intelligence system of L cells as key sensors and energetic and neural afferent effectors

4:15 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference Day Two