The "Tumour Targeting, Imaging, Radiotherapies" network of the Cancéropôle Grand-Ouest is pleased to announce its nineteenth international workshop.
The 19th edition of
“Tumour targeting, Imaging, Radiotherapies” workshop
will be held
in Saint-Jacut de la Mer, in western France.
The main objective of this international workshop is to confront the points of view and issues of various research fields such as
Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Medicine, Computer science, involved in the
development of molecular and external beam radiotherapies in Oncology.
The 2026 edition will highlight two key areas of development in tumour targeting, imaging and radiotherapies, Theranostics and Digital twins, which offer numerous opportunities for innovation. Other cutting-edge research areas will also be covered, including the development of antibody-drug conjugates, alpha radiation dosimetry and the side effects of radiation.
Presentations of biologists, chemists, physicists, computer scientists and physicians will cover advances in this field of cancer research.
This workshop promotes scientific exchange between established researchers and early-career researchers, particularly PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, and offers the latter valuable opportunities to present their work.
30 travel grant awards are available for young researchers (PhD students and post-docs).
Invited speakers in 2026:
- Mark Bartholomä, Senior Researcher, Department of Nuclear Medicine,
Saarland University-Medical Center, Homburg, Germany.
- Lara Cavinato, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Politecnico de Milano, Milan, Italy.
- Cyril Lafon, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Therapeutic Applications of Ultrasound, Inserm, Centre Léon Bérard, University of Lyon 1,
Lyon, France.
- Astrid Delker, Medical Physics Expert, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, LMU, Munich, Germany.
- Joseph Ciccolini, Full Professor, Cancer Research Center of Marseille, Inserm, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.
- Christelle Adam-Guillermin, Senior Researcher, Dosimetry Research Department, Centre de Cadarache, Saint Paul Lez-Durance, France.
- Oscar Acosta, Full Professor, LTSI, Inserm, University of Rennes, Rennes, France.
The workshop will be built around lectures from the invited expert speakers and thematic sessions with selected oral presentations from young researchers providing valuable opportunities for discussion on innovative issues and highlighting integration among several disciplines.
This workshop aims at sharing scientific results and at facilitating exchanges between experienced and young researchers in the fast-growing field of imaging and radiotherapies.
In order to stimulate intense discussions between young and senior scientists, total attendance is limited to a maximum of 65 participants.
What is the "Tumour Targeting, Imaging, Radiotherapies" network of the Canceropôle Grand Ouest ?
The first "Plan Cancer" was launched in 2003 as an initiative to foster France's efforts in cancer management. One of the actions of the plan was the creation of 7 "Cancéropôles" with the mission of organizing cooperation in the field of translational research between laboratories and clinical departments within a geographic area. Thus the Cancéropôle Grand Ouest (CGO) was set-up, covering 3 of the 13 French Regions.
The CGO is now organized in 8 networks.
The "Tumour Targeting, Imaging, Radiotherapies" network includes four interconnected research domains, which are:
- Concept of innovating agents and nanomedicines for imaging and therapeutic purposes,
- Targeted therapies and radiotherapies for cancer: from animal models to clinical trials,
- Quantitative multimodal imaging and radiotherapies,
- Biological response and radiotherapies.
This network is coordinated by Dimitris Visvikis, LaTIM, National Institute of Health & Clinical Sciences, Brest, France.
More information : http://www.canceropole-grandouest.com
