PRESENTATION
Data, evidence, decisions: generating value for health management and policy
From 17 to 19 June 2026, the 45th edition of the Health Economics Association (AES) Conference will take place in Seville. The theme chosen for this conference is "Data, evidence, decisions: generating value for health management and policy".
Advances in the use of health data are now a key element in addressing the present and future challenges of our health systems. Transforming data into actionable evidence has become a strategic resource that allows public policies to be guided, management to be optimised and sustainable decisions to be guaranteed based on solid, transparent and verifiable information.
In this context, data is not only a technical tool, but also a lever for legitimacy and public trust. Its correct use helps to reduce uncertainty, reinforce transparency and ensure that resources are allocated where they generate the greatest value in terms of health, equity and social welfare. In short, it is about placing evidence at the centre of decision-making.
The incorporation of information from multiple sources, together with methodological advances in its analysis, is opening up new possibilities for the evaluation of health technologies and the regulation of their use in clinical practice. In this way, data is consolidating its role as a bridge between innovation and management, offering a more robust framework to accompany the introduction of new solutions for the benefit of patients and professionals.
This potential can only be achieved through collaboration between institutions, researchers and decision-makers. A shared commitment to quality, interoperability and good data governance will be crucial in turning evidence into action and moving towards a more robust and efficient healthcare system geared towards the needs of citizens.
The venue for this conference will be the Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry at the University of Seville, located on the Macarena Campus, a 20-minute walk from Alamillo Park, a natural space covering more than 48 hectares, and the historic city centre. The University of Seville stands out for the importance of its institutional headquarters, the Royal Tobacco Factory (now the Rector's Office), which is one of the oldest in Spain and was founded in 1505. It is a key part of the city's economic and social history due to its industrial activity and the role played by the tobacco manufacturers, which were considered a symbol of change and social struggle. The University of Seville incorporates "La Fama" (Fame) into its logo, which expresses its vocation to transmit knowledge and project the prestige of learning: one of the premises that inspires these conferences.
The AES Conference returns to Seville in 2026, 42 years after the 4th AES Conference was held there in 1984 with the theme "Economic aspects of healthcare reform". Its Mediterranean climate invites visitors to stroll and enjoy one of the largest historic centres in Europe, a welcoming city with a friendly transit network and unforgettable traditions. We are confident that Seville will attract talent and that, with the active participation of economists, healthcare professionals, healthcare policy makers, industry and other concerned parties, we will promote the sustainability of the healthcare system and community health through this 45th AES Conference.
We look forward to seeing you in Seville!
Scientific and Organising Committees
COMMITTEE
Organizing Committee
President
Ana Magdalena Vargas Martínez
Members
Juan Antonio Blasco Amaro
Jaime Espín Balbino
Ángel Fernández Pérez
Leticia García Mochón
Antonio Gutiérrez Pizarraya
Sergio Márquez Peláez
Emma Motrico Martínez
Marta Trapero Bertrán
Scientific Committee
President
Francisco Jódar Sánchez
Members
María Luz González Álvarez
Salvador Peiró Moreno
Miquel Serra Burriel
Myriam Soto Ruiz de Gordoa
Alexandrina Stoyanova
Board of Directors
President
Pilar Pinilla Domínguez
Vice-president 1
Néboa Zozaya González
Vice-president 2
Roberto Nuño Solinis
Secretary
Soledad Isern de Val
Treasurer
Marc Carreras Pijuan
Members
Sergio García Vicente
Dolores Jiménez Rubio
Sophie Gorgemans
Jaime Espín Balbino
GENERAL INFORMATION
Venue
Universidad de SevillaFacultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología
C. Avenzoar, 6,
41009 Sevilla,
Sevilla
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KEY DATES
03/02/26
The deadline
for submission of individual abstracts
03/02/26
The deadline
for the submission of organised sessions
20/04/26
The deadline
Price Change
PRECONFERENCES WORKSHOPS
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Emulation of Diana Clinical Trials with Observational Data: Fundamentals and Practical Applications
June 16, 2026
Taught by Gonzalo Martínez-Alés and Arce Domingo Relloso
Workshop objective:
The objective of this workshop is to introduce, in a practical way, the principles of target trial emulation for causal inference with observational health data. Over four hours, combining a theoretical part and a practical session in RStudio with examples from real studies, participants will learn how to conceptualize an observational study as the emulation of a clinical trial, define its key components and apply basic analytical strategies to estimate causal effects using real-world health datasets.
Programme
Tuesday, June 16
| 10.00 - 10.15 hours |
Welcome and introduction to the workshop |
| 10.15 - 11.00 hours |
Fundamentals of target trial emulation: concept and key components |
| 11.00 - 11.30 hours |
Examples applied in health research |
| 11.30 - 12.00 hours |
| Coffee break |
| 12.00 - 13.00 horas |
Step-by-step design of a target trial emulation |
| 13.00 - 14.15 hours |
| Lunch |
| 14.15 - 15.15 hours |
Introduction to the practical session in RStudio and data preparation |
| 15.15 - 16.15 hours |
Practical analysis with a real example |
| 16.15 - 16.45 hours |
Interpretation of results and methodological discussion |
| 16.45 - 17.00 hours |
Final questions and closing |
Speakers
General information
General data
Date: June 16, 2026
Schedule: 10:00 am to 17:00 pm.
Fee: €30.00 for "registered in the AES Conferences". €100.00 for those "not registered for the AES Conference".
Campus: Colegio de Economistas de Sevilla (Calle José Saramago, nº 1, Edificio Giralda 8, Sevilla)
Language: Spanish
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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Friday, June 19, 2026
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Ponentes
Presentations
Aníbal García-Sempere
Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO).
César Hernández
Director-General of the Common Portfolio of Services for the National Health and Pharmacy System.
Veronika Huber
Estación Biológica de Doñana. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
Ricard Martínez
Head of the Chair in Privacy and Digital Transformation, University of Valencia.
Alberto Moreno
Coordinador de la Unidad de Innovación y Análisis de Datos. Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena.
SUBMISSIONS
Send anabstract
General rules for the submission of abstracts:
The deadline for submissions is February 3rd.
Only abstracts sent via the online form will be accepted.
Authors can select Spanish, English or No Preference for the preferred presentation language. The abstract must be submitted in the selected language.
The abstract must not exceed 250 words, and must be structured with the following sections: objectives, material and methods, results and conclusions.
If No Preference is chosen, the Scientific Committee shall decide the presentation language (Spanish or English) and will be able to ask the author to submit the abstract in that language.
Selecting English as the preferred language does not guarantee that the presentation will be made in English. If the author speaks both languages, the Scientific Committee shall confirm the presentation language when the programme sessions are organised.
Authors will be able to indicate their presentation format preference (short or long communication), but the Scientific Committee will make the decision on the final format of the paper. The main difference between the two types of communications is the duration of the same. For short communication, authors will have about 5 minutes (3 ppt maximum) to present their work in a specific session that will take place from 13.00-15.00hours (see program). At the end of it, there will be time for general discussion by grouping works of similar themes in the same session. In oral sessions, authors will have about 15 minutes to present their work, followed by a general discussion.
The author responsible for the communication will be the one who presents the communication during the conference. This should be indicated in the submission form.
One person cannot be responsible for more than TWO papers.
Authors who have not registered before April 20th will have their abstracts removed from the programme.
Authors must choose a maximum of two key words between two different lists, the first being more general and the second more detailed.
The AES Conference will have 4 stakeholder sessions (EEconAES, EvaluAES, GestionAES and AESEC).
- In the EEconAES and EvaluAES sessions the author will present his/her paper and then there will be a discussion by a commentator who will have read the paper beforehand. The session will be followed by a brief discussion with all participants.
- The GestionAES session will open with an invited presentation by a health manager. Then, the rest of the authors will present their communication. The session will be followed by a brief discussion with all participants.
- For the AES Early Careers (AESEC) session, i.e. recent, pre-doctoral or post-doctoral researchers having completed their PhD in the last 5 years, the author will not present his/her work, because a senior reference in his/her field will make the presentation-discussion and will be followed by a brief discussion with all participants.
If you wish your paper to be considered for these sessions, you must indicate this in the corresponding place on the paper submission form. For those sessions that include a discussant (EvaluAES, EEconAES and AESEC sessions), authors commit to submit their full manuscript/draft by June 5, 2025. If your paper is not selected for one of these sessions, it will be evaluated in the general group of papers. In the form you will find more information for each interest group.
Accepted abstracts will be published in the digital edition of the abstract book with ISBN.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Authors may describe any financial or personal relationship which can cause a conflict of interest regarding this article.
PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS AND ANIMALS IN RESEARCH
When experiments which have been carried out on human beings are described, it is essential to indicate whether the procedures followed comply with the ethical standards of the human experimentation committee responsible (institutional or regional), and in accordance with the World Medical Association and the Declaration of Helsinki. Hospital names, initials, or numbers must not be used, particularly in figures. When animal experiments are described, it is essential to indicate whether these have been carried out in accordance with the standards of an international research institution or council, or with a national law regulating the care and use of laboratory animals.
PATIENTS' DATA PROTECTION
The authors must declare that they followed their institutions' protocols to access to the patients data and that was done with the unique purpose of the scientific investigation and scientific disclosure.
RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND INFORMED CONSENT
The authors declare and guarantee that they are in possession of a document signed by the individuals whose personal data is included in the article (personal data being understood as any information associated with an identified or identifiable physical person, such as, for example, but not limited to: name and surname, address, telephone, or any type of health data, health data being understood as any information associated with the past, present or future physical or mental health of an individual, including, but not limited to, for example: images, analytical results, x-rays, etc.) authorising the inclusion of such data in the aforementioned article.
KEYWORDS
- MENTAL HEALTH
- GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
- COVID-19
- ECONOMIC EVALUATION
- ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL DECISION MAKING
- VALUATION OF HEALTH STATUS
- EFFICIENCY IN THE COVERAGE AND PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
- LONG-TERM CARE
- COSTS AND PREVALENCE OF THE DISEASE
- ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
- MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
- INEQUALITIES AND EQUITY
- VARIABILITY IN MEDICAL PRACTICE
- PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENDITURE AND DRUG POLICY
- EVALUATION OF HEALTH POLICIES AND HEALTH SERVICES
- EXPENDITURE AND FINANCING OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM
- DEMAND AND USE OF HEALTH SERVICES
- QUANTITATIVE METHODS
- HEALTH DETERMINANTS
- EVALUATION OF SANITARY TECHNOLOGIES
- INNOVATION AND DIGITALISATION
ORGANISED SESSIONS
Send anabstract
Specific rules for proposing organised sessions
Those interested may submit proposals for organised sessions with a minimum of three presentations, with or without discussants. These will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee and must comply with the following rules:
- The deadline for organised sessions is February 3rd.
- For each organised session, one single proposal must be submitted in writing; this must be endorsed by two AES members, who will act as coordinators of the corresponding session and will be responsible for the organisation and development thereof.
- Proposals must be remitted through the Conference website.
- Sessions will last 90 minutes.
- Proposals must include:
- Names and contact information of the two AES members organising the panel.
- Proposed title of the session.
- Abstract and aims of the session.
- Language of the session: Spanish or English. The session will be held in only one language.
- For each of the presentations making up the panel, the following must be provided:
- Names and contact information of authors.
- Title of the presentation.
- Abstract of the presentation (250 words), which must clearly indicate the objectives and content of the presentation, adhering to the format for remitting Conference abstracts.
- Name of the discussants (where applicable).
- Subject matter of the presentation (see list).
- Declaration of conflict of interests.
- Notification of acceptance of the session will be given to the organisers thereof. The Scientific Committee, along with the AES Board of Directors, reserves the right to propose the conditional acceptance of a session subject to the modification of the content of any of the proposed presentations on scientific grounds.
- It´s necessary indicated if a session is not accepted by the Scientific Committee, each of the abstracts will be evaluated separately, within the ordinary abstract evaluation process.
- The AES accepts no responsibility for the funding of organised panels. At the same time, the acceptance of organised sessions is independent of the funding thereof, and the sponsorship of the same will be offered to the Conference sponsors under the same criteria as all other sessions. The options and conditions of sponsorships can be consulted in the sponsorship dossier, which is available on request from the Conference Secretary's Office (jornadas@aes.es).
REGISTRATION
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Registration Fee
| Up to 20 April (inclusive) | After 20 April | |
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| AES members, new AES members, associates* | 350€ | 450€ |
| Non-AES members | 425€ | 525€ |
| Student AES members and associates** | 100€ | 150€ |
| Student non-AES members | 150€ | 200€ |
21% VAT included
*Members of those associations with which AES has an agreement (see https://www.aes.es/socio-institucional/ and the Societat
Catalana de Gestió Sanitària - SCGS and the Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial - SECA) as well as
members of those societies integrated in SESPAS will be considered as assimilated members. All members
must justify their membership of the association by sending a scanned copy of a document accrediting
their membership status (certificate, receipt, etc.) to the technical secretariat of the Conference (jornada@aes.es). In each edition of the AES Conference,
the students of the University that hosts the AES Conference will be considered as ‘assimilated’ with
these conditions. Members of the Seville Association of Economists will also be considered.
**: It will be essential to justify the student status (also for those of the university hosting the
Conference, if applicable) by attaching to the registration form a scanned copy of a document
accrediting their status and including the university institution to which they belong.
Day registration
| 1 day registration – Wednesday June 17 | 180€ |
| 1 day registration – Thursday June 18 | 180€ |
| 1 day registration – Friday June 19 | 150€ |
21% VAT included
Registration is only allowed for a single day. In any case, the gala dinner is not included and will be arranged separately.
Registration cancellation policy
The cancellation of registrations will lead to the withholding of the amount paid, according to the following schedule:
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Before May 12th (inclusive), 25% of the fee will be withheld and the remainder refunded once the conference has ended.
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Between May 12th and June 12th (both inclusive), 50% of the fee will be withheld and the remainder refunded once the conference has ended.
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After June 12th, 100% of the fee will be withheld.
Exceptions
In exceptional cases, and after the parties concerned have demonstrated the occurrence of a serious personal matter, the Board of Directors and the Organizing Committee may exempt them from the corresponding withholding arising from either the registration, accommodation booking or both, with the full amount paid being refunded.
Exe Sevilla Macarena ****C. San Juan de Ribera, 2,41009 Sevilla See map Web |
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Hotel Don Paco, Sevilla ***Pl. Padre Jerónimo de Córdoba, 4, Casco Antiguo,41003 Sevilla See map Web |
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Hotel San Gil ****C. Parras, 28, Casco Antiguo,41002 Sevilla See map Web |
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Accommodation fee
| Single room with Breakfast and IVA include | Double room with Breakfast and IVA include | |
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| Exe Sevilla Macarena 4* | 147.51 € | 157.41 € |
| Hotel Don Paco 3* | 124.00 € | 147.00 € |
| Hotel San Gil 4* (minimum stay 2 nights) |
132.00 € | 143.60 € |
Breakfast and VAT included
Payment method
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Online payment through the conference website.
Accommodation Cancellation Policy
Similar to the policy set out for registration cancellation, the cancellation of a room booking in the hotels contracted by AES for accommodating conference attendees will result in withholding the amount paid, according to the following schedule:
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Between March 3rd (inclusive) and April 3rd, 25% of the fee will be withheld and the remainder refunded once the conference has ended.
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Between April 3rd (inclusive) and May 3rd, 50% of the fee will be withheld and the remainder refunded once the conference has ended.
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Between May 3rd and July 1st (both inclusive), 75% of the fee will be withheld and the remainder refunded once the conference has ended.
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After 2nd July, 100% of the fee will be withheld.
Exceptions
In exceptional cases, and after the parties concerned have demonstrated the occurrence of a serious personal matter, the Board of Directors and the Organizing Committee may exempt them from the corresponding withholding arising from either the registration, accommodation booking or both, with the full amount paid being refunded.
PRIZES
The following awards are announced during the XLV AES Conference:
- Prize for the best Short Oral Communication, endowed with €600 and financed by the Andalusian School of Public Health.
See the bases at: Awards Bases Best Oral Communication and Best Short Oral Communication
- Prize for the best Oral Communication, endowed with €1,500 and financed by Fundació HiTT
See the bases at: Awards Bases Best Oral Communication and Best Short Oral Communication
- Prize for the best Oral Communication based on a doctoral thesis, endowed with €600 and financed by the Cátedra de Economía de la Salud de la Universidad de Málaga
See the bases at: Awards Bases Best Oral Communication based on a doctoral thesis
- Prize for the best Public Health Communication at the AES Conferences, endowed with €300 and financed by SESPAS.
See the bases at: SESPAS Award Bases
- Prize for the Best Article presented at the AES Conferences by a young researcher in the field of Health Economics, endowed with €2,000 and financed by FEDEA.
See the bases at: FEDEA Award Bases
- Prize for the Best Article in Health Economics, endowed with €3,000 y financed by LILLY.
Deadline: 1 May 2026
See the bases at: Best article Prize Bases
Health technology assessment: Contributions from AI and precision medicine
Date: Friday, 6 March 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
Location: Seville Institute of Biomedicine (IBiS). Seville
On 6 March, Seville will host a new edition of the Technical Conference prior to the annual conference of the Health Economics Association (AES), to be held from 17 to 19 June 2026 at the University of Seville under the slogan "Data, evidence, decisions: generating value for health management and policies".
The theme of the Technical Conference is "Health technology assessment: contributions from AI and precision medicine" and it will take place at the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS). It is intended as a workspace focused on a central question: How do we translate innovation (AI and precision) into measurable value and sustainable decisions in the Spanish National Health System (SNS)? This conference is conceived as a space for reflection and dialogue on the challenges and opportunities that emerging technologies—in particular artificial intelligence (AI) and precision medicine—bring to the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) field.
HTA is a central discipline for deciding what to incorporate into health systems, for whom, under what conditions and with what guarantees. Today, these decisions face three simultaneous challenges: (1) increasingly heterogeneous evidence (trials, RWE, evolving algorithms), (2) greater demands for transparency and reproducibility, and (3) the need to protect equity, safety and sustainability in a limited budgetary environment (since budgets, like time, cannot be stretched, no matter how hard we try with regressions).
In a context marked by the growing complexity of available evidence and the need to respond efficiently to the health demands of the population, AI and precision medicine are emerging as vectors of transformation that can expand the analytical, predictive, and methodological capabilities of evaluation processes.
AI can strengthen HTA by improving information extraction and analysis, supporting evidence generation and synthesis, and enabling more dynamic evaluations based on real-world data. At the same time, it introduces methodological and governance challenges: bias, external validity, explainability, model drift, data quality, and continuous evaluation. Furthermore, it shifts the focus from "the average patient" to subpopulations defined by biomarkers, risk profiles, or response. This requires adapting classic evaluation tools: uncertainty due to small sample sizes, changing comparators, intermediate endpoints, and funding decisions that may require conditional schemes, monitoring, and post-adoption evidence generation. It also requires the explicit incorporation of impacts on equity, accessibility, and healthcare organisation.
In the face of these opportunities, it is essential to discuss the methodological, ethical and regulatory frameworks that must accompany the integration of AI and precision medicine approaches into HTA. This debate is particularly relevant in the Spanish and European context, where regulations and evaluation practices are evolving and require convergent contributions from research, healthcare management and public policy formulation.
The Technical Conference organised by the AES aims to bring together academic experts, clinicians, managers and health policy makers for the purpose of sharing evidence, experiences and perspectives on how these technological developments can strengthen evaluation processes and, ultimately, contribute to more efficient, transparent and innovative healthcare systems.
We are confident that this Technical Conference, to be held in the scientific setting of the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), will provide a stimulating forum for advancing critical understanding of these contributions, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and generating recommendations to guide both evaluation practice and strategic decisions in health.
Programme
Friday, March 6, 2026
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Reception and Coffee |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
Opening speech |
| 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
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Experience Panel
Moderator: Antonio Gutiérrez Pizarraya. Postdoctoral researcher in the Health Technology Assessment Area (AETSA). Speakers: Miguel Ángel Armengol. Responsable del Laboratorio de Ciencia de Datos, Fundación Progreso y Salud, Consejería de Sanidad, Presidencia y Emergencias, Junta de Andalucía. Alberto Moreno Conde. Telecommunications Engineer. Innovation & Data Analysis Unit, HUVM, Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence Research Group at IBiS. Miguel Giráldez Álvarez. Innovation & Data Analysis Unit, HUVM; Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence Research Group at IBiS. Mª Dolores Peláez Aguilera. Doctor of ICT and Telecommunications Engineer. HUJ. ASIA Research Group, University of Jaén. María José Serrano. Molecular and cellular biologist, Coordinator of PANMEP (Andalusia Precision Medicine Program). |
| 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM |
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Panel Discussion
Moderator: Marta Trapero Bertran. Departamento de Economía y Empresa, Universitat de Lleida (UdL). Speakers: Technical perspective Carlos Loucera Muñecas. Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Seville, IBIS. Economic perspective José Jesús Martín Martín. Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Granada, associate professor at the Andalusian School of Public Health (EASP) and director of the Chair of Health Economics and Health Organisation Management (Esalud2). Management perspective Tomás Urda Valcárcel. Managing Director of Quironsalud Malaga Hospital. Specialist in Cardiology. Clinical perspective Enrique de Álava Casado. Head of the Department of Pathological Anatomy at the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital and principal investigator at IBiS. Professor of Pathological Anatomy at the University of Seville and currently director of the Precision Medicine Strategy of the Andalusian Health Service. Legal and ethical perspective Nuria Garrido Cuenca. Senior Lecturer. University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM). Methodological perspective Patricia García Sanz. Senior Researcher/Health Technology Assessment - AETSA. Progress and Health Foundation. Visión paciente Mª Ángeles Marín. Vice President of the Spanish Association of Lung Cancer Patients - AEACaP. |
| 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM |
Closing speech |
Registration
Attendance will be free of charge, although it is essential to register for the event via the link:
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Date: 6th March 2026
Schedule: 9.30 a 13.45 h.
Price: Free registration.
Place: Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS). Sevilla
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