The Future of Medicine will come through Mitochondria


Prof. Volkmar WeissigWe are excited to invite you to the 16th World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria, happening from October 22–24, 2025, in Berlin.

Organized by the World Mitochondria Society, this annual event brings together top experts in mitochondrial research and medicine to share new discoveries and ideas in mitochondrial therapy, gene treatment, and mitochondrial transplantation.

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WMS Speakers 2025

Keynote Speech: Targeting Mitochondrial Channels: Update and Strategies
Keynote Speech: Targeting Mitochondrial Channels: Update and StrategiesAdam Szewczyk, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Poland
Keynote Speech - Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life
Keynote Speech - Mitochondria and the Meaning of LifeNick Lane, University College of London, United Kingdom
Immune Evasion through Tumor-Derived Mitochondrial Transfer
Immune Evasion through Tumor-Derived Mitochondrial TransferYosuke Togashi, Okayama University, Japan
Targeting Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier: Impact on Future Metabolic Therapies
Targeting Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier: Impact on Future Metabolic Therapies Edmund Kunji, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Mitochondrial Dynamics: Steering the Future of Mitochondrial Remodeling in Health and Disease
Mitochondrial Dynamics: Steering the Future of Mitochondrial Remodeling in Health and DiseaseTatjana Kleele, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Nerve-to-Cancer Mitochondrial Transfer: A Key Driver of Metastasis
Nerve-to-Cancer Mitochondrial Transfer: A Key Driver of MetastasisSimon Grelet, Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama, USA
Engineering Mitochondria to Treat Organ Injury Diseases
Engineering Mitochondria to Treat Organ Injury DiseasesXing Zhou, Kunming Medical University, China
Drug Development for the Therapy of Mitochondrial Diseases
Drug Development for the Therapy of Mitochondrial DiseasesVolkmar Weissig, Midwestern University, College of Pharmacy Glendale, USA
Fighting Fire with Fire: Boosting T Cell Therapy by Intercellular Mitochondrial Transfer
Fighting Fire with Fire: Boosting T Cell Therapy by Intercellular Mitochondrial TransferLuca Gattinoni, Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy, Germany
Workshop on Mitochondrial Transfer and Transplantation: From Bench to Bedside
Workshop on Mitochondrial Transfer and Transplantation: From Bench to BedsideAndrés Caicedo, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, School of Medicine, Ecuador
Brain Organoids for Drug Discovery of Mitochondrial Neurological Disorders
Brain Organoids for Drug Discovery of Mitochondrial Neurological DisordersAlessandro Prigione, Heinrich Heine University, Germany
Mitochondria and Creatine: Perspectives and Strategies
Mitochondria and Creatine: Perspectives and StrategiesDavid Rizo Roca, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Mitochondrial Cybrids: Advancing Precision Oncology
Mitochondrial Cybrids: Advancing Precision OncologyAlberto Anel, University of Zaragoza, Spain

Industrial & Institutional Attendees Targeting Mitochondria 2025

Industrials

Nanolive, Switzerland (Sponsor)
Lucid Scientific, USA (Sponsor)

Aardvark Therapeutics
Altos Labs UK
Biotech Investor
CellSpex Ltd
Colossal Biosciences
Crab Sinergy Srl
Dr. Mühlhausen
EK PA
HAW Albstadt-Sigmaringen
IDI IRCCS- Fondazione Maria Luigi Monti
IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute
The International Space Federation (ISF)
Kyowa Kirin
Labryo Fertility Center
L'Oreal R&I
Lunella Biotech. Inc.,
Michael J Fox Foundation
Minovia Therapeutics Ltd.
Neurim Pharamceuticals
Novartis Biomedical Research
Practice for Internal Medicine
Proya Europe
Solid Biosciences
The Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies
UT Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Mariateresa Volpicella
Maastricht University
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) - Ahmedabad
National Research Council (CNR)
National University of Singapore
Nazarbayev University
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS
No affiliation
Northumbria University, Newcastle University
Okayama University
ORBI team, URBC, University of Namur
Polytechnic University of Marche
Radboud University Department of Microbiology
RNA Biology of the Neuron Unit (Cioni Lab)
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Shanghai jiaotong university
Sheba Medical Center
Stanford University
Stellenbosch University
Stockholm Univerisity
Tampere University
The University of Melbourne
Tokyo University of Science
UCLouvain  -LTAP
UMC Utrecht
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Universidad de Castilla La-Mancha
Universidad de Guanajuato 
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Workshops of Targeting Mitochondria 2025

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Workshop 1: How to Evaluate Mitochondria Function?
Naïg Gueguen, Mitovasc Institute, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, France

Workshop 2: Mitochondria Transplantation: From Theoretical to Clinical Applications
Andrés Caicedo, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

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WMS 2024 Best Mitochondria Image Nominations

Forever young: Unravelling the lights of the eternal youth
By Vanessa López Polo, Cellular Plasticity and Disease Laboratory, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Spain

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WMS Annual Meeting 2024 Highlights

Thank You 2024

The 15th WMS Annual Meeting on Targeting Mitochondria, held on October 29-31, 2024, was a great success! Over 112 presentations showcased innovative research and advancements in mitochondrial science to more than 151 attendees from 41 countries.

You can now access Targeting Mitochondria 2024 captured moments: Photo Gallery.