Speaker Profile
M.D., Ph.D., VP, Daiichi Sankyo
Biography
Gerold is Medical Oncologist and Hematologist with 17 years of academic background, including 3 years as a Research Fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and 20 years in oncology drug development in the pharmaceutical industry. He currently serves as Head of Early-Stage Oncology Team Leads at DSI. Prior to that, he was VP, Global Team Lead, responsible for the development of trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201, ENHERTU). Prior to Daiichi Sankyo, Dr. Meinhardt served in different roles at Bayer Pharmaceuticals for more than 15 years, most notably as Vice President in Clinical Development leading the development of multikinase inhibitors sorafenib and regorafenib. Dr. Meinhardt has authored more than 60 PubMed-listed publications.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Ira Mellman, Medici Therapeutics
PMWC Award Ceremony
• Jedd D. Wolchok, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Suzanne Topalian, Johns Hopkins
• Levi Garraway, Roche
Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment (TME) in Practice: Biomarkers & Combos
• Chair: Ira Mellman, Medici Therapeutics
• Dmitry Gabrilovich, AstraZeneca
• Shannon Turley, Amgen
Immunotherapy with Personalized Cancer Vaccines: Who, When, How Fast?
• Chair: Suzanne Topalian, Johns Hopkins
• Tal Zaks, Orbimed
• Lelia Delamarre, Genentech
Fireside Chat: Immune Tolerance to Cure, A Conversation With...
• Mary E. Brunkow, Institute for Systems Biology
• Lee Hood, Institute for Systems Biology
ADCs in the Checkpoint Era: Who Benefits, What to Combine, What to Avoid
• Chair: Shreya Badhrinarayanan, Pfizer
• S. Peter Kang, Daiichi Sankyo
• Vadim Koshkin, UCSF
Strategic IP Management in Cell and Gene Therapy: Navigating Legal and Practical Challenges
• Janet Xiao, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Checkpoint 2.0 in Practice: PD-1+VEGF Wins, Resistance Salvage & Biomarker Gates
• Chair: Anne Kasmar, Parexel
• Jedd D. Wolchok, Weill Cornell Medicine
• Roy S. Herbst, Yale
Radiopharmaceutical Therapy: New Targets, Isotopes, and Challenges
• Chair: William Oh, Yale
• Munir Ghesanim, United Theranostics
• Sandy Srinivas, Stanford
• Anna Karmann, AdvanCell
Future Breakthroughs in Immuno-Oncology: New Targets, Modalities & Combinations
• Chair: Levi Garraway, Roche
