FIGON Dutch Medicine Days (DMD) - 16 en 17 OKT 2024

FIGON Dutch Medicines Days 2024 Program

Day 1 - October 16, 2024

  • 09:00 - 09:30 - Welcome & Coffee
  • 09:30 - 10:45 - Plenary Opening Programme
    • Opening by Prof. Laura Heitman
    • Welcome speech by Wobine Buijs-Glaudemans, Mayor of Oss
    • Keynote: Rob Nelissen, Organon
    • Panel Discussion led by Prof. Ilze Bot
  • 10:45 - 11:15 - Coffee Break
  • 11:15 - 12:45 - Concurrent Sessions:
    • Session 1: AI and Drug Development
    • Session 2: Challenges in Anti-Cancer Nanomedicine
    • Session 3: Food and Medicines Interaction
    • Session 4: Pharmaceutical Legislation
  • 12:45 - 14:15 - Lunch Break & Poster Presentations
  • 14:15 - 15:45 - Concurrent Sessions:
    • Session 5: New Treatments for Brain Tumors
    • Session 6: Predictive Models
    • Session 7: Body Composition & Microbiome in Medication
    • Session 8: Analytical Chemistry in Medicine Discovery
  • 15:45 - 16:15 - Coffee Break
  • 16:15 - 17:30 - Plenary Closing Programme
    • Keynote: Karin Conde-Knape, Novo Nordisk
    • Ariëns Lecture by Prof. Erik Frijlink
  • 17:30 - 18:30 - Networking Drinks
  • 18:45 - 21:00 - Conference Walking Dinner

Day 2 - October 17, 2024

  • 08:30 - 09:00 - Welcome & Coffee
  • 09:00 - 09:45 - Plenary Opening Programme
    • Welcome back by Prof. Laura Heitman
    • Keynotes: Patrick Rensen (LUMC), Sandra Smink (UMCG)
  • 09:45 - 10:00 - Short Break
  • 10:00 - 11:15 - Concurrent Sessions:
    • Session 9: From Idea to Clinic
    • Session 10: Structural Biology in Pharmacology
    • Session 11: Sustainable Drug Use
    • Session 12: Career Paths in Start-ups & Pharma
  • 11:15 - 11:30 - Short Break
  • 11:30 - 13:00 - PhD Student Competition & Poster Award Ceremony
  • 13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch Break
  • 14:00 - 15:15 - Concurrent Sessions:
    • Session 13: Venture Challenge
    • Session 14: Drug Repurposing Programs
    • Session 15: Turning Pollutants into Patient Value
    • Session 16: Nuclear Medicine as Diagnostic & Therapy
    • Session 17: Exposome and Nutritional Supplements
  • 15:15 - 15:45 - Coffee Break
  • 15:45 - 16:45 - Plenary Closing Programme
    • Keynote: Mariëtte Boon, Erasmus MC
    • Award Ceremony PhD Student Competition
    • Keynote: Johan Garssen, UU & Danone Nutricia Research
  • 16:45 - 17:45 - Networking Drinks