Day 1 | Wednesday May 3

"Wowterworld" (A. Di Martino/Colapesce in "The bad guy")


12:00 - 16:40
SEMINAR

Chairs:
Francesco Patti (Catania) & Giuseppe Salemi (Palermo)

12:00-12:30 | Il-6 in the spotlight: Progress in Neuroimmunology
Angus Byars (Principal Global Medical Director, Roche)

12:30-13:00 | Treat to target: new therapeutic approaches in Multiple Sclerosis
Renato Turrini (Medical Head Neurosciences, Novartis Italia)
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00
SEMINARS

Chair:
Sebastiano Bucello (Siracusa) & Luigi Maria E. Grimaldi (Cefalù)

14:00-14:30 | From biological challenges to biotechnological advance: the value of CD19 depletion
Silvia Rossi, MD, PhD (Director Medical Affairs Lead Italy, Horizon Therapeutics)

14:30-15:00 | argenx commitment in rare autoimmune diseases
Fien Verhamme (Clinical Scientist, argenx)

15:00-15:30 | Future perspectives in Multiple Sclerosis & Neurology
Pascal Rufi (Global Neurology and Immunology Medical Affairs, Sanofi)

15:30-16:00 | L’inibizione del sistema complemento: quali evidenze, quali prospettive e future aree di ricerca
Fabio Buelli MD, PhD (Therapeutic Area Lead Neurology, Alexion)

16:00-16:40 | Applying advances in CNS to accelerate drug discovery and development
Paola Marcon (Director Clinical Country & Site Management, Biogen)
Coffee Break
16:40 - 17:15

"Nuovo Cinema Paradiso" (E. Morricone, original sound track)


17:15 - 18:00
WELCOME REMARKS

Chairs:
Roberto Furlan (Milan), Giovanna Borsellino (Rome), Gabriela Constantin (Verona) & Paolo Ragonese (Palermo)

17:15-17:30 | Welcome Remarks
Local Organizing Committee
PLENARY LECTURE

Chairs:
Davide Maimone (Catania) & Paolo Ragonese (Palermo)

17:30-18:00 | Regulatory neutrophils in neuroinflammation
Roberto Furlan (San Raffaele Scientific Institute - Milan, Italy)

SOCIAL EVENT


18:15...
Orto Botanico | Università degli Studi di Palermo
Offical Welcome by the Dean of the University fo Palermo
Prof. Massimo Midiri & Prof. Francesco Dieli
Welcome Cocktail