A summit to remember

Peter Varga, local CAOS conference chair and Program Leader Biomedical Development at ARI, said: "The combined setting stimulated intense interdisciplinary exchange between the three congresses and societies, providing unique benefits to participants and exhibitors. On behalf of the local organization team, we are grateful for the constructive collaboration with the CAOS board and program chairs that resulted in this successful congress."

The daily plenary presentations, which were held by the aforementioned Florian Gebhard, Rocky Tuan from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Britt Wildemann from Jena University Hospital, and Jinah Jang from Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea, brought participants of all three conferences together. After that, they spread out into parallel sessions, panel discussions, and practical workshops. 

Rocky Tuan's last official act as president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong was awarding Geoff Richards an adjunct professorship and ARI Vice-Director Martin Stoddart an adjunct associate professorship. The Chinese University of Hong Kong is currently in 37th place in the global rankings (5th place in Asia).

A highlight outside of the usual conference proceedings was the trip to Lake Davos on Tuesday afternoon. In perfect weather, many participants took part in a run around the lake while being enthusiastically cheered on by others.