Next PhysChem Forum: coming soon!!!



PCF2026 – hold the date!

Another exciting PhysChem forum event is on the horizon! Johnson & Johnson has kindly agreed to host the PCF2026 event in Antwerp and Beerse (Belgium) on 13th and 14th October 2026.

We will meet in Antwerp on Tuesday 13th October, with registration opening at 14.00h, followed by the afternoon scientific session and the gala dinner. On the morning of Wednesday 14 October, a shuttle bus will depart from the hotel (to be confirmed) and take us to the Johnson & Johnson main campus in Beerse, where we will enjoy the second day of the PhysChem Forum 2026. 

This year’s theme is Delivery by Design: PhysChem Innovation and Predictive Analytics for New Modalities

More details will be shared in due course, but for now, please save the dates in your diary.



Supporters and sponsors

The PhysChem Forum is very grateful to our host Johnson & Johnson and our sponsors for helping us run PCF2026 as a free-to-attend event.




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About the PhysChem Forum

We organise regular free-to-attend meetings with a focus on PhysChem in drug development. Our goal is to generate an environment for informed debate and discussion in a non-commercial setting with excellent networking opportunities. We are supported by many "BigPharma" and smaller pharmaceutical development companies through the input of the PhysChem organising committee. To join our exciting meetings please sign up to our e-mail list by dropping an e-mail to "mailshot@physchem.org.uk".