Abstract (eng)
The 1st “Mobility for Vesicle Research in Europe” - MOVE - symposium took place in the picturesque Málaga, the capital of the Costa del Sol and the Mediterranean sun city of Spain. The principal organizer, GEIVEX, supported by the societies GSEV, UKEV, and EVIta, spared no effort to organize a fabulous international symposium. More than 300 participants, mainly members from 16 joining European Extracellular Vesicle (EV) societies (ASEV, BESEV, BSEVs, CzeSEV, EVIta, FISEV, FSEV, GEIVEX, GSEV, HSEV, NLSEV, NOR-EV, PNEV, PSEV, SrEVs, and UKEV; see Figure 1), attended this interdisciplinary conference held at the Faculty of Law of the University of Málaga. The diversified and multidisciplinary program of the four days covered five invited keynote talks given by Hernando de Portillo, Antonella Bongiovanni, Martine J. Smit, Fedor Berditchevski, and Benjamin Winkeljann, and 76 oral presentations and 157 posters by young European EV scientists. The sessions were framed by an industrial exhibition that gave the scientists the opportunity to have fruitful discussions with industrial partners and find out about new devices and products in EV research on the market. The MOVE Fellowship Program enabled several young scientists to participate in an exchange program at collaborating facilities, resulting in network promotion and projects enriching the EV field. Eight of them were able to present their experiences gained with the aid of the MOVE Fellowship program, closing the symposium. The symposium dinner located at Baños del Carmen was definitely one of the conference’s highlights. Surrounded by the beach and the sea, the participants enjoyed networking while savoring delicious Spanish tapas and, afterward, rocking the dance floor. The 1st MOVE symposium was absolutely a great success, and Málaga, as a lively, young, and creative city with its numerous historical attractions and nightlife, proved to be the perfect event location.