Proceedings of the 1st European Ovary Workshop (EOW 2025) Lagos, Portugal - February 17-20, 2025.
Amorim CA., Chuva De Sousa Lopes SM., Klutstein M., Brieño-Enriquez MA., Anderson RA., Duncan FE., De Vos M., Damdimopoulou P., Comizzoli P., Williams SA., O'Meara Y., Khattak H., Segers S., Gruhn JR., Roig I., Kristensen SG.
The inaugural European Ovary Workshop (EOW 2025), that was held on February 17-20, 2025 in Lagos, Portugal, brought together 165 scientists, clinicians, and early career researchers from 28 countries to advance ovarian biology from fundamental mechanisms to clinical translation. The program featured 12 scientific sessions, 17 keynote lectures, 15 selected short talks, 89 flash talks, and >90 posters spanning meiosis, folliculogenesis, ovarian reserve, aging, microenvironment, bioengineering, fertility preservation, environmental toxicology, wildlife conservation, patient-public involvement in science, and ethics. A comprehensive networking program combined formal and informal activities to stimulate scientific exchange and interaction across disciplines and career stages. Post-workshop feedback (n = 86) reflected high satisfaction with scientific content (rated 4.6/5), speaker quality (4.7/5), and networking (4.4/5), while identifying opportunities to expand clinical topics, diversify model organisms, and improve poster logistics. EOW 2025 established a unique community and a biennial platform to accelerate discovery and translation in ovarian research.