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3 February, 2025The Auditorium of the University of Zaragoza will host this international congress organized by the IIS Aragón. It is being held for the first time in Spain and this Thursday and Friday will have more than 500 attendees to debate the future of medicine.
El The Auditorium of the University of Zaragoza hosts the third edition of the International Congress 'Medicine 2044, this Thursday and Friday, January 30 and 31. This important international event, organized by the Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragon), brings together more than 60 world-renowned speakers, and features with more than 500 attendees.
With a program packed with high-level symposia and conferences, 'Medicine 2044' features the participation of figures of great international stature, such as Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2006, Roger KornbergWho will address the topic of therapy and early diagnosis of infections. Furthermore, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004, Aaron Ciechanover, renowned for his research into fundamental biological processes, will discuss ethics in precision medicine of the future. Both will participate in this event on the afternoon of Thursday, January 30.
The entire programme was presented today at a press conference with Angel Lanas, scientific director of the IIS Aragón and Nadir Arber, head of the Integrated Cancer Prevention Center at the Sourasky Medical Center (Tel Aviv), both presidents of 'Medicine 2044'. "We want to prepare ourselves and direct our efforts along the right path. This congress addresses the great challenges of medicine and, with the participation of top-level figures both nationally and internationally, will explore how experts believe medicine will be in 15 or 20 years. All of this based on their knowledge and on the disruptive areas that are currently transforming the sector," said Ángel Lanas in his speech.

For its part, Nadir Arber He stressed that Zaragoza was the best option for this event to be held in Spain. “The issues being discussed here are fundamental for the future of medicine and I trust that future editions of this congress can continue to be held in Zaragoza,” added Arber.
A complete programme with more than 20 symposia and more than 60 speakers
One of the most anticipated debates of the first day will be 'Full automation or human touch?', which will be analyzed on Thursday 30th robotic surgery or the 'Future of Health Systems'. The doctor in Chemistry Samuel Sanchez Ordonez, will present the paper 'Healing Microrobots', a topic that delves into the innovation of micro-robots for medical applications.
Another of the major themes of the congress is the growing challenge of superbacteria. Under the title 'Superbugs: How can we defeat drug-resistant infections?, scientists and microbiology experts will discuss the strategies needed to combat antibiotic-resistant infections. Laura Lettuce, national research award winner and Spanish researcher leading the Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications group at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Barcelona, will be one of the participants in this talk on Thursday 30th at noon, together with the renowned Aragonese researcher Carlos Martin, who will speak on the fight against tuberculosis.
On the first day today, there will also be a space dedicated to the Personalized medicine and nanotechnology with Robert Langer, considered one of the fathers of intelligent drug release and an expert in nanomaterials, and with Chiara Pastore, expert in natural nanotechnology.
Also, on Friday 31st the following will be covered: organ transplant with renowned international experts. Among them, Anthony Atala, bioprinting pioneer who currently heads the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and researcher at the IIS Aragon Pedro BaptistaOther notable names on the second day include scientist and biologist, Sara Garcia Alonso, known for being the first Spanish woman to enter the ESA astronaut reserve (The European Space Agency), who will address medicine in space with his presentation 'Primary and Emergency Medicine in Space', to delve into key aspects of medical care in extreme conditions, such as weightlessness, the effects of space on the human body and the innovations needed to maintain the health of astronauts on long-term missions. The event will also feature Lluís Montoliu, a doctor in biology and researcher at the CSIC, who will participate in the symposium on 'Diseases and Biotechnology' in an important debate about the genome and Carlos Lalueza, a leading researcher in the decoding of the Neanderthal genome, who will give a global perspective of the modification of the human genome in the fight against diseases
In addition, 'Medicine 2044' will address other advances in medicine, such as Artificial Intelligence, with the national expert Professor Francisco Herrera; robotic surgery and endoscopy with Philip Chiu, world expert from the Chinese University of Hong Kong; or how to end cancer with the participation of world experts such as Mariano Barbacid, Nadir Arber, Ursula Jacob or Marta Trapero.
There will also be space to discuss the nutrition and exercise that have accompanied the development of diseases in humanity, highlighting the participation by Yannis Pitsiladis and Iris Dotan; the future of inflammatory bowel diseases; a symposium on the future of eye diseases or the development of the Cyborg man, among others.