Meetings

The first powered randomized trial examining early intervention with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with asymptomatic, severe aortic stenosis (AS) found this strategy to be both a safe and effective alternative to clinical surveillance (CS).

Findings were reported today at TCT 2024, the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). TCT is the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. Results were also published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Results from the large-scale randomized ECLIPSE trial found that a lesion preparation strategy of routine orbital atherectomy had similar outcomes compared with conventional balloon angioplasty prior to implantation of a drug-eluting stent (DES) in severely calcified coronary arteries.

Findings were reported today at TCT 2024, the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). TCT is the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. 

Protecting critical systems such as the electrical grid and water treatment plants from cyber-based risks to the supply chain is the focus of a new conference at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Harare, Zimbabwe – Africa’s pivotal role in the global fight against climate change and its health impacts will take centre stage at the inaugural Climate and Health Africa Conference (CHAC 2024), to be held from 29-31 October 2024 in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Washington, DC –  The 2024 National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) Global Summit and Award Ceremonies for Cancer Research & Entrepreneurship, co-hosted with the AIM-HI Accelerator Fund, convened the world’s top experts across cancer research, biotech entrepreneurship, pharmaceuticals, investment, and patient advocacy. This prestigious event, held at the National Press Club, served as a unique forum for advancing groundbreaking science, fostering innovative collaborations, identifying critical unmet needs for patients, and driving forward breakthrough solutions. This event highlighted cutting-edge cancer research advancements, the emerging area of early detection and early intervention research, utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) in improving cancer diagnostics, drug development, and personalized treatment strategies—revolutionizing the future of cancer care.

28.10.2024/Kiel. Partners of the Ocean Pavilion are calling on world leaders to make robust, long-term investments in ocean observations, research, and mapping to support efforts that will help meet key objectives of UN conventions on climate, biodiversity, and desertification. The Baku Ocean Declaration is being issued ahead of the 29th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP29), being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 11-22. The declaration emphasizes the crucial role that knowledge about the ocean plays in the well-being of people and communities, as well as the health of ecosystems worldwide. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel participates in this year’s Ocean Pavilion.

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting will bring together the largest gathering of human geneticists in the world in Denver, Colorado on November 5-9.