Winners will be announced across the following categories
- Best in Class across Biopharma, Nutrition, Diagnostics and Technology
Best in Show – Judges Award - Best in Show – Audience Award
- Calan Smith Innovation Award

Niamh Gallagher
Bringing innovation to market means navigating complex and often fragmented regulatory pathways. This panel explores the regulatory hurdles that shape timelines, costs, and strategic choices, highlighting the global differences that influence market access. Panellists will also consider whether greater harmonisation across regions is possible, or even desirable, and what that could mean for innovators.

Chris Boyle

Dr. Kimberly Simmons

Roxanne Feller
A sneak peek into cutting‑edge research and innovations driving next‑generation biopharma — from human health breakthroughs to translational applications in animal health. Explore novel compounds, delivery technologies and cross‑species strategies accelerating Animal Health

Rob Kelly
MSD Animal Health
Website: https://www.msd-animal-health.com/
At MSD, known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA in the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than a century, we’ve been at the forefront of research, bringing forward medicines, vaccines and innovative health solutions for the world’s most challenging diseases. MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA, is the global animal health business of MSD. Through its commitment to The Science of Healthier Animals®, MSD Animal Health offers veterinarians, farmers, producers, pet owners and governments one of the widest ranges of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services as well as an extensive suite of connected technology that includes identification, traceability and monitoring products. MSD Animal Health is dedicated to preserving and improving the health, well-being and performance of animals and the people who care for them. It invests extensively in dynamic and comprehensive R&D resources and a modern, global supply chain. MSD Animal Health is present in more than 50 countries, while its products are available in some 150 markets. For more information, visit www.msd-animal-health.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).