scientific
symposium
2026

14th to 19th
of June
2026
in Switzerland

call to
action

who should be
diagnosed faster?
who needs
treatment escalation?
who can
safely receive less?
who needs
closer monitoring?
who may
benefit from a truly
individualized
therapeutic strategy?

MDACC  x artidis

JSC symposium 
agenda summary

Purpose
Align cross-functional leadership on scientific status, analysis plan, FDA submission readiness, and reimbursement pathway.Produce a consensus on action plan with owners, dates, and governed next steps.
Participants
MCAAC, Baylor College of Medicine
University of Washington
UT Southwestern Medical Center
University of Barcelona
University of Rijeka
Advocates for Collaborative Education
Cleveland Clinic
Call to action
who should be diagnosed faster?
who needs treatment escalation?
who can safely receive less?
who needs closer monitoring?
who may benefit from a truly individualized therapeutic strategy?
Sunday
4pm-5.30pm
Joint Activity
Welcome drinks
Run-through activities of the week
Meeting point:
Hotel bar or terrace
(depending on weather conditions)
5.30pm – 6.30pm
Opening Keynote Session
Artidis vision, clinical alliancesand patient advocacy
Speakers:
Albert Koong, Marija Plodinec, Eugene J. Koay, Steve Merlin, Stacey Tinianov
Topics:
Clinical alliances, translational oncology, Artidis platform vision, patient perspectives
Meeting point:
Hotel bar
7.30pm-10pm
Joint Activity
Dinner
Meeting point:
Restaurant Alexander
Monday
9am – 11.30pm
SCIENCE SESSION I
Artidis Intelligence
Chair: 
Marko Loparic
Speakers: 
Marko Loparic, Jurgen Keck, Vittorio Cristini, Emma Lumiaro
Topics:
Artidisnet, multimodal data integration, data analysis, mathematical modelling
Meeting point:
The Church
1pm-3pm
Joint Activity
Lunch at Gornergrat summit
Meeting point:
Restaurant Glacier Alpine Kitchen, Gornergrat
Meeting time:
1pm
Lecture participants get there from Riffelalp by train: Departure: 12:15pm
Departure:
12.15pm at Riffelalp station(leave hotel 15min prior to train departure)
Take 3.07pm train back to Riffelalp
Timetable Gornergrat railway
4pm – 6.30pm
Science Session II
Advanced disease andemerging indications
Chair: 
Marija Plodinec
Speakers: 
Justin Bird, Jordi Alcaraz, JamesWelsh, Donna E. Hansel, Savitri Krishnamurthy (virtual), Subha Perni
Topics: 
Sarcoma, lung, registry, bladder, metastatic disease
Meeting point:
The Church
7.30pm – 10pm
Joint Activity
Dinner
Meeting point:
Restaurant Alexander
Tuesday
9am – 11.30AM
Science Session III
Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary oncology
Chair: 
Marija Plodinec
Speakers: 
Eugene J. Koay, Indira Benjak Horvat,Chase Wehrle, Todd Aguilera, Hesham Amin, Ethan B. Ludmir, Michael G. White, John P. Shen
Topics: 
Pancreas, liver, colorectal, appendiceal
Meeting point:
The Church
11.30pm-2pm
Break
Lunch in Zermatt village
Restaurant options will be provided
Lecture participants get there from Riffelalp by train Departure: 12:20pm to Zermatt and walk to restaurant
Departure:
12.15pm at Riffelalp station (leave hotel 15min prior to train departure)
Take 3.07pm train back to Riffelalp
2pm – 3pm
Joint Activity
Option 1: 

Matterhorn museum
Option 2: 

Village walk/shopping
Lecture participants take train back to Riffelalp
Departure:
3.12pm
Arrival:
3:27pm at Riffelalp
4pm – 5.30pm
Science Session IV
Breast program and regulatory readiness
Chair: 
Marija Plodinec
Speakers: 
Marko Loparic, BenjaminSmith, Simona Shaitelman, Wendy Woodward, Alastair Thompson (virtual), Meghan Flanagan
Topics: 
Breast cancer portfolio to include diagnostics, neoadjuvant treatment, implant failure prediction, fungating tumors, and inflammatory breast
Meeting point:
The Church
5.30pm – 6.30pm
Science Session V
Joint Steering Commitee (closed session)
Chair: 
Eugene J. Koay
Meeting point:
The Church
7.30pm – 10pm
Joint Activity
Dinner
Meeting point:
Restaurant Alexander
Wednesday
9am – 11.45AM
Commercial session I
From innovation to adoption: commercialization, reimbursement, and clinical integration
Chair: 
Mark Oldroyd
Speakers: 
Mark Oldroyd, Joy Godby, Angela Simmons, Kelly Bowley, Anneke Geyer
Topics: 
Patient workflow, hospital billing workflow,  purchasing timelines and requirements
Meeting point:
The Church
12pm-1pm
Lunch
Meeting point:
Restaurant Al Bosco
1.15pm – 2.15pm
Regulatory Session
Regulatory pathways tomarket: from development toclinical adoption
Chair: 
Martin King
Speakers: 
Marko Loparic, Martin King
Topics: 
Regulatory strategy overview, clinical evidence requirements, future outlook and Q&A
Meeting point:
The Church
2.30pm – 3.30pm
COMMERCIAL SESSION II
Commercial vignette
Chair: 
Marija Plodinec
Speakers: 
Mark Oldroyd, Joy Godby, Kelly Bowley, Angela Simmons, Jo Ellen Slurzberg, and Judy Rosenbloom
Meeting point:
The Church
4.15pm – 7pm
Joint Activity
Swiss immersion surprise
Meeting point:
Hotel lobby
Meeting time:
4:15pm
Train departure to Rotenboden
4.39pm
Train arrival: 4.52 at destination
Train departure for return:
6.29pm to Riffelalp
Hike departure for return:
6pm
Returning to hotel the latest:
7.30pm
7.30pm – 10pm
Joint Activity
Dinner
Meeting point:
Restaurant Alexander
After Dinner
Karaoke night
Meeting point:
Hotel bar
Thursday
No sessions
Optional sessions and meetings if needed
8.30am – 2pm
Individual group activities depending on preferences
Option 1:
Guided mountain bike tour
Biking experience required
Meeting point:
Hotel lobby
Meeting time:
8:30am
Train:
9.08am direction Zermatt
Option 2:
Guided Hiking tour
Physical fitness required
Meeting point:
Hotel lobby
Meeting time:
8:30am
Train:
9.08am direction Zermatt
Option 3:
Matterhorn Glacier Paradise visit
Scenic option for unique high-altitude experience
Meeting point:
Hotel lobby
Meeting time:
9am
Train:
9.08am direction Zermatt
afternoon
Free time for relaxation & SPA
7.30pm—10pm
Joint Activity
Closing dinner
Meeting point:
Restaurant Alexander
Speakers
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Tranportation
Important Note
Please note that the last connection from Zermatt to Riffelalp HOTEL departs at 18:30 (6:30pm).
This means your flight on 14th June must arrive no later than 15:00 (3:00 PM), to allow sufficient time (approximately 3 hours) to reach Zermatt with our driver.

Upon arrival in Zermatt, the hotel team will meet you at the taxi station. From there, you will take the train from Täsch to Riffelalp station.
At Täsch, you will be transferred to the small train station for your onward journey.
 
The average temperature range for Zermatt H:48-62 L: 34-45. With multiple connections, you may want to consider packing light.