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3rd Preclinical Models Imaging Workshop

16-20 October 2023, Athens, Greece

Title: 3rd Preclinical Models Imaging Workshop

Dates: 16-20/10/2023

Duration: 5 days

Venue: Acropolis Hill Hotel, Filopappou, Athens, Greece (theoretical part)
& BIOEMTECH Laboratories, Agia Paraskevi, Attica, Greece (practical part)

Organizers: BIOEMTECH Laboratories

  • ➢ Maritina Rouchota, PhD, Partner & Lab Director
  • ➢ Argyro Zacharioudaki, DVM MLAS DiplECLAM, Veterinarian & In-vivo
    Research Consultant

Fees:

  • ➢ 800 € Early bird (20% discount for payments completed until July 20th, 2023)
  • ➢ 950 € Individual (after July 20th, 2023)
  • ➢ 750 € Student (requiring documentation for student status)
  • ➢ 450 € Virtual -theoretical part- for overseas attendees (non-Europe based)

Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/zBnivJSpV9

Contact: info@bioemtech.com

Website: https://bioemtech.com/portfolio/3rd-preclinical-models-imaging-workshop/

Description:

The workshop presents theoretical and practical aspects of preclinical models’ development, imaging and theragnostic assessment, under a GLP environment. It provides a general overview of licensing and operating an imaging facility for rodent models, as well as specific details for selecting and applying imaging modalities for various models. Each year, different animal models are selected and thoroughly presented and discussed. This year the following models will be presented: (1) Crohn’s disease (gut fibrosis) & (2) Breast cancer: 4T1 & MDA-MB-231 models.

The practical part offers training in mouse handling for imaging experiments (using inanimate models) and operating imaging equipment. Places for practical training are limited and reserved on a first-come first-served basis.

This year, the agenda will be enriched with additional sessions on Leadership (team building and leading), and mountain hiking, to complement the scientific core of the workshop.

To see comments from past participants and last year’s speakers, visit the 2nd workshop website.


Workshop program

*Times refer to local time for Athens, Greece (EEST / GMT+3)
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/greece/athens

Theoretical Part

Day 1: Monday, 16 October 2023

08.30 – Registration | Secretariat

09.00 – Welcome – Workshop Introduction (15’) | Maritina Rouchota & Georde Loudos, BIOEMTECH

09.15 – Round of introductions | All attendees & hosts

Session: Imaging Technologies

09.30 – Optical (30’) | I Zacharakis, IESL-FORTH

10.00 – Ultrasound (30’) | S Tsantis, Univ.of West Attica

10.30 – MRI (30’) | G Papadakis, HMIU-FORTH

11.00 – Coffee break

11.30 – PET-CT (30’)(Remote) | N Karakatsanis, Weill Cornell Medical College

12.00 – SPECT (30’) | S Vandenberghe, Univ.of Gent

12.30 – Lunch break

13.30 – Multimodal post-processing (60’) | T Wanek, Medizinische Universität Wien

14.30 – Coffee break

Session: GLP & Translational research

15.00 – Bringing a new compound to the clinics (30’) | Stephan Wullschleger, Molecular Partners

15.30 – Translational research and EMA/FDA applications (30’) | I Allen, Allen Consulting and Management

16.00 – Welcome drinks


Day 2: Tuesday, 17 October 2023

08.00 – Mountain Hiking (guided) – (Optional) | Eirini Kappou

09.30 – Breakfast

Session: Animal Use

10.00 – Legislation & ethics (EU Modules 1,2) (30’) | A Zacharioudaki, BIOEMTECH

10.30 – Mouse biomethodology (EU Modules 3.1,4,6.1,7&20) (60’) | A Zacharioudaki, BIOEMTECH

11.30 – Coffee break

12.00 – Welfare assessment & humane endpoints (EU Module 5) (30’) | E Fragkiadaki, Hellenic Pasteur Institute

12.30 – Animal welfare considerations and impact on imaging studies (30’) | J Lopez-Tremoleda, Queen Mary Univ. of London

13.00 – Communication, SOPs and health considerations (30’) | V Ntafis, BSRC Al.Fleming

13.30 – Lunch break

Session: Radiolabelling & Radiation protection

14.30 – A Touch of Theranostic in the Age of Radiometals (30′) | M Asti, AUSL – IRCCS Reggio Emilia

15.00 – Radiolabeling for rodent imaging (30’) | E Lambidis, BIOEMTECH

15.30 – Coffee break

16.00 – Targeted therapies & lead optimization (30’) | A Villa, Molecular Partners

16.30 – a-emitters for therapy & imaging (30’) | M Malenge, ARTBIO AS


Day 3: Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Session: Preclinical Models

09.00 – Oncology models (60’) | T Karampelas, BIOEMTECH

10.00 – Breast cancer: 4T1 & MDA-MB-231 models (30’) | Thomas Gevart, University of Mons

10.30 – Coffee break

11.00 – Cross talking between gut fibrosis (Crohn’s disease) and molecular imaging in drug discovery (30’) | S Lovisa, Humanitas University

11.30 – Radiation protection in the preclincial imaging laboratory (30’) | M Bernsen, Erasmus MC

12.00 – Lunch break

13.00 – Sample collection and analysis ex-vivo (60’) | A Tsingotjidou, Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki

14.00 – Coffee break

 

Session: Leadership Workshop  (Optional)

Mastering the Scientific Symphony: A short Playbook for Leading Pharma Lab teams (180’) | Dimitris Papadimitriou, Business Pathways

19.00: Workshop Dinner @ Ergon House

*Times refer to local time for Athens, Greece (EEST / GMT+3)
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/greece/athens


Practical Part

Day 4: Thursday, 19 October 2023

08.00 (45′) – Open-air mountain Yoga session – (Optional) | Evangelos Apostolopoulos

Session: Practical training rotation (in groups, each participant is trained in all stations at a different order)

@ BIOEMTECH Laboratories

09.00 (2h) – Animal preparation 1: Substance administration using mimicky mouse | A Zacharioudaki

11.00 – Coffee break

11.30 (2h) – Imaging using the mouse phantom model: β-eye, γ-eye, φ-eye | S Lagoumtzi

13.30 – Lunch break

14.30 (2h) – Image quantification – examples and practice | D Anestis

16.30 (30′) – Radiochemistry & Cells lab | E Lambidis & A Skliris


Day 5: Friday, 20 October 2023

Session: Practical training rotation (in groups, each participant is trained in all stations at a different order)

@ BIOEMTECH Laboratories

09.00 (2h) – Animal preparation 2: Anesthesia & imaging set-up using mimicky mouse | A Zacharioudaki

11.00 – Coffee break

11.30 (2h) – Imaging using the mouse phantom model: CT, SPECT | C Arapatzi

13.30 – Lunch break

14.30 (2h) – Image extraction – examples and practice | D Anestis

16.30: Closing Reception & Cocktails

*Times refer to local time for Athens, Greece (EEST / GMT+3)
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/greece/athens

Invited Speakers

Irving Coy Allen

Irving Coy Allen

Mattia Asti

Mattia Asti

ssrer
Monique Bernsen

Monique Bernsen

erasmus

Eirini Fragkiadaki

Eirini Fragkiadaki

paster
Thomas Gevart

Thomas Gevart

Nikolaos Karakatsanis

Nikolaos Karakatsanis

wcm

Jordi Lopez-Tremoleda

Jordi Lopez-Tremoleda

queen mary
Sara Lovisa

Sara Lovisa

hu
Marion Malenge

Marion Malenge


Vasileios Ntafis

Vasileios Ntafis

fleming
Georgios Z. Papadakis

Georgios Z. Papadakis

hmiu
Dimitris Papadimitriou

Dimitris Papadimitriou


Stavros Tsantis

Stavros Tsantis

rodou
Anastasia Tsingotjidou

Anastasia Tsingotjidou

svm
Stefaan Vandenberghe

Stefaan Vandenberghe


Allesandra Villa

Allesandra Villa

molecular partners
Thomas Wanek

Thomas Wanek

muw
Stephan Wullschleger

Stephan Wullschleger

molecular partners

Giannis Zacharakis

Giannis Zacharakis

forth
Argyro Zacharioudaki

Argyro Zacharioudaki

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Maritina G. Rouchota

Maritina G. Rouchota

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George Loudos

George Loudos

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Theodoros Karampelas

Theodoros Karampelas

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Eliza Lambidis

Eliza Lambidis

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Dimitrios Anestis

Dimitrios Anestis

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Christina Arapatzi

Christina Arapatzi

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Sofia Lagoumtzi

Sofia Lagoumtzi

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Antonis Skliris

Antonis Skliris

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