Brief history of EuSARC meetings 

• In 2017, Dominique Heymann organized the first European Workshop on Translational Research of bone sarcoma (19 – 20 June 2017) at the University of Sheffield, UK. This two-day European Workshop was aimed at young researchers working on bone sarcoma. It provided training in bone sarcoma and more specifically osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma.  This meeting was a great success with over 100 attendees. 

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• In 2018, the current name of our meetings “EuSARC” was introduced. Nicola Baldini organized the second EuSARC meeting in Bertinoro, Italy (31 May – 2 June 2018).  

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• In 2019, the meeting was hosted by Thomas Grünewald in Benediktbeuern, Germany (30 May – 1 June 2019).  

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• In 2020, the health crisis postponed the meeting that should have taken place in Pamplona. To continue the scientific discussion and interaction between EuSARC attendees, webinars were organized with invited speakers (10 webinars in 2 years, 2020 and 2021). 

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• In 2022, and after a two-year break, EuSARC in person meetings resumed. Prestigious speakers and young researchers met in Pamplona, Spain (26 –28 May 2022). The meeting was organized by Fernando Lecanda. 

 

• In 2023, the meeting took place in Vienna, Austria (18 – 20 May 2023). Eleni Tomazou and her colleagues at St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (CCRI) organized the EuSARC covering multi-disciplinary topics from molecular mechanisms to novel therapies in sarcomas.

 

• In 2024, the meeting was organized by Dominique Heymann and his colleagues at Le Pouliguen, France (13-15 June 2024). More than 100 participants and 63 scientific communications including poster sessions covering variety of topics and models in sarcomas.

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• In 2025, the meeting took place at the Isola di San Servolo, Venezia, Italy (5-7 June 2025) and, by the second time, was organized by Nicola Baldini and his team. Impresives scientific discussions from invited lectures, oral presentations, flash talks and posters covering from basic mechanisms to innovated therapies in the sarcoma field.  

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• In 2026,  the meeting will be organized by Sebastien Wälchli and his colleagues in Oslo, Norway. 

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