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The Institute of Image-Guided, in partnership with the Force Foundation, is proud to announce the launch of its new major event: “Les Entretiens de l’IHU Strasbourg” The first edition of this conference, held under the patronage of the Ministry of Health, will take place on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the BNU Auditorium in Strasbourg and will focus on the ethics of health research.
Restoring Meaning to “Progress”
Our world is undergoing an unprecedented period of transition. The dizzying explosion of technological and biomedical discoveries is fundamentally challenging our definition of “progress.” As an international center of excellence in surgery and interventional techniques, the IHU Strasbourg is at the forefront of these upheavals. The growing integration of artificial intelligence and the development of bioremediation strategies hold tremendous promise for patients, but inevitably raise new questions.
A vital dialogue for understanding and explaining the challenges facing society
Conceived as annual high-level gatherings, these conferences aim to shed light on major scientific challenges and, ultimately, to strengthen the fundamental bond of trust between researchers and the public. Because being at the forefront of innovation demands unwavering integrity, the IHU Strasbourg wishes to loudly and clearly affirm its values of professional conduct and ethics.
For this inaugural edition dedicated to the ethics of health research, the goal will be to affirm the need to build a comprehensive, fair, and frugal bioethics framework and to translate its implementation into action to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
A distinguished panel of speakers
To shed light on these discussions, this landmark event will bring together leading thinkers and practitioners from the fields of healthcare, research, and philosophy. In particular, we will have the great privilege of hearing from and engaging with prominent figures such as:
- Madam Minister of Health, Families, Independence, and People with Disabilities, Stéphanie RIST,
- Albert-Claude BENHAMOU, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the IHU Strasbourg, Inclusion France 2030 Liaison at the SGPI, former President of the National Academy of Surgery,
- Agnès BUZIN, Former Minister of Solidarity and Health, President of the Evidences Institute,
- Christian DEBRY, Executive Director of the IHU Strasbourg,
- Jean-François DELFRAISSY, Chair of the National Ethics Advisory Committee,
- Thomas EBBESEN, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, pioneer in the field of nanoscience,
- Samir HENNI, Chief Executive Officer of the Strasbourg University Hospitals,
- Jules HOFFMANN, Professor at the University of Strasbourg, Director Emeritus at the CNRS, Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Physiology,
- Étienne KLEIN, Physicist, Research Director at the CEA, and philosopher of science,
- Francis MICHOT, President of the Academy of Medicine (2026),
- Bernard NORDLINGER, Member of the National Academy of Medicine, Surgical Oncologist, Specialist in Gastrointestinal Cancers,
- Philippe RAVAUD, Member of the National Academy of Medicine, Surgical Oncologist, Specialist in Gastrointestinal Cancers,
- Jean SIBILIA, President (Dean of the Strasbourg School of Medicine).
Decision-makers, institutions, healthcare professionals, and the media: join us in shaping this new vision, where innovation is harnessed to build a more humanistic society.
Practical information:
- Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Location: Auditorium of the BNU in Strasbourg
Register for the conference and download the full program:
www.ihu-strasbourg.eu
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