Dexeus

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23-25 APRIL 2026

Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Barcelona

Program

10.00 – 10.15 Opening Cermony

10.15 – 11.25
SESSION 1: Reproductive medicine meets… Andrology

– Male fertility under the microscope: why sperm DNA fragmentation matters – Jackson Kirkman-Brown
–  Sexual health and reproductive outcomes. Time to rethink the connection – Ege Can Şerefoğlu
– Who benefits from hormonal therapy in male infertility: targeted use based on clinical profiles – Sandro Esteves 
– Discussion

11.25 – 12.15
SESSION 2: Clinic meets the lab: When eggs are few…..

– Which path to take in the lab – IVF or ICSI? – Denny Sakkas 
– Stick with one or chase two stimulation cycles?  – Alberto Vaiarelli

12.15 – 13.15
Industry- Sponsored Session (1)

13.15 – 14.15 LUNCH BREAK

14.15 – 15.25
SESSION 3: Reproductive medicine meets… Immunology

– Can we hack the immune system to boost implantation? – Antonios Makrigiannakis
– When implantation fails can HLA and KIR testing help? – Diana Alecsandru
– Exploring endometrial microbiome. Does it hold the secret to implantation success? – Carlos Simón
– Discussion

15.25 – 16.15
SESSION 4: Clinic meets the lab: When eggs don’t fertilize….

– Go gentle with ovarian stimulation – Pedro Melo
– Activate them artificially! – Thomas Ebner

16.15 – 16.45 COFFEE BREAK

16.45 – 17.45
Industry- Sponsored Session (2)
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17.45 – 18.15
SESSION 5: Reproductive medicine meets… The FUTURE

– Long live the oocyte – Elvan Boke

18.15-19.30 WELCOME RECEPTION (Exhibition Area)

09.00 – 10.10
SESSION 1: Reproductive medicine meets… Genetics

–Endo Inherited. Tracing the genetic threads of endometriosis – Paola Viganò 
– Is mitochondrial genome different in newborns from ART? – Claudia Spits
– Germline mutation rate in humans and its impact on ART – Stylianos Antonarakis
– Discussion

10.10 – 11.10
Industry- Sponsored Session (3)

11.10 – 11.40 COFFEE BREAK

11.40 – 12.50
SESSION 2: Reproductive medicine meets… Fetal medicine

– From Lab to Life: congenital malformations in ART Children – Anja Pinborg
– Fetal growth in ART pregnancies
– ART Pregnancies under pressure. The preeclampsia challenge – Nikolaos Polyzos
– Discussion

12.50 – 14.00
Fundación Dexeus award & Keynote Lecture
Kypros Nicolaides 

14.00 – 15.00 LUNCH BREAK

15.00 – 15.50
SESSION 3: Clinic meets the lab: Low oocyte maturation rate…

– Dual trigger is the answer – Raoul Orvieto
– Rescue in vitro maturation is the answer – Başak Balaban

15.50 – 16.50
Industry- Sponsored Session (4)

16.50 – 17.20 COFFEE BREAK

17.20 – 18.20
SESSION 4: Reproductive medicine meets… The FUTURE

– Watching Life Begin...

Live imaging of early embryo development – Nicolas Plachta  
Live imaging of embryo implantation – Samuel Ojonegros

09.00 – 10.10
SESSION 1: Reproductive medicine meets… Surgery

– Beat adenomyosis, boost ART outcomes – Attilio Di Spiezio
– Cutting-edge or unnecessary? Robotic surgery before ART – Gaby Moawad 
– Partial septum & arcuate uterus: fix it or forget it? – Grigoris Grimbizis
– Discussion

10.10 – 11.20
SESSION 2: Reproductive medicine meets… Technology & environment

– Smart embryos: How AI decodes developmental chromosomal and implantation competence – Danilo Cimadomo
– Environmental chemicals. Is human fertility under attack? – Pauliina Damdimopoulou
–Diet and Lifestyle. Can everyday choices shape fertility outcomes? – Joyce Harper 
– Discussion

11.20 – 11.50 COFFEE BREAK

11.50 – 12.40
SESSION 3: Clinic meets the lab: Recurrent pregnancy loss

– Cell-Free DNA testing in pregnancy loss. Can it provide the answers we need? – HenrietteSvarre Nielsen
– Focusing on embryo factor. Is PGTA needed? – Mina Popovic 

12.40 – 13.10
SESSION 4: Reproductive medicine meets… The FUTURE

– Goodbye ovarian stimulation…. Welcome IVM – Tuong Ho

13.10 – 13.15 Closing remarks

Confirmed Speakers & Chairs

Diana Alecsandru
Stylianos Antonarakis
Başak Balaban
Elvan Boke
Danilo Cimadomo
Pauliina Damdimopoulou
Attilio Di Spiezio
Thomas Ebner
Sandro Esteves
Grigoris Grimbizis



Joyce Harper
Tuong Ho
Jackson Kirkman-Brown
Antonios Makrigiannakis
Pedro Melo
Gaby Moawad
Kypros Nicolaides
Samuel Ojonegros
Raoul Orvieto
Anja Pinborg


Nicolas Plachta
Nikolaos Polyzos
Mina Popovic
Denny Sakkas
Ege Can Şerefoğlu
Carlos Simón
Claudia Spits
Henriette Svarre Nielsen
Alberto Vaiarelli
Paola Viganò


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