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8th European Symposium on Focused Ultrasound Therapy
2026, April 9-10, Vienna


Vienna—renowned for its elegance, culture, and scientific heritage—hosts our congress in the historic Billrothhaus, home of the venerable Society of Physicians in Vienna. This landmark venue, where generations of physicians advanced medical knowledge, provides an inspiring background for the advancement of therapeutic ultrasound of the brain.
This year’s program will bring together clinicians, scientists, engineers, and industry partners from around the world to share the latest advances, exchange ideas, and shape the future of patient care. Topics will include:

  • Clinical Ultrasound Neuromodulation: Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, depression, pain, epilepsy, psychiatric disorders, and more
  • Clinical Ultrasound Blood–Brain Barrier Opening: Brain gene and cell therapy, brain tumors, Alzheimer’s disease, and related applications
  • Clinical Ultrasound Ablation: Essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological conditions
  • Novel Focused Ultrasound Approaches: Emerging preclinical and clinical research and innovative applications

Whether you seek state-of-the-art research, practical insights, or new collaborations, the congress offers a focused international platform to connect and drive innovation.
We look forward to welcoming all participants to Vienna and to an engaging and stimulating meeting at the Billrothhaus.

Abstracts

Call for Abstracts Deadline: February 16, 2026, at 11:39 PM (CET, UTC+1, Vienna local time)


Topics

This year’s program will bring together clinicians, scientists, engineers, and industry partners from around the world to share the latest advances, exchange ideas, and shape the future of patient care. Specific emphasis is put on current state and current discussions concerning clinical therapy. Topics will include:

  • Clinical ultrasound neuromodulation: dementia, Parkinson’s disease, depression, pain, epilepsy, psychiatric disorders, and related indications.
  • Clinical ultrasound blood–brain barrier opening: brain gene and cell therapy, brain tumours, Alzheimer’s disease, and allied applications.
  • Clinical ultrasound ablation: essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, and other movement disorders.
  • Novel focused ultrasound approaches: emerging preclinical and clinical research and applications.

Speakers

    Roland Beisteiner

    Overview and Advances in Clinical Ultrasound Neuromodulation

    Christoph Brücke

    “Starting to Walk” – Initial Steps and Challenges in Guiding a HIFU Center Vienna

    Robert Chen

    Clinical Ultrasound Neuromodulation in Movement Disorders

    Tiago L. Costa

    Miniaturized Focused Ultrasound Microchips for Minimally-Invasive Treatments of Brain Disorders

    Kullervo Hynynen

    Fully Electronically Steered Ultrasound Transmit-Receive Array for Clinical Brain Treatments

    Miriam Klein-Flügge

    Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound of the Human Amygdala Reveals a Causal Role in Emotional Processing

    Jan Kubanek

    Clinical Ultrasound Neuromodulation in Psychiatric Disorders

    Guillem Lera-Calatayud

    HIFU for Psychiatric Disorders

    Nir Lipsman

    Overview and Advances in Blood–Brain Barrier Opening

    Andres Lozano

    Overview and Advances in HIFU Ablation

    Elly Martin

    – Biophysical Safety of Ultrasound Neuromodulation
    – Quantification of Acoustic Pressure in the Brain

    Raul Martinez

    HIFU for Movement Disorders

    Eva Matt

    Overview and Advances in Clinical Ultrasound Neuromodulation

    Michael Mitterwallner

    Confounds in Clinical Ultrasound Neuromodulation

    Philipp Moser

    “Starting to Walk” – Initial Steps and Challenges in Guiding a HIFU Center Vienna

    Apoutou N’Djin

    Cellular Mechanisms of Ultrasound Neuromodulation

    Klaus Novak

    “Starting to Walk” – Initial Steps and Challenges in Guiding a HIFU Center Vienna

    Miruna Rascu

    Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound of the Human Amygdala Reveals a Causal Role in Emotional Processing

    Daniel Razansky

    Clinical Safety in Relation to Different Ultrasound Technologies

    Jerome Sallet

    Transcranial Ultrasound Neuromodulation: Insights from Non-Human Primate Imaging Studies

    Ivan Suarez

    Cellular Mechanisms of Ultrasound Neuromodulation

    Steffen Tretbar

    Regulatory Issues with Focused Ultrasound

    Zhen Xu

    Miniaturized Focused Ultrasound Microchips for Minimally-Invasive Treatments of Brain Disorders

    EUFUS Organizing Committee 

    Roland Beisteiner

    Michael Mitterwallner

    Andreas Melzer

    Christine Melzer

    Robert Chen

    Kullervo Hynynen

    Gregor Kasprian

    Jan Kubanek

    Andres Lozano

    Daniel Razansky

    Program

    Conference dinner – traditional Viennese evening

    Join us for a traditional Viennese Heuriger evening with cosy courtyards, local wines, and hearty traditional food to share. We’ll keep the mood lively with traditional Viennese Schrammelmusik—expect clinking glasses, easy conversation, and a true taste of Vienna.

    Date: Thursday, April 09, 2026

    Sponsors

    If you are interested in sponsoring the 8th European Symposium on Focused Ultrasound Therapy, please contact Tobias Zimmermann at zto@studio12.at for further information.


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