Over the past few weeks, Charlotte Bocquet, a PhD student at Lille University Hospital / University of Lille and a member of Work Package 2 (WP2) of the RHU TIPITCH project, presented her research at two major scientific events dedicated to intracerebral haemorrhage and haemostasis: the 10th World Intracranial Hemorrhage Conference (WICH 2026) in Barcelona and the 2026 annual congress of the French Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (SFTH).
At both conferences, Charlotte presented her research on the impact of rivaroxaban on the structure and fibrinolysis of intracerebral haematomas, using an ex vivo model reproducing the MISTIE procedure.
Improving our understanding of rivaroxaban-associated haematomas
Within the TIPITCH project, WP2 aims to promote haematoma evacuation, a key step in the management of patients with intracerebral haemorrhage. The teams are working to better understand clot characteristics and their response to different therapeutic strategies, with the aim of identifying conditions that may facilitate haematoma evacuation.
Charlotte’s research is fully aligned with this objective. Her work focuses on better characterising rivaroxaban-associated intracerebral haematomas and investigating their susceptibility to fibrinolysis, providing insights into how anticoagulation may affect haematoma properties and their potential for evacuation.
An award at the SFTH Congress
Charlotte’s participation in these two conferences was also marked by an important recognition: she received the SFTH 2026 Congress Award for her research.
“If I had to sum up my week, I would say that it was intense, with two conferences back-to-back, but also really enriching. It was the first time I had presented my work orally at a conference, so starting with an international conference in Barcelona and then heading to Nîmes was inevitably quite intense and tiring! But it was a really great experience and very motivating for the rest of my PhD to be able to discuss my work with researchers and clinicians, and to get different perspectives on the project!”
The two presentations gave Charlotte the opportunity to exchange with researchers and clinicians from different fields and to gain new perspectives on her research, making the experience particularly valuable for her PhD.
Laurent Puy invited to speak at WICH 2026
WICH 2026 also featured Laurent Puy as an invited speaker. He presented a talk entitled “Hematoma and perihematomal injury and repair after ICH”, addressing the mechanisms of injury and repair surrounding the haematoma following intracerebral haemorrhage.
Charlotte Bocquet and Laurent Puy’s participation in this international conference, together with Charlotte’s award at the SFTH Congress, highlights the scientific dynamism of the TIPITCH consortium and its commitment to advancing research in intracerebral haemorrhage.
Congratulations to Charlotte on these two oral presentations and on receiving this award, and thank you to all the TIPITCH teams working to advance research towards more effective and personalised care for patients.
