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PODD: Partnerships in Drug Delivery

Date: Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 28, 2025

Location: Boston, MA

Covering Cutting-Edge Scientific and Business Trends in Drug Delivery

Pharma, biotech and drug delivery industries will gather at the 15th annual PODD event to assess delivery needs, explore partnership opportunities, and stay at the forefront of innovative drug delivery technologies. This includes small molecules, biologics, combination products, connected devices, cell and gene delivery and more.

PODD provides partnering opportunities through organized networking for new, emerging and established collaborations.

2025 Topics

  • Partnering to Advance Drug Delivery Innovation
  • Payer Perspectives on Drug Delivery
  • Beyond LNPs: Delivering Genetic Medicines with Novel Vehicles
  • Advances and Opportunities in Dual Chamber Injectables
  • Platform Approaches to Streamline Combination Product Development
  • Novel Approaches to Achieve Tissue-Specific Targeting for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics
  • Advances in ADCs, Drug Conjugation and Bioconjugation
  • Achieving Effective Manufacturing Scaleup for Clinical and Commercial Success
  • Ensuring Sustainability Throughout Drug and Device Development
  • Novel Formulation Approaches for Oral Delivery
  • Physical and Formulation Approaches for CNS Delivery
  • Respiratory Devices and Inhaled Biologics
  • Digital Technologies to Enhance Patient Experience and Better Manage Supply Chain
  • Challenges and Opportunities in Delivering Hyperconcentrated Formulations
  • Novel Approaches to Deliver Large Volume Therapies
  • And More

2025 Keynotes/Zeitgeist

GLP-1 Keynote

Dr Lotte Bjerre Knudsen
Novo Nordisk

Endogenous Delivery Zeitgeist

Dr Mansoor Amiji
Northwestern University

Patient Keynote

Jimi Olaghere
Patient Advocate, Lived-Experience Expert

Annual Keynote

Dr Robert Langer
MIT

2025 Featured Speakers

Co-Chair
Dr Sherri Biondi

AstraZeneca

Co-Chair
​​​​​​​Dr Clare Beddoes

Cambridge Design Partnership

Dr E Guan
Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Dr Jill Steinbach-Rankins
Boehringer Ingelheim

Mark Destefano
Teva Pharmaceuticals

Dr Anand Subramony
Eli Lilly and Company

Dr Lindsey Crawford
Pfizer

Dr Sarah Tao
Sanofi

Derek O’Hagan
GSK

Dr Lipa Shah
Novartis

2025 Drug Delivery Techology Track Options

  • Injectable Formulations & Technologies
  • Oral, Mucosal, Transdermal & Other Non-Injectable Technologies
  • Novel Devices: Self-Injectables, Wearables & Connected Devices
  • Cell & Gene Delivery
  • Excipient Innovation
  • Novel Device Technologies
  • Novel Injectable & Non-Injectable Technologies
  • Cell, Gene & Novel Biologics Delivery
  • Self-Injection Devices, Syringes, Primary Container & Packaging Solutions

Additional Program Features

•  Convenes 1,000+ Attendees from Pharma, Biotech, Drug Delivery, Academia, Investors and More
•  Pharma Company Spotlights on Drug Delivery Needs and Partnering Philosophies
•  Technology Presentations – 10 Tracks Covering a Wide Range of Drug Delivery Technologies
•​​​​​​​  ​​​​​​​Partnering Opportunities that include One-on-One Scheduled Meetings through the PODD App to Help Foster New Collaborations

The PODD Promise

1. Present a strategic-level program for pharma and biotech scientists and business development professionals, with a thorough overview on formulation needs, the latest drug delivery technologies available along with an update on deals and opportunities to improve therapies and extend the life cycle ​​​​​​of a drug.
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2. Provide drug delivery and specialty pharmas with a platform to
​​​​​​​present their technologies.

3. Offer ample networking time and services for one-on-one meetings to establish new business contacts and enhance existing ones.

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2025 Sponsors

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