PORTENT 2026 Annual Meeting
We are excited to invite you to the PORTENT 2026 Annual Meeting on July 9–10, 2026 at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. This year’s program is designed to go beyond presentations and truly focus on deployment, scale, and real-world impact for point-of-care technologies in nutrition, infection, and cancer.
Start Date: July 9, 2026
End Date: July 10, 2026
Location: Weill Cornell Medicine, Belfer Medical Research Building, 413 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021
Room: 302-C/D
Contact Email: portentcenter@cornell.edu
Tentative Meeting Agenda
Day 1 – Thursday, July 9, 2026
- 12:00pm – Welcome & Introduction
- 12:30 – 1:30pm – Lecture #1 “Training the Trainers” – David Boyle, PATH
- 1:30 – 2:00pm – Break
- 2:00 – 3:30pm – Weill Cornell Medicine Tours (Point of Care, Microbiology, Other facilities)
- 3:30 – 4:00pm – Discussion time
- 4:00 – 5:00pm – Break, Flex-Time, Set up Tech Demo
- 5:00 – 5:30pm – Quick pitches by teams
- 5:30 – 7:00pm – Technology Showcase, Social Time, Dinner
Griffis Faculty Club at NY Weill Cornell Medical Center, 521 E. 68th Street
Day 2 – Friday, July 10, 2026
- 8:00 – 8:30am – Breakfast, Social Time, Day 2 Kick-off
- 8:30 – 10:00am – Lecture #2 “Coverage and Reimbursement for Point-of-Care Diagnostics” (Kelly Pertucci, CEO, Ascend Access Healthcare)
- 10:00 – 10:30am – Break & Social Time
- 10:30 – 11:30am – 1:1 Discussions with Experts (Individual Team meetings with NIH, Advisory Council, Leadership, etc.)
- 11:30am – 12:30pm – Lunch
- 12:30 – 2:00pm – Visit to Urban Clinic showing use of POC
- 2:00 – 3:30pm – Visit to NYC Incubator Space, POC company, Other activity
- 3:30 – 5:00pm – Return to Weill, Closing Discussion
- 5:00pm – Dinner and casual discussion for those remaining
Hotel Accommodation
PORTENT has reserved a block of 10 rooms at the Helmsley Medical Tower Guest Facility at New York-Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medical Center, available on a first-come, first-served basis. To make a reservation, guests may call (212) 774-5700 and should mention the group name “PORTENT” at the time of booking. The nightly rate for a King Studio is $299.
Start Date:
July 9, 2026
End Date:
July 10, 2026
All Day Event?
Yes
Location:
Weill Cornell Medicine, Belfer Medical Research Building, 413 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021
Room:
302-C/D
Contact Email:
portentcenter@cornell.edu
