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February 23-25, 2026 | San Diego, CA

II Drug R&D

15+ Years Experience

About Us

Accelerating Tomorrow's Breakthroughs

Pharma and biotech industries will gather at the II Drug R&D San Diego event to explore partnership opportunities, and stay at the forefront of innovative technologies. This includes small molecules, biologics, combination products, connected devices, cell and gene delivery and more. II Drug R&D 2026 provides partnering opportunities through organized networking for new, emerging and established collaborations.

Drug R&D 2025 Glimpses
Keynotes

Wisdom from the Brightest Minds

Paul Richardson
Director, Pfizer
San Diego, CA
John Hsu
CEO, QuiVive Pharma
Los Angeles, CA
J. Silvio Gutkind
University of California
San Diego, CA
André Nel
University of California
Los Angeles, CA
Focus Areas

Discussion Topics

Drug Discovery
  • High Throughput Screening
  • Hit and Lead Identification
  • Assay Development
  • Lead Generation and Optimization
  • In Vivo and In Vitro Assays
  • Screening Compound Libraries
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
Drug Design & Development
  • Lead Optimization
  • Developing a Drug from an Optimized Lead
  • Structure based Drug Designing
  • Case studies of Successful Drugs
  • Pre-Clinical & Clinical Research
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Pharmacophore & Virtual Screening
  • ADME Characterization of Drugs or Drug Candidates
Drug Chemistry
  • Ubiquitin-Induced Protein Degradation
  • Fragment-Based Drug Discovery
  • Kinase Inhibitor Chemistry
  • Macrocyclics & Constrained Peptides
  • Protein-Protein Interactions
  • Small Molecules for Immunology & Oncology
  • Encoded Libraries for Small Molecule Discovery
  • Lead Optimization for Drug Metabolism
Drug Targets & Therapy
  • Target Identification and Validation
  • Quantitation of Drug Effects
  • The Diversity of Molecular Drug Targets
  • Cell Signalling Modalities
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Pharmacodynamics & Pharmacokinetics
  • Drug-Target Interactions
  • RNA as a Small Molecule Target
Why Choose Us

Additional Program Features

Present a strategic-level program for pharma and biotech scientists and business development professionals, with a thorough overview on drug discovery, 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.

  • Convened 150+ Attendees
  • Pharma Company Spotlights
  • A Special Session on Artificial Intelligence
  • Partnering Opportunities
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Pricing Plan

Access Packages

$899

Industry

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Oral/Poster Presentation Slot

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$799

Academic

20-25 minutes slot

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$399

Student

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Testimonial

Our Attendees Say

Domenico Pratico
- Professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

It has been an honor and a pleasure to attend and give a keynote lecture at the meeting

Bruce Seligmann
- CSO, BioSpyder Technologies, Inc., Carlsbad, CA

I thought the meeting brought in a lot of good presentations, and there was a lot of interest in what I presented, which was gratifying.

Cristina Dislich Ropke
- Director, Herbarium, Brazil

It was a great meeting with excellent speakers and very insightful topics! I had the chance to amplify my network.

Matthias Clauss
- Director &CSO, Allvirex Inc Carmel, IN

Thanks so much for organizing this excellent event.

Michael Tolentino
- Co-Founder & CIO,Aviceda Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA

Yes this was a very good meeting. Count me in for 2026.

Iulia M. Lazar
- Professor, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

I truly enjoyed this conference. I would be happy to participate next year, as well.

Camille Duran
- Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY

Thank you for the fantastic meeting, I had a wonderful time and enjoyed meeting the other attendees and sharing my work!

Hengming Ke
- Professor, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

Overall, the conference was very successful.

Location

Event Location

Doubletree by Hilton San Diego Mission Valley
7450 Hazard Center Drive, San Diego, CA, 92108
United States

HOTEL INFORMATION

  • Check-in: 04:00 pm
  • Check-out: 11:00 am

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Austin, TX 78731

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