Plenary speakers

Professor Kypros Nicolaides is Professor of Fetal Medicine at King’s College Hospital in London. Born in Cyprus, he studied medicine at King’s, where he trained in obstetrics and gynecology and subsequently specialized in fetal medicine. He has conducted extensive research across many aspects of fetal diagnosis and therapy, leading to the publication of more than 1,400 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals. His research publications on prenatal imaging and diagnosis have transformed the practice of ultrasound, and his work in implementing quality control for nuchal translucency has established this technique as a standard screening test for Down syndrome and other genetic conditions. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field, he was awarded the ISUOG Ian Donald Gold Medal in 1999.

He has provided training in fetal medicine to more than 500 physicians from 50 countries and has supervised over 50 doctors in conducting research leading to doctoral and medical degrees. In 1995, he founded the charitable organization The Fetal Medicine Foundation, which has donated more than £45 million to promote research and training in fetal medicine worldwide.

Jan Brosens graduated from KU Leuven, Belgium, in 1990 and pursued postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the United Kingdom. He became a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1995 and a Fellow in 2008. He obtained a Ph.D. from the University of London in 1999. He was awarded a Wellcome Trust Clinical Scientist Fellowship in 1998 and became a Wellcome Trust Investigator in 2018. He joined Imperial College London, first as Chair of Reproductive Sciences (2004) and then as Chair of Reproductive Medicine (2008). Currently, Jan Brosens is Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Warwick, leads the Implantation Research Clinic at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust He was the Scientific Director of Tommy’s National Miscarriage Research Centre, a partnership between Imperial College London, University of Birmingham, University of Warwick and their affiliated NHS trusts from 2016-2026.