- Dr Paul Kenna, Director of Research, Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Research Foundation
- Dr Sinead Connolly, Clinical Educator and Research Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Dr James Warburton, Novartis
- Dr Sarah Doyle, Assistant Professor in Immunology, Trinity College, Dublin
Programme
09.00 – 9.30 Registration/ tea and coffee
09.30 – 9.35 Welcome and introduction by Chair
09.35 – 10.10 Dr Sinead Connolly, Clinical Educator and Research Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
“Small Molecules with Big Potential – Nanoparticle Approaches in Ophthalmology”
10.10 – 10.45 Dr James Warburton, Novartis
Update on Novartis Ophthalmology Pipeline
10.45 – 11.00 Discussion
11.00 – 11.35 Tea & coffee break
11.35 – 12.10 Dr Paul Kenna, Director of Research, Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Research Foundation
“Inherited Retinal Degenerations – From Cause to ? Cure”
12.10 – 12.45 Dr Sarah Doyle, Assistant Professor in Immunology, Trinity College, Dublin
“The Potential of Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Neovascular AMD”
12.45 – 1.00 Discussion and close of meeting by Chair
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch
The meeting is supported by Novartis
