The 30th European symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging 

January 16-17, 2025

On behalf of the organizers of the European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging we are proud to announce that our 30th conference will take place on January 16-17, 2025 as a fully in-person event in the Mainport Hotel in Rotterdam.

Keep an eye on this website and our announcements through email.

Make sure to save the dates January 16-17, 2025 in your calendar!

Topics

Our congress is designed to share the latest developments on contrast agents in radiology and cardiology, new imaging modalities, drug delivery, tissue targeted imaging, competing technologies and new potential clinical applications.                                                                

Orals & Posters 

We offer the opportunity for scientists to present their own work to our global audience by either oral or poster presentation, and we especially encourage young scientists to do so. The conference offers engaging in lively discussions and exchanging knowledge and ideas.

Competition

Topic: Bubble technology

Continuous efforts aim at enhancing or developing novel ultrasound contrast agents (UCA) for imaging and/or therapy. Whether designed to enhance/develop characteristics like acoustic detectability, stability, therapeutic effect, production, or targeting, amongst others – we are looking for key contributions on the theme of ‘bubble technology’. Topics therefore include, but are not restricted to:

  • Microbubble formulations
  • Microbubble production techniques
  • Nanobubbles, nanodroplets, microdroplets, cups, gas vesicles etc. developments as UCA for imaging and/or therapy
  • UCA modelling and characterisation for imaging and/or therapy

Applicants: everyone doing an MSc or PhD or having obtained a PhD within 5 years of the symposium date (i.e., young investigators)

Oral presentation duration: 10 minutes

Award: winner will receive €1000

For further information please contact: info@echocontrast.nl

Organizing committee

Rik Vos, PhD, Associate professor

Erasmus MC

Klazina Kooiman, PhD, Associate professor

Erasmus MC

Nico de Jong, PhD, Professor

Erasmus MC

Annemien van den Bosch, MD, Associate Professor

Erasmus MC

Folkert ten Cate, MD, Emeritus Associate Professor

Erasmus MC

Sharon Sewell

Conference Manager

Erasmus MC

Scientific board

Mike Averkiou, PhD, Associate Professor

University of Washington, USA

Mark Borden, PhD, Professor

University of Colorado Boulder, USA

Olivier Couture, PhD, Research Director

Sorbonne Université Paris, CNRS, INSERM, France

Beat Kaufmann, PhD,  MD, Professor

University of Basel, Switzerland

Eleanor Stride, PhD, Professor

University of Oxford, UK

Flordeliza Villanueva, Phd, MD, Professor

University of Pittsburgh, USA

Our Sponsors

Erasmus MC Thorax centrum

Our symposium shares the mission of the ICUS society, see https://icus-society.org/ , which we therefore endorse. Please feel free to visit the website and learn all about the clinical use and benefits of ultrasound contrast agents.