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XXVII ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
EUROPEAN EYE BANK ASSOCIATION

The aim of the meeting is to discuss how synergies between eye banks, tissue banks and advanced therapy units could be exploited, and regulatory challenges overcome, in order to promote new developments which might eventually lead to new therapeutic services and treatments for patients with ocular surface diseases.

15 January 2015 - 17 January 2015
Italy
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Programme Overview
Venue: Padiglione Rama, Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto Onlus

THURSDAY 15th JANUARY 2015

Wet Labs

FRIDAY 16th JANUARY 2015

09.00-13.30: Registration
09.00-12.00: EEBA Committee Meeting (Closed)
11.00-12.30: Workshops: Experts Meet Experts
12.30-13.30: Lunch

13.30-14.00: Opening Ceremony
14.00-16.00: SESSION I – EYE BANKING: NEW HORIZONS
Chairman: John Armitage
Keynote Speakers: Gilles Thuret and Philippe Gain

16.00-16.30: Coffee break

16.30-18.30: SESSION II – DSAEK AND DMEK: SHIFTING PARADIGMS ON CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION
Chairman: Massimo Busin
Keynote Speaker: José L. Güell

18.30-18.40: Conclusion and information about dinner or social events

19:00: Bus transfer to Venice

20.00: Gala Dinner

SATURDAY 17th JANUARY 2015

08.30-09.30: EEBA Business Meeting (Open)

09.30-13.00: SESSION III – EYE BANKS MEET CELL FACTORIES: NEW CHALLENGES AHEAD
Chairman: Stefano Ferrari
Keynote speaker: Julie T. Daniels

13.00-14.00: Lunch

14.00-15.30: SESSION IV – TISSUE AND EYE BANKS: A CLOSER LINK FOR A BETTER SERVICE
Chairman: Diego Ponzin
Keynote Speaker: Esteve Trias-Adroher

15.30-16.00: Coffee break

16.00-17.30: SESSION V – RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: HOW GUIDELINES AND COUNTRY DIRECTIVES ARE AFFECTING EYE BANKS AND CELL FACTORIES
Chairman: Jesper Hjortdal
Keynote speaker: Deirdre Fehily

17.30-18.00: Conclusions and Closing Ceremony
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