insulin. Some 3,000 endocrinologists from
around the world attended the meeting.
24th meeting of the European Soci-
ety for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT
Meeting Barcelona. European Society
for Animal Cell Technology). This event
took place from May 31 to June 3 at the
Congress Palace, attended by around a
thousand professionals from the world of
science and industry. The features also
included an exhibition area.
12th World Congress of Traditional
Chinese Medicine, held on September 25
and 26, organised by the World Federa-
tion of Chinese Medicine Societies and
the European Foundation for Traditional
Chinese Medicine with the participation
of around a thousand experts. The main
theme discussed were the links between
ancient Chinese medicine and modern
health.
Other outstanding events in the field of
health included the celebration of the 9th
Congress of the Vascular Access Society
(April 15 to 18), the International Oncol-
ogy Summit at ESTRO (April 24) and the
meeting of the Protein Society Sympo-
sium (July 21).
In the field of animal health, the 50th
National Congress of the Association
of Spanish Veterinarians Specialising in
Small Animals (AVEPA) took place from
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Congresses and other events
With 13,000 participants,
United European Gastroen-
terology Week was one of
the most important health
congresses in 2015.
European professionals in
the fields of refractive and
cataract surgery met at an
important event organised
at the Gran Via venue.
