Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Dutch Sectorplan Bèta-II: Status and Future Perspectives   

8 October 2026 | 10:45 – 12:00

The Dutch Sectorplan Bèta-II (2023 – 2028) is a national initiative designed to strengthen research capacity, enhance collaborations, and address key societal challenges within the beta sciences. One of the sectors is the Pharmaceutical Sciences,  and a framework was provided in the “Sectorbeeld 2020 Op weg naar een gezonde toekomst, Beeld van de Nederlandse Farmaceutische Wetenschappen” (can be found here: https://nlsectorplannen.nl/bestanden-beta-ii). This session will explore the focus points for Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Netherlands and outline what will be required in the future. In addition, particular focus will be given on the shared theme of predictive models with updates from researchers. Such models, including organ-on-chip, PBPK modelling and AI-based approaches, are increasingly important for improving translational success and enabling precision medicine. Together, these contributions will demonstrate how coordinated national efforts, as embodied in the Sectorplan, are important to reinforce the Ducth pharmaceutical sciences landscape.

Chairs: Thom van der Made (UIPS)

Speakers: Willem Jespers (University of Groningen), Vahid Sheikhhassani (LACDR), Miranda van Eck (LACDR), Rob van Wijk (Leiden University)

Oral Presenter: Dina Berlina (LACDR)

FIGON Partners: UIPS


Time Schedule

10:45 – 11:05
Prof. Dr. Miranda van Eck - From ‘Sectorbeeld 2020’ to an Updated National Agenda for Pharmaceutical Sciences
11:05 – 11:20
Dr. Willem Jespers - From Mutated G Proteins to Molecular Interventions: Computational Strategies for Understanding and Targeting Cellular Signalling.
11:20 – 11:35
Dr. Vahid Sheikhhassani - Scanning Probe Methods for Biomolecular Condensate Analysis: Enabling Technologies for Drug Discovery
11:35 - 11:45
Selected oral presentation:
Dina Berlina - Zebrafish infection model as a new approach methodology (NAM) through predictive experimental and computational studies
11:45 – 12:00
Dr. Rob van Wijk - Predictive modelling to accelerate drug development in infectious diseases using the zebrafish as new approach methodology (NAM)


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