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Neuro-SysMed Seminar February 4, 2026

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Welcome to the Neuro-SysMed monthly seminar series! Join us at the auditorium in Armauer Hansens Hus from 11:30 to 13:00 (lunch will be served from 11:30 to 12:00). This time, we will hear about the new Innovation Center for Neuroresilience (ICoN).

Registration

Speaker

Managing Director of Neuro-SysMed and Head of Innovation at ICoN, Yamila Torres Cleuren, and Professor Charalampos Tzoulis, Director of Neuro-SysMed, Head of the DECODE-PD Research Group (external link) and Neuro-SysMed's PD Node, Director of the KG Jebsen Center for Translational Research in Parkinson’s Disease, and now also for ICoN. 

Topic

"Closing the Translational Gap: SFI ICoN and the Future of Medical Innovation"

Registration

Registration through this link (external link). Deadline if you'd like to join the lunch is Feb. 2 at 11.00 

Time and place

Place: The auditorium in Armauer Hansens Hus

When: February 4, 2026, at 11:30 - 13:00 (lunch 11:30 - 12:00).

Abstract

Despite unprecedented advances in biomedical research, the translation of scientific discoveries into effective, preventive, and scalable medical solutions remains slow and fragmented. Promising innovations frequently stall in the so-called “translational gap,” where misaligned incentives, disciplinary silos, late-stage intervention strategies, and limited integration between academia, healthcare, and industry impede real-world impact.

This talk explores key structural and conceptual barriers that undermine medical innovation today, including fragmented funding mechanisms, inadequate models for early validation and implementation, regulatory and reimbursement uncertainty, and the lack of incentives for prevention-oriented solutions.

The Centre for Research-based Innovation SFI ICoN (Innovation Center for Neuroresilience) is presented as a concrete response to these challenges. By combining academic excellence with industrial partnership, clinical relevance, and health-tech innovation, SFI ICoN aims to support and accelerate translation. The talk will outline key principles from this model and our plans for the next 8 years, offering perspectives relevant to researchers and innovators seeking to accelerate meaningful medical innovation.

More about the topic

Find more information about the new IcON centre in this article: New Innovation Centre Unites Research and Industry to Prevent Parkinson's and Dementia

NEUROSYSM920

Neuro-SysMed's seminar series is open to all and is, in addition, part of a 3 ECTS course in Neuro-SysMed's Research School, with subject code NEUROSYSM920.

The objectives of the seminars at the Neuro-SysMed Research School for Translational Neuroscience are to provide knowledge into the research field of the disciplines involved in Neuro-SysMed, and the treatment strategies for patients with MS, PD, ALS, and dementia.

The course entails monthly participation in the seminar series, a two-day symposium, and the submission of two written reports. Students are also required to present their own research or a self-chosen scientific topic at the symposium. Read more about the course code on the student webpages. 

NEUROSYSM920