Join us for the first Patient Discovery Project webinar hosted by EARA, showcasing how patients and research institutions are working together to improve understanding and trust in animal research.
📅 Date: Tuesday, 23 September 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 – 11:45 (GMT)
📍 Online MS Teams – Free registration
*Please complete your registration by following the Microsoft Teams link provided via email with your tickets. Without this, you will not have access to the webinar link.
The webinar will feature:
- Insights from Discovery Days in the Netherlands and Portugal, where patients visited research facilities and met scientists.
- Panel discussions with patients, researchers and patient associations sharing their experiences.
- A look at patient involvement in animal research.
- The future direction of the Patient Discovery Project.
Who should attend?
- Patients and patient associations
- Biomedical researchers and institutions
- Healthcare professionals
- Industry representatives
- Policymakers and public stakeholders interested in transparency in research
Agenda
10:00 – Welcome & Introduction – Kirk Leech (EARA)
10:15 – Discovery Days: Achievements & Promo Video – Inês Serrenho and Monique Havermans (EARA)
10:30 – Panel Discussion: Netherlands Discovery Days about Parkinson’s Disease – Monique Havermans (EARA), Jinte Middeldorp (BPRC), Marijn Kuijpers (Radboud University), Masja van het Hoofd (Parkinson Association), Monique Bosman (people with lived experience)
10:50 – Panel Discussion: Diabetes Discovery Days in Portugal – Nuno M. Gonçalves (EARA), Sílvia Conde (NMS), Rogério Ribeiro (APDP), António Coelho & José Júlio Santos (people with lived experience)
11:10 – Patient Involvement in Animal Research – David Azilagbetor (University of Basel)
11:20 – Novartis and Patient Engagement – Monia Steenackers (Novartis)
11:30 – The Future of the Patient Discovery Project – Inês Serrenho (EARA)
11:40 – Closing Remarks
Agenda is subject to change.
Registration
This webinar is free to attend, but registration is required.
Please complete your registration by following the Microsoft Teams link provided via email with your tickets. Without this, you will not have access to the webinar link.
