SPONSORED PROGRAMME

The Sponsored Programme at IPIC2025 includes a series of industry-led symposia, offering scientific updates and perspectives on primary and secondary immunodeficiencies.

07:30 – 08:30h | TAKEDA

Symposium title: Mastering the art of Patient centric care

Speakers: Prof Charlotte Cunnhingham Rundles; Prof Elie Haddad; Nurse Emily Carne

Programme:
– Welcome and introduction – Prof Elie Haddad
– Tailored Treatment strategies for optimal patient outcomes – Prof Charlotte Cunningham Rundles
– Enhancing patient well-being: Holistic care approaches – Ms Emily Carne
– Panel discussion: Engage and explore: Interactive Q&A session on PID Diagnosis and clinical care. Moderated by Prof Elie Haddad, panellists: Prof Charlotte Cunningham Rundles and Ms Emily Carne
– Key takeaways and future directions – Prof Elie Haddad

12:00 – 13:00 | OCTAPHARMA

Symposium title: Is Immunodeficiency a Topic Only for Immunologists? Fostering Collaboration between Specialties

Speakers: Prof Sara Barmettler; Prof Stephen Jolles; Dr Nizar Mahlaoui

Programme:

-Welcome and introduction – Dr Nizar Mahlaoui
– Are Secondary Immunodeficiencies Lost in Translation? A Multidisciplinary Challenge Beyond Immunology – Prof Sara Barmettler and Prof Stephen Jolles
– Navigating the Transition from Paediatric to Adult Care – Dr Nizar Mahlaoui
– Q&A – All faculty
– Closing Remarks – Dr Nizar Mahlaoui

13:00 – 14:00h | KEDRION

Symposium title: Secondary Immunodeficiencies in hematologic malignancies: a growing area of interest

Speakers: Prof Giuseppe Spadaro; Prof Hermann Wolf

Programme:

– Secondary Immunodeficiency Disorders – Focus on Hematological Malignancies – Prof Hermann Wolf
How to treat Immunodeficiency Disorders in Hematological Malignancies – Prof Giuseppe Spadaro
Real-world Clinical Experience in the treatment of immunodeficiency – Prof Hermann Wolf and Prof Giuseppe Spadaro
Q&A
– Closing

17:30 – 18:30h | GRIFOLS

Symposium title: Exploring Primary Immunodeficiencies from a Multidisciplinary Perspective: Unravelling Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Gut Inflammation

Speakers: Dr Leif Hanitsch; Dr Cecilia Damask; Dr Fabienne Charbit-Henrion

Programme:
– Introduction and ASPIRE Award Ceremony – Dr Leif Hanitsch
– Otorhinolaryngology insights for enhanced immunodeficiency diagnosis – Dr Cecilia Damask
– Gastroenterology and Primary Immunodeficiencies – Dr Fabienne Charbit-Henrion
– Q&A – All
– Closing

08:00 – 09:00 | PHARMING

Symposium title: Advancing care in APDS: novel insights on diagnosis and treatment

Speakers: Prof Anna Sediva, Prof Josh Milner, Prof Bénédicte Neven

Programme: 

– Welcome and Introduction – Prof Anna Sediva
– Massively Scalable Generation, Discovery, and Clinical (Re)Classification of Inborn Errors of Immunity Using Cutting-Edge Genome Engineering – Prof Joshua Milner
– Efficacy and safety of leniolisib in pediatric patients <12 years old with APDS – data from an ongoing open-label clinical development program – Prof Bénédicte Neven
– Q&A

12:30 – 13:30h | CSL Behring

Symposium title: PID and SID: A Dynamic Duo

Speakers: Prof Anna Sediva; Prof Milos Jesenak and Prof Stephen Jolles

Programme:
– Welcome and Introduction – Prof Anna Sediva
– Early diagnosis of PID: Current needs and future outlooks – Prof Milos Jesenak
– Confronting the challenges of SID – Prof Stephen Jolles
– PID and SID: From a patient’s perspective – Prof Anna Sediva
– Q&A and closing remarks – All faculty

13:45 – 14:45h | X4 PHARMA

Symposium title: Diagnosis and Management of WHIM Syndrome and a Global Phase 3 Study Evaluating a CXCR4-Targeted Therapy for Primary Chronic Neutropenia

Speakers: Katrina Adell, MD; Raffaele Badolato, MD, PhD; Katarina Zmajkovicova, PhD and Adli Ali, MD

Programme:
– Introduction – Dr Katrina Adell
Pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of WHIM Syndrome – Dr Raffaele Badolato
The role of genetic testing in diagnosis of WHIM Syndrome – PhD Katarina Zmajkovicova
Unmet needs in primary chronic neutropenia and evaluation of a CXCR4-targeted therapy in a global phase 3 study for primary chronic neutropenia – Dr Adli Ali