Highlights of the 14th Japan Bioanalysis Forum Symposium

The 14th Japan Bioanalysis Forum Symposium was held at Tower Hall Funabori, Japan from 1–3 March 2023. The conference theme, ‘Bringing Together – the Expertise of Bioanalysis’, aimed to enable people from various fields to gather, learn and collaborate together for the common goal of delivering medicines to patients faster. Approximately 360 participants from various fields, including pharmaceutical industries, contractors, academia and regulatory authorities, gathered at an in-person symposium which had an online participation option, for the first time in 4 years. The symposium offered a wide range of topics including ICH M10, new modalities, biomarkers, immunogenicity, electronization and patient-centric sampling. The latest research results were provided from domestic and overseas scientists. This report summarizes the major topics.