08.45 Breakfast & Registration
09.00 Opening & Agenda
Claus Vinther, Lead of Surgical dept. Odense University Hospital
09.05 Greeting on behalf of VCEN WEO
Prof. Jean-Francois Rey
09.10 Greetings to the symposium delegates
Prof. Paul Swain
Session I iCARE GROUP
IBD & GI bleeding
Chairpersons: Profs. Reena Sidhu, Xavier Dray
& Dr. Emanuele Rondonotti
09.20 Challenges in using CE in treat-to-target & mucosal healing in adults
Prof. Uri Kopylov
09.40 Challenges in CE & management in Pediatric IBD
Assoc Prof. Salvatore Oliva
10.00 Q & A
10.10 Panenteric capsule: The first-in-line examination in GI bleeding
Dr. Bruno Rosa
10.30 Conventional endoscopy: The first-in-line examination in GI bleeding
Dr. Alessandro Mussetto
10.50 Q & A
11.00 Break
Coeliac disease
Chairpersons: Profs. Jean-Christophe Saurin, Martin Keuchel
& Dr. Pablo Cortegoso
11.20 Capsule Endoscopy: The future for monitoring of coeliac disease - For the motion
Dr. Luca Elli
11.40 Capsule Endoscopy: The future for monitoring of coeliac disease - Against the motion
Prof. David Sanders
12.00 Q & A
12.10 Technological challenges in capsule endoscopy
Prof. Gastone Ciuti
12.30 Q & A
12.45 Lunch
Session II
Innovative platforms & pre/clinical studies
Chairpersons: Profs. John Plevris, Jose Cotter & Dr. Alex Menys
14.05 CESCAIL Project
Dr. Brian Lei
14.05 ColoCap Project
Prof. Sunil Dolwani
14.25 DanCap Project
Dr. Sebastian Radic Eskemose
14.45 SEARCH Project
Prof. Dimitris Iakovidis
15.05 Visualizing the Invisible Messenger: Psychobiotics and the Brain-Gut Dialogue
Prof. Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka
15.25 Panel Discussion moderated by Chairpersons
15.55 Coffee & Networking
Session III - Capsule Hardware & pre/clinical studies
Chairpersons: Profs. Ramesh Arasaradnam, Marco Pennazio
& Cristiano Spada
16.10 Vibro-impact capsule robots and other possible uses of capsule platforms
Prof. Yang Li
16.30 Technology readiness level for innovative technologies
CEO Dr. Sebastian Schostek
16.50 Non Imaging capsule platforms
Assoc. Prof. Gerard Cummins
17.10 KEYNOTE LECTURE
Present and future of endoluminal robotic theranostics in the GI tract
Prof. Alberto Arezzo
17.30 Panel Discussion moderated by the Chairpersons
17.50 Free time
19.00 Dinner at the Hotel Restaurant
DAY 2
Session IV AUTOCAPSULE
Chairpersons: Profs. Sandy Cochran & Giuseppe Iannaccone
09.00 The AUTOCAPSULE project: opportunities and challenges for a broader use of endoscopic capsules
Prof. Giuseppe Iannaccone
09.20 Magnetic Robotics in Capsule Endoscopy
Prof. Pietro Valdastri & Ms. Nikita Greenidge
09.40 Miniaturized ingestible capsule for redox measurements
Dr. Eng. Tom Torfs
10.00 Progress in Ultrasound Capsule Endoscopy
Prof. Sandy Cochran & Mr. Yifei Wang
10.20 Progress in power and data transfer for robotic capsules
Mr. Christian Sbrana, Mr. Michele Bertozzi & Dr. Alessandro Catania
10.40 Coffee Break
11.00 Electronics in Ultrasound Capsule Endoscopy
Dr. Srinjoy Mitra
11.20 Panel discussion moderated by Dr Gerard Cummins
12.00 Lunch & Networking
Session V - AICE
Chairpersons: Profs. Gunnar Baatrup, Esmaeil Nadimi & Dr. Ulrik Deding
13.15 Development of AI for colon capsule endoscopy - The engineers view
Assoc. Prof. Jan-Matthias Braun
13.35 Development of AI for colon capsule endoscopy- The clinical view
Prof. Angus Watson
13.55 How likeable is the CCE pathway for patients?
Prof. Roma Maguire
14.15 Results of AICE
Dr. Benedicte Schelde-Olesen
14.35 How do you see the AI in small bowel capsules?
Assoc Prof. Michael Dam Jensen
14.55 Coffee Break
15.10 Round table discussion - Moderated by Prof. Owen Epstein & Dr. Shlomo Lewkowicz
What clinicians need – what scientists/engineers can offer?
Profs. Geert D‘Haens, Mark McAlindon, Maya Thanou, Miguel Mascarenhas,
Assoc. Profs. Ervin Toth & Thomas de Lange & Dr. Dimitris Gkorpas.
16.00 Discussion and where next
16.15 Meeting closes
