REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – CLICK HERE TO ATTEND
June 19-20, 2025
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
You are cordially invited to join us for 1.5 days of stimulating conversation, presentations and updates.
LOCATION
Sheraton New Orleans
500 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
The 2025 World Astatine Community meeting will be held at the Sheraton New Orleans. Centrally located, the Sheraton is close to many neighboring hotels and attractions.
Please note: There is not a room block or group rate for the World Astatine Community meeting. Attendees are free to make a hotel reservation on-site, or choose from other options in the area.
AGENDA
Subject to change
Thursday, June 19, 2025
All times local: Central Daylight Time (GMT-5)
4:00 PM
16:00
REGISTRATION
5:00 PM
17:00
WELCOME RECEPTION
Cocktails and light appetizers
6:00 PM
18:00
WELCOME REMARKS
- Dr. Howard Lewin, Co-Founder & Chief Product Development Officer, Nusano
6:15 PM
18:15
OPENING KEYNOTE: OVERVIEW OF THE RADIOPHARMA MARKET
- Kemp Dolliver, Director of Research & Senior Analyst, Brookline Capital Markets
6:45 PM
18:45
ADJOURN
Friday, June 20, 2025
All times local: Central Daylight Time (GMT-5)
8:00 AM
08:00
BREAKFAST
Coffee and light pastries
8:30 AM
08:30
WELCOME REMARKS
• David Eve, VP Medical Affairs, Ionetix
8:45 AM
08:45
Remarks from the World Astatine Community Organizing Committee
• Dr. Ethan Balkin, U.S. DOE Program Manager, Radioisotope R&D
• Prof. Kohshin Washiyama, Fukushima Medical University
9:00 AM
09:00
MORNING KEYNOTE: Astatine and the DOE Isotope Program
• Dr. Ethan Balkin, U.S. DOE Program Manager, Radioisotope R&D
9:30 – 10:45 AM
09:30 – 10:45
INDUSTRY UPDATES – UNITED STATES
9:30 AM
09:30
Why the future of molecularly targeted radiation needs At-211
- Dr. Alison Armour, Founder and CMO of Curadh
9:50 AM
09:50
TREVARX-UPENN
- Dr. Robert Mach, Co-founder of Trevarx; Britton Chance Professor of Radiology, Director of the PET Radiochemistry Program at the University of Pennsylvania
10:10 AM
10:10
18F PET-enabled design of exquisitely matched theranostic pairs: A compelling case for 211At treatment of solid tumors
- Louis E. Metzger IV, Ph.D., Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, dGenThera, Inc.
10:45 – 11:00 AM
10:45 – 11:00
BREAK
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
11:00 – 12:30
INDUSTRY UPDATES – WORLD
11:00 AM
11:00
PROGRESS REPORT FROM SUMITOMO
- Kazuya Taki
11:20 AM
11:20
ATO-101™: A THERAPEUTIC ADVANCE FOR THE TREATMENT OF NON-MUSCLE-INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER (NMIBC)
- Sylvain Fanier, President, ATONCO
11:40 AM
11:40
At-211 Targeted Alpha Therapy: From Bench to Bedside – An European Industry-Academia Partnership Initiative
- Antero Abrunhosa, Director of the Institute for Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), University of Coimbra
- Ferid Haddad, Directeur GIP Arronax, Professeur des université, Université de Nantes
12:00 PM
12:00
The IBA–Framatome collaboration
- Jérôme Harray, Product Manager, IBA RadioPharma Solutions
12:20 PM
12:20
ALPHA FUSION
- Sunao Fujioka, M.S., Pharmacist, Representative director, CEO
12:40 – 1:30 PM
12:40 – 13:30
LUNCH
Lunch provided for all registered attendees
1:30 – 2:00 PM
13:30 – 14:15
AFTERNOON KEYNOTE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ATLEY C100
- Milton Lönnroth, CEO, Atley Solutions
2:00 – 3:30 PM
14:00 – 15:30
FEATURED RESEARCH
2:00 PM
14:00
Progress Update on Astatine Clinical Trials in Osaka
- Tadashi Watabe, M.D., Ph.D., FANMB, Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka
2:20 PM
14:20
THE TEXAS TWO-STEP: TEXAS A&M AND Texas Medical Center Houston
- Sherry Yennello, University Distinguished Professor, Regent’s Professor of Chemistry, Bright Chair in Nuclear Science, Director of the Cyclotron Institute, Director of the Nuclear Solutions Institute, Texas A&M University
- Federica Pisaneschi, Assistant Professor, John S. Dunn Research Scholar, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
2:40 – 3:00 PM
14:40 – 15:00
BREAK
3:00 PM
15:00
TSHR-TARGETED α-RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY FOR RADIOIODINE REFRACTORY DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CANCER
- Hancheng Cai, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Radiology, Director of Cyclotron and PET Radiochemistry Facility, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Florida
3:30 – 4:15 PM
15:30 – 16:15
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: SYNTHESIS & NEXT STEPS
presented by the Talk Radioisotopes podcast
Moderator:
- Scott Larrivee, Host, Talk Radioisotopes
Participants:
- Dr. Alison Armour, Founder and CMO, Curadh
- David Eve, VP Medical Affairs, Ionetix
- Greg Moffitt, Senior Director of Product Development, Nusano
- Prof. Kohshin Washiyama, Fukushima Medical University
4:15 – 4:30 PM
16:15 – 16:30
CLOSING REMARKS
- Dr. Howard Lewin, Co-Founder & Chief Product Development Officer, Nusano
4:30 PM
16:30
ADJOURN
SPONSORSHIPS
Sponsorships may be purchased directly on the conference registration website.
To inquire about any of these opportunities, or to discuss custom sponsorships, please email contact us.
$5,000
JUNE 19 – COCKTAIL RECEPTION SPONSOR
- 4 complimentary registrations
- Exclusive messaging on rotating on-screen slideshow during cocktail event
- Logo featured on website, conference tables, and on-screen acknowledgements
JUNE 19 – KEYNOTE SPEAKER SPONSOR
$5,000
JUNE 20 – MORNING KEYNOTE SPONSOR
- 4 complimentary registrations to the conference
- 5-minutes speaking time prior to keynote and opportunity to introduce speaker
- Logo featured on website, conference tables, and on-screen acknowledgements
$5,000
JUNE 20 – AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SPONSOR
- 4 complimentary registrations to the conference
- 5-minutes speaking time prior to keynote and opportunity to introduce speaker
- Logo featured on website, conference tables, and on-screen acknowledgements
$3,500
WI-FI SPONSOR (Duration of Meeting)
- 2 complimentary registrations to the conference
- Logo featured on wi-fi password cards and signage at event
- Logo featured on website, conference tables, and on-screen acknowledgements
$2,500
JUNE 20 – BREAKFAST SPONSOR
- 2 complimentary registrations
- Logo/signage placed near food and coffee stations
- Logo featured on website and on-screen acknowledgements
$1,500
JUNE 20 – CHAIR DROP SPONSORSHIP
- 1 complimentary registration
- Opportunity to provide printed collateral or small gift item for placement on attendee chairs the morning of June 20
- Sponsor must provide materials in advance; conference organizers will handle placing items on chairs
- Logo on event website
JUNE 20 – REFRESHMENTS SPONSOR
- 1 complimentary registration
- Logo on signage at refreshments table in afternoon
- Logo on event website
$1,000
TABLE EXHIBITOR
- (1) 6′ table with black line
- (2) Chairs
CONTACT
The 2025 World Astatine Community meeting is being organized by United States’ private industry, on behalf of the U.S. Chapter of the World Astatine Community. The lead organizers are Nusano and Ionetix.
Please use this contact form to get questions answered, suggest new ideas, and help make the meeting a success for all.