Digestive Disease Mechanism (DDM) Summit

October 18 – 20, 2026 

Join this exclusive scientific meeting held during UEG Week 2026 in Barcelona, accessible to all in-person participants 

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The premier platform for GI science

Join us for three days focused on the cellular drivers of inflammation in digestive diseases. This summit advances mechanistic insight and shapes the future of digestive health.

Be part of the breakthrough: 

  • Engage with leading scientists exploring how immune, epithelial, and stromal cells drive inflammation, cancer, fibrosis, and regeneration in the gut and liver.
  • Understand how immunometabolic pathways, fibrosis and barrier microbiota shape disease progression.
  • Explore immune regulation and cancer tolerance. Examine T-cell–focused vaccination strategies, peptide immunotherapies, and transcriptional control of immune responses.
  • Discover how advanced translational models bring mechanisms closer to patients. Organoids, 3D functional tissues, stem cell–derived systems, and precision-cut liver slices redefine how human disease is studied.
  • Learn how AI, digital pathology, and multi-scale modelling connect cellular behaviour to tissue-level disease.
  • Connect with experts, exchange ideas, and build collaborations that accelerate translation.

Talks from top international scientists

Timon Adolph, Austria
Katrin Böttcher, Germany
Gray Camp, Switzerland
Marco Colonna, United States of America
Martin Eilers, Germany
Rubén Francés, Spain
Adrian Hayday, United Kingdom
Neil Henderson, United Kingdom
Meritxell Huch, Germany
Matteo Iannacone, Italy
Siew C. Ng, Hong Kong
Elena Palma, United Kingdom
Prakash Ramachandran, United Kingdom
Robert Schwabe, United States of America
Michael Sigal, Germany
Harry Sokal, France
Jason R Spence, United States of America
Mahima Swamy, United Kingdom

Programme Directors

Alison Simmons, United Kingdom
Alexander Kleger, Germany
Ana Blas-García, Spain

Scientific Committee Representatives

Jörn Schattenberg, Germany 
Olivier Govaere, Belgium


Contact

Unit Lead Congress Programme
Shruti Rane Paischer