Event agenda
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
09:00 - 09:30
Check-in
Pick up your name badge and use this time to network or visit the exhibition.
09:00 - 17:00
09:30 - 09:50
Words of Welcome
We are looking forward to welcoming you at the conference.
5 speakers
09:50 - 10:25
Presentations – Part 1: Framework conditions
- Sabine Embacher-Aichhorn: The Clinical Trial Landscape in Austria
- Ilona Reischl-Kok: Regulatory trends and activities
2 speakers
10:25 - 11:05
Coffee break
Recharge and engage in conversations with fellow conference participants.
10:30 - 11:00
Partnering meetings - Matchmaking - block 1
- Prälatensaal
- Seminarraum Hartmann (ground floor)
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
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11:05 - 11:55
Presentations – Part 2: Innovations and trends
- Gernot Plank: Advancing towards Precision Cardiology - Simulation & AI based Digital Twins and In Silico Clinical Trials
- Agnes Bugajska-Schretter: Clinical Trials in Vienna - Infrastructure Driving Innovation
- Csilla Ponner & Marie-Isabelle Batthyany: Collaborating for Better Patient Understanding: The Boehringer Ingelheim and XRS Medical Journey
4 speakers
11:55 - 13:05
Lunch
Lunch buffet with ample informal networking opportunities.
12:00 - 13:00
Partnering meetings: Matchmaking - block 2
- Seminarraum Hartmann (ground floor)
- Prälatensaal
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
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13:05 - 13:40
Presentations – Part 3: Funding and financing
- Kick-off funding initiative: Digital Health Austria – Innovations for the Healthcare System of Tomorrow
- aws - FFG - LBG: Additional Funding Programs
3 speakers
13:40 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Coffee break
Recharge and engage in conversations with fellow conference participants.
14:05 - 14:35
Partnering meetings: Matchmaking - block 3
- Seminarraum Hartmann (ground floor)
- Prälatensaal
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
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14:40 - 16:00
Presentations – Part 5: Real-world insights
- Maria Teresa Ferretti: Syntropic - an Austrian startup developing a novel, at home, safe medical device for depression
- Muriel Harloff: From Concept to Clinical Evidence: Designing and Conducting Clinical Studies in Practice
- Achim Schneeberger: Breaking Barriers: Navigating the Path to Clinical Development
- Ghazaleh Gouya Lechner: Practical insights in clinical evidence for drugs and medical devices
4 speakers
16:00 - 18:00
Snacks and networking
Time for informal networking over snacks and refreshments.
16:05 - 17:35
Partnering meetings: Matchmaking - block 4
- Seminarraum Hartmann (ground floor)
- Prälatensaal
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
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