On September 11 and 12, 2025, Liryc is organizing the DISCOVERY symposium – Device InnovationS in COngenital and Valvular transcathetER therapY. This brand-new 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.

PERCUTANEOUS PULMONARY VALVE IMPLANTATION RECENT ADVANCES AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025

MORNING SESSION

9:00 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)

  • Balloon Expandable Valves 👤 Gianfranco BUTERA, Bambino Gesù Hospital (Italy)
  • Self-Expandable Valves 👤 Sir Shakeel A QURESHI, Evelina London Children’s Hospital (UK)
  • Chair: Lee BENSON, Zakaria JALAL

10:30 AM // COFFEE BREAK

  • Harmony Valve 👤 Matthew GILLESPIE, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (USA)
  • Altera Adaptive Prestent 👤 Shabana SHAHANAVAZ, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (USA)
  • Discussion
  • Chair: Guiti MILANI, Jean-Benoît THAMBO

12:30 PM // LUNCH

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025

AFTERNOON

  • How to further simplify the procedure 👤 Gianfranco BUTERA, Bambino Gesù Hospital (Italy)
  • Preprocedural imaging: Beyond implantation suitability 👤 Claudio CAPELLI, University College London (UK)
  • PPVI under echoguidance 👤 Mi CHEN, Beijing Fuwai Hospital (China)
  • Discussion
  • Chair: Ender ÖDEMIS, Shabana SHAHANAVAZ

4:00 PM // COFFEE BREAK

👤 Lee BENSON, SickKids Hospital (Canada)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025

MORNING SESSION

  • Xenografts Substrates issues 👤 Silvia FARE, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
  • Supportive Stent issue 👤 Anna RAMELLA, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
  • Discussion
  • Chair: Gianfranco BUTERA, Claudio CAPELLI

10:30 PM // COFFEE BREAK

  • Pulsta Valve 👤 Ender ÖDEMIS, Koç University School of Medicine (Türkiye)
  • Venus P valve 👤 Guiti MILANI, Necker Hospital (France)
  • Chair: Zakaria JALAL, Lee BENSON

12:00 PM // LUNCH

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025

AFTERNOON

1:00 PM // TOUR OF THE LIRYC INSTITUTE LABORATORIES

  • Polymeric valves 👤 Isaac GEORGE, New-York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center (USA)
  • Bioengineering valves 👤 Nicolas L’HEUREUX, BVT – BioValve Therapeutics (France)
  • BioAbsorbable stents 👤 Tim Moran, Pediaworks (USA)
  • Experience in structural valves interventions 👤 TBC
  • Conclusion

4:30 PM // END OF SYMPOSIUM

Practical Information

Where ?

IHU Liryc

Avenue du Haut-Lévêque

33600 Pessac

FRANCE

Contacts

Laure DANGLES

Education Manager

at IHU Liryc