24 Oct 23. PET is Wonderful 2023

The annual PET is Wonderful symposium was held on 23-24 October with over 120 delegates in attendance.

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Tim Morgan
Tim Morgan
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Hannah Borecka-Bielska & Dan Pugh
Hannah Borecka-Bielska & Dan Pugh

The annual PET is Wonderful (PiW) conference was held on 23-24 October at the iconic Playfair Library based within the Old College at the University of Edinburgh. Over 120 delegates attended over the 2-day event.

To kick-off the event the keynote speech was delivered by Professor Weibo Cai from the University of Wisconsin. There was also proffered talks from various academics across the UK and beyond, plus a final session chaired by Dr Adriana Tavares featuring PiW's industry sponsors. 

Day 2 commenced with a keynote speech from Professor Ronald Boellaard, VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam and closed with some further presentations on clinical PET imaging.

The conference organisers were  also delighted to award 3 travel awards to the following individuals:

Plus a further 3 prizes awarded in the following categories:

  • ESMI ECR Molecular Imaging Award to: Dan Pugh, University of Edinburgh, UK
  • Best poster award to: Hanna Borecka-Bielska, University of Edinburgh, UK
  • Delegate engagement prize to: Tim Morgan, University of Edinburgh, UK

Congratulations to all recipients!

Overall it was a fantastic couple of days spent in the heart of Edinburgh and feedback for the event was extremely positive, with 4-4.5/5 received from participants. 

 

 

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