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Programme

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Thursday 29 April 2027

09:30 - 10:30
Session 3: Omics and single-cell data in gamete biology
Chairs
Chair to be announced
João Pedro Alves Lopes, Sweden
09:30 - 09:50
Single-cell omics data in human gametes: data validation and accessibility
Nina Neuhaus, Germany
09:50 - 10:00
Discussion
10:00 - 10:20
Research data quality and open science in reproductive omics
Speaker to be announced
10:20 - 10:30
Discussion

10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:00
Session 4: Quality and safety of emerging techniques involving gamete manipulation
Chair
João Pedro Alves Lopes, Sweden
11:00 - 11:20
Sperm quality from in vitro spermatogenesis-derived approaches
Jan-Bernd Stukenborg, Sweden
11:20 - 11:30
Discussion
11:30 - 11:50
Mitochondrial replacement techniques: biological rationale, safety evidence and regulatory challenges
Speaker to be announced
11:50 - 12:00
Discussion

12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Break

13:00 - 14:00
Session 5: Embryo manipulation: opportunities and limits of emerging embryo-directed technologies
Chair
Luciana Cacciottola, France
13:00 - 13:20
Using blastoids - stem cell-based embryo models of the blastocyst - to uncover the mechanisms and vulnerabilities of endometrial implantation
Nicolas Rivron, Austria
13:20 - 13:30
Discussion
13:30 - 13:50
How to set up a valid follow up children after specific techniques
Anja Bisgaard Pinborg, Denmark
13:50 - 14:00
Discussion

14:00 - 14:30
Coffee Break

14:30 - 15:30
Session 6: Ethical Frontiers in Stem Cell Therapy – Risk, Hype, and Ethical Fault Lines
Chairs
Chair invited, but not confirmed yet
Francesca Gioia Klinger, Italy
14:30 - 14:50
In vitro gametogenesis and future parenthood models
Anne Le Goff, France
14:50 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:20
Intergenerational risk and long-term follow-up obligations
Speaker invited, but not confirmed
15:20 - 15:30
Discussion