Pharma & Device Forum 2026
For the Industry, by the Industry.
16-17 March, 2026
25 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000, VIC Australia
Who should attend the
2026 Pharma & Medical Device Forum?
The 2026 Pharma and Device Forum (GMP Forum) is being held in Melbourne on the 16th March & 17th March 2026.
The Pharma & Medical Device Forum is designed for professionals across the pharmaceutical, medical device, and broader life sciences sectors. Ideal attendees include those working in manufacturing, quality control, regulatory compliance, sterile production, validation, engineering, laboratory science, compounding pharmacy, supply chain, packaging, logistics, and product innovation. It’s also valuable for researchers, post-graduate/PhD supervisors, architects, and professionals involved in audits, pharmacovigilance, or computerised systems. This conference offers two days of professional development, regulatory updates, and opportunities to network with peers and industry experts.
Each year, we cover the latest advances in pharmaceutical, medical devices, and complementary medicines, with topics such as laboratory testing, technological disruptions and new tech opportunities, validation, regulatory compliance, pharmaceutical quality (management) systems (PQS) and Medical Device Quality Management Systems (QMS), offering the latest regulatory compliance updates to keep you up-to-date, including contamination controls, validation compliance, using AI and machine learning to improve quality systems, and enhancing Australia’s export capabilities for medicines and medical devices.
Agenda: The 2026 Forum (Pharma & Medical Device/GMP Forum life sciences conference education themes are listed just below the enquiry form. This year features top industry speakers on cleanroom and laboratory excellence, sustainable manufacturing, innovations in pharmaceuticals & medical devices, validation essentials, GMP compliance, mRNA technologies, radiopharmaceuticals, biological medicines, medical devices Sponsor responsibilities, wearable health tech and diagnostics, risk and benefits and common uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in life science manufacturing, packaging sustainability and waste reduction, new delivery systems for medicines, and other topical life science industry discussions.
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Learn from Industry Experts
Our speaker lineup each year is packed with top industry professionals who are at the forefront of manufacturing advancements and regulatory compliance. Our presenters will share their knowledge and insights on the latest developments in the field, from quality assurance to regulatory compliance to AI trends in life sciences, from radiopharmaceuticals to large-scale validation projects, from supply chain security to efficient, sustainable manufacturing and industry waste reduction.
Network with Peers
Expand your professional circle and collaboration opportunities. Meet and connect with like-minded individuals and thought-leaders from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries and expand your professional network.
Stay Up-to-Date
Stay ahead of the curve with the latest pharmaceutical industry, medical device industry and plant-based medicines, including GMP information, computer system validation (CSV) challenges and solutions, Annex 11 updates, sterile manufacturing requirements, packaging reforms, radiopharmaceuticals, operations best practices, and cutting-edge advancements in the field.
Opportunity
Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of the leading GMP & life science event for the pharmaceutical & medical device industry.
Register your interest now and join us at Pharma and Device Forum 2025, where knowledge meets opportunity.
The 3 Education Tracks for the GMP Forum 2026 (TBC):
Device Innovation
Advances in drug development, biotech, delivery systems, radio pharmaceuticals and device design.
Emerging tech: mRNA platforms, AI diagnostics, wearable health tools
Regulatory updates (PIC/S & EU): Sterile Manufacturing (Annex 1), Artificial Intelligence (Annex 22), Computerised Systems (Annex 11), Pharmaceutical Quality Systems (Chapter 1) and Documentation (Chapter 4).
Impact on Australian manufacturers and quality/risk management requirements: including release for supply, batch traceability, safety monitoring.
Excellence
Innovation in manufacturing, laboratory testing, containment, and operational efficiency.
For engineers, designers, validation experts, lab scientists, sterile medicines manufacturers, radiopharmaceuticals manufacturers, and quality teams.
Focus: cleanroom design, scalable facilities, pandemic readiness, contamination control.
Managing AI/ML risks in discovery, operations, and quality.
Reducing waste, pollution, and single-use plastics in life sciences.
Contamination control aligned with sustainability goals.
Embedding GMP across pharmaceuticals, biotech, medicines, and devices.
Operating AI Agents in GxP Quality: A QA Practitioner’s Guide (Workshop)
AI Workshop for Quality Assurance professionals, Regulatory Compliance & Validation personnel, Quality Personnel, Auditors/Inspectors, and QA Managers.
This special AI governance workshop for life sciences professionals will be held on the Tuesday afternoon (17th March 2026). Presented by GxP documentation and regulatory compliance experts Matt Schoerie (QikSolve) & Vincenc Garcia (Docufen).
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25 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000, VIC Australia
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| Table 1: IWT Pharma | Table 12: Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing Australia |
| Table 2: LAF Technologies | Table 13: ECEFast |
| Table 3: bioMérieux | Table 14: Allied Scientific Products |
| Table 4: BioSafety | Table 15: Mettler Toledo |
| Table 5:Global Life Sciences Solutions Australia Pty Ltd DBA Cytiva | Table 16: Biodecon Solutions |
| Table 6: Minitab | Table 17: Thermo Fisher Scientific |
| Table 7: Norlab Lab Furniture | Table 18: Docufen |
| Table 8: Kenelec | Table 19: ePrep |
| Table 9: Testo | Table 20: Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions |
| Table 10: Chemika | Table 21: Sartorius |
| Table 11: Charles River | Table 22: ONBoard Solutions |
Past GMP Forum Topics
The PharmOut GMP Forum has a proud history of being run for over a decade, and the range of topics covered has been vast. Below are just a few of the highlights, many of which have been made available for the industry to access after the event. Next year’s forum has had a name change to the ‘Pharma and Device Forum’ and the venue has been moved to the Melbourne Convention Center to cater for additional sponsors and attendees.
Looking Forward to Seeing you there!
Register today and catch up in person with your colleagues and other pharmaceutical manufacturing and cleanroom architect experts! Share ideas, learn what’s happening across the world in terms of pharmaceutical manufacturing, and share a coffee and a laugh!
