The 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum begins September 13
Meeting Announcement
This September 13-18, at the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), 200 young researchers in mathematics and computer science will spend a week of scientific exchange with the laureates of the disciplines’ most prestigious prizes: the Abel Prize, ACM A.M. Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing, Fields Medal, the Nevanlinna Prize, as well as its continuation, the IMU Abacus Medal. Six of the nine recipients of the fields’ most prestigious prizes awarded in 2026 will be among the 21 laureates taking part. Below are a few highlights of the upcoming program of the HLF as well as a breakdown of how to cover this unique event.
Bridging the gap between public health professionals, policymakers, and disease modelers was the focus of the Workshop on Public Health Policy, Risk Perception, and Infectious Disease, held Aug. 10-12, 2026, at the Essex Resort & Spa in Essex, VT.
August 31 – September 3 | Riyadh
Dr. Alex Zhavoronkov, Founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine, has been invited to attend LEAP 2026 on September 2.September 1 | Shenzhen
Dr. Feng Ren, Co-CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Insilico Medicine, will attend the UBS China A-Share Conference 2026 in Shenzhen on September 1, participating in a panel discussion and delivering a speech.September 2 | Suzhou
Dr. Feng Ren, Co-CEO and CSO of Insilico Medicine, will attend the 6th SCS Healthcare Conference in Suzhou on September 2 to deliver a keynote speech.September 6 | Xiamen
Dr. Feng Ren, Co-CEO and CSO of Insilico Medicine, will attend the 2026 Xiamen Tech Innovation and Securities Industry Development Conference on September 6Researchers, students, and industry professionals working in microelectronics, microsystems, sensors, and related technologies will gather in Montréal on September 29, 2026, for the MDPI Subject Workshop: “Microelectronics, Microsystems, Sensors, and Their Applications.” The one-day workshop will take place at the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Montréal, organized by MDPI Canada in collaboration with the Regroupement Stratégique en Microsystèmes du Québec (ReSMiQ). The event will provide a forum to exchange knowledge, discuss emerging technologies, and explore new opportunities for collaboration across rapidly developing areas of engineering and applied science.
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced the late-breaking clinical trials and science selected for presentation at TCT 2026, the annual scientific symposium of CRF® and the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. This year’s conference will take place October 31–November 3 at the San Diego Convention Center bringing together leading investigators, clinicians, and innovators from around the world.
ARDD 2026 has announced that senior officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will join the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) for a dedicated government and regulatory panel at the 13th Aging Research & Drug Discovery (ARDD) Meeting, taking place October 1–3, 2026, at the David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University.
The session, “Matching Clinical Trials of Therapeutics & Regulatory Mandates,” will bring together Jeffrey Siegel, Director, Office of Drug Evaluation Sciences, Office of New Drugs, CDER, FDA; Justin Penzenstadler, Associate Director, OCHEN/OND/CDER/FDA; and Lowell M. Zeta, Acting Chief of Staff, Office of the Commissioner, FDA. Andrew Brack, Program Manager, Proactive Health, ARPA-H, will moderate the discussion.
As more discoveries in aging biology advance toward clinical translation, the session will provide an important forum for dialogue between government and regulatory leaders and the researchers, clinicians, and biotechnology innovators developing potential therapies to extend healthy lifespan and improve patient outcomes.