Venue: H. Lundbeck A/S , Ottiliavej 9, Valby, Copenhagen , Denmark
Organizing committee:
Birger Brodin, Professor, University of Copenhagen;
Kristiina Huttunen, Associate Professor, University of Eastern Finland;
Margareta Hammarlund-Udenaes, Senior Professor, Uppsala University;
Christoffer Bundgaard, Director, H. Lundbeck A/S
| 08:30-09:00 | Registration & coffee | |
| 09:00-09:15 | Welcome from the organizers | |
| 09:15-09:45 | Molecular anatomy of brain barriers Christer Betsholtz , Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden |
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| 09:45-10:15 | Precapillary Sphincters and their roles in the brain vasculature Søren Grubb, Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| 10:15-10:45 | Coffee | |
| 10:45-11:15 | Mechanistic studies on BBB permeability Maarja Andaloussi Mäe, Associate Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden |
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| 11:15-11:45 | Comparison of diffusion properties of different neurotrophic factors in brain parenchyma Mikko Airavaara, Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland |
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| 11:45-12:15 | Brain delivery and elimination of antibodies that cross the BBB by transferrin receptor-mediated transcytosis Stina Syvänen, Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden |
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| 12:15-14:00 | Lunch and poster session | |
| 14:00-14:30 | Development of a single domain brain shuttle platform Peter Ravn, Director, Antibody Discovery & Assay Technology H. Lundbeck A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| 14:30-15:00 | The potential of Basigin for receptor mediated transcytosis Sandra B. Vergo, Principal Scientist, Antibody Discovery & Assay Technology H. Lundbeck A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| 15:00-15:15 | Coffee and cake | |
| 15:15-15:45 | Appetite lowering peptides gain access to discrete brain regions Anna Secher, Principal Scientist, Novo Nordisk A/S, Måløv, Denmark |
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| 15:45-16:15 | Connecting the dots in 3D: Brain delivery and efficacy of a BBB shuttle-enhanced aducanumab biosimilar in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease Yasir Gallero-Salas, Imaging Specialist, Gubra A/S, Hørsholm, Denmark |
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| 16:15-16:45 | Shedding light on the BBB black box using two-photon microscopy Krzysztof Kucharz, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| 16:45-17:00 | Goodbye from the organizers | |
| 17:00-18:30 | Wine, snacks & networking outside the auditorium |
Registration is mandatory, attendance is free. Attendees are accepted on a first-come-first serve basis. Email to
Feel free to submit a poster abstract (1 A4 page, PDF format) and bring a poster (A0).
We are unfortunately not able to assist with travel and accommodation.