Our team took on the challenge to build on the success stories from 2018 and organized the 2nd Advanced Process Data Analytics Course as well as the 2nd Symposium on Big Data and Digitalization in Biotech and Pharma. The course was booked out many months in advance and we were glad to also include our latest expertise in machine learning tools in this event. The symposium had 125 participants with many renowned speakers and thought leaders in the digital pharma domain. The strong industrial focus did not discourage more than tens participants to prepare inspiring academic posters to compete for the poster prize by Wiley. Save the dates of the next events: Course 23-25.9.19 as well as 1-3.6.2020 and Symposium 4.6.2020.