Fifth ICMC International Congress, Bethesda 2025
Organized by the ICMC, MCI, NICHD and the Population Council
Friday, June 5, 2026
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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AGENDA
8:15 – 8:45
Welcome and Introduction
Regine Sitruk-Ware (USA) David Serfaty (FR)
Session 1: NEW FIELDS OF RESEARCH
Chair: Philippe Bouchard (FR), Jim Sailer (USA)
8:45 – 9:30
Phenotypic screening of human sperm and biomarkers for fertility
Christopher Barratt (UK)
9:30 – 10:00
Soluble Adenylyl Cyclase (sAC) for “On-Demand” use
Jochen Buck (USA) & Lonny Levin (USA)
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15– 10:40
EPPIN and inhibitors: progress in development
Erick Silva (BR)
10:40 – 11:00
Clinical development of YCT 529. Inhibitor of retinoic acid receptor-alpha
Akash Bakshi (USA)
Session 2: HORMONAL METHODS
Chair: David Archer (USA), Mitch Creinin (USA)
11:00 – 11:30
NES/T gel efficacy study: final results
Christina Wang / Diana Blithe (USA)
11:30 – 12:00
Novel androgens for oral and long-acting reversible methods for men
Stephanie Page (USA)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
Session 3: REGULATORY ASPECTS OF MALE METHODS
Chair: Ronald Swerdloff (USA), Daniel Johnston (USA)
13:00 – 13:30
WHO TPP for male contraceptives
Igor Toskin (CH)
13:30 –14:00
Regulatory guidelines for non-hormonal male methods
Greg Kopf / Erin Gardner (USA)
14:00 – 14:30
AI in Healthcare: Opportunities and Ethical Challenges
Charles Carignan (USA)
Session 4: NEW APPROACHES: DEVICES
Chair: Richard Anderson (UK), William Bremner (USA)
14:30 –15:00
Ten Years of MCI Research Activities
Logan Nickels (USA)
15:00 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 15:45
Standardized Outcome Measures for Male Fertility Control Efficacy studies
John Amory (USA) (Webinar)
15:45 – 16:15
Update of ADAM, a vas-occlusive hydrogel device
Kevin Eisenfrats (USA)
16:15 – 16:30 (Abstract)
Plan A: Non-Hormonal Vas Occlusion
Darlene R. Walley (USA)
16:30 – 16:45 (Abstract)
Acceptability of Male Methods
Brian Nguyen (USA)
16:45 – 17:15
Socio Economic Impact of Male Methods
Jim Sailer (USA)
Session 5: ROLE OF THE COLLABORATIVE AGENCIES: FUTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Chair: Kristina Gemzell (SE), Cristina Meriggiola (IT)
17:15 – 18:00
Panel discussion
Mark Barone (USA), Diana Blithe (USA), James Kiarie (CH), Heather Vahdat (USA), Jim Sailer (USA), Carolyn Westhoff (USA), Wei Yan (USA)
Session 6: GENERAL DISCUSSION AND WRAP UP
18:00 – 18:15
Conclusive Remarks
Regine Sitruk-Ware (USA), David Serfaty (FR), Christina Wang (USA)
Organizing Scientific Committee: Richard Anderson, Diana Blithe, Philippe Bouchard, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, Stephanie Page, David Serfaty, Regine Sitruk-Ware (Chair), Heather Vahdat, Christina Wang