23-24 October, 2026 | Barcelona, Spain
Organizing committee:ย Dr. Miriam Barrecheguren Fernandez, Prof. Dr Didier Cataldo, Dr Christian Clarenbach, Prof. Dr Marc Miravitlles, Dr Alice Turner, Mrs Marion Wilkens
The first ERS Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Conference – October 2026
The first ERS Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Conference 2026 will take place in Barcelona, Spain, on 23-24 October 2026.
This two-day meeting will gather clinicians, scientists, laboratory experts and patient representatives to review current knowledge, present new findings and discuss future directions in AATD research and care.
Through state-of-the-art lectures, interactive discussions and abstract presentations, the programme will explore:
- Relevance of circulating polymers of AAT
- Pathogenicity of rare AAT variants
- AATD-associated liver disease for pulmonologists
- EARCO – new research advances
- Strategies for diagnosis and follow-up of patients with AATD
- Clinical phenotypes and heterogeneity in Alpha-1
- New modalities of treatment for AATD