PCR Innovators Day 2026: a future-shaping Programme
Discover how #PCRID will be sharing fresh discoveries, sparking in-depth discussions and driving progress for tomorrow’s practice
On 18 May, the annual PCR Innovators Day will once again be uniting minds in interventional cardiovascular innovation from all around the globe. Dive into our inspiring one-day Programme for a glimpse of what’s currently driving progress in the rapidly-evolving landscape of your field, and come join the innovators in Paris - the day before EuroPCR – for the full picture!
A far-sighted session on AI - Not to be missed! ✨
After a convivial welcome coffee and opening introduction, #PCRID is kicking off in style - with a sharp and visionary keynote lecture that explores how artificial intelligence will be transforming the actual process of innovation.
What are the 2026 key themes?
This year the Programme will explore three major themes, incorporating expert discussions, presentations selected from the Call for Innovations, and industry insights.
- Disrupting the aorta and valves: the next transcatheter wave
- Venture capital perspectives - in partnership with MedTech Strategist
- Heart failure innovation
✅ New: Rapid-Fire Sessions
Expect to enjoy dynamic, fast-paced pitches from across the sector - on hot topics such as next-generation structural heart and valve therapies, vascular innovation, interventional technologies, and hypertension solutions.
Innovators Exchange Hubs
Eight round table discussions bringing stakeholders from across the innovation ecosystem to explore the questions shaping cardiovascular innovation today:
Morning:
- Moving early-stage innovation forward
- AI’s role in accelerating innovation
- Securing reimbursement in the US
- Bringing Chinese technologies to the Western market
Afternoon:
- Navigating regulatory approval after first-in-man
- The role of South America, India and Eastern Europe
- What’s the next big thing in coronary interventions?
- What’s changing for heart failure?
Sessions run in parallel, allowing you to exchange perspectives and move ideas forward for the topics that are most relevant to your work or practice.
