RESEARCH & INNOVATION 2022

1 RESEARCH &. INNOVATION 2022. INNOVATIONS FOR TOMORROW'S. DRUG DISCOVERY. 29TH & 30TH MARCH. THE KING'S CENTRE, OXFORD. #ELRIG. #R&I2022. #RESEARCHANDINNOVATION2022. elrig ABOUT ELRIG. The European Laboratory RESEARCH & INNOVATION Group Comprising a global community of over 12,000 life science (ELRIG) is a leading European not-for-profit organization professionals, participating in our events, whether it be at that exists to provide outstanding scientific content to the one of our scientific conferences or one of our networking life science community. The foundation of the organisation meetings, will enable any of our community to exchange is based on the use and application of automation, information, within disciplines and across academic and robotics and instrumentation in life science laboratories, biopharmaceutical organisations, on an open access but over time, we have evolved to respond to the needs of basis, as all our events are free-of-charge to attend!

2 Biopharma by developing scientific programmes that focus on cutting-edge RESEARCH areas that have the potential to revolutionize drug discovery. OUR VALUES. GOVERNANCE. Our values are to always ensure the highest quality ELRIG's board is comprised of volunteers from it's of content and that content will be made readily community, who either work in biopharma, CRO's, accessible to all, and that we will always be an academia or with vendor companies. The board is inclusive organisation, serving a diverse scientific steered by the General Committee, who act as a direct network. In addition, ELRIG will always be a connection to the community and thus is comprised volunteer led organisation, run by and for the life of a diverse group of people. The board delegates sciences community, on a not-for-profit basis.

3 Is tasks to a series of work groups, who work with the Operational Team to ensure ELRIG achieves it's OUR PURPOSE objectives. Current work groups are: ELRIG is a company whose purpose is to bring Early Career Professionals the life science and drug discovery communities Marketing Communications together to learn, share, connect, innovate Networking & Webinars People & Culture and collaborate, on an open access basis. We Publications achieve this through the provision of world class Science Strategy conferences, networking events, webinars and Vendor Outreach digital content. STRATEGIC PILLARS. EVENTS EQUALITY, DIVERSITY &. INCLUSIVITY. Deliver UK leading events, showcasing cutting edge Promote inclusivity, engagement science and technology, that and collaboration, in our diverse are accessible to all.

4 Community. PRESENCE & AWARENESS SUSTAINABILITY. Expand and enhance our Drive an open and transparent digital presence. organisation, with a focus on delivery excellence and financial sustainability. #ELRIG #R&I2022 #RESEARCHANDINNOVATION2022. WELCOME TO RESEARCH & INNOVATION 2022. We are very pleased to welcome you to ELRIG's annual RESEARCH & INNOVATION conference, which we are delighted to be holding in person in Oxford. This year, we will learn and discuss how cutting edge of technology in drug discovery from the leading edge science continues to be identified and explore how of academic and industrial RESEARCH . The planning and emerging technologies will enable this science to be organisation of this meeting was due to the efforts of translated into successful therapeutics.

5 Over the two many individuals. In particular, we would like to thank our days, our four themed sessions will address different session chairs: David Blakey (MiNA therapeutics), Perla aspects of INNOVATION across drug discovery and place Breccia (AZ), Alex Gutteridge (Enedra Therapeutics), Ben an emphasis on both the digital age and novel modalities. Sidders (AZ), David Pardoe (LifefArc), Stephen Hilton Complementing the excellent presentations in these (UCL), Alasdair Russell (CRUK) and John Lambourne tracks we are honoured to be joined by our two plenary (Horizon Discovery), together with the ELRIG Team. keynote speakers, Rachel Haurwitz (CEO of Caribou We look forward to welcoming you to this event and hope Biosciences) and Jackie Hunter (BenevolentAI) who will that you enjoy a stimulating and rewarding two days.

6 Share their experiences and perspectives on the future CONFERENCE DIRECTORS. Darren Cawkill Theresia Schaedler Program Director Senior Scientist Apollo Therapeutics Maxion Therapeutics Verena Brucklacher-Waldert Manager Horizon Discovery In addition to the scientific talks, ELRIG's conference programming also include the latest technology that can be used to help you advance your RESEARCH program. The Technology Spotlights are short 5-minute talks focusing on 1 specific technology or application, given by a participating exhibitor. The Industry Insider Spotlight is a more in-depth case study of a technology or application given by a leading influencer of the industry. The Platinum Presentation is an in-depth discussion of the use of a technology in the topic of the meeting.

7 #ELRIG #R&I2022 #RESEARCHANDINNOVATION2022. ELRIG'S EQUALITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. AIMS AND GUIDING principles . OUR AIMS OUR EQUALITY PRINCIPLE IS: We will ensure that all are welcome by: profiling the ELRIG will strive for cultural change, both for itself and demographics of attendees by segment, age, ethnicity, the ELRIG community disability and gender, monitoring and ensuring that no one Rather than a policy we have developed the ELRIG group is favoured nor excluded and act to ensure equal Community's Guiding principles outcomes and opportunities for the entire ELRIG community. We will communicate the journey and the conclusions OUR DIVERSITY PRINCIPLE IS: The process and implementation of outcomes will be We will strive for gender balance at our events, by ensuring transparent that the diversity mix of our speakers represents the Data and the ELRIG community will guide action diversity of our delegates, and that the diversity mix of our delegates represents the diversity of the ELRIG community, Mechanisms will be put in place to ensure that as well as ensuring that scientific content reflects the accessibility is maximised at all events diversity of the ELRIG community.

8 Guiding principles will be embedded in governance and all Work Groups daily activities OUR INCLUSIVITY PRINCIPLE IS: We will ensure that accessibility is maximised at all events, by removing barriers to those with disabilities, limits on OUR GUIDING principles finances, caring and parental responsibilities, religious needs, geographical location and other requirements. We will promote equality, by welcoming all to all our To ensure our principles remain relevant, we will solicit, events and will be inclusive, by removing barriers to monitor, and report to the ELRIG community and act upon access, and that our events will represent the diversity of relevant feedback during and after events to maintain the ELRIG community. accessible and safe spaces in which to collaborate.

9 #ELRIG #R&I2022 #RESEARCHANDINNOVATION2022. INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS. REGISTRATION. To help keep RESEARCH & INNOVATION 2022 a safe space, Participants who do not adhere to these rules will be we require the following from all attendees: asked to stop and expected to comply immediately. Participants may be removed from any meeting or 1. Pre-registration for the meeting is essential. Please communications at the discretion of ELRIG's management register at and enter our EventFlo registration if this behaviour continues. If you are being harassed/. system (if you wish to, you may choose a pro-noun, intimidated, notice that someone else is being harassed/. which will be printed on your badge). intimidated, or have any other concerns, please contact 2. To ensure we minimize the risk of spreading any of the ELRIG management team immediately.

10 They will COVID, please ensure that you have had at least be able to step in to remove you or others from a chain of two vaccinations against the COVID virus and that communication, if this is the preferred action, and can also you are not presenting with any of the symptoms. facilitate a discussion or mediation. If you wish, you may At registration you may be asked to present your also nominate someone else to support facilitating any COVID passport, or a document issued by your mediation or as an observer to this process. local government showing you have been double vaccinated. Once you have entered the venue, you may wear a mask if you wish, but this is not compulsory. WIFI. Also please choose a coloured lanyard to visibly Wi-Fi is freely available throughout the venue and may be demonstrate your comfort level when interacting with found by following the bellow instructions: other delegates: 1.