AReNA at BIO 2026

June 22 to 25, 2026

Location : San Diego Convention Center, 111 Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101

Quebec’s RNA Hub will be well represented at BIO in San Diego! Come meet many AReNA partners to learn about Quebec’s therapeutics ecosystem and help promote it internationally.

CASTL Breakout Session: Future-Ready Solutions to the Global Biomanufacturing Talent Challenge

📅 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
📍 Breakout Session | 31C

This session will highlight how partnerships between industry, academia, and training organizations bridge skills gaps and help ensure a sustainable talent pipeline.

Moderator

Penny Walsh-McGuire, MBA
PDG, Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL) Canada

Presentators

• Sven Ansorge, PhD
  Director of Technical Training and Site Lead – Montreal, CASTL
• Robyn Cardwell, PhD
  Assistant Vice Chancellor / Vice President, Center for Biotechnology at San Jacinto College
• Michelle Ferrone
  Chief Operating Officer, Maryland Tech Council
• Gyoonhee Han, PhD, FRSC
  Director General, Korea National Institute of Bioprocess Research and Training (K-NIBRT, MoHW-MoCIT)
  Yonsei University

Get in touch with AReNA partners at BIO 2026

Sven Ansorge

Director of Technical Training and Site Lead – Montréal
CASTL

  sven@castlcanada.ca
  LinkedIn

Prinos Panagiotis

Director, Service Platforms Network
McGill

  panagiotis.prinos@mcgill.ca
  LinkedIn

Sam Osseiran

Director, RNA entrepreneurship
Axelys

  sam.osseiran@axelys.ca
  LinkedIn

Simon Fortier

Director, RNA technology transfer
Axelys

  simon.fortier@axelys.ca
  LinkedIn

Alexandre Morizot

Director, Business Development
CQDM

  amorizot@cqdm.org
  LinkedIn

Simon Fournier

Senior Innovation Advisor
Axelys

  sfournier@cqdm.org
  LinkedIn