Strong presence of NextGEM in the BioEM 2025

NextGEM partners played an important role in the new edition of the BioEM Conference. Worldwide EMF experts attended the 2025 edition in Rennes, France, from June 22^nd to 27^th. The conference is set up annually by the BioEM society, “an independent organisation of biological and physical scientists, physicians and engineers interested in the interactions of electromagnetic fields with biological systems.”

BioEM is the world’s largest and most prestigious bioelectromagnetics conference. The Society’s annual conference attracts academic and industrial participants from all over the world at all career stages. Attendees have an excellent opportunity to engage with other professionals in this field and share the latest updates in this topic’s research. This was a great opportunity for many NextGEM partners, as this project intrinsically relates to the conference’s main objectives.

The consortium’s partners showcased 7 posters, presented 3 oral presentations, hosted 2 oral sessions, and participated in 2 workshops. See all participations here!

Posters:

• Olga Zeni – Radiofrequency, LTE signal exposure does not alter cancer-related endpoints in human neuroblastoma cell model either alone, or in combination with WiFi signal or menadione
• Stefania Romeo (CNR) – A multi-physics analysis of electroporation phenomenon in A375 human melanoma cells: an in vitro and computational study
• Maryse Ledent (SC) – Electromagnetic field sensitivity, symptoms and perceived health: a mediation and moderation analysis
• Fulvio Schettino (UCAS) – A novel RF exposure system for live cell imaging in real time under confocal microscopy: a preliminary design
• Seppe Segers (SC) – A whole-transcriptome approach to determine the effects of 5G-modulated RF-EMF exposure in keratinocytes
• Maryse Ledent (SC) – Moderating effect of sensory processing sensitivity on the relationship of electrohypersensitivity on anxiety and depressive disorders
• Marco Spirito (TUD) – Reduction of body effect RF EMF sensor with back reflector

Oral sessions:

• Joshua Ziegler (IMBEI, with the collaboration of IARC, BFS, FORTH, and RIVM): Umbrella review of RF-EMF exposure from far-field sources and cancer in humans
  • Thanks to this abstract, Joshua Ziegler obtained the Alexandre Legros award.
• Olga Zeni (CNR): Biological effects of 5G radiofrequency exposure at 26.5 GHz in a human keratinocyte cell model
• Derek Land (THUAS): Low Cost SDRs for RF EMF Exposure Measurements
  • With Erdal Korkmaz, Sam Aerts, & John Bolte as co-authors
• Additionally, two partners acted as Oral Session hosts:
  • Olga Zeni hosted the 8^th Oral Session: Advances in Electromagnetic Stimulation for Neural and Clinical Research
  • Stefania Romeo co-hosted the 15^th Oral Session: Computational and Theoretical Insights into EMF Interaction Mechanisms

Workshops:

• Sam Aerts (THUAS): EMF exposure in telecom networks: past, present, and future, during the 3^rd Tutorial session (5G Exposure assessment)
• Additionally, alongside Rosa Orlacchio, Dr. Aerts was the proposer of the 5^th Workshop: Innovative Applications of Electromagnetics: BioEM Young Scientists Leading the Way

📸 The 4th edition of the BioEM started last Sunday and will continue all this workweek.

1- NextGEM partners gathered during the reception.
2- Olga Zeni during an Oral Session. pic.twitter.com/I8L25GokE2

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BioEM held the CLUE-H 4th Annual Meeting

Like last year’s edition, the 4th Annual Meeting of the European Research Cluster on EMF and Health (CLUE-H) was held during the BioEM conference. CLUE-H is a cluster that congregates NextGEM and three more EU-funded projects (SeaWave, GOLIAT, and ETAIN) and that “expects to fill the knowledge gaps that exist regarding the impact of wireless technologies on health and the environment.” NextGEM partners participated in the meeting as part of the cluster.

About BioEM

BioEM “was established in 2021 [and] is an independent organisation of biological and physical scientists, physicians and engineers interested in the interactions of electromagnetic fields with biological systems. It is an international society with members from approximately 40 different countries and regions around the world”, says its website. They organise annually “the largest and most significant international conference worldwide in the area of bioelectromagnetics”. NextGEM partners have participated in its conferences since its first edition in 2022.

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