20. Februar - 22. Februar 2026

DGNM Annual Meeting 2026

Innovative research, diagnostics and personalised therapy approaches: the next DGNM annual conference will take place in Freising.

Studies on GI-motility with videofluoroscopy

The gut in motion

136 educational videos show a wide variety of intestinal movements and explain the basics of the regulation of gastric and intestinal motor functions.

Visit the YouTube channel "Gut in motion"

News

Season's Greetings!

Thank you for the trustful collaboration. We wish all members and friends of the DGNM a peaceful holiday season and look forward to seeing you again at the Annual Meeting in Freising!

ERC success for cutting-edge cancer research

Prof. Ekin Demir receives an ERC Consolidator Grant for the project SYNAPSE-ON-CANCER at TUM Klinikum Rechts der Isar. Focus: neuronal networks in pancreatic cancer and novel therapeutic targets.

Registration Annual Meeting 2026

Preparations for the next annual conference on 20–22 February 2026 in Freising are already in full swing! Under the motto ‘Gut under control’, you can once again look forward to a conference with a varied programme. The registration portal is now open.

Cover picture competition 2026

Congratulations to PD Dr. Jutta Keller, specialist in internal medicine and gastroenterology at the Israelite Hospital in Hamburg, on winning this year's cover photo competition.

DGVS-Award for Neurogastroenterology to Dr. Kristin Elfers

The DGNM cordially congratulates Dr Kristin Elfers on being awarded the DGVS Prize for Neurogastroenterology. She is being honoured for her significant scientific contribution to neurogastroenterology.

Obituary

The German Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility has lost one of its most loyal friends: Mohamed Taky El-Din Khayyal died on 3 September 2025 in Cairo at the age of 87. Prof. Khayyal was Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at Cairo University. Mohamed enriched our annual meetings for many years. Due to his severe post-polio disability, every trip was a challenge for him. We therefore appreciate his close connection to our society all the more.

About us

The German Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility e.V. (DGNM) aims to support the exchange and development of the scientific understanding in neurogastroenterology and gastrointestinal motility. The members of the DGNM include scientists and physicians from basic research and clinical practice, who contribute to psycho-neurogastroenterological research in national scientific working groups and international specialist conferences.

The DGNM awards travel grants to enable students and junior faculty to attend international meetings.

Research

The main research focus of the society is neurogastroenterology, a field that deals with the innervation and regulation of the gastrointestinal tract and its functions. Dysfunctions of the enteric nervous system and the connection between microbiome, gut and brain (microbiome-gut-brain axis) can affect the gastrointestinal tract. Typical neurogastroenterological disease patterns are dysphagia, irritable stomach syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic abdominal pain. These clinical presentations are multifactorial and require interdisciplinary dignosis and treatment; therefore, psychosomatics also plays an important role in the DGNM.