Explore the Agenda

8:00 am Check-In & Coffee

Grab a coffee and build upon relationships from day one in the hour before the conference begins

8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Measuring What Matters: Redefining Biomarkers & Endpoints for Treg Therapeutic Success

9:00 am Panel Discussion: Unearthing Strategies to Define & Measure Treg Modulation

Vice President, Biology, Quell Therapeutics
Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Parvus Therapeutics
  • Defining effective Treg modulation to develop a standardized measurement of efficacy beyond the number of Tregs
  • Evaluating genomic screening, cytokine measurement, Treg biology and tissue samples to identify the most effective strategy to measure Treg efficacy
  • Highlighting the endpoint and efficacy criteria required for regulatory approval
  • Discussing the translatability of preclinical mouse model biomarkers to patients

10:00 am NEW DATA: Leveraging Big Data to Discover Novel Treg Biomarkers

Assistant Professor, Medicine Immunology & Rheumatology, Stanford University
  • Exploring the methodology to apply big data strategies to uncover and validate biomarkers that track Treg expansion, stability, and therapeutic response
  • Leveraging successes in big data analyses in the context of T-cell therapies for cancer to demonstrate the possibilities in Treg research
  • Explore lineage tracing and spatial omics to identify Treg markers beyond traditional analyses
  • Overview of methodology, sample types, and assays for correlative studies in Treg cell therapy trials

10:30 am Morning Break & Networking

Redefining Autoimmune Skin Disease Treatment with Treg Innovations in Atopic Dermatitis & Vitiligo

11:30 am NEW DATA: Keynote Presentation: Unraveling Targeted Treg Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases in the skin

Chief Scientific Officer, TRex Bio
  • Understanding the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases in the skin to identify and target disease-driving mechanisms with Treg therapies
  • Highlighting groundbreaking Trex Biology data

12:00 pm NEW DATA: Driving Durable Relief in Atopic Dermatitis with Nektar’s REZPEG IL-2 Platform

Chief Research & Development Officer, Nektar Therapeutics
  • Showcasing the unique mechanism of Nektar’s REZPEG IL-2 platform and why it is effective in modulating immune balance
  • Highlighting long-term maintenance data from the REZOLVE-AD study to demonstrate sustained efficacy and patient benefit
  • Exploring how REZPEG can redefine therapeutic expectations for chronic atopic dermatitis management

12:30 pm Lunch Break & Networking

Unlocking CNS Access & Precision Treg Modulation to Transform Neurodegenerative Disease Therapy

1:30 pm Innovating Treg Modulation in Neurodegeneration: A Clinical-Stage Perspective

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Longevity Biotech
  • Uncovering Longevity Biotech’s Precision Neuroscience Platform and approach to define patient population
  • Exploring Longevity Biotech’s immunomodulation technology and to combat neurodegenerative disease
  • Providing a clinical update on Longevity Biotech’s therapy

Defining Clinical Success in Treg Therapies from Indication & Patient Selection to Patient Outcomes

2:00 pm Balancing Treg Biology, Profitability & Patient Needs to Drive Smart Indication Selection

Senior Vice President & Head of Research & Translational Medicine, Cue Biopharma
  • Highlighting the key considerations guide indication selection for Treg therapies
  • Exploring the success of antigen specific Treg trafficking to key disease areas to effectively evaluate treatment efficacy and guide indication selection
  • Assessing opportunities for leveraging Treg bystander effects to enhance immune modulation across multiple conditions
  • Considering how preclinical model availability influences indication strategies, from narrow focus to broader applications

2:30 pm Advancing Non-Cell Therapy Innovations to Combat Autoimmune & Inflammatory Diseases

Director, Immunology, COUR Pharmaceuticals
  • Highlighting apoptosis driven immune tolerance key signaling pathways
  • Discussing supporting preclinical and mechanistic studies that inform trial design
  • Reviewing clinical trial data in celiac disease and primary biliary cholangit

3:00 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference Day Two