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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025

EVENING

WELCOME COCKTAIL

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025

MORNING SESSION

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)

👤 TBC

  • Balloon Expandable Valves
    👤 Gianfranco BUTERA, Bambino Gesù Hospital (Italy)
    –

  • Self-Expandable Valves
    👤 Sir Shakeel A Qureshi, Evelina London Children’s Hospital (UK)

10:30 AM // COFFEE BREAK

  • Harmony Valve
    👤 Zakaria JALAL, Bordeaux University Hospital / IHU Liryc (France)
    –

  • Altera Adaptive Prestent
    👤 Shabana SHAHANAVAZ, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (USA)

12:30 PM // LUNCH

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025

AFTERNOON

  • How to further simplify the procedure
    👤 Marc GEWILLIG, Leuven UZ (Belgium)
    –

  • Preprocedural imaging: Beyond implantation suitability
    👤 Claudio CAPELLI, University College London (UK)
    –

  • PPVI under echoguidance
    👤 TBC
    –

  • Complications bail-out: ONO
    👤 TBC

4:00 PM // COFFEE BREAK

👤 Lee BENSON, SickKids Hospital, Canada

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025

MORNING SESSION

  • Xenografts Substrates issues
    👤 Silvia FARÈ, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
    –

  • Supportive Stent issue
    👤 TBC
    –

  • Discussion

10:30 PM // COFFEE BREAK

  • Pulsta Valve
    👤 Ender ÖDEMIS, Koç University School of Medicine, Türkiye
    –

  • Venus P valve
    👤 Guiti MILANI, Necker Hospital (France)

12:00 PM // LUNCH

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025

AFTERNOON

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

  • Polymeric valves
    👤 TBC
    –

  • Bioengineering valves
    👤 Nicolas L’HEUREUX, BVT – BioValve Therapeutics (France)
    –

  • BioAbsorbable stents
    👤 TBC
    –

  • Experience in structural valves interventions
    👤 TBC

5:00 PM // END OF SESSION

Practical Information

Where ?

IHU Liryc

Avenue du Haut-Lévêque

33600 Pessac

FRANCE

Contacts

Laure DANGLES

Education Manager

at IHU Liryc