
Day 1: September 29th
| TIME | PROGRAM 08h15-18h00 | SPEAKERS |
| 08h15- 9h00 | Welcome & Coffee | |
| 09h00 – 09h10 | Conference Introduction: LRC Concept, Mission, and Support for Research Projects | Christof VON KALLE, Prof, MD, PhD Director of the Luxembourg Research Clinic (LRC)) |
| 09h10 – 09h20 | FHL Mission & Role | Marc BERNA, MD General Director of HĂ´pitaux Robert Schuman (HRS), Vice-President FĂ©dĂ©ration des HĂ´pitaux Luxembourgeois (FHL) |
| 09h20 – 09h40 | MASTER-LUX program – Molecularly Aided Stratification for Tumor Eradication in Luxembourg | Michael DANG, MD Clinical Oncologist at the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) Liza FILALI, PhD Program Coordinator, Luxembourg Research Clinic (LRC) |
| 09h40 – 10h10 | Post radical Prostatectomy Administration of Lu-PSMA in high risk of recurrence prostate cancer: an early phase 2 prospective trial (PRALux) | Victor-Emmanuel JOURET, MD Clinical Urologist, HĂ´pitaux Robert Schuman (HRS) Olivier SCHAEFFER, MD Head of the Nuclear Medicine Department at Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) |
| 10h00 – 10h20 | PREImuno2: The Effect of an immunomodulator (ImunoBran®) on the conventional treatment of cancer and his impact on the microbiota composition | Stefan RAUH, MD Medical Director, Centre Hospitalier Émile Mayrisch (CHEM) |
| 10h20 – 10h40 | SOCS: A longitudinal colorectal cancer collection for the discovery of new biomarkers and therapeutic targets Precision-PDX: Precision medicine for aggressive brain tumors: chasing amoving target | Elisabeth LETELLIER, Prof, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences at University of Luxembourg (UL) Anna GOLEBIEWSKA, PhD Group Leader of NORLUX, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) |
| 10h40 – 11h00 | Pitch Junior researchers | Short presentations by selected junior researchers |
| 11h00 – 11h30 | Coffee break and poster session | |
| 11h30 – 11h50 | Orthostatic Regulation of Blood Pressure in Patients with Vestibular Disorders and neurodegenerative diseases | Alexandre BISDORFF, MD Neurologist, Centre Hospitalier Émile Mayrisch (CHEM) Jochen KLUCKEN, Prof, MD, PhD Professor of Digital Medicine at UL |
| 11h50 – 12h15 | Clinnova: A precision medicine program in the heart of Europe | Jasmin SCHULZ, PhD Strategic Program Lead, LRC Federico CEVOLI, PhD Programme Coordinator Mental Health, LRC |
| 12h10 – 12h30 | From a Parkinson’s Patient to a Founder: an AI Clinical Monitoring Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases | Jean-Alain JACHIET, MSc Lihoury Technology |
| 12h30 – 13h30 | Lunch break and poster session | |
| 13h30 – 13h45 | Opening Ceremony Session by the Minister of Research and Higher Education | StĂ©phanie OBERTIN, MD- TBC Minister of Research and Higher Education, and Minister of Digital Transformation |
| 13h45 – 14h05 | Keynote Speaker Clinical Trials in Neurology | Olivier RASCOL, Prof, MD, PhD Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at Toulouse University Hospital |
| 14h05 – 14h50 | Panel Discussion: From Vision to Reality: Enabling Clinical Research in Luxembourg | MODERATOR Marc BERNA, MD General Director of HĂ´pitaux Robert Schuman (HRS), Vice- President FĂ©dĂ©ration des HĂ´pitaux Luxembourgeois (FHL) PANELISTS Olivier RASCOL, Prof, MD, PhD Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at Toulouse University Hospital Simone NICLOU, Prof, PhD Full Professor and Vice-Rector for Research at the University of Luxembourg RenĂ© METZ, MD General Director, Centre Hospitalier Émile Mayrisch (CHEM) Martine GOERGEN, MD General Director, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) Daniela RAGNI, MSc – TBC Chief Executive Officer at LOSCH Foundation |
| 14h50 -15h10 | The European Hypertension Excellence Centers: a model of clinical research network | Claude BRAUN, Prof, MD, PhD Medical Director of HĂ´pitaux Robert Schuman (HRS) Atul PATHAK, Prof, MD, PhD CEO, CMO, General Director of the National Heart Hospital (INCCI) and University of Luxembourg (UL) |
| 15h10- 15h25 | ClinFIT: Implementation and Validation of ClinFIT as a Standardized Functioning-Based Quality Management Framework in Geriatric Rehabilitation | Eleftheria ANTONIADOU, MD, PhD Doctor specialised in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Centre Hospitalier du Nord (CHdN) |
| 15h25 – 15h40 | Voice AI Labs, a first-of-its-kind national infrastructure to boost vocal biomarker research and implementation | AurĂ©lie FISCHER, PhD Scientific Coordinator, Department of Precision Health, LIH |
| 15h40 – 16h00 | Coffee break and poster session | |
| 16h00 – 16h20 | Title TBC FastCoV: Study on the potential benefits of fasting for long Covid treatment | Raquel GĂ“MEZ BRAVO, MD, PhD General Practitioner, Centre Hospitalier Neuro-Psychiatrique (CHNP) Jochen SCHNEIDER, Prof, PhD Assistant Professor/Senior research scientist, Medical Translational Research group, UL |
| 16h20 – 16h40 | Pediatric FH screening in Luxembourg | Marianne BECKER, MD, PhD Pediatric Endocrinologist, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) Carine DE BEAUFORT, Prof, MD, PhD – TBC Pediatric Endocrinologist, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) |
| 16h40 – 17h00 | Genomit: Towards a Global Registry for Rare Metabolic Diseases | Carole LINSTER, Prof., PhD Full Professor in Biochemistry, PI in the Enzymology & Metabolism group, University of Luxembourg (UL) Thomas KLOPSTOCK, Prof, MD, FEAN Professor of Neurology, Friedrich-Baur-Institute, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MĂĽnchen |
| 17h00 – 17h20 | Common viral infections and research opportunities at Kannerklinik | Isabel DE LA FUENTE, MD Pediatrician specialised in Infectious Diseases, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) Alexandros POPOTAS, MD Resident in General Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) |
| 17h20 – 17h40 | Care4Asthma: Advancing pediatric asthma care by immune profiling and smart inhaler technology | Anna-Maria CHARATSI, MD Pneumology Pediatrician, CHL Christiane HILGER, PhD Group Leader, Molecular and Translational Allergology, LIH |
| 17h40 – 18h00 | Closing Remarks & Poster Prize |
Day 2: September 30th
Program in Collaboration with the HWL – Main Stage
The Future of Patient-Centered Research
| TIME | PROGRAM 13h15-17h00 | SPEAKERS |
| 13h15- 13h30 | Opening Speech | Lex DELLES, PhD Minister of Economy, SME, Energy and Tourism |
| 13h30 – 13h45 | Keynote speaker 1 | Patrick DECOSTER, Prof, MD President of CA Cliniques Saint Jean, rĂ©seau hospitalier H.UNIS, UniversitĂ© Catholique de Louvain |
| 13h45- 14h00 | Keynote speaker 2 | Zied Tayeb, Prof, PhD CEO MYelin H |
| 14h00- 15h00 | Panel Discussion Strengthening the Clinical Research Ecosystem for Healthtech Innovation and Resilient Healthcare | MODERATOR Frank GLOD, PhD Deputy CEO, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) PANELISTS Ulf NEHRBASS, PhD CEO, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) Francesca BORRELLI, PhD Senior Advisor, European R&D and Innovation Support Françoise LINERS, PhD Director Health Technologies, Ministry of Economy Patrick DECOSTER, Prof, MD President of CA Cliniques Saint Jean, réseau hospitalier H.UNIS, Université Catholique de Louvain Keynote Speaker 2 |
| 15h30 – 15h45 | Keynote speaker 1 | TBC |
| 15h45 – 16h00 | Keynote speaker 2 | Niklas LIDSTRĂ–MER, MD, PhD Karolinska Institute Specialist Physician, Senior researcher in AI in Medicine |
| 16h00 – 17h00 | Panel Discussion The learning health system – Data and AI as key ingredients to anti-fragility | MODERATOR TBC PANELISTS Rejko KRUGER, Prof, MD, PhD Clinical Neurologist, Full professor in Neurosciences at the University of Luxembourg Dominic KADDU-MULINDWA, MD Clinical Oncologist, CHdN Jean-François MICHEL, Prof, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences at the University of Luxembourg, and co-founder of eSklepios Daniel THEISEN, PhD Director of ALAN Maladies Rares Niklas LIDSTRĂ–MER, MD, PhD Karolinska Institute Specialist Physician, Senior researcher in AI in Medicine |