On October 15 and 16, 2026, Liryc is organizing the 2nd edition of the DISCOVERY symposium – Device InnovationS in COngenital and Valvular transcathetER therapY. This event aims to bring together leading international experts for two days of high-level scientific exchange to foster stimulating discussions on the latest advances in congenital/valvular transcatheter interventions, from innovative concepts to clinical practice.
STENTS IN PAEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES: DESIGN, APPLICATIONS ND FUTURE INNOVATIONS
Thursday, October 15
8:45 AM // WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
👤 Zakaria JALAL, Bordeaux University Hospital / IHU Liryc (France)
👤 Jean-Benoît THAMBO, Bordeaux University Hospital / IHU Liryc (France)
👤 Thomas MODINE, Bordeaux University Hospital / IHU Liryc (France)
9:00 AM // VERIDIS QUO: HISTORY OF STENT IMPLANTATION IN CHD
👤 Philipp BONHOEFFEUR (Italy)
9:30 AM // AROUND THE WORLD: OVERVIEW OF CURRENT AVAILABLE STNTS FOR CHD INTERVENTIONS
- Small and Medium Diamter Stents, Large Diameter Stents
👤 Giuti MILANI, Necker Hospital (France) - Large Diameter Stents
👤 Lee BENSON, SickKids Hospital (Canada)
10:30 AM // Coffee break and Exhibition visit
11:00 AM // ALIVE: LIVE-IN-BOX: STENT IMPLANTATION IN BASIC LESIONS
- Aortic Coarctation
👤 TBC - Pulmonary Artery Stenoses
👤 Shabana SHAHANAVAZ, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (USA)
12:00 PM // DISCUSSION
12:30 PM // Lunch and Exhibition visit
2:00 PM // HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER: HOW TO IMPROVE THE TECHNIQUE?
- Preprocedural Advanced Imaging
👤 Claudio CAPELLI, University College London (UK) - How to Manage Acute Complications
👤 Sir Shakeel A QURESHI, Evelina London children’s Hospital (UK) - Antithrombotic therapy following stent implantations
👤 New speaker
3:30 PM // DISCUSSION
4:00 PM // Coffee break and Exhibition visit
4:30 PM // SUPERHEROES LECTURE
👤 Marc GEWILLIG, University Hospitals (UZ), Leuven (Belgium) – TBC
Friday, October 16
9:00 AM // AERODYNAMIC: STENTS IN CHD: THE ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE
- Biomaterial Used for Stents Development: Impact for Clinical Practice
👤 TBC - Biomechanical Features of Cariovascular Stents
👤 Silvia FARE, Politecnico di Milano (Italy) – TBC
10:00 AM // DISCUSSION
10:30 AM // Coffee break and Exhibition visit
11:00 AM // ALIVE: RECORDED CASES: STENT IMPANTATION
- Ductus Arteriosus Stenting
👤 Ender ÖDEMIS, Koç University School of Medicine (Türkiye) - Sinus Venosus
👤 Younes BOUDJEMLINE, Sidra Centre (Qatar) – TBC
12:00 PM // Lunch and Exhibition visit
1:00 PM // TOUR OF THE LIRYC INSTITUTE LABORATORIES (TBC)
2:00 PM // TECHNOLOGIC: FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS FOR CHD INTERVENTIONS
Topics to be defined
- BioAbsorbable Stents
👤 Tim MORAN, Pediaworks (USA) – TBC
4:00 PM // CONCLUSION
4:30 PM // END OF SYMPOSIUM