08/28/2025
We are excited to share that our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karin Potoka will be speaking at the NEC Symposium in Chicago. Dr. Potoka will share information about the potential benefits of our ST266 in the treatment of NEC.
The NEC Symposium in Chicago, presented by the NEC Society, Cincinnati Children’s, and UNC Children’s, is the world’s largest scientific meeting dedicated to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
’s session on Promising Treatments for NEC will explore promising treatment options for NEC and strategies to build a world without this cruel disease through research and innovation. Cassandra Oliger will open the session by sharing the story of her daughter, Nora, who tragically passed away from NEC.
During this session, you will hear from key leaders in the field:
✔️ Eric Benner, MD, PhD – Duke University School of Medicine
✔️ Gail Besner, MD, FACS, FAAP – Nationwide Children’s Hospital
✔️ David Hackam, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
✔️ Karin Potoka, MD, FAAP – Noveome Biotherapeutics, Akron Children’s
Current options to treat and are inadequate - collaboration and dialogue at are crucial to advancing NEC research, education, and advocacy.
The Promising Treatments for NEC session will be moderated by David Russell, JD, Director of Research at Cincinnati Children’s and father of a child who survived NEC in the NICU.
Join us for the NEC Symposium in Chicago, happening September 7–10, 2025: NECsociety.org/NEC-Symposium
