International Photodynamic Association (IPA)
Advancing the scientific and clinical development of photodynamic therapy, photomedicine, photodisinfection, and photodiagnosis.

IPA World Congress

The biennial world congress

The IPA World Congresses, held every two years, are the leading PDT meetings bringing together members of the global photodynamic community to advance scientific and clinical research relating to photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapies. Physicians, scientists and industry partners gather to share ideas, research findings and new discoveries in the field of photodynamic medicine, technology and applications.

Upcoming Congresses

July 12-16, 2027: 20th International Photodynamic Association World Congress, Istanbul, Turkiye

20th IPA World Congress, Istanbul, Turkey
July 12-16, 2027
Conference Chair: Fabienne Dumoulin, PhD

More information coming soon.

 
 
 

Conference Chair: Xiuli Wang, MD, PhD

Link to Program - 19th IPA World Congress

 

Conference Chair: Lothar Lilge, PhD

Link to Abstracts - 18th IPA World Congress

 
 
 

Past Conferences

  • 1986 Tokyo, Japan

    • Chair, Y. Hayata

  • 1988 London, England

    • Chair, J. Carruth

  • 1990 Buffalo, USA

    • Chair, T. Dougherty

  • 1992 Milan, Italy

    • Chair, P. Spinelli

  • 1994 Amelia Island, USA

    • Chair, D. Cortese

  • 1996 Melbourne, Australia

    • Co-Chairs, A. Kaye & J. Hill

  • 1998 Nantes, France

    • Chair, T. Patrice

  • 2001 Vancouver, Canada

    • Chair, S. Lam

  • 2003 Miyazaki, Japan

    • Chair, H. Kato

  • 2005 Munich, Germany

    • Chair, D. Jocham

  • 2007 Shanghai, China

    • Chair, Z. Zhu

  • 2009 Seattle, USA

    • Chair, D. Kessel

  • 2011 Innsbruck, Austria

    • Chair, H. Kostron

  • 2013 Seoul, South Korea

    • Chair, W. Ahn

  • 2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    • Chair, V. Bagnato

  • 2017 Coimbra, Portugal

    • Chair, L. Arnaut