Pr J.A Sahel (France): President of the Scientific Advisory Board

Director, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Pathobiology of the Retina,  Inserm, Paris. Professor of Ophthalmology, Université Pierre et Marie Curie/Paris VI. Professor of Biomedical Sciences (Cumberlege Chair) Institute of Ophthalmology-University College London. Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology IV: Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, Paris. Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, Fondation Ophtalmologique Rothschild.

Dr. Benoît Dubuis (Switzerland), chem Ing ETH, Ph.D, Dean of School of Life Sciences, Licensing

Executive and Advisor, School of Management, EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland). Co-founder of Eclosion, the first Swiss Life Sciences Seed-Fund and Incubator. Advisor to various leading Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies; upper management experience with leading companies, including Ciba-Geigy and Lonza and current presidency of BioAlps.

Prof. Sylvain Chemtob, MD, University of Montreal, Canada

Head of Critical Care Neonatalogy Unit at the University of Montreal Hospital for sick children (Sainte Justine Hospital). Internationally recognized as an expert in this field with more than 120 international publications in the best scientific journals. Holder of patents in the field with a contribution to the creation of two start-up companies.

Prof. Paul Vanhoutte, MD, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

World expert in vascular physiology and pharmacology. Professor of Medicine. Currently Invited Distinguished Professor at the University of Hong Kong in charge of R&D. Head of Worldwide Research at the Servier International Research Center in Paris for more than ten years. Publication of more than 680 scientific papers in the most prestigious journals.

Prof. W.M. Chilian, MD, New Orleans University, New w Orleans, USA

Past President of the Cardiovascular Section of the American Society of Physiology. Professor of Medicine and Head of the Department of Physiology, New Orleans University, USA. Internationally known for his expertise in vascular and cardiac physiology.

Prof J.L Reid MD, University of Glasgow, Scotland

Head of Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences at the Gardiner Institute of the University of Glasgow

Prof. R. Beliveau, MD, University of Quebec, Canada

Director of the Proteomic Canada project, Director of two laboratories (over 50 research workers), Professor of Medicine at the University of Quebec, Canada. Internationally recognized for his expertise in oncology, angiogenesis and Alzheimer disease.

Prof. M. Carrier MD, University of Montreal, Canada

Past Director of the Department of Surgery at the Montreal Heart Institute, Canada. Professor of Medicine. International recognition for his expertise in cardiovascular medicine.