Program

Tuesday September 16th

  Phaedon Institute SenoTherapeutics Summit
08.30 - 09.15 Registration
09.15 - 09.25 Welcome note
09.25 - 12.25 Session 1: New discoveries, biomarkers and clinical trials: a perspective from academics
 
9:25-9:50 James Kirkland / UCLA
9:50-10:15 Marissa Schafer / Mayo Clinic
10:15-10:40 Andrea Alimonti / IOR and ETH - Hunting Senescent Cells Through Targeted Immunotherapy
  
10:40 - 11:10
coffee break
 
 
11:10-11:35 Mike Sapieha / Unity Biotechnologies - UBX1325 in Diabetic Eye Disease
11:35-12:00 Daohong Zhou / UT San Antonio - Using PROTAC to Develop Safer and Better BCL-XL/2 Targeting Senolytics for MAFLD/MASH
12:00-12:25 Frederick Beddingfield / Life Sciences - A phase 1 study examining the impact of a novel topical GPX4 modulator and senolytic in inflammatory skin conditions and aging skin
 
12.25 - 12.55
Round table 1: biomarkers and clinical trial design for SenoTherapeutics
Frederick Beddingfield / Rubedo Life Sciences
James Kirkland / UCLA
Marissa Schafer / Mayo Clinic
 
12.55 - 13.55
lunch break
 
13.55 - 14.20
Alessandra Zatti / Chiesi Pharmaceuticals - Navigating Senotherapeutics in chronic lung diseases
 
 
14.20 - 14.50
“FederChimia - AssoBiotec" Round table 2: Cellular Senescence & Longevity Therapeutics: Are Big Pharma Ready to Bet on Aging Biology as key driver and mechanism of chronic diseases?
Benjamin Yaden / Eli Lilly
Alessandra Zatti / Chiesi Pharmaceutical
Alessandro Lattuada / Otsuka Pharmaceutical Italy
TBD / Novartis
 
14.50 - 17.20
Session 2: Early-Stage Companies
14:50-15:15 Jia Xiei / OneSkin
15:15-15:40 John Lewis / Oisin
15:40-16:05 Robin Mansukhani / Decidous
  
16:05 - 16:30
coffee break
 
16:30 - 16:55
Kevin Slawin, MD / Phoenix SENOLYTIX - p16Ink4a - ATTAC Mouse Model: From Proof of Concept to Senolytic Gene Therapy to Increase Healthy Lifespan
 
 
16:55 - 17:20
Kevin Slawin, MD / Eos SENOLYTIX - Novel MitoXcel™ Geropeptides Demonstrate Features of Safe and Effective Gerotherapeutics
 
 
17:20 - 17:50
Round table 3: From Gene Delivery to Decentralized Discovery – Translating Senescence Science into the Next Generation of SenoTherapeutics
Paolo Binetti / VitaDAO
Mac Davis / Minircle
TBD / Healthspan Ventures
 
17.50 - 18.15
Conclusions and final remarks

Wednesday September 17th

08.30 - 09:00 Registration
09.00 - 09:30 Opening Remarks and ICSA history (Marco Demaria & Dot Bennett)

09:30 - 10:40

Session 1

09:30-09:50 Bill Keyes
09:50-10:10 Marta Kovatcheva
10:10-10:20 Talk selected from abstracts
10:20-10:30  Talk selected from abstracts 
10:30-10:40  Talk selected from abstracts 

10:40 - 11:20

coffee break

11:20 - 12:40

Session 2 - Viral induced senescence: 
Sponsored by the University of Eastern Piedmont (UPO)

11:20-11:40 François Trottein
11:40-11:55 Clemens Schmitt  
11:55-12:10 Stefanie Deinhardt-Emmer
12:10-12:25 Marco De Andrea
12:25-12:40 Federico Armando

12:40 - 13:10

Flash talks/poster teasers selected from abstracts (7 x 3 min)

13:10 - 15:00

Lunch + Poster Session 1 (even-numbered posters)

15:00 - 16:40

Session 3

15:00-15:20 Ana O’Loghlen
15:20-15:40 Marco Demaria
15:40-16:00 Anna Picca
16:00-16:10 Talk selected from abstracts
16:10-16:20 Talk selected from abstracts
16:20-16:30 Talk selected from abstracts
16:30-16:40 Talk selected from abstracts

16:40 - 17:40

Keynote Speaker: Laura Niedernhofer

18:15 - 20:30

Welcome Reception (off-site at La Limonaia,, approx. 20 min walking)

Thursday September 18th

09:00 - 10:40

Session 4

09:00-09:20 Eugenio Barone
09:20-09:40 Masashi Narita - yICSA Speaker
09:40-10:00 Maria Mittelbrunn
10:00-10:10 Talk selected from abstracts
10:10-10:20  Talk selected from abstracts
10:20-10:30  Talk selected from abstracts
10:30-10:40  Talk selected from abstracts

10:40 - 11:20

coffee break

11:20 - 12:30

Session 5

11:20-11:40 Valery Krizhanovsky
11:40-12:00 Raffaella DiMicco - yICSA Speaker
12:00-12:10 Talk selected from abstracts
12:10-12:20 Talk selected from abstracts
12:20-12:30 Talk selected from abstracts

12:30 - 13:00

Flash talks/poster teasers selected from abstracts (8 x 3 min)

13:00 - 15:00

Lunch + Poster Session 2 (odd-numbered posters)

15:00 - 16:50

Session 6

15:00-15:20 Keiko Kono
15:20-15:40 Fabrizio d’Adda di Fagagna 

15:40-16:00 Sofia Ferreira
16:00-16:10 Talk selected from abstracts                 
16:10-16:20 Talk selected from abstracts
16:20-16:30 Talk selected from abstracts
16:30-16:40 Talk selected from abstracts
16:40-16:50 Talk selected from abstracts

17:00 - 18:00

yICSA Event (limited to early career researchers) - Feat. RafaellaDi Micco & Masashi Narita

20:00

Gala Dinner & Party – Baja Roma

Friday September 19th

09:30 - 11:15

Session 7

09:30-09:50  Maria Cavinato-Nascimento
09:50-10:10 Dmitry Bulavin
10:10-10:30 Chanhee Khang
10:30-10:40  Talk selected from abstracts
10:40-10:50  Talk selected from abstracts
10:50-11:00  Talk selected from abstracts
11:00-11:10  Talk selected from abstracts

11:10 - 11:50

coffee break

11:50 - 12:55

General assembly, closure and poster prizes

12:55 - 14:10

Lunch

15:00 - 17:00

Optional guided tour of the historic City Center