Events

Below is a list of events where CELT researchers and staff are presenting CELT research, or events that CELT is endorsing.

LA-LINK

29 January 2025, online workshop

We are excited to launch LA-LINK, a new seminar and workshop series designed to bring together researchers, developers, policymakers, funders, and implementers working across the rapidly evolving field of long-acting therapeutics.

LA-LINK context

Long-acting medicines and technologies are transforming prevention and treatment for a range of conditions that disproportionately affect people in LMICs. As the field advances, so does the need for accessible, and LA-LINK aims to be a cross-stakeholder learning space where expertise can be shared, challenges identified, and new collaborations connected.

You can find out more details about LA-LINK on our Partnership Coordination project page, but each workshop will feature:

Focused expert talks or panels
Space for Q&A and community discussion
Session summaries and materials shared afterward

The first LA-LINK workshop

The first LA-LINK workshop is titled ‘Application of pharmacokinetic modelling and simulation for long-acting medicines’.

We’ll release further details on speakers, talks, agenda and registration details over the coming weeks.

Whether you’re deeply embedded in long-acting research or just beginning to explore the field, you’re warmly invited to be part of this growing community via LA-LINK.

CELT's Community of Practice for long-acting therapeutics for maternal and paediatric health

4 Feburary 2026, online webinar

Community of Practice context

Significant gaps currently exist in the development of new medicines for women of child-bearing age and children, compared with the general adult population. This gap could expand further with new treatment modalities like long-acting therapeutics. Additionally, the extent of breastfed infant exposure through breast milk is largely unknown.

The overarching aim of this Community of Practice (funded by global health agency Unitaid) is to catalyse the development and availability of long-acting therapeutics of value for maternal and paediatric health globally, including in low- and middle- income countries.

This will be achieved through the following specific objectives:

Engaging relevant stakeholders in academia, clinical practice, pharmaceutical industry, regulators, women and patient groups
Synthesise evidence-based perspectives on best practices for long-acting therapeutics
Disseminate outputs from the community of practice for uptake by the wider community.

The next Community of Practice webinar

The next online session will be held on Wednesday 4 February 2026, and is titled 'Designing for the Long Haul: Lessons for Safety Studies of Long-Acting Therapeutics from Pregnancy Through Childhood'. The speaker is the Community of Practice Lead, Dr Adeniyi Olagunju.

You can register for the webinar on its virtual webinar events page.

To join the Community of Practice and attend this meeting, please fill in this Expression of Interest form to receive an invite link.

We will use this Events page to keep you updated on the remaining events, so please check back. New members are welcome to join the Community of Practice at any point.

Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2026

22-25 February 2026, Denver USA

CROI provides a forum for basic scientists and clinical investigators to present, discuss, and critique their investigations into the epidemiology and biology of human retroviruses and associated diseases.

CELT researcher Dr Usman Arshad has been selected to present a poster titled 'Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir Combination Within Individual Particles Drives Optimal LAI Performance'.

Find out more about the conference on the CROI website.

Previous events

26th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV, Hepatitis, and Other Antiviral Drugs 2025

The key takeaways from this workshop can be found on the event's enduring materials page and the abstracts are available in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

CELT's Community of Practice meetings

January meeting - Launch

A recording of the first session where the key objectives were set can be found on our YouTube channel.

March meeting - Dynamic paediatric and maternal physiology in long-acting therapeutics development

A recording of the first webinar addressing the dynamic physiology of both paediatric and maternal patients in long-acting therapeutics development is available on CELT's YouTube channel.

July meeting - First in person

We have separated the recordings that are available for each session. These were maternal health, paediatric health and global health.

October meeting - Considerations for long-acting injectable microsuspension development: Anti-malarial therapy lessons

A video of the October session from Laxman Cherkupally from Medicines for Malaria Venture is available on our YouTube channel.

Advances in Long-acting Therapeutics meeting

A recording of CELT's Dr Catherine Unsworth's 14 minute talk is available on CELT's YouTube channel.

LEAP | New Approaches to Bioequivalence Assessment and Generic Approvals for Long Acting/Extended Release Antiretroviral Formulations

Find all the recordings from the workshop talks on LEAP's Bioequivalence workshop recordings page.

LEAP | Long-acting Tuberculosis Drug Development Workshop 2024 - 15 April 2024

Watch a recording of CELT co-Director Prof. Andrew Owen's presentation.

Find all the recordings from the workshop on LEAP's long-acting tuberculosis recordings page.

19th Residential Course on Clinical Pharmacology and Antiretrovirals - 17-19 January 2024

Download the presentation decks on the Clinical Pharmacology and Antiretrovirals course page

LEAP | Investigator Meeting & Annual Workshop 2023 - 18 February 2023

Watch a recording of an update from LONGEVITY delivered by Professor Andrew Owen available on LEAP's investigator meeting and annual workshop 2023 page.

Access the full workshop on the event page.