Meetings

On May 22-23, a select group of scientists from around the world gathered in the small town of Acciaroli in the Cilento-Salerno region of Italy to review a decade’s worth of research in the ongoing Cilento Initiative on Aging Outcomes (CIAO), a longitudinal study of local residents 100 years and older.   

The first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) pivekimab sunirine (PVEK) demonstrated promising efficacy and high response rates for patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendric cell neoplasm (BPDCN), according to data from a Phase I/II study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, “Does Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Affect Gene Regulation In Placental Tissue?” on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 2:00 pm ET. Emma C. Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will be the guest speaker. The session will be hosted by Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., President & CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation and host of the Emmy® nominated television series Healthy Minds.

The Second International Conference on Space Science and Technology was successfully held in Suzhou, China, from May 22 to 24, 2025. Over 300 experts, scholars, and corporate representatives from more than ten countries gathered to discuss cutting-edge research and innovations in the aerospace field. The conference, hosted by Beijing Institute of Technology and co-organized by several institutions, featured a main forum and four sub-forums with over 30 high-quality reports on topics like deep space exploration, intelligent aerospace technology, and aerospace information processing. It aimed to foster global cooperation and cross-disciplinary innovation in space science and technology. The next venue of the conference will be held at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore from July 22 to 24, 2025.

Chemistry needs to become more sustainable and urgent actions are needed. That is the main message of the Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future that was launched at the Nobel Prize Museum on 23 May.

The EQUALITY project brings together scientists, innovators, and prominent industrial players to develop advanced quantum computer algorithms to tackle strategic industrial problems in areas such as energy storage, aerodynamics, and space mission optimisation. This upcoming webinar series will highlight some of the project's most promising results. Topics include novel quantum approaches to optimisation, analysis of noise in quantum bits and its impact on applied computations, tailoring of quantum circuits, and more — all with a focus on real-world industrial relevance. 

The Japan SciCom Forum (JSF) will host its 7th annual conference as a special joint event, the PCST Symposium Japan 2025, from November 11 to 13 at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Institute of Science Tokyo. This marks the first PCST event in Japan, with a focus on “Strategic Development of Science Communication and Public Engagement in Asia.” The symposium will spotlight innovative, inclusive approaches to science communication in non-Western contexts and aim to strengthen a sustainable engagement ecosystem across the region.