LNP Innovation Workshop 2026

LNP Workshop: From Development to Scale-Up

Nanomedicine and gene therapy are evolving fast — and with them, the challenges around LNP formulation, scale-up, and analytics.

Together with Evonik and Spectradyne, we are hosting a focused, hands-on workshop dedicated to practical solutions in lipid nanoparticle (LNP) development. The goal is simple: to share experience, discuss real challenges, and explore technologies that help move RNA therapeutics from lab scale toward production.

👉Register here

What to Expect

Practical insights into LNP development

• AI approaches in gene therapy
• Strategies for stable RNA delivery
• Advances in LNP mixing technologies and analytical techniques 

Live demonstrations in the lab

• A live demo of the KNAUER IJM NanoScaler Pro mixer
• Particle analysis using Spectradyne’s ARC system

Open discussion & expert exchange

• The workshop includes a panel discussion addressing key challenges in LNP scale-up, reproducibility, and formulation development.
• There will also be time for discussion and networking with colleagues from academia and industry — because many challenges are best solved in conversation.

💶 Participation fee: Free of charge
📍 ​Location: Evonik Corporation, LabCentral 238 Main Street 75 Hayward St Loading Dock, Cambridge MA 02142, United States

Agenda

09:00 am - 09:30 am Registration & Light Breakfast

09:30 am - 09:45 am Introduction to Evonik Health Care

• Andrea Engel & Cody Yetter (Evonik Health Care)

09:45 am - 10:15 am Insights into Lipid Nanoparticle Bleb Morphology and Function

• Cedric Devos (M.I.T.)

10:15 am - 10:45 am Guest Speaker

• Örn Almarsson (Axelyf)

10:45 am - 11:15 am Next-Gen LNP Mixing Technology

• Svea Stephan (Knauer)

11:15 am - 11:45 am Roundtable

11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch & Networking

12:45 pm - 01:15 pm Scale up challenges in LNP Drug Product Development

• Michael Parr (Evonik Health Care)

01:15 pm - 01:45 pm Unlocking Programmable Drug Delivery with an AI-powered LNP Design Platform

• Alex Lagadinos (Mana.bio)

01:45 pm - 02:15 pm | LNP Formulation Insights from Spectradyne’s ARC Particle Analyzer

• JB Vasquez (Spectradyne)

02:15 pm - 02:30 pm Panel Discussion and Wrap-up

02:30 pm Light Refreshments and Networking

• Lab tour and Demo on Knauer’s IJM NanoScaler Pro and Spectradyne’s ARC particle analyzer

04:00 pm End of Workshop