The FIGON Summer Afternoon 2026 is set to be an engaging and inspiring gathering for professionals, researchers, and innovators in the life sciences. The event offers a mix of presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities, highlighting the latest trends in drug development, translational research, and emerging therapies.
What can you expect?
The programme showcases speakers who highlight recent breakthroughs across the theme Uptake, Fate and Action of Drugs in the Human Body. From nanoparticle engineering and cannabinoid pharmacology to metabolomics and accelerator mass spectrometry, this edition explores the full spectrum of tools and technologies shaping modern drug research.
FIGON is pleased to host this edition as part of the Dutch Bioscience Week 2026 (June 27 – July 5). We invite you to join us for a focused afternoon of content and conversation at the Centre for Human Drug Research in Leiden.
Programme
13:30 – Arrival & Registration
13:40 – Opening & Speaker Sessions
15:10 – Tea/Coffee Break
15:30 – Afternoon Speaker Sessions
17:00 – Closing
Speakers
There will be an engaging speaker programme, including the following experts from the field:
- Ewoud-Jan van Hoogdalem – FIGON (Leiden), Opening & news on the Federation for Innovative Drug Research Netherlands and its partners
- Andriy Gorbenko – CHDR (Leiden), Clearing the haze: investigating the clinical pharmacology of cannabinoids.
- Jan Brummund – Nanoform (Helsinki), Enhancing drug exposure: nanoparticle engineering to improve bioavailability and enable patient-centric delivery
- Dic Geuens – Geuens Legal (Leiden), Life sciences and legal – the less obvious, though necessary bed partners
- Prof. Thomas Hankemeier – Leiden University, Metabolomics – learning from the chemical fingerprints of the human body
- Esther van Duijn – Peregrion (Leiden), Measuring the almost unmeasurable accelerated mass spectrometry (AMS) as essential novel tool in the drug developer’s kit.
- Ad Roffel – ICON (Groningen), Assessing the fate of drugs in the human body – latest insights in ¹⁴C-based approaches
Practical information
Date: Thursday, July 02, 2026
Time: 13:00 – 17:00
Location: Zernikedreef 8, Leiden
Target audience: Professionals in the Life Science and Health sector
Cost: Free
