The BRS 2026 Annual Meeting will welcome around 200 delegates from across the UK and beyond, offering an excellent opportunity for exhibitors and sponsors to connect with leaders in bone research.
The exhibition will take place in the Octagon, alongside the Poster Hall and refreshment areas, creating a vibrant central hub for networking.
There are a few places remaining - please refer to the sponsorship prospectus which is available now or if you'd like to discuss further, contact the BRS Events Team at events@boneresearchsociety.org.
UCB - Wednesday 8 July 2026 (14:15-15:00) - Peston Lecture Theatre
Details to follow
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Kyowa Kirin - Wednesday 8 July 2026 (16:40-17:10) - Peston Lecture Theatre
Title: “An update on management of XLH and latest clinical guidelines”
Speaker: Prof. Richard Keen National Orthopaedic Hospital London
This symposium is organised and fully funded by Kyowa Kirin and is intended for healthcare professionals in the UK. Kyowa Kirin products will be discussed.
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Ascendis Pharma - Thursday 9 July 2026 (12:40-13:10) - Peston Lecture Theatre
Beyond Calcium: Rethinking Skeletal Health in Chronic Hypoparathyroidism
Chaired by Professor Jeremy Turner, Consultant Endocrinologist, Clinical Lead for the Metabolic Bone at the Norfolk and Norwich
University Hospital and Honorary Professor at Norwich Medical School, Norwich.
Speaker: Dr Maria Talla, Consultant Physician in Endocrinology and Mineral Metabolism at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow.
This promotional meeting is sponsored and funded by Ascendis Pharma for healthcare professionals (HCPs) only.
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Alexion - Thursday 9 July 2026 (15:55-16:25) - Peston Lecture Theatre
Title: Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Hypophosphatasia Across the Disease Continuum
Speaker: Professor Richard Eastell, Professor of Bone Metabolism, Head of the Academic Unit of Bone Metabolism, Director of the Mellanby Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Sheffield
This session is organised and funded by Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Diseases UK for healthcare professionals only. An Alexion product will be discussed.
GOLD SPONSOR
UCB
We are UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing treatments that aim to transform the lives of people living with neurological and immunological conditions, as well as rare diseases.
For further information regarding our company, please visit www.ucbpharma.co.uk
SILVER SPONSORS
Alexion
Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, is focused on serving patients and families affected by rare diseases and devastating conditions through the discovery, development and delivery of medicines. A pioneering leader in rare disease for more than three decades, Alexion was the first to translate the complex biology of the complement system into therapeutic options, and today it continues to build a diversified pipeline across disease areas with significant unmet need, using an array of innovative modalities. As part of AstraZeneca, Alexion is continually expanding its global geographic footprint to serve more rare disease patients around the world. It is headquartered in Boston, US. For more information, please visit https://alexion.com/worldwide/UK
Ascendis Pharma
Founded in 2007, Ascendis Pharma is applying its innovative TransCon™ technology platform to build a leading, fully integrated biopharma company focused on making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of patients, science and passion, we use our TransCon technologies to fulfill our mission of developing new and potentially best-in-class therapies that address unmet medical needs. Ascendis is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has additional facilities in Europe and the United States. Please visit https://ascendispharma.uk/ to learn more.
Kyowa Kirin
Kyowa Kirin strives to create and deliver novel medicines with life-changing value. As a Japan-based Specialty Pharmaceutical Company with a heritage of 70+ years, we apply cutting-edge science including an expertise in antibody research and engineering, to address the needs of patients and society across multiple therapeutic areas including Nephrology, Oncology, Immunology/Allergy and Neurology. Across our four regions – Japan, Asia Pacific, North America and EMEA/International – we focus on our purpose, to make people smile, and are united by our shared values of commitment to life, teamwork/Wa, innovation, and integrity.
You can learn more about the business - Kyowa Kirin
BRONZE SPONSORS
Scanco
Scanco Medical, Switzerland (Establised 1988) is the leading global provider of mCT and HR-pQCT (XtremeCT II) systems. Systems are bundled with high-performance Windows© computing and advanced , but easy to use, software and unparalleled after-sales technical and scientific support. Details, including an exhaustive bibliography of relevant publications from Scanco users, on the systems and software are available at www.scanco.ch. Scanco offers complimentary scan/analysis of relevant specimens for grant application support as well as a fee-for-scan/analysis service option for laboratories requiring limited use of the technology.
Theramex
We are Theramex, a global speciality pharmaceutical company solely committed to supporting the health needs of women through every stage of life. We work on patient-focused, effective solutions that support women of all ages.
We work closely with our partners, healthcare professionals, and patients to provide women with the right solution, at the time they most need it.
We believe in empowering women to make informed decisions about how to manage the natural cycles and stages of their life. To do this, we provide education and support around contraception, fertility and menopause.
Wonderful Scientific
We are Wonderful Scientific, a sales and consulting company specialising in scientific and clinical imaging scanners.
Wonderful Scientific is the proud distributor of NeoScan.com benchtop Micro-CT and Nano-CT products in the UK and Ireland. We are committed to providing the highest quality instruments to our customers.
NeoScan scanners are the most advanced and innovative in the market. The recently launched N90 is the world’s first bench-top Nano-CT and has 300nm spatial and 40nm voxel size at maximum resolution.
The N80 scanner is the best in class scanner and is ideal for high resolution bone analysis and visualisation. The N80 has a sealed transmission X-ray source with a 2um spot size and movable target repositioning, radiation hardened camera protection, 2:1 fibre optics, active artefact suppression, new precision stepper motors and all new software. The N80 is now offered with 10 years warranty or 10,000 hours (which ever comes first)!
The resulting benefits make it the most robust, long lasting, scientific grade bench-top Micro-CT on the market today.
Our website is www.wonderfulscientific.com
