EUROPEAN MEETINGS
ESNM has established the Europe-based Neurogastroenterology meeting „NeuroGASTRO“ every two years alternating to the Joint international meetings. This significant meeting brings together leading experts and emerging young investigators actively involved in neurogastroenterology, digestive motility and functional gastrointestinal diseases from Europe and from all around the world to discuss cutting-edge research.
Review NeuroGASTRO 2025
With over 700 attendees from 58 countries, NeuroGASTRO 2025 marked the largest edition of the meeting to date. Held at Queen Mary University of London, UK, from 4–6 September 2025, the conference brought together experts from basic, translational and clinical research in Neurogastroenterology and Motility, as well as from related disciplines such as the microbiome and immunology. ESNM President Frank Zerbib, ESNM Treasurer Prof. Dr. med. Daniel Pohl, Conference President Qasim Aziz, and Scientific Committee Chair Gerard Clarke welcomed participants and highlighted the exceptional international representation. In his opening remarks, Daniel Pohl emphasized the impressive number, diversity and scientific quality of abstract submissions, reflecting the vitality of research in the field.
Key opinion leaders presented the state-of-the-art developments in the field of Neurogastroenterology and Motility. It was particularly inspiring to see the quality and breadth of topics presented by young scientists, via both oral and poster presentations. The associated Postgraduate Course provided participants with a comprehensive practice-oriented update on advances in the Clinical Measurement and Management of GI Motility and Function. A practical highlight was the Hands-on Course on Manometry Training, which provided participants with focused instruction and interactive sessions on high-resolution esophageal and anorectal manometry, led by Mark Scott, Daniel Sifrim, Etsuro Yazaki, and Jan-Willem van der Wal.
The outstanding programme stood under the motto of “Advancing understanding and management in Neurogastroenterology and Motility” and included challenging and rewarding discussions across a broad range of topics. This iteration included a strong focus on Women’s Health including endometriosis in the context of how the gut microbiome could also offer hope for managing conditions outside the gut. A notable feature of the conference included joint symposia with other societies holding common interests, including the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP), the British Dietetic Association (BDA) and the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) and colleagues from Gut Microbiota for Health.
Celebrating Excellence: Keynotes, Awards, and the Future of Neurogastroenterology
The meeting included three inspiring plenary lectures, and Sarah Berry, PhD, from King’s College London, delivered the opening keynote talk on the concept of personalized nutrition through the lens of the microbiome. Javier Santos from Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona provided an update on the DISCOvERIE project and Nathalie Vergnolle from the Digestive Health Research Institute in Toulouse, France highlighted that old dogs can learn new tricks in her excellent discussion of proteases in gut physiology, pathophysiology and treatment. A special moment in the opening ceremony was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Professor Fernando Azpiroz (Spain).
The meeting once again served to highlight ESNM as the number one European representative of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, with clear take home message being how well the affiliated societies worked successfully together to deliver such a high-quality meeting. Special acknowledgement must go to a very engaged scientific committee and to the local organisers, Qasim Aziz and Mark Scott, who excelled in the role of hosts and were excellent ambassadors for the British Society of Neurogastroenterology. With lively discussions, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and record international participation, NeuroGASTRO 2025 reaffirmed its position as a leading forum for advancing the science and clinical understanding of the gut–brain connections. I’m sure we are all eager to join the next chapter of this now well-established European event, which will be hosted by Jan Tack in 2027 in Leuven, Belgium. See you there!
(Gerard Clarke, Chair Scientific Committee NeuroGASTRO 2025)
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Awardees NeuroGASTRO 2025
ACKNOWLEDGING EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE
The European Society of Neurogastroenterology & Motility (ESNM) proudly recognised outstanding scientific achievements during NeuroGASTRO 2025, held this September at Queen Mary University of London.
A total of eight awards were presented to researchers from across Europe and beyond for their innovative and high-impact work in Neurogastroenterology and Motility:
Young Investigator Awards
- Marte Vandeput (BE) – Study on the role of intestinal muscularis macrophages in diabetic neurodegeneration
- Roni Levin (IL) - Unraveling G/ Symptoms in Hypermobility Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Functional and Structural Diagnostic Perspective
- Michele Bosman (NL) - Experience Sampling Method unravels dynamic triggers of abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome - results from a multicenter European study
- Justine Blin (FR) - Glucocorticoid endogenous production by the enteric nervous system increases neuronal connectivity which is inhibited by inflammation in a GR-dependent manner
- Sofia Faggin (IT) - Gender-dependent central and gut dysfunction in cuprizone-induced demyelination model
Best Basic Science Abstract Award
- Tultul Saha (DE) - Complex innervated intestinal organoids from mice and humans: a promising model for studying gastrointestinal diseases linked to neurodegeneration
Best Translational Abstract Award
- Julien Pujo (FR) - Microbiota-derived lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) drive visceral hypersensitivity through transient receptor potential canonical 5 and lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 and 3 pathways
Best Clinical Abstract Award
- Christopher Andrews (CA) - Liquid Nutrient Drink Testing Induces Gastric Dysrhythmias that Correlate with Dyspeptic Symptoms
These awards highlight the excellence and diversity of research presented at this year’s biennial meeting and reflect ESNM’s continued commitment to supporting young investigators and advancing the science of the gut-brain axis. Congratulations to all awardees for their remarkable contributions to the field!
Past European Events
Check out below for a listing of our previous European meetings. You have access the meeting programme from each conference link below.