Learn from peers, meet the makers, and help shape what’s next.
Join us for the 2026 QuartzBio Innovation Summit, an interactive experience designed to bring together industry leaders for meaningful conversations about the future of clinical trial data. Through expert-led sessions, peer discussions, and hands-on platform demonstrations, you will gain insights, influence innovation, and discover new opportunities to transform how sample, biomarker, and clinical data work together.
At the Summit, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Explore emerging industry trends and challenges
- Connect with peers, experts, and industry leaders
- Discover new platform innovations and best practices
- Preview upcoming enhancements and roadmap priorities
- Share feedback that shapes future innovation
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Limited seats available — RSVP to reserve your spot. We'll send a confirmation email right away, followed by agenda details and reminder email closer to the date.Agenda:
| 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM | Welcome | Scott Marshall, PhD, CEO | Kickoff and overview of the day. |
| 1:35 PM – 2:15 PM | General Session: Why Visibility and Early Risk Detection Remain So Hard, and What Changes When Data is Connected | Tobi Guennel, PhD, CTO & Melinda Pautsch, CCO | See how connecting sample and operational data enables earlier insights and more confident decision-making across the sample lifecycle. |
| 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM | Q&A: Open Floor for Questions on the General Session | All | Get answers to your toughest operational, data, and visibility questions, and walk away with insights applicable to your own programs. |
| 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | Break & Exploration Stations | All | Network with peers and enjoy drinks & light bites while exploring the QuartzBio Platform. |
| 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM | Roundtable I: From Fragmentation to Visibility — What Will it Take? | Melinda Pautsch, CCO leads breakout roundtable group | An engaging discussion on data challenges, including site-to-sponsor fragmentation, multi-vendor complexity, disconnected operational data, and the ongoing struggle to identify risks before they become costly issues. |
| 4:10 PM – 4:50 PM | Roundtable II: AI Across the Data Ecosystem — What’s Changed, What’s Working, and What’s Next? | Tobi Guennel, PhD, CTO leads breakout roundtable group | Explore how approaches to AI across the data ecosystem have shifted over the last 12 months, what’s delivering value and what teams are prioritizing next. |
| 4:50 PM – 5:00 PM | Closing | Melinda Pautsch, CCO | Key takeaways and thanks |
| 5:15 PM | Depart for Dinner at Moxies Boston Seaport | All |
