CERIC’s Future in Life Sciences
A Focus on Aging
October 13-15, 2025, Warsaw, Poland
As part of CERIC-ERIC’s ongoing mission to strengthen cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and bring the local research community together, we are pleased to announce a Life Sciences symposium dedicated to exploring the theme of aging through the lens of advanced structural and molecular techniques.
Hosted in Warsaw this October, the event aims to strengthen the bridge between the large-scale research infrastructures offers at CERIC and the biomedical research community.
Aging is a multifaceted biological process, and understanding it requires a diverse toolbox. This symposium will feature presentations from scientists utilizing methods including cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) as well as emerging approaches in biomaterials research.
In addition to scientific talks, the event host a panel discussion focused on the practical aspects of accessing large infrastructures, navigating multi-technique research, and fostering collaboration across disciplines and borders.
Whether you are an established researcher or a new user curious about integrating these powerful techniques into your work, we invite you to join us for an inspiring and informative day of science and connection.
Organiser: CERIC is a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) integrating and providing open access to some of the most advanced analytical facilities in Europe to help science and industry advance in all fields of materials, biomaterials and nanotechnology, with a focus on energy materials and life sciences. With a single entry point to some of the leading national research infrastructures in Europe, it enables the delivery of innovative solutions to societal challenges in the fields of energy, health, food, cultural heritage and more.
Organising Commitee:
– Andrew Harrison, Executive Director of CERIC-ERIC
– Heinz Amenitsch, Chair of Board of Directors of CERIC-ERIC
– Annalisa Pastore, Chair of the Organising Committee, King’s College London
– Michel van der Rest, Emeritus Professor, ENS of Lyon
– Kristina Djinovic Carugo, Head of EMBL Grenoble
– Marta Carroni, Head of Cryo-EM unit at University of Stockholm
– Sandra Macedo-Ribeiro, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular – IBMC
Speakers:
– Isai Kandiah, ESRF – The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
– Diana Arseni, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB)
– Lukas Trantirek, CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology
– Silvia Onesti,Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
– Kristina Djinovic Carugo, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
– Wolfgang Linke, University of Muenster
– Françoise Peyren, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon
– Alexandra Pacureanu, ESRF – The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
– Lisa Vaccari, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
– Petr Novak, TU Braunschweig (TBC)
– Thomas Kouba, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences
– Peter Lee, University College London
More detailed info on the Scientific Programme here.