The Future of Medicine will come through Mitochondria


Prof. Volkmar WeissigWe are excited to invite you to the 17th World Mitochondria Scoiety's Annual Meeting, happening from October 21–23, 2026, in Berlin. 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 2026 Agenda

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Mitochondria remind us that medicine cannot stay static in a complex world. They invite a dynamic approach where energy, biology, and artificial intelligence converge to treat disease, prevent illness, and support healthy longevity.

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Among the WMS Speakers 2026

Programmable Mitochondria: Rewiring Brain Bioenergetics to Restore Cognition.
Programmable Mitochondria: Rewiring Brain Bioenergetics to Restore Cognition.Étienne Hébert Chatelain, Université de Moncton, Canada
Cell-Type-Targeted Mitochondrial Transfer Therapy
Cell-Type-Targeted Mitochondrial Transfer TherapyBotond Roska & Temurkhan Ayupov, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology IOB, Switzerland
The Mitochondria–Lysosome Axis: A New Dimension in Cellular Resilience and Disease
The Mitochondria–Lysosome Axis: A New Dimension in Cellular Resilience and DiseaseJiajie Diao, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, USA

Who is Attending Targeting Mitochondria 2026

 

Industrial

BlueOakNx (Sponsor)
Secretech Biosciences (Sponsor)
Eos SENOLYTIX (Sponsor)
Nanolive (Sponsor)
Lucid Scientific (Sponsor)
Avox Pharma, Turkey
Beiersdorf AG, Germany
Eurac research, Italy
Cellvie AG, Switzerland
Cortex Health, USA
F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Switzerland
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline), UK
Lunella Biotech, Canada
Mighto Therapeutics, Germany
Miphic, Norway
Mitolab Lab, Kazakhstan
MygoGenesis LLC, USA
Novartis BioMedical Research, Switzerland
OC Functional Medical Center, USA
Stapgen LLC, USA
Wellness Plan MD, Ltd, USA
XONE Precision Medicine, Canada
UCB Pharma, USA

Academics

Aarhus University, Denmark
Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Archer Lab, Canada
Barth Syndrome Foundation, USA
Biomedical Research Center of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Taiwan
Centrum Nowych Technologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Poland
Charles University, Czech Republic
CIC biomaGUNE, Spain
Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Fundación García Cugat, Spain
Hanyang University, South Korea
Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen, Germany
HUN REN Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungary
IDI IRCSS, Italy
IMCB / A*STAR, Singapore
Independent Researcher, Singapore
INSERM UMR 1260, France
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Czech Republic
Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Germany
Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Instituto Cugat, Spain
İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Turkey
Jagiellonian University, Poland

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Kocaeli University, Turkey
Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
Marburg University, Germany
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany
Medical School, Greece
Medical University of Graz, Austria
National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Paul Flechsig Institute of Brain Research, Germany
Rigshospitalet, Kennedy Centret, Denmark
Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom
Seoul National University, South Korea
St Jude Childrens Hospital, USA
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Queen's University, Canada
Tufts University, USA
Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Universidad San Sebastian, Chile
Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Université de Montréal, Canada
Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Germany
Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt am Main, Germany
University Albstadt-Sigmaringen, Germany
University at Buffalo, USA
University College London, UK
University of Arkansas, USA
University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
University of Basel, Switzerland
University of Bath, Switzerland
University of Bath, UK
University of Bergen, Norway
University of Bristol, UK
University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
University of Florida, USA
University of Frankfurt, Germany
University of Hyderabad, India
University of Innsbruck, Austria
University of Kansas Medical Center, USA
University of Liverpool, UK
University of Manchester, UK
University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Universidad de Talca, Chile
Universidad San Sebastian, Chile
Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Yale University, USA
Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China

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Submit your work for the Best Image Award 2026

The World Mitochondria Society invites researchers clinicians students and imaging specialists to share the image that best represents the beauty complexity and innovation of mitochondrial rese 1

Best Scientific Image Award 2026: Show the World Your Mitochondrial Discovery

Can a single image change the way we see mitochondrial biology?

The World Mitochondria Society (WMS) is pleased to announce the opening of submissions for the Best Scientific Image Award 2026, an international competition celebrating the most outstanding scientific images in mitochondrial research.

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