The 52nd Annual EFCLIN Congress and Exhibition will take place from 23rd – 25th April 2026 in Sitges / Barcelona, Spain. The Congress will feature lectures, seminars, poster sessions and technical presentations as well as the Annual General Meeting of the Federation.The Exhibition will display the latest machinery, tools, materials, instruments, software, accessories, consumables and other products relevant to the production of Contact Lenses and Intra Ocular Lenses.

• Basisinformation
  Datum

  23.04.2026 - 25.04.2026

  Kongress

  Sitges / Barcelona

  Sprache

  Englisch

  Gebühren ab

  580.00 EUR

  Veranstalter

  EFCLIN
  European Federation of the Contact Lens and IOL Industries

  Organisator

  EFCLIN
  European Federation of the Contact Lens and IOL Industries
  Winkelbüel 2
  CH - 6043 Adligenswil
  Tel.: +41 (0)41 372 10 10
  
  

• VERANSTALTUNGSORT
  Meliá Sitges Hotel
  Joan Salvat Papasseit, 38
  08870 Sitges / Barcelona, ES
• Programm

  lECTURE pROGRAM OF 2026 (work in progress).

  Wednesday 22nd April
  13.00-18.00	Golf Tournament (private) – to join in please contact Armin Duddek, armin@efclin.com
  Thursday 23rd April
  11.00- 18.00	Congress Registration Open	Foyer Hall Tramuntana
  Ouality & Regulatory		Room Garbi 1
  12.05- 13:05	Lecture 1: Targeted Revision: What to Expect for the Contact Lenses and IOL Industry?	Erik Vollebregt
  13.10- 13:20	Commercial Presentations/ Rapid Fire Session 1 – 2
  13.20- 14.15	Lecture 2: A Vision for Tomorrow: How AI Will Reshape Quality and Regulatory in the Contact Lens and IOL Industries	Rufus Curnow
  14.00- 18.00	Exhibition Hall Open	Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
  14.30- 15.0015.30-16.00	Meet the Speaker Erik VollebregtMeet the Speaker Rufus Curnow	EFCLIN booth
  17.00- 18.00	Exhibitors Welcome Reception	Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
  18.30- 22.00	Sponsors’ Dinner
  Friday 24th April Opening Congress		Plenary Room Garbi 1+2
  08.30- 09.30	Annual General Meeting (all members)	Plenary Room Garbi 1+2
  09.45- 09.50	Introduction, President’s Welcome	Armin Duddek, president
  09.55- 10.15	Keynote 1: AI in the Manufacturing Industry	Kriti Sharma
  10.15- 10.30	Commercial Presentations/ Rapid Fire Session 1 – 3
  10.30- 10.50	Keynote 2: EuromContact Update	Laure-Anne Martinet
  10.55- 11.05	Commercial Presentations/ Rapid Fire Session 4 – 5
  11.00- 11.25	Coffee Break	Foyer Hall Tramuntana
  CL Lectures		Plenary Room Garbi 1+2
  11.30– 11.35	Introduction
  11.35– 12.15	CL Lecture 1: Corneals or Sclerals? What the Future Brings?	Aitana Munguia Conjero + Dr Javier Rojas Viñuela
  12.20- 12.35	Commercial Presentations/ Rapid Fire Session 6 – 8
  12.40- 13.00	CL Lecture 2: Understanding HOA: A Strategic Business Opportunity	Lorenzo Benelli
  13.05- 13.20	Commercial Presentations/ Rapid Fire Session 9 – 11
  IOL Lectures		Break-out Room Mestral 1+2
  11.30- 11.35	Introduction
  11.35- 11.55	IOL Lecture 1: IOL Selection in Patients with Corneal Endothelial Dysfunction for Cataract Surgery	Dr Mayte Ariño Gutiérrez
  12.00- 12.15	Commercial Presentations/ Rapid Fire Session 12 – 13
  12.20- 12.40	IOL Lecture 2: Micro-/Nano-Plastic Risks in Intraocular Lenses: What Manufacturers Need to Know	Dr Andreas F. Borkenstein
  12.45- 12.55	Commercial Presentations/ Rapid Fire Session 14 – 15
  13.00- 13.25	IOL Lecture 3: Premium IOL Objective Analysis to Predict in vivo Optical Performance	Dr Damien Gatinel, MD, PhD
  13.00- 17.30	Exhibition Hall Open	Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
  13.15- 14.15	Lunch in Exhibition Hall
  14.30- 15.30	EFCLIN Wetlab: Working with HOA: A Practical End-to-end Lab Workflow	Lorenzo Benelli Filippo Selden
  16.00- 17.00	EFCLIN Wetlab: Working with HOA: A Practical End-to-end Lab Workflow	Lorenzo Benelli Filippo Selden
  Saturday 25th April
  EFCLIN Forum		Room Garbi 1
  09.00- 09.05	Introduction	Armin Duddek, president
  09.05- 09.15	Commercial Presentations/ Rapid Fire Session 1 – 2
  09.15- 09.45	Lecture 1: Contact Lens Cocktail. What our Customers Want?	Brian Tompkins
  09.50- 10.05	Commercial Presentations/ Rapid Fire Session 3 – 5
  10.10- 11.10	Lecture 2: Supply Chain Data & AI‑enabled Transformations	Franz Naselli
  11:10- 11:35	Coffee Break	Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
  11.00- 15.30	Exhibition Hall Open	Exhibition Hall Tramuntana
  13.15- 14.15	Lunch in Exhibition Hall
  11.30- 12.30	EFCLIN Wetlab: Working with HOA: A Practical End-to-end Lab Workflow	Lorenzo Benelli Filippo Selden
  14.30- 15.30	EFCLIN Wetlab: Working with HOA: A Practical End-to-end Lab Workflow	Lorenzo Benelli Filippo Selden
  18.30- 22.00	EFCLIN Congress Dinner	Hotel Melià Sitges

  Rahmenprogramm

  Wednesday 24th April 13.00-18.00 Golf Tournament (private)

• Gebühren

  Fachärzte/-innen

  Gebühren ab 795,00 EUR Early Bird bis 16.04.2026 580,00 EUR

  Full congress: Fees stated apply to members. Member prices are reduced from the 2nd ticket onwards. Non-member Fees: Late: €960 I Normal until April 4th €840 I Early Bird until Feb. 11th 2025 €740. Day passes and half-day passes are also available.
• Buchung / Anmeldung

  Registration required. Please contact the organizer for further information.

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