Governing Board News

With ECCO’26, we are excited to launch a brand-new AI-based solution on the ECCO Congress platform—designed to make the congress experience clearer, more inclusive, and easier to follow for everyone.

Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet is Professor of Gastroenterology and an internationally recognised expert in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Between 2020 and 2023, he was President of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) and Scientific Secretary of the International Organization for the Study of IBD (IOIBD), the two leading international organisations in IBD.

On 4 October, 2025, during the UEGW in Berlin, the Governing Board of ECCO met with representatives of the International Federation of Crohn's & Colitis Associations (IFCCA) and patient associations as well as with ECCO National Representatives from many countries across Europe. During this very stimulating and informative meeting, exchanges and brainstorming sessions were held on the main ECCO Projects and the expectations of National Representatives and patient representatives in these fields.

Dear ECCO Family and Friends, we would like to invite you to read the ECCO Code-of-Conduct, which summarises the correct compliance and transparency procedures that ECCO is already following for many years.

Dear ECCO Friends and Colleagues, with the festive break and end of year approaching rapidly, what better way to have our final ECCO News interview for 2024 than make it a celebratory one.

We are pleased to introduce you to ECCO’s new Scientific Officer, Marietta Iacucci. Marietta is Professor of Gastroenterology at University College Cork and Consultant Gastroenterologist MUH/CUH. Marietta has been a very active member at ECCO for many years and is a main pillar in the e-learning taskforce. She is a Key opinion leader in Endoscopy and future technology in the field of IBD.