The International Complement Society has announced its Complement Workshop will take place in NewcastleGateshead, September 2022.
The NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau organises conferences, meetings and events in NewcastleGateshead and its surrounding areas.
The Workshop will include over 500 experts, physicians and industry representatives from around the world. Additionally, there will be international guest speakers sharing practise and research about the complement system, which aids the immune system and is important for health and diseases.
The local organising committee comprises of several researchers and experts from Newcastle University. Dr. Kevin Marchbank, reader in Complement Therapeutics, Newcastle University, is from the committee and will chair the conference.
Marchbank said: “We’re delighted to be able to bring the premier complement meeting in the world to NewcastleGateshead. We look forward to putting together amazing scientific sessions with our clinical, academic and industry colleagues.”
Paul Szomoru, director of business events at NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau said: “The International Complement Society hasn’t held an event in the UK for over 30 years. The conference returning and taking place in NewcastleGateshead is testament to the world-leading status of complement research at Newcastle University, Newcastle Hospital Trust and our National Renal Complement Therapeutics Centre.
“We’re excited to have the opportunity to showcase the North of England to our delegates and give them insight into why many of us choose to live and work in NewcastleGateshead, as well as just how key the research we carry out here is to the complement society.”
BeaconHouse Events have been appointed as the event’s organiser for the Workshop. Catherine Coulter from BeaconHouse Events said: “We love hosting events on our home turf, always confident that the venues we use are testament to the fantastic offerings that NewcastleGateshead has for the events industry. We look forward to working with the International Complement Society to ensure they have their best conference yet.”
