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ICOPA 2026 16th International Congress of Parasitology

The sixteenth edition of the International Congress of Parasitology – ICOPA XVI, organised by the World Federation of Parasitologists (WFP), will take place in Montréal, Canada, on August 16-21, 2026. This event will see the global parasitology community gathering to advance science. Under the theme “Parasites in a Changing World,” ICOPA XVI will showcase th…

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12Speakers
2Sponsors
9On the bill · sessions
11Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at ICOPA, in alphabetical order.
Abdoulaye Djimde
Researcher · University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako
Achim Hoerauf
Adrian Hill
Director of the Jenner Institute · University of Oxford
Adriano Casulli
Cesar de la Fuente
Presidential Associate Professor; leads the Machine Biology Group · University of Pennsylvania
Elodie Ghedin
Senior Investigator · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH
Jadel Kratz
DNDi
Joanne Webster
Professor of Parasitic Diseases · Royal Veterinary College, University of London (and Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine)
Kevin Lafferty
Marine ecologist, Senior Ecologist for USGS, Adjunct Professor and PI · USGS; UCSB Marine Science Institute
Laura Rinaldi
Neta Regev-Rudzki
Lab Head, Department of Biomolecular Sciences · Weizmann Institute of Science
Osamu Kunii
CEO and Executive Director · Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT)
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Business Events Tourisme Montréal
World Federation of Parasitologists
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Agenda

Selected from 9 sessions on the bill.
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    Keynote: Osamu Kunii

    Osamu KUNII, MD, PhD, MPH is currently serving as CEO and Executive Director of the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT), which promotes R&D of therapeutics, diagnostics…

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    Keynote: Peter Hotez

    Prof. Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc (hon) FAAP FASTMH is Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine where he is also Co-Director of the …

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    Plenary: Abdoulaye Djimde

    Parasites and Microbes Research and Training Center, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.

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    Plenary: Adrian Hill

    Director of the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford.

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    Plenary: Cesar de la Fuente

    Presidential Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), leading the Machine Biology Group.

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    Plenary: Elodie Ghedin

    Senior investigator at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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    Plenary: Joanne Webster

    Professor of Parasitic Diseases, Royal Veterinary College, University of London (and Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine).

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    Plenary: Kevin Lafferty

    Marine ecologist and senior ecologist for the USGS; Adjunct Professor, UCSB; Principal Investigator, UCSB Marine Science Institute.

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    Plenary: Neta Regev-Rudzki

    Lab Head, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science.

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 11 companies, parsed from the program.

Eleven companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
2Sponsoringsponsor only
9Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

17% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite18%
  • Director / Head of18%
  • Research / Science18%
  • Other roles975%

Of 12 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Business Events Tourisme MontréalSp
  2. 02World Federation of ParasitologistsSp
  3. 03DNDi1V
  4. 04Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT)1V
  5. 05National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH1V
  6. 06Royal Veterinary College, University of London (and Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine)1V
  7. 07University of Oxford1V
  8. 08University of Pennsylvania1V
  9. 09University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako1V
  10. 10USGS; UCSB Marine Science Institute1V
  11. 11Weizmann Institute of Science1V
Sponsors by tier
unspecified2
100% of 2