Tuesday, 21 September, 11:00 – 12:00, Press Conference Hall

Welcome of press delegates and highlights of the 46th Annual Meeting of EASD

Prof. Prof. Ulf Smith Gothenburg University Gothenburg University Dept. of Molecular & Clinical Medicine Sweden (President, EASD)

Prof. Michael Stumvoll, University of Leipzig, Germany (Honorary Secretary EASD)

Prof. Claes-Göran Ostenson, Karolinska Hospital, Sweden, Local Organising Chairperson

Incorporating: New EMA Guideline on clinical investigation of medicine products in the treatment of diabetes mellitus

Prof. Ulf Smith Gothenburg University Gothenburg University Dept. of Molecular & Clinical Medicine Sweden (President, EASD)

Prof. David R. Matthews University of Oxford, OCDEM, United Kingdom Press Statement

Tuesday, 21 September, 14:10 – 15:10, Press Conference Hall

Side effects of antidiabetic agents 

Chaired by Prof. C.-G. Östenson and Prof.  E. Ferrannini

Prof. Michael A. Nauck, Diabetes Centre Germany Press Statement

Prof. Michael Pollak, McGill University, Canada Press Statement

Prof. Amalia Gastaldelli, CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Italy Press Statement

Tuesday, 21 September, 15:15 – 16:15, Press Conference Hall

DIAMAP Report on European Commission FP7 Road Map for European Diabetes Research

Chaired by Dr. V. Koivisto and Prof. E. Van Obberghen

Prof. Philippe A. Halban, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Mr. Steve Hitchins, Chair JDRF UK, United Kingdom

Prof. Emmanuelle Van Obberghen, INSERM U 907, France

Prof. Veikko Koivisto, Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Germany

Press Statement

Wednesday, 22 September, 09:00 – 10:00, Press Conference Hall

Late breaking news from clinical trials

Chaired by Prof. A.H. Barnett and Prof. C. Berne

Prof. Richard E. Pratley, University of Vermont College of Medicine, United States Press Statement

Prof. H. Jonathan Bodansky, The Diabetes Centre, United Kingdom

Wednesday, 22 September, 10:15 – 11:15, Press Conference Hall

Diabetes, obesity and cancer

Chaired by Prof. E. Gale (EASD) and Prof A. Renehan

Prof. Hsin-Chieh Yeh, Johns Hopkins Medicine, United States Press Statement

Prof. Jeff M Holly, University of Bristol, United Kingdom Press Statement

Prof. Tobias Pischon, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Germany Press Statement

 
Wednesday, 22 September, 11:30 – 12:30, Press Conference Hall

Diabetes and the bone

Chaired by Prof. P.-H. Groop and Prof. W. Jeffcoate

Prof. Peter Vestergaard, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark Press Statement

Prof. Matteo Monami, University of Florence, Italy Press Statement

Prof. Patricia F. Ducy, Columbia University, United States Press Statement

Wednesday, 22 September 13:00 – 14:00, Press Conference Hall

EASD Prize Lecture awardees – meet the recipients -Claude Bernard, Minkowski, Castelli Pedroli and Albert Renold Prizes

Chaired by Prof. U. Smith (President, EASD) and Prof. M. Stumvoll (Honorary Secretary, EASD)

Prof. Masato Kasuga, International Medical Center of Japan, Japan Press Statement

Prof. Fiona M. Gribble, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Press Statement

Prof. Dan Ziegler, German Diabetes Research Institute, Germany Press Statement

Prof. Susumu Seino, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan Press Statement

Wednesday, 22 September, 14:15 – 15:15, Press Conference Hall

EASD/EFSD press conference on research: New discoveries into the pathogenesis of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Prof. Michael Knip, University of Helsinki, Finland Press Statement

Prof. Juleen R. Zierath, Karolinska Institute, Sweden Press Statement

Wednesday, 22 September, 15:30 - 15:45, Press Conference Hall

EFSD/ Lilly European Diabetes Programme

Prof. Prof. Ulf Smith, Gothenburg University Gothenburg University Dept. of Molecular & Clinical Medicine Sweden (President, EASD)

Enrique A. Conterno, President, Lilly Diabetes

Wednesday, 22 September, 15:45 - 16:30, Press Conference Hall

Life for a Child

Sir Michael Hirst, President Elect, IDF

Prof. Edwin Gale, Bristol University, United Kingdom

Sister Dr. Marguerite De Clerck, Democratic Rupublic of Congo