EIS Organising Committee

Prof. Anat Loewenstein
President

EURETINA

Dr. Kourous Rezaei
Co-opted Board Member

EURETINA

PROF. Martin Zinkernagel
General Secretary

EURETINA

Prof. Nicole Eter
PRESIDENT ELECT

EURETINA

Mr. Alistair Laidlaw
Past President

EURETINA

DARA CONLON
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT

EURETINA

Prof. Anat Loewenstein
President

EURETINA

Dr. Kourous Rezaei
Co-opted Board Member

EURETINA

PROF. Martin Zinkernagel
General Secretary

EURETINA

Prof. Nicole Eter
PRESIDENT ELECT

EURETINA

Mr. Alistair Laidlaw
Past President

EURETINA

DARA CONLON
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT

EURETINA

Contributors

Euretina is delighted to announce the following speakers and panellists confirmed to participate in the EURETINA Innovation Spotlight (EIS) taking place on the 18th September 2024 at the CCIB Barcelona, preceding the EURETINA Annual Congress. 

Contributors to EIS 24 include:

Sharon Bakalash
Global Head, Medical Affairs

ASTELLAS

Dr. Remko Bakker
Global Head Research Retinal Health

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM

Prof. Francesco Bandello MD
University Vita-Salute Ospedale San Raffaele

ITALY

Dr. Sam Barone
CMO

NANOSCOPE THERAPEUTICS

Mr. Pierre Billardon
CEO

DUTCH OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH CENTRE

Carlos Ciller

Carlos Ciller
Co-Founder & CEO

RETINAI

Brad Doerschuk
PRESIDENT & CEO

INFOCUS CLINICAL RESEARCH

Mr. Sascha Fauser
Global Head of Ophthalmology

ROCHE

Dr. Cedric Francois
President & CEO

APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS USA

Ms. Anta Gkelou

Ms. Anta Gkelou
Principal, Capital Strategy

SOFINNOVA PARTNERS

Dr. Frederic Guerard
CEO

OPTHEA

Tarek Hassan
Chief Development Officer

AVICEDA

Frank Holz
University of Bonn

GERMANY

Ralf Hornig PhD.
Clinical Affairs Director

SCIENCE

Arshad Khanani
University of Nevada

USA

Dr. Robert Kim
Chief Medical Officer

4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS

Jennifer Kissner
SVP CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT

OUTLOOK THERAPEUTICS

Dr. Sergio Leal
Director, Global Clinical Leader

BAYER

Dr. Stephanie Magazzeni
Head of Digital Research and Innovation

ZEISS

Dr. Helge Menz
Assistant to the General Manager

PHARMPUR GMBH

Mr. Kester Nahen
CEO

NOTAL VISION

Manuel Opitz

Manuel Opitz
CO-FOUNDER & CEO

DEEPEYE MEDICAL GMBH

Grazia Pertile
Sacro Cuore Hospital

ITALY

Tunde Peto
Queens University Belfast

UK

Ramiro Ribeiro

Ramiro Ribeiro
Chief Medical Officer

EYEPOINT PHARMACEUTICALS

DR. Christian Roesky
CEO

NOVALIQ

Amir Sadeghipour
CTO & Co-Founder

RETINSIGHT

Star Seyedkazemi

Star Seyedkazemi
Chief Development Officer

ADVERUM BIOTECH

DR. Riad Sherif
CEO

OCULIS

Julian Smith
General Manager, Global Commercial Development

ABBVIE

Derek Swan
CTO

OPTOS

Sumie Takahara
Executive Director

REGENXBIO

Kirsten Vonde
Executive Consultant

GRANZER REGULATORY CONSULTING & SERVICES GMBH

Stela VujoSevic
University of Milano

ITALY

Mr. Edward Van Wezel

Mr. Edward Van Wezel
Managing Partner

BIOGENERATION VENTURES

Bonnie van Wilgenburg
Principal

MONOGRAPH BIO

Contributors to EIS 24 include:

Sharon Bakalash
Global Head, Medical Affairs

ASTELLAS

Dr. Remko Bakker
Global Head Research Retinal Health

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM

Prof. Francesco Bandallo MD
University Vita-Salute Ospedale San Raffaele

ITALY

Dr. Sam Barone
CMO

NANOSCOPE THERAPEUTICS

Mr. Pierre Billardon
CEO

DUTCH OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH CENTRE

Carlos Ciller

Carlos Ciller
Co-Founder & CEO

RETINAI

Brad Doerschuk
PRESIDENT & CEO

INFOCUS CLINICAL RESEARCH

Mr. Sascha Fauser
Global Head of Ophthalmology

ROCHE

Dr. Cedric Francois
President & CEO

APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS USA

Ms. Anta Gkelou

Ms. Anta Gkelou
Principal, Capital Strategy

SOFINNOVA PARTNERS

Dr. Frederic Guerard
CEO

OPTHEA

Tarek Hassan
Chief Development Officer

AVICEDA

Frank Holz
University of Bonn

GERMANY

Ralf Hornig PhD.
Clinical Affairs Director

SCIENCE

Arshad Khanani
University of Nevada

USA

Dr. Robert Kim
Chief Medical Officer

4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS

Jennifer Kissner
SVP CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT

OUTLOOK THERAPEUTICS

Dr. Sergio Leal
Director, Global Clinical Leader

BAYER

Dr. Stephanie Magazzeni
Head of Digital Research and Innovation

ZEISS

Dr. Helge Menz
Assistant to the General Manager

PHARMPUR GMBH

Mr. Kester Nahen
CEO

NOTAL VISION

Manuel Opitz

Manuel Opitz
CO-FOUNDER & CEO

DEEPEYE MEDICAL GMBH

Grazia Pertile
Sacro Cuore Hospital

ITALY

Tunde Peto
Queens University Belfast

UK

Ramiro Ribeiro

Ramiro Ribeiro
Chief Medical Officer

EYEPOINT PHARMACEUTICALS

DR. Christian Roesky
CEO

NOVALIQ

Amir Sadeghipour
CTO & Co-Founder

RETINSIGHT

Star Seyedkazemi

Star Seyedkazemi
Chief Development Officer

ADVERUM BIOTECH

DR. Riad Sherif
CEO

OCULIS

Julian Smith
General Manager, Global Commercial Development

ABBVIE

Derek Swan
CTO

OPTOS

Sumie Takahara
Executive Director

REGENXBIO

Kirsten Vonde
Executive Consultant

GRANZER REGULATORY CONSULTING & SERVICES GMBH

Stela VujoSevic
University of Milano

ITALY

Mr. Edward Van Wezel

Mr. Edward Van Wezel
Managing Partner

BIOGENERATION VENTURES

Bonnie van Wilgenburg
Principal

MONOGRAPH BIO

Nadia Waheed
Chief Medical Officer

OCULAR THERAPEUTIX

David Zacks
Executive Director

ONL THERAPEUTICS

Nadia Waheed
Chief Medical Officer

OCULAR THERAPEUTIX

David Zacks
Executive Director

ONL THERAPEUTICS

Additional Contributors:
Dimitris Aktypis, Phaco & VR Marketing Senior Director, ALCON
Ioanna Psalti, EU EYE