Where external manufacturing partnerships

are made

A focused senior-level event for biopharma outsourced development and manufacturing

Connecting the biopharma outsourcing community

CDMO Live Europe is where the people who lead development and manufacturing come to find the right partners, connect with peers, and leave with a more resilient outsourcing strategy.

Big enough to matter, focused enough to have real conversations. Where the community comes together, does business, and comes alive

1,700+

Pre-scheduled meetings

600+

Attendees

100+

CDMO Partners

Download Partnerships for an Uncertain World for 112 pages of insights from Europe’s biopharma outsourcng leaders.

The exclusive report brings together expert talks, case studies, roundtables and podcast interviews from the 2026 edition of CDMO Live Europe.

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Pre-Arranged Meetings with the Right Partners

ParnterMatch concierge helps you identify relevant CDMO/Sponsor partners before the event, based on your specific projects, modality, geography and outsourcing priorities

Designed to Accelerate Your Outsourcing Strategy

Meet Your Next Partner

Connect in pre-arranged PartnerMatch meetings with 90+ curated CDMO partners

Expand Your Network

Join the Boat Party and other experiences designed to inspire better networking

Master Outsourcing Excellence

Peer-to-peer roundtable discussions to share best practices and market insights

Accelerate Your Skills

Take part in hands-on Strategic Partnership Training & Biotech CMC Bootcamp + more

Expert Insights for Outsourcing Excellence

Critical insights into winning outsourcing strategies, with interactive training you can apply immediately.

Two focused learning journeys:

External Manufacturing Strategy

For senior leaders optimising CDMO partnerships, supply chain resilience, and quality oversight.

Key Topics
Network strategy, performance management, contract innovation, capacity planning, sustainability, digital integration.

Drug Development + CMC

For technical leaders ensuring flawless tech transfer, process robustness, and regulatory confidence in outsourced development.

Key Topics
Tech transfer, analytical method development, formulation challenges, scale-up, complex modalities , submission readiness.

TRAINING> Biotech CMC Bootcamp

Fal Vaidya

CMC SS&P Senior Director
Gates Medical Research Institute

Maik Talarczyk
Head PMO ESO
Sandoz
Melanie Wamsler

Network Strategy Director
Takeda

Kaan-Fabian Kekec

Partner
Simon Kucher

Mairead Looby

Executive Director, Technical Operations
MSD

Gil Roth
President
PBOA
Bernhard Boehm
Head of External Manufacturing
Animal Health
Boehringer Ingelheim
Thomas Thunnissen
Director Procurement + Partnerships
Leyden Labs
Andrzej Hoczyk
External Supply Organisation (ESO) Head
Polpharma
Philip Coetzee
Director CMO Management
Daiichi Sankyo Europe
Marta Kijanka

Founder
MK Bio Consultancy

Giulio Cavalli

Principal Lead External Manufacturing
J&J Innovative Medicine

Harch Ooi
VP of Manufacturing and Chemistry
IsoBio Inc
Salomon Engels

Head of External Manufacturing
Par Health

Carole Delauney

President
pharmaDEL

Martin Brink

Head of Global Manufacturing Immedica Pharma AB

Mukesh Sehdev
Head of CMC
Citryll
Kyriakos Kansos

CDMO Consultant
Fuliginous Management Consulting

Christelle Dagoneau

Principal Consultant
CD BioPartners

Raman Sehgal

Host
Molecule to Market

Enrica Tomasutti

Global Category Manager – Finished Goods
Bayer

Neil Stevenson
Director
CMC Logic Consultancy
Enric Bosch Radó

Global Third party manager Chemicals Manager
Boehringer Ingelheim

Gijs Vissers

Head of Supply and Procurement
Nordic Pharma

Clarita Simon

Director
Simon Kucher

George Ntortas

CDMO Consultant
Fuliginous Management Consulting

Matthew Holt

Managing Director
Collaborative Sourcing

Ryan Kelly

Interim CEO
Rx-360

Peter Machielsen
Founder
PMac BioPharmaConsultancy
Frank Binder

Managing Director
GSCA

Featured Partners

What attendees say

“One of the best events I’ve ever attended. The appetite to share expertise is remarkable.”
Giulio Cavalli
Principal Lead External Manufacturing
“CDMO Live is like having 20 site visits in one place. Genuinely interactive roundtables.”
Chiara Ferrandi
Senior Director, External Quality Operations
“Truly valuable. Outstanding quality of discussions, networking in an enjoyable setting”
Melanie Wamsler Network Strategy Lead

Super Early Bird Tickets

26-27 May 2027 – Rotterdam 

General Admission

Full access to sessions & networking

Super Early Bird
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Outsourcing Leader

Exclusive for Pharma and Biotech 

Super Early Bird
€99

20% Team Discount

Unlock discounts when you build your outsourcing strategy together

Apply discount when registering

🔥 Limited Places Available. Applications will be reviewed for industry relevance

 

When: 26-27 May 2027

Where: Rotterdam World Trade Center, Beursplein 37, Meent 110, 3011 AA Rotterdam, Netherlands

Event Dates

25th May 2027: Day Zero + Welcome

26th May 2027: 08:00 – 18.00

27st May 2027: 08:00 – 16.00

FREE REPORT CDMO LIVE EUROPE 2026

112 pages of insight from biopharma outsourcing leaders