The Kenneth Rainin Foundation’s annual Innovations Symposium brings together investigators, trainees and clinicians to advance IBD research.
By bringing together noted experts with diverse perspectives, the Innovations Symposium has a powerful and lasting impact on both participants and the research in which we are all invested. Learn more about the Symposium and read recaps from our recent events below.
2025 Innovations Symposium
Join us on July 18-20, 2025, at The Ritz-Carlton Oʻahu, Turtle Bay, to hear the latest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease research and connect with scientists from around the world.
Our 2024 Symposium drew 160 researchers, clinicians and industry professionals to San Francisco for two days of exchanging ideas and networking. The gathering was marked by fresh insights, cutting-edge ideas and inspiring messages to accelerate improvements to patient health and well-being.
Coming together in person again for the first time since 2019 energized our 2023 Innovations Symposium. Attendees’ enthusiasm for face-to-face conversations animated our twice-daily poster and networking sessions, which play an important role in seeding new ideas and collaborations.
In 2022, we convened online again in response to continued public health concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We welcomed students, academic and industry researchers, clinicians, funders and editors of science and health journals over three half days. Presentations were paired by intersecting themes.
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