Program will be added once finalised.
From diagnostic to preparedness: How to be better prepared for the next pandemic?
Symposium organised by the industrial Chair REVIDA and VIRESP the 21-22 October 2026 in Lyon
DAY 1
Wednesday 21st October
8h30
Coffee to welcome the participants
9h00
Opening
- Plenary
Chairman
10h00
Titre de la présentation
Bruno Lina
Fonction
France
9h30
Role of genomics and modelling in virus circulation and in pandemic preparedness
- Plenary
Chairman
10h00
Titre de la présentation
Marta Nunes
Fonction
France
10h00
Integrating pathogen genomics into public health systems: lessons for pandemic preparedness and response
Gregory Armstrong
Fonction
US
10h00
Real-time analysis and prediction of viral evolution
Richard Neher
Professor at the University of Basel
Switzerland
11h00 - 11h30
Coffee break
10h00
Titre de la présentation
Laurence Josset
Fonction
France
10h00
Titre de la présentation
Antonin Bal
Fonction
France
10h00
Titre de la présentation
Alex Byrne
Senior Bioinformatician, Worldwide Influenza Centre, The Francis Crick Institute
UK
10h00
Titre de la présentation
John McCauley
Fonction
UK
10h00
Role of genomics and modelling for infectious disease surveillance and pandemic preparedness
Swapnil Mishra
Fonction
Singapor
13h00
Lunch
14h00
Role of host markers to refine the use of genomics and diagnostics
- Plenary
Chairman
10h00
Titre de la présentation
Sophie Trouillet-Assant
Fonction
France
10h00
Point-of-care testing in the next pandemic: tools to mitigate impact
Tristan Clark
NIHR Research Professor and Honorary Consultant in Infectious diseases / School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton
US
10h00
Real-time analysis and prediction of viral evolution
Richard Neher
Professor at the University of Basel
Switzerland
10h00
Titre de la présentation
Michael Levin
Fonction
UK
10h00
Remaining gaps and challenges for commercialization of host-based markers
Alexander Krause
Fonction
US
10h00
The role of host-based markers in sepsis
Pierre Tissieres
Fonction
France
10h00
Ebola crisis, diagnostic challenges, and the potential role of host-based markers during viral emergence and re-emergence.
Eddy Lusamaki
Fonction
RDC
DAY 1
Thursday 22nd October
9h30
Learning from experience to strengthen pandemic preparedness
- Plenary
Chairman
10h00
How to collect data in a crisis? How genomics can inform public health and be used for diagnosis?
Senjuti Saha
Fonction
Bangladesh
10h00
Viral Dynamic Models During COVID‐19: Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic?
Jérémie Guedj
Professor at the University of Basel
Paris
10h00
Diagnostic testing in pandemics: what can we do now to prepare for the next pandemic?
Maria Zambon
Head of Respiratory Virology, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
UK
10h00
Role of genomics and modelling for infectious disease surveillance and pandemic preparedness
Céline Barnadas
Representing WHO Berlin
France
11h30
Coffee break
12h00
Round table
- Plenary
Chairman
10h00
Point-of-care testing in the next pandemic: tools to mitigate impact
Tristan Clark
NIHR Research Professor and Honorary Consultant in Infectious diseases / School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton
US
More information about the Symposium
- Theme
This symposium will be around the theme: “From diagnostic to preparedness: how can we be better prepared for the next pandemic?” with a broader focus on managing infections and epidemics – detect, understand, anticipate. This event is in partnership with the I4ID organized by Mabdesign.
- Scientific committee
Symposium : Sophie Trouillet-Assant, Marta Nunes
I4ID : Bruno Lina, Derry Mercer, Laure Delhon, Sandra Morel, Daniel Larocque, Robbert van der Most, Sherif Abouelhadid, Francesca Bernardini, Lionel Cupillard, Sotiris Missailidis, Dimitri Lavillette, Clarisse Demont, Sabine Leclercq, Fabrice Porcheray
- Local committee of organisation
Sophie Trouillet-Assant, Marta Nunes, Juliette Hassenboehler, Caroline Dupré
- Dates of the symposium and location
The symposium will take place at the EM Lyon Business School on 21st and 22nd (morning) of October 2026 in Lyon (France). It will last 1 day and an half. The morning of the 22nd of October will be organized jointly with the I4ID Congress, organized by MabDesign.
- Theme
This symposium will be around the theme: “From diagnostic to preparedness: how can we be better prepared for the next pandemic?” with a broader focus on managing infections and epidemics – detect, understand, anticipate. This event is in partnership with the I4ID organized by Mabdesign.
- Scientific committee
Sophie Trouillet-Assant, Marta Nunes
- Local committee of organisation
Sophie Trouillet-Assant, Marta Nunes, Juliette Hassenboehler, Caroline Dupré