09:00
– 09:30
Welcome and Opening of the Biotech Atelier
Dr. Dimitar Georgiev
Assoc. prof. Dr. Borislav Borissov
Day 1
All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST) / UTC +2
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09:30
– 10:45
Movement Health 2030: the Future of Healthcare
Moderator
Bogi Eliasen, CIFS
Prof. Joanne Hackett, IQVIA
Bernard Grimm, EuropaBio
Toni Andreu, EATRIS
Thomas Allvin, EFPIA
Alexander Aleksiev, SAT Health
10:45
– 11:15
Keynote lecture
The Innovative Health Initiative - Europe’s new public private partnership in health
Pierre Meulien, Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)
Small Ateliers
FLOW 1
Precision Medicine: From Breakthroughs to Patient Benefits and Advancement in Direct-to-Consumer Testing
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11:30
– 12:30
The Microbiome and Nutrigenetics
Assoc. Prof. Milena Georgieva, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
MD, PhD Olga Antonova, Medical University of Sofia, Re:Gena
Dr. Nikolaus Gasche, Biome Diagnostics
Prof. Dr. (M.D., PhD, CHTC, Hom) Sarper Diler, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty,
12:30
– 13:00
Break
13:00
– 14:00
Non-invasive Prenatal and Neonatal Testing
Moderator
Dr. Dimitar Georgiev
Prof. Alexey Savov
Dr. Hristo Ivanov
Joanna Dragneva
Dr. Dimitrina Konstantinova
Alekhya Narravula
Dr. Stephan Busche
14:00
– 15:00
Lifestyle and Health Advances
Moderator
Dr. Dimitar Georgiev
Robert Yanevski
Boryana Gerassimova
Petri Kiuru
15:00
– 15:20
Keynote lecture
This Time It's Personal: Precision Mental Health Solutions for Better Care
Kip Olmstead
15:20
– 16:20
Psychiatry: Pharmacogenetics and Personalised Practices
Moderator
Russell Amato, Genomind
Mr. Petar Shopov, NMGenomix
PharmD, BCPP Seema Patel, Genomind
Kristina Russeva, MD, Psychiatrist
Simone Spichak, Entrepreneur, Neuroscientist and Journalist
16:20
– 16:40
Keynote Lecture
TBA
Daniel Dowd, Genomind
16:40
– 17:45
Neurology: precision medicine and management
Moderator
Dr. Dimitar Georgiev
Dee McKnight
Prof. Dr. Victoria Sarafian
Prof. Dr. Dobrin Svinarov
Dr. Diana Barca
Dr. Neviana Ivanova
17:45
– 17:50
Closing Remarks
FLOW 2
ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) Atelier
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13:30
– 14:45
Presentations and Discussion Panel
Assisted reproductive technology (ART)
Dr. Georgi Stamenov
Prof. Dr. Savina Hadzhidekova
Dr. Mila Petrova
Dimitar Parvanov
14:45
– 15:15
Keynote lecture
Social freezing not cost effective to the society
prof. Zion Ben-Rafael
15:15
– 15:45
Keynote lecture
Problems with Using Polygenic Scores to Select Embryos
Assoc. Prof. Patrick Turley
FLOW 3
Computerized System Validation (CSV)
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11:30
– 11:50
Keynote
Where are we now? Did CSV keep its promises? Is “traditional CSV” still the right approach for new technologies (cloud, AI, ML, etc.); How can we assure high quality software in an effective and efficient way?
Timm Pauli
11:30
– 12:20
CSV and CSA - Pharma Industry perspective
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Lidia Karamanova
12:20
– 13:20
Break
13:20
– 14:05
Bye Bye Paper
Paperless CSV, Implementing Tools vs Regulation (Challenges), Strategies
Jean-Yves Celis
14:05
– 14:25
Validating AI/ML Solutions
Rahul Kallampunathil
Ajeeth Veeraraghavan
14:25
– 14:40
Comfort Break
14:40
– 15:00
Panel Discussion
All lectures
15:00
– 16:00
CSV and Best Practices
Deep Dive session
Chris Evans
Archie O’Leary
FLOW 4
Rare Diseases: Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) & Gene Therapies for Rare Diseases
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11:30
– 12:00
Keynote lecture
Advances in Diagnosis and Management of ATTR amyloid cardiomyopathy
prof. Julian Gillmore
12:00
– 13:00
Expert Panel
Discussion
13:00
– 13:30
Keynote lecture
The Potential of Gene Therapy for People with Rare Genetic Disorders
Dr. Martin Schulz, Sr Director Gene Therapy Platform and Cross Portfolio, Pfizer
FLOW 5
Movement Health 2030
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11:30
– 12:45
Movement Health 2030 - Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
Bogi Eliasen
Dr. Dimitar Georgiev
Dr. Stanimir Hasurdzhiev
Zoltan Lantos
Prof. Tõnu Esko
13:00
– 14:00
Movement Health 2030 - Bulgaria
Why do we need a holistic digital health care strategy - what are the challenges & opportunities in Bulgaria’s digital healthcare environment
Deyan Denev
Radoy Pavlov
Dr. Radoslav Mangaldjiev
Dr. Slaveyko Djambazov
Georgi Kadrev
