ScanBalt 25th Anniversary Special Session at Vitalis 2026: Precision Prevention in Action | May 5, 2026 | 15:30 – 17:00 | Gothenburg, Sweden

Event Date: 5 May 2026

Time: 15:30 – 17:00
Location: F3
Event: Vitalis 2026

As part of the ScanBalt 25th Anniversary programme at Vitalis 2026, this special 90-minute session brings together leading experts from across Northern Europe to showcase national breakthroughs in precision prevention.

Focusing on Estonia, Finland, Denmark, and Germany, the session will explore how cutting-edge genomics and advanced health-data infrastructures are reshaping preventive healthcare systems and enabling more personalised, proactive approaches to disease prevention.

A key highlight includes Estonia’s upcoming polygenic risk score (PRS)-guided national breast cancer screening program, which has the potential to become the first nationwide implementation of its kind globally. This innovative approach allows women in the highest 20% PRS risk group to begin screening earlier—starting from age 40—marking a significant shift toward risk-based prevention.

Programme Highlights

Keynote Address
Prof. Andres Metspalu – The New Era of Precision Prevention

Country Perspectives

• Estonia: Dr Krista Kruuv-Käo – From biobanking to personal prevention of disease
• Finland: Prof. Markus Perola – Population-Based Registry and Genomic Studies in Finland: FinnGen and Finregistry
• Denmark: Ulrik Kristoffer Stoltze, MD, PhD – Cost and effects of DNA sequencing Danish Guthrie cards
• Germany: TBC – Precision Prevention Strategies in Europe’s Largest System

Panel Discussion
Moderated by Dr Jaanus Pikani

Event Details

• Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026
• Time: 15:30 – 17:00
• Location: F3
• Event: Vitalis 2026

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Join us to learn how Nordic and European leaders are advancing personalised and preventive medicine, and how these approaches can be scaled across healthcare systems.