The Valencia Meeting 2027

Scientific program

Program

November 11–12, 2027

From Biology to Robotics through AI. All sessions take place at CaixaForum Valencia. Times are local.

Day 1
11Thursday · November

The uterus at the center of reproduction

  • 08:00–08:20
    Opening

    Accreditation and Welcome Coffee

  • 08:20–08:30
    Welcome

    Welcome

  • 08:30–09:00
    Keynote Lecture 1

    DECIDUA: the master regulator of reproductive fitness

    Carlos Simon
  • 09:00–10:00
    Session 1

    DECIDUAL DISORDERS

    Chair: Carlos Simon

    09:00
    Decidual Disorders in EndometriosisElise Courtois
    09:30
    Recurrent implantation failure: decidualization as the missing variableNick Macklon
  • 10:00–10:30
    Break

    Coffee Break

  • 10:30–12:30
    Session 2

    THE ENDOMETRIUM: microbiome, models, and the whole organ

    Chair: Nick Macklon

    10:30
    The endometrial microbiome: from association to reproductive functionInmaculada Moreno
    11:00
    From endometrium-on-a-chip to algorithm. The digital twinFelipe Vilella
    11:30
    How to translate models to the clinic. Endometrial organoidsHugo Vankelecom
    12:00
    Ex vivo whole-organ uterine perfusionTBD
  • 12:30–13:30
    Industry Symposium 1

    Industry Symposium 1

  • 13:30–14:30
    Break

    Lunch

  • 14:30–16:00
    Session 3

    FIBROIDS: the most common tumor in women, and the hardest to read

    Chair to be confirmed

    14:30
    What is new in fibroid biology?Serdar E. Bulun
    15:00
    From myoma progenitors to targeted drug deliveryMaría Jesús Vicent
    15:30
    Is it cancer? Preoperative diagnosis of malignancy in uterine tumorsAymara Mas
  • 16:00–17:00
    Networking

    Posters & Exhibition · Mentorship speed date

  • 17:00–17:30
    Break

    Coffee Break

  • 17:30–19:00
    Young Session

    YOUNG INVESTIGATORS FORUM & MEET THE EDITORS

    Chair to be confirmed

    17:30
    Selected Oral Communications
    18:00
    Meet the EditorsCraig Niederberger, Bart Fauser, Nick Macklon and Sonia Muliyil
  • 20:00–22:00
    Reception

    Welcome Reception at the Carlos Simon Foundation

Day 2
12Friday · November

The ovary, the gametes and the embryo

  • 08:00–08:30
    Keynote Lecture

    From Biology to Robotics Through AI: and how to grade what you will hear

    Craig Niederberger
  • 08:30–10:00
    Session 4

    MAKING GAMETES and EMBRYOS

    Chair to be confirmed

    08:30
    Eggs from scratch: how close is in vitro gametogenesis to a human birth?Amander Clark
    09:00
    Sperm from cryopreserved spermatogonial stem cells, and human birthsKyle Orwig
    09:30
    STAR SystemChloe LoSauro
  • 10:00–10:30
    Journalist’s Perspective

    Engineered gametes and/or embryos will produce human beings before 2035: should they? And who decides?

    Journalist to be confirmed
  • 10:30–11:00
    Break

    Coffee Break

  • 11:00–12:00
    Session 5

    RETHINKING OVARIAN STIMULATION: What Can We Do Better?

    Chair: Bart Fauser

    11:00
    ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Orchestrating Agentic AI in Reproductive MedicineCesar Diaz
    11:30
    CLINICAL EVIDENCE: Ovarian Stimulation After 40: What Works, What Does Not, and WhyNikolaos Polyzos
  • 12:00–13:00
    Industry Symposium 2

    Industry Symposium 2

  • 13:00–14:00
    Break

    Lunch

  • 14:00–15:20
    Session 6

    THE EMBRYO: From biology to Robotics through AI

    Chair: Amander Clark

    14:00
    Imaging the living embryoNicolas D. Plachta
    14:20
    Embryo metabolism: what the embryo tells us about itself through AIDavid Gardner
    14:40
    Embryo geneticsAntonio Capalbo
    15:00
    How to get more oocytes and embryos: microfluidics is the solutionDenny Sakkas
  • 15:20–15:50
    Break

    Coffee Break

  • 15:20–17:15
    Session 7

    TRANSLATING SCIENCE INTO IMPACT · Part 1

    Chair: Guillermo Ferrando & Fernando Rodriguez

    15:20
    Opening Perspectives: Turning Science into ImpactGuillermo Ferrando & Fernando Rodriguez
    15:30
    Entrepreneurship. Beyond Great Science: What It Takes to Build a Biotech CompanyErrol Norwitz
    16:00
    New Funding Trends in Women’s Health / Emerging Investment Trends in Women’s HealthPierre Socha
    16:30
    Aligning entrepreneurs, science, and investment priorities: round tableInvestors panel
  • 17:15–17:45
    Break

    Coffee Break

  • 17:45–18:30
    Session 7 · continued

    TRANSLATING SCIENCE INTO IMPACT · Part 2

    17:45
    CSF Start-up Challenge: Five Start-ups, Five Minutes EachPanel TBD
    18:15
    Key Takeaways and Closing Reflections
  • 18:30–19:00
    Closing

    Awards Ceremony (Poster, Oral, Start-up) & Closing remarks

    Carlos Simon and David Gardner

Schedule note: The preliminary document lists Session 7 from 15:20 on Friday, while also scheduling a coffee break from 15:20 to 15:50. The opening remarks and first talk are likewise listed at 15:20 and 15:30. These overlapping times are shown as supplied and need confirmation by the organizers.

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