ARO 49th Annual Midwinter Meeting, Feb 7-11, 2026, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Join CBSET and our partner, Cilcare, at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) 49th Annual Midwinter Meeting, February 7-11, 2026, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) is an international hearing and vestibular research society that gathers universities, medical centers, research institutes, pharma and biotech companies.

We invite you to visit us in Booth #18 to discover the latest developments in hearing therapeutics and discuss potential collaborations. CBSET staff, includingDr. Donald Hodges (Senior Scientist) and Dr. Ellie Khadir (Study Director), and Cilcare staff, including Dr. Gaëlle Naert (Cilcare COO & CSO) and Sébastien Diot (Program Leader), will be on hand to share insights into our cutting-edge research and services.

This year, Cilcare and CBSET are proud to sponsor the Pharmaceutical Interventions for Hearing Loss (PIHL) Satellite Symposium on Friday, February 6, 2026, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM EST, taking place just before the main ARO conference. CBSET and Cilcare will be presenting at the PIHL Symposium on the topic of Translational Tools and Techniques starting at 1:10 PM.

Contact us to meet up at the ARO Annual Midwinter Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.




    CBSET/Cilcare Presentations/Posters:

    Poster presentation SA177: "Navigating the translational valley of death for auditory gene therapy." Authors: D Hodges, E Khadir, A Marie, MP Pasdelou, G Naert, R Tzafriri. Presented by Donald Hodges, MSc, PhD, DSP, DABT, CBSET Head of Integrated Toxicology, Saturday, Feb. 7,  1:00 - 2:30 PM, Ballroom A, Floor 3.

    Poster presentation SA181: "The Sound of Safety: Why GLP ototoxicity testing must be standard." Authors: E Khadir, G Naert, MP Pasdelou, A Marie, R Tzafriri, D Hodges. Presented by Ellie Khadir, DVM, PhD, CBSET Study Director, Saturday, Feb. 7,  1:00 - 2:30 PM, Ballroom A, Floor 3.

    Poster presentation M151: "Inner Ear Drug Delivery Route Selection: A Cross-Species Translation Framework." Authors: S Diot, M Kalker, M Souchal, C Coyat, A Marie, E Flaszka, V Baudoux, C Dejean, S Pucheu, G Naert, B Muraj, E Khadir, D Hodges, R Tzafriri, MJ Williams-Fritze. Presented by Camille DeJean, PhD, Cilcare R&D Project Manager. Monday, Feb. 9, 1:30-3:00 PM, Ballroom A, Floor 3.