Panel Discussion: Pharma’s Perspective on Search & Discovery in Pain Therapeutics

1:00 pm - Thursday 29th January 2026

  • What is the industry looking for in terms of novel pain therapies?
  • Target prioritization for pharma between NaV channels and emerging novel targets
  • The importance of having pre-clinical data beyond animal studies to validate novel pain targets
  • Utilizing human biology data sets to help determine the translational potential

Speakers:

Director Search & Evaluation
Abbvie
Executive Director
Merck & Co
Executive Director Search & Evaluation
Novartis
Vice President Global Pain
Eli Lilly & Co.