Answering Your Frequently Asked Questions
We've collated some frequently asked questions to help you determine whether the 2nd Oligonucleotide-Based Therapeutics Summit is the right meeting for you and your team. If you have any other questions, please contact us at info@hansonwade.com.
Event Basics
The 2nd Oligonucleotide-Based Therapeutics Summit is a highly focused forum designed specifically for scientists advancing oligonucleotide therapeutics. Rather than covering every aspect of RNA and oligonucleotide development, the summit is dedicated to solving the field's most pressing scientific challenges, including extrahepatic delivery, endosomal escape, novel chemistry, conjugate design, and improving efficacy beyond the liver.
The summit will take place December 8-10, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts, including a dedicated pre-conference workshop day followed by two days of conference content. View full venue and accommodation details here.
The summit is intentionally designed as a focused meeting of approximately 70-100 oligonucleotide experts. This smaller format enables meaningful networking, in-depth discussion, and easier access to speakers and fellow attendees.
Many attendees already participate in large society and industry meetings. This summit offers something different: a dedicated environment where discussions go beyond high-level overviews and focus on solving specific scientific and translational challenges. Rather than navigating multiple tracks and thousands of attendees, you'll join a targeted community of peers actively working on oligonucleotide delivery, chemistry, and therapeutic development.
Why This Summit?
Three things consistently differentiate this event:
- A focused audience of 70-100 oligonucleotide specialists rather than a broad RNA audience
- Deep technical discussions on delivery, chemistry, targeting and efficacy challenges
- Built-in networking formats designed to facilitate meaningful conversations and collaboration opportunities
The programme has been specifically developed to help attendees solve practical problems they are facing in development today.
Yes. This summit is designed for scientists already working in oligonucleotide therapeutics and is intentionally focused on technical detail, practical lessons learned, and emerging innovation. Sessions move beyond introductory content and into the real challenges facing programmes today.
The agenda is built around some of the industry's biggest scientific questions, including:
- Delivery beyond the liver
- Endosomal escape
- Conjugates, ligands and linker design
- Novel oligonucleotide chemistries
- Tissue-specific targeting
- AI-enabled delivery discovery
- Translation from preclinical development to the clinic
- Partnership and investment readiness
No. While manufacturability is discussed where relevant, this summit is primarily focused on innovation in oligonucleotide chemistry, delivery, targeting and therapeutic performance rather than manufacturing or analytical development challenges.
No. The summit takes a disease-agnostic approach, bringing together scientists working across CNS, neuromuscular, metabolic, oncology, rare disease and other therapeutic areas to share transferable lessons and innovations.
Audience & Networking
Attendees include scientists and leaders from biopharma, biotech and academia working across:
- Discovery Biology
- Translational Science
- Oligonucleotide Chemistry
- Delivery Sciences
- Pharmacology
- Preclinical Development
- RNA Therapeutics
The audience spans senior scientists through to directors, vice presidents, founders and chief scientific officers.
The summit attracts a mix of large pharmaceutical companies, innovative biotechnology organisations and leading academic institutions working in oligonucleotide therapeutics. Companies represented across the programme and validation process include Biogen, Avidity Bioscience, City Therapeutics, Judo Therapeutics, Korro Bio, CAMP4 Therapeutics and many others.
Yes. Networking is a core pillar of the event. Opportunities include:
- Dedicated networking breaks
- Workshop discussions
- Innovation Labs
- Poster sessions
- Roundtable discussions
Partnering-focused sessions with business development and external innovation leaders.
Many attendees value the opportunity to build relationships with biotech peers, pharma scouting teams and potential collaborators in a setting where conversations are easier and more meaningful.
Yes. The programme includes dedicated discussions exploring what pharma business development and external innovation leaders look for when evaluating partnership, licensing and acquisition opportunities.
Agenda & Content
Topics include:
- Extrahepatic delivery
- Blood-brain barrier targeting
- Novel ligands and receptor discovery
- Endosomal escape
- Conjugate design
- AI-enabled delivery strategies
- New oligonucleotide chemistries
- RNA modifications
- saRNA
- Circular ASOs
- Translational development challenges
- Partnership readiness
For full details, view the 3-day agenda.
This year's summit introduces:
- A dedicated pre-conference workshop day
- Innovation Lab sessions
- Hot Seat debate formats
- 13 new speaking companies
- Expanded content on novel ligands, AI-enabled delivery, endosomal escape and emerging chemistries
The workshop day covers:
- Comparing today's leading extrahepatic delivery strategies and evaluating what works beyond the liver
- Building the next generation of conjugates, ligands and linkers for targeted oligonucleotide delivery
Attendees leave with practical frameworks they can apply to their own programmes.
The speaker faculty includes experts from organisations such as:
- Biogen
- Avidity Bioscience
- Dyne Therapeutics
- City Therapeutics
- Judo Therapeutics
- CAMP4 Therapeutics
- Korro Bio
- Prime Medicine
- UMass Chan Medical School
- Harvard Wyss Institute
- UCSD Medical School
Registration, Pricing & Discounts
Pricing varies based on attendee category and registration timing. Conference-only and conference-plus-workshop packages are available for drug developers, academics and solution providers. Early registration savings are available. View ticket options here.
Yes.
- 10% discount for 2 attendees
- 15% discount for 3 attendees
- 20% discount for 4+ attendees
Yes. Teams can secure places early and finalise attendee names closer to the event. Contact the team for support.
Both conference-only and conference-plus-workshop packages are available. Choose the option that best suits your team's objectives.
This summit is designed as an in-person experience to maximise networking, discussion and collaboration opportunities.
Cancellation, credit, and transfer options are outlined during the registration process. Contact the delegate support team for help at info@hansonwade.com. You can secure unnamed passes now and assign attendees later, giving your team full flexibility while still locking in the best available rate.
Sponsorship & Exhibition
The summit brings together senior scientists and decision-makers actively looking to solve challenges in delivery, chemistry, targeting, manufacturability and translational development. Sponsors benefit from a highly targeted audience and more meaningful engagement than is often possible at larger, broader meetings.
Relevant categories include:
- Delivery platforms
- Targeting technologies
- AI and machine learning platforms
- Linker and conjugation chemistry
- Chemistry and synthesis providers
- CROs and preclinical services
- CDMOs and manufacturing
- Analytical characterisation solutions
Download the sponsorship prospectus or contact sponsor@hansonwade.com to discuss partnership opportunities.
Travel & Practical Information
The summit will be held at the Aloft Boston Seaport District, Boston, Massachusetts. Venue and accommodation information is available here.
Business casual is recommended.
Yes. Attendees will be provided with lunch, snacks, coffee, and refreshments throughout the event.
Attendees will receive access to approved presentation materials following the summit where permission has been granted.
Still Have Questions?
If you're evaluating whether the summit aligns with your scientific priorities, team objectives, or conference budget, our team would be happy to help. Contact info@hansonwade.com and we'll connect you with the appropriate team member.
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