Track A centres on how advances in systems pharmacology enable scientists and clinicians to design novel drug treatments aiming at modification of the disease process. The development of novel biological models, combined with the use of big data, will be central to these discussions. Confirmed speakers include: Meindert Danhof, Leiden University, Netherlands, Richard Bergstrom, EFPIA, Brussels, Belgium, Piet Hein van der Graaf, Leiden University, Netherlands, and Mikko Niemi, University of Helsinki, Finland.