The 5th ICPerMed Workshop focused the latest developments in technology and innovation that are driving the field of personalised medicine. The workshop aimed to showcase experiences of researchers, clinicians, biotech and industry leaders, to provide insights on how to drive personalised medicine related innovations in the healthcare sector, and to present selected and promising technologies/tools.
Date: 14-15 November, 2023 (1 ½ day event)
Location: Museum Santa Maria della Scala, Piazza del Duomo, 1, 53100 Siena
The workshop served as a prestigious platform for distinguished researchers, industry professionals, and academics to converge and exchange insights on latest advancements, emerging trends, and critical challenges within the realm of technology developments to support personalised medicine development, innovation and most importantly enabling personalised care. With an emphasis on collaborative learning and interdisciplinary dialogue, this event promised to ignite fruitful discussions and exchange.
Key features of the workshop included:
- Expert Keynote Lectures: Valuable insights from renowned experts who have made significant contributions to the field of personalised medicine technologies. Their thought-provoking presentations provided deep insights and inspire new avenues of exploration.
- Focused Panel Discussions: In in-depth discussions with experts, delving into specific aspects and intricacies of personalised medicine. These panel sessions encouraged intellectual debates, critical analysis, and the exchange of diverse perspectives.
- Showcase of best practice examples in personalised medicine that are honoured, promoted and disseminated through the ICPerMed ‘Best Practice in Personalised Medicine’ Recognition 2023: ‘Fostering PM implementation through research’.
The conference was organised by ICPerMed and is financially supported by the European Union and Tuscany Regional Government (ICPerMed Executive Committee member organisation) with the support of Toscana Life Sciences (TLS).
The 5th ICPerMed Workshop was dedicated to the latest developments in technology and innovation that are driving personalised medicine innovation. The workshop showcased achievements and experiences of researchers, clinicians, biotech and industry leaders, and thus provided insights on how to drive personalised medicine-related innovations in healthcare. Furthermore, examples of promising technologies, tools and perspectives were presented.
Download: Workshop Agenda
Download: Presentation of Speakers
Programme
1st Day (14 November 2023)
| Time schedule | Topic |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Registration |
| 9:30 – 10:10 | Welcome & Opening Statements Nicoletta Fabio, Mayor of Siena Simone Bezzini, Regional Ministry of Health – Tuscany Region Fabrizio Landi, Fondazione Toscana Life Sciences Indridi Benediktsson, European Commission Video Statement Ejner Moltzen, Innovation Fund Denmark, Chair of ICPerMed |
| 10:10 – 10:40 | Keynote Lecture: Innovation perspective – A look to the future of personalised medicine, current innovation/s in the field and the role of technology in driving innovation into the healthcare sector Kari Stefansson Contributions of genetics and environment to the foundations of precision medicine. deCODE genetics, Iceland |
| 10:40 – 11:20 | Coffee Break |
| 11:20 – 11:50 | Keynote Lecture: Clinical perspective – A clinical perspective on personalised medicine technologies Matthias Schwab Pharmacogenomics and Personalised Medicine: Implication for Clinical Practice. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Germany Video Statement Slides |
| 11:50 – 12:20 | Keynote Lecture: European Regional perspective: Presentation of activities concerning PM development and implementation Francesco Dotta The Regional Centre for Personalised Medicine: A Precision Medicine approach to Type 1 diabetes mellitus. University of Siena, Italy Slides |
| 12:20 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Keynote Lecture: International perspective – Current practices, advantages and needs as well as challenges for personalised medicine technology development and implementation in healthcare and clinical practice Simon Travers Bringing scientific innovation from academia to business: our journey, lessons learned and other stories. Hyrax Biosciences, South Africa and Ireland Video Statement Slides |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Session: Technologies in Personalised Medicine Frédéric Dayan A Digital Twin for a proper use of medications ExactCure, France Video Statement Carlotta Masciocchi The Gemelli Generator concept: the development, implementation, and future perspective Gemelli, Italy Video Statement Slides Silvio Weber The technology provider´s dilemma – When new developments put great biotechnology platforms at risk Miltenyi Biotec, Germany Video Statement Panel Discussion |
| 16:00 – 16:40 | Coffee Break |
| 16:40 – 18:00 | Session: ICPerMed ‘Best Practice in Personalised Medicine’ Recognition 2022-2023 -‘Fostering PM implementation through research’ Mireia Seuma Using genomics to map amyloid nucleation in Alzheimer’s disease Centre for Genomic Regulation of Barcelona, Spain Download Slides (video MP4) Nurulamin Noor Predicting Outcomes for Crohn’s disease using a molecular biomarker Cambridge University Hospital, United Kingdom Download Slides (PDF) Laura Valinotto Center for Research in Genodermatosis and Epidermolysis Bullosa, finding answers to rare skin diseases CEDIGEA University of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
2nd Day (15 November 2023)
| Time schedule | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Opening Remarks |
| 09:10 – 10:40 | Session: Research and regulatory perspective for technology development Johannes Haubold Clinical AI-Integration University Hospital Essen, Germany Marlene Thomas Precision Medicine’s Journey to Transforming Healthcare Roche, Switzerland Video Statement Slides Saheli Datta Burton Responsible Personalised Medicine: It all starts here University College London-STS, United Kingdom Video Statement Slides Panel Discussion |
| 10:40 – 11:20 | Coffee Break |
| 11:20 – 12:50 | Session: Collaboration of research and healthcare providers to foster innovations Jean-François Mangin A large instrument for population neuroimaging NeuroSpin, CEA, France Slides Hermann Nabi Optimising the integration of innovations from personalised medicine into healthcare: we need different stakeholders working together in COLLABORATION Université Laval, Canada Video Statement Slides Robert Doczi Computer-Assisted Treatment Decision in Precision Oncology Genomate Health, Hungary Slides Panel Discussion |
| 12:50 – 13:00 | Closing Remarks |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
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