Early Career Professional Webinar
Cell-based Screening 101
Free-to-attend!

Date
23 April 2026
12:30 (GMT)
Location
Live online
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Event overview
Are you an Early Career Professional (ECP) heading to our advances in cell based screening conference? Or, are you an ECP curious about cell based screening within drug discovery and keen to learn more? Join us for our ‘Cell-Based Screening 101’ webinar.
We will be joined by James Robinson (AstraZeneca) who will guide us through the fundamental principles of cell-based screening, explain how these approaches drive discovery pipelines, and highlight recent technological innovations.
Alongside our main talk, there will be an interesting panel discussion where we will be joined by leading industry experts offering insights into their experience, research and thoughts on advances made within this field.
Whether you are preparing to attend the conference or simply curious and wanting to strengthen your understanding, this webinar offers an accessible starting point into the discipline of cell-based screening. Your key takeaways from the session will include:
- An informed overview into the fundamentals of cell-based screening
- You’ll gain a clear understanding of what cell-based screening involves including, key technologies, challenges and advantages that arise within this research.
- Knowledge of how cell-based assays drive drug discovery pipelines
- You will learn how these assays are used within industry workflows supporting lead optimisation, improving physiological relevance and enabling early toxicity insights.
- Relevant and practical insight from industry professionals
- Hearing from a panel of current researchers, you will hear real-world experiences and applications of cell-based screening in current research.
If you are an ECP and interested in this free event, please sign-up using the link. We define an ECP as someone within 5 years of finishing higher education (including phD) and starting their career in life sciences and drug discovery.
Curious about our other 101 webinars? Visit our ELRIG ECP webpage to find previous webinars and discover upcoming events.
Who should attend
Undergraduate, postgraduate, post-doctoral and other early career professionals in life sciences looking to learn more about transferrable skills and how to position their research.
Webinar Committee
Webinar Director

Alicia Overall
Webinar Speakers

James Robinson
AstraZeneca

Karl-Johan Leuchowius
AstraZeneca

Jesse Peterson
Domainex

Madhu Nag
InSphero

Mercedes Vazquez-Chantada
AstraZeneca
Sponsorship Opportunites
We have several sponsorship opportunities available to our vendors that can provide a wide range of new and exciting benefits for your organisation. We are also happy to discuss a tailored package to suit your budget. Contact us on info@elrig.org.


