Neuro Cell Biology
Stakeholder Hub - Kick-off Meeting
ABOUT THE EVENT
Venue
i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde | Corino de Andrade
Rua Alfredo Allen, 208 | 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Date
Language
The language of the meeting is English, except for the Round Table “Bridging Clinical and Patient Needs”, which will be in Portuguese.
Program
08:30
Arrival and Coffee
09:00
Welcome and introduction to the ERA Chair Project
Mónica Sousa | Director of the IBMC and Project Coordinator of NCBio
Matthew Holt | ERA Chair Holder
09:15
SESSION I | Research and Clinics
Chair: Pedro Brites, Group Leader of the Neurolipid Biology Group
09:15. Matthew Holt, Group Leader of the Synapse Biology Group
09:30. Isabel Silveira, Group Leader of the Genetics of Cognitive Dysfunction Group
09:45. João Relvas, Group Leader of the Glial Cell Biology Group
10:00. Ana Paula Pêgo, Group Leader of the NanoBiomaterials for Targeted Therapies Group
10:15. Elsa Azevedo, Head of Neurology Service of the Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João (CHUSJ)
10:30. Ricardo Taipa, Neurologist and Neuropathologist of the Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA) and Executive-Coordinator of the Portuguese Brain Bank
10:45. João Parente Freixo, Clinical Director and Medical Geneticist of the Centro de Genética Preditiva e Preventiva (CGPP)
11:00
Coffee Break
11:30
ROUND TABLE | Bridging Clinical and Patient Needs (PT)
Moderator: Júlio Borlido Santos, Communication Unit Coordinator of the i3S
Ricardo Taipa, Neurologist and Neuropathologist of the Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA) and Executive-Coordinator of the Portuguese Brain Bank
Rita Duarte de Almeida, President of Alzheimer Portugal
Filipa Júlio, Vice-President of the Associação Portuguesa dos Doentes de Huntington (APDH)
Ana Elisabete Pires, President of the Associação Portuguesa de Neurofibromatose (APNF)
Maria de Fátima Ataíde, Caretaker, Associação Nacional de Pais e Amigos Rett (ANPAR)
Filipe Gonçalves, Physiotherapist, Associação Portuguesa de Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica (APELA)
Ana Gonçalves, Vice-President of the Associação Portuguesa de Neuromusculares (APN)
João Casaca Carreira, President of the Associação Portuguesa de Doentes de Parkinson (APDPk)
13:00
Lunch
14:30
SESSION II | Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Chair: Juliana Alves, Team Member of the Knowledge Transfer Office of the i3S
14:30. Catarina Neves, Coordinator of the Research Funding Office/International Programmes of i3S
14:45. Bárbara Macedo, Team Member of the Knowledge Transfer Office of the i3S
15:00. [online] Ricardo Perdigão Henriques, CEO of Bionova Capital
15:20. James Dooley, CEO of Aila Biotech
15:35. Francisco Pimentel, Scientific Director of BlueClinical
16:00
Coffee break
16:30
ROUND TABLE | Lost in Translation: Challenges in Translational Neuroscience
Moderator: André Albergaria, Coordinator of the Translational Research & Industry Partnerships Office of the i3S
Patrícia Patrício, Knowledge and Intelligence Manager of Health Cluster Portugal
Maria Rita Dionísio, Country Head of Medical Affairs of Novartis
James Dooley, CEO of Aila Biotech
Francisco Pimentel, Scientific Director of BlueClinical
Elsa Azevedo, Head of Neurology Service of the Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João (CHUSJ)
Mónica Sousa, Director of the IBMC and Project Coordinator of NCBio
17:45
Concluding Remarks
Prof. Dr. António Cunha, President of the Norte Portugal Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N)
18:00
End of Event
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