December 1st, 2026
Amphithéâtre Buffon – Université Paris Cité
15 rue Hélène Brion – 75013 Paris
The annual symposium of the ROAD to 2030 Inserm network will be held on December 1st, 2026 in Buffon amphithéâtre (Université Paris Cité - Paris 13).
By integrating cell biology, tissue engineering, advanced imaging, biomechanics and public health, the musculoskeletal community is uniting to reinvent how we prevent and treat rheumatism and musculoskeletal diseases. The ROAD to 2030 network invites participants to a one-day symposium which unites clinicians with biologists and epidemiologists and engineers to speed up discoveries that will revolutionize patient care by 2030.
Four visionary scientists will share their latest advances:
Gianluca Vadalà (Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma - Italy) - Discal regeneration
Mario Zaiss (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg - Germany) - Microbiota and musculoskeletal disorders
Marjolaine Gosset (Oral Health - Montrouge) - Dental pathophysiology
Caroline Le Guiner (TaRGeT - Nantes) - Muscle gene therapy
Rapid-fire talk sessions and an interactive poster walk will provide numerous chances to test ideas and spark collaborations and showcase the French community work. The best talk and the best Poster presented by a young scientist will be awarded.
The program will also include sessions dedicated to the Fondations and association visions or to European call opportunities, and conclude with a round table on the network updates.
Call for communication:
The call for rapid-fire talks is reserved for young scientists (Students, Post docs, early-career Scientists). The Poster session is open to all.
Applicants are invited to submit an abstract (English language, max 400 words) by September 30th. Applicants will be informed of their selection in early November.
>>>> Abstract submission (before September 30th)
The one-day meeting is intended for all research actors. It serves as an entry point to connect with a dynamic community dedicated to solving musculoskeletal disorders whether working on basic mechanisms or testing new interventions.
It is free of charge but registration is mandatory.
Organizing committee
Francis Berenbaum, Claudine Blin, Céline Colnot, Alice Courties, Cédric Dray, Nathalie Grivel, Jérôme Guicheux and Gaetane Nocturne
Program
8h45-9h15 Welcome coffee
9h15-9h25 Introduction - Chantal Boulanger, director of Pathophysiology Metabolism Nutrition Institute/Inserm
9h25-9h35 Introduction of ROAD to 2030 Network - COMEX: Francis Berenbaum, Jérôme Guicheux, Nathalie Grivel
9h35-10h45 Session1 Spine and Articular tissues
Chairs: Christelle Nguyen & Yves-Marie Pers
9h35-10h10 Cell Therapy for Low Back Pain: Bridging Biological Promise and Clinical Evidence - Gianluca Vadalà
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (Italy)
10h10-10h45 3 Selected talks
10h45-11h00 Coffee break
11h00-12h10 Session 2 Inflammation and Immunity
Chairs: Gaetane Nocturne & Claudine Blin
11h00-11h35 From Gut to Joint and Bone: Decoding Disease Pathways - Mario Zaiss
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany)
11h35-12h10 3 Selected talks
12h10-12h40 Collaborating networks and partners
Rheumatism: A Women's Story - Françoise Alliot Launois, President AFLAR
Fondation Arthritis - Lionel Comole, Chief Executive Fondation Arthritis
French-Dutch collaboration - Corné Baatenburg de Jong, Deputy Director ReumaNederland
12h40-13h30 Lunch break & Posters
13h30-13h40 European strategy and structuring - Aude Raimbault, Inserm European Affairs Officer
13h40-14h50 Session 3 Bone and Calcified tissues
Chairs: Thomas Funck-Brentano & Alice Courties
13h40-14h15 Periodontitis in Inflammatory Osteoarticular Disorders: Biology, Comorbidities, and Therapeutic Implications
Marjolaine Gosset - Oral Health (Montrouge)
14h15-14h50 3 Selected talks
14h50-15h30 Coffee break & Posters
15h30-16h40 Session 4 Biomedical innovation and New technologies
Chairs: Céline Colnot & Cédric Dray
15h30-16h05 Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - The journey of an rAAV µDystrophin product
Caroline Le Guiner, TaRGeT (Nantes)
16h05-16h40 3 Selected talks
16h40-17h20 Network Updates 2026
ROADto2030 Network expectations: survey results – Florence Apparailly (WP1) and Claire Vinatier (WP3)
Impulsion program - COMEX
Panel discussion
17h20-17h25 Best Poster and Short-talk awards & conclusion