Events
On this page, you will find scientific conferences and events in the fields of pancreatic cancer or liquid biopsy; announcements of PANCAID member participation; and, further down, past and upcoming PANCAID meetings.
Watch the recording of our joint Webinar “Approaches to early cancer diagnosis and the impact of artificial intelligence in oncology”
Key information
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Format: Online via Microsoft Teams
- Available on YouTube
Speakers
- Federica Zanca (moderator). EIC Program Manager for Medical Imaging and AI in Healthcare for the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
- John Hermans. Medical Imaging department, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. PANCAIM Project Coordinator with Henkjan Huisman.
- Massimo Alfano. Group Leader at San Raffaele Biomedical Science Park (Milan, Italy). PHIRE Project Coordinator.
- Núria Malats. Head of the Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO). PANCAID leader of WP3: Data Management and AI Analysis
Abstract
Early cancer detection is one of the most important challenges in oncology today. This 60-minute webinar will bring together healthcare professionals and researchers from three EU-funded research projects, PHIRE, PANCAIM, and PANCAID, to present different approaches to improving early diagnosis through biotechnology and artificial intelligence in pancreatic and bladder cancer. Through different strategies, the three projects share a common goal: making cancer detection faster, more accurate, and more personalised.
The discussion will highlight how collaboration between researchers, clinicians, and AI specialists is leading to real-world improvements in healthcare. The speakers will also explore the broader impact of early diagnosis on patient wellbeing, healthcare costs, and innovation in the biotech sector.
The event will include short project presentations, a panel discussion, and a Q&A session with the audience. Participants will learn about new technologies being developed, such as high-resolution imaging devices, diagnostic tests based on liquid biopsy, and the use of AI to analyse clinical and genomic data.
The webinar is aimed at medical and biotechnology researchers, physicians, healthcare professionals, organisations supporting cancer patients, and AI experts working in the health sector.
Conferences and symposia
2026
January
- 11th Simposio Biopsia Líquida
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
22 – 24 January 2026
February
March
- 44th Annual Meeting of the German Pancreatic Club (DPC)
Freiburg, Germany
5 – 7 March 2026
April
- AACR Annual Meeting 2026
San Diego, CA, USA
17 – 22 April 2026
May
June
- EACR 2026
Budapest, Hungary
8 – 11 June 2026 - 58th Annual Meeting of the European Pancreatic Club
Istanbul, Turkey
24 – 27 June 2026
July
- ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress 2026
Munich, Germany
1 – 4 July 2026
August
September
- EACR Conference Liquid Biopsies
Lyon, France
22 – 24 September 2026 - AACR Conference on Pancreatic Cancer
San Diego, CA, USA
25 – 28 September 2026
October
- UEG Week
Barcelona, Spain
17 – 20 October 2026 - ESMO Congress 2026
Madrid, Spain
23 – 27 October 2026