Keynotes & Invited Speakers
| Stem Cell Biology | Tissue Engineering |
Cell Manufacturing and |
| Technology Development | Biomaterials | Regenerative Medicine |
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Bryan Choi Inha University, Incheon, Korea Talk title: Optimization of Long-Term Culture Expansion of Human Fetal Cartilage Progenitor Cells (hFCPCs)
Qingsong Ye University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Talk title: Basic fibroblast growth factor enhanced the dental pulp stem cells expansion via the canonical transient receptor potential 1 channel
Naichen Cheng National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Talk title: Fibroblast growth factor-2 and Ascorbic acid 2-phosphate for Culture Expansion of Human Adipose-derived Stem Cells: Pros and Cons |
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Sai Kiang Lim Research Director, Exosome and Secreted Nano-vesicle lab, Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) Talk title: The immune modulatory potency of MSC exosomes and their therapeutic efficacies
Simon Cool Senior Principal Investigator & Professor, Glycotherapeutics Group, Institute of Medical Biology (IMB); Director, Allogeneic Stem Cell Manufacturing (ASTEM) Talk title: Using glycosaminoglycans that mimic the bone-marrow niche as stem cell adjuvants
Ray Dunn Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University Talk title: TBD
Shigeki Sugii Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN); Asst Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore Talk title: Adipose-derived stem cells: Potential for Novel Therapeutics |
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Prof. Dr. Chiou Shih-Hwa Director, Department of Medical Research, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Distinguished Chair Professor, The Institute of Pharmacology / The Institute of Clinical Medicine & Gemonic Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Talk Title: Study on delivery of nanoparticle-based gene editing system and application in hereditary retinal diseases
Dr. Leong Pooi Pooi Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Talk Title: Differentiation of Monocytic Cells from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Dr. Tan Jun Jie Advance Medical and Dental Institute, USM Talk Title: Recapitulating Heart Development in a dish:Proepicardial Cells and its Potential in Myocardial Regeneration |
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Dr. Patrina S. P. Poh Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Talk title: Finding parity in the vast disparity of scientific research field for advancement of precision medicine.
Prof. Sven Märdian Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Talk title: Clinical problems of fragility fractures and the impact on surgical strategies
Prof. Patrick Dondl Universität Freiburg, Germany. Talk title: Numerical modeling and (shape-)optimization of bone scaffolds
Prof. Stefan Kalkhof Institute of Bioanalytics, Hochschule Coburg, Germany. Talk title: Advanced analytical approaches for pre-clinical treatment testing
Prof. Jan Baumbach Technical University of Munich, Germany. Talk title: Computational Systems Medicine - On the power of omics and network enrichment |
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Jun-ichiro Jo Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University Talk title: Visualization of cellular biological functions for regenerative medicine
Hiroshi Yukawa Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Talk title: Quantum dots-based stem cell imaging for regenerative medicine |
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Wei Seong Toh National University of Singapore, Faculty of Dentistry Talk title: To be confirmed
Wojciech Chrzanowski The University of Sydney, Sydney Nano Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health Talk title: To be confirmed
Pan Pan Chong University of Malaya, Faculty of Medicine Talk title: To be confirmed
Emilio Satoshi Hara Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Talk title: To be confirmed |
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Prof. Dezhong Zhou School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China Talk title: Highly branched poly(beta-amino ester)s as a new generation of non-viral gene delivery vectors
Dr. Shuai Liu Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China Talk title: Bioreducible zinc(II)-Coordinative polyethylenimine with low molecular weight for robust gene delivery of primary and stem cells
Dr. Yongsheng Gao School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, MA, USA Talk title: Main-chain degradable single-chain cyclized polymers as gene delivery vectors |
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Sachiko Ezoe Osaka University Talk title: Aseptic cell processing for cell therapy
Masahiro KINO-OKA Osaka University Talk title: Novel technique of cell manufacturing
Tatsuya Shimizu Tokyo Women’s Medical University Talk title: Cardiac cell processing in bioreactor |
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Prof Anthony Weiss University of Sydney, Australia Talk title: 3D printing of vascularized tissues using tropoelastin
Prof Maria Kavallaris University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia Talk title: 3D bioprinting of vascularized cancer in vitro models
Prof Gordon Wallace University of Wollongong, Australia Talk title: Biomaterial developments for 3D bioprinting of vascularized tissues |
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Mauro Alini AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland Talk title: Ex vivo bioreactor for intervertebral disc
Martin Stoddart AO Research Institute Davos Switzerland Talk title: Articulating Bioreactor for cartilage Mechanobiology studies |
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David Eglin AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland Talk title: High fidelity printing of bone substitutes
Matteo D'Este AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland Talk title: Tissue mimetic hyaluronan bio-ink containing oriented collagen fibers to modulate hMSC spreading and differentiation
Yuxia Lai Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, CAS Talk title: 3D pringting bioactive scaffolds for bone regeneration
Tiziano Serra AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland Talk title: A sound-induced technology for multiscale organization of perfusable micro-vessels networks |
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Subhas C. Kundu/Rui L Reis University of Minho, Portugal, Portugal Talk title: Trends in biomaterials for 3D cancer modeling for drug screening
Caroline Curtin/Lara Costard/Fergal J. O’Brien RCSI Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Talk title: Scaffold-based delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics for the treatment of breast cancer
Eliza Fong National University of Singapore. Talk title: Engineering patient-derived tumor models for personalized medicine. |
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Lin Wang/Zheng Wang Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China Title: Nano-strategies for reversing cancer drug resistance
Umber Cheema Faculty of Medical Sciences, UCL, London Title: 3D models of cancer: Development of biomimetic stroma for 3D tumouroids
Zheng Wang/Lin Wang Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan, China Title: Silk protein sericin for cancer theranostics applications |
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Catherine Ngan St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Talk title: Neuro-mascular junction formation in muscle tissue engineering
Shoji Takeuchi The University of Tokyo Talk title: Fabrication of muscle tissue block
Hironobu Takahashi Tokyo Women’s Medical University Talk title: Fabrication of matured muscle tissues by electrical stimulation
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Chang Jiang Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) Talk title: Regulation of Cell Fate by physical cues of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering
Guoping Chen Research Center of Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science & Tsukuba University (Japan) Talk title: Dexamethasone-Loaded Composite Scaffolds for Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Akon Higuchi National Central University (Taiwan) & Wenzhou Medical University (China) Talk title: Thermoresponsive Surface for Culture and Differentiation of Stem Cells
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Antonella Motta University of Trento, Trento, Italy Talk title: European Mobility programs: impact on young researcher career
Yu Chen Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai; China Talk title: Retina therapeutic strategies: from traditional chinese medicine to TE
Nuno Neves 3Bs Institute, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal Talk title: Nature-inspired biomaterials combined with stem cells for advanced therapies
Gilson Khang Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea Talk title: Application of gellan gum for the regeneration of cartilage |
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Nick Forsyth Keele University Talk title: Synergetic effect of nanostructure and oxygen stress on stem cell fate
Lian Cen East China University of Science and Technology Talk title: The smart application of microfluidic technology for drug/biomolecule delivery in tissue engineering
Giovanna Della Porta University of Salerno, Italy Talk title: Biopolymer micro/nano carriers and the challenge of Synthetic Extracellular Matrix design in Tissue Engineering |
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Professor Yufeng Zheng Peking University Talk title: Enhanced bone regeneration with controllable degradation of biometals
Professor Donghui Zhu Stony Brook University-SUNY Talk title: Engineering surface topography on biodegradable metal for better regeneration
Professor Kelvin Yeung The University of Hong Kong Talk title: Divalent cations mediated osteogenesis |
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James J Yoo Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA Talk title: In-situ tissue regeneration by biofabrication
Lorenzo Moroni Maastricht University, The Netherlands Talk title: What can Biofabrication do for Space and what can Space do for Biofabrication? |
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Prof. Zhiyong Zhang Translational Research Centre of Regenerative Medicine and 3D Printing Technologies of Guangzhou Medical University; National Tissue Engineering Center - South China Subcenter; State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease Talk title: Regenerative factor cocktails treatment strategy from basic research to clinical application
Prof. Phong A. Tran The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology Talk title: Injectable and 3D printing polymers with microporosity
Prof. Huan Zhou Center for Health Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology Talk title: Injectable non-apatitic calcium phosphate for bone tissue regeneration |
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Iman Roohani University of New South Wales Talk title: Bioceramic ink for one-pot printing of heterogenous constructs in cell-suspension
Kristopher Kilian University of New South Wales Talk title: Additive bioassembly of tissue microenvironments in defined extracellular matrix suspensions |
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Jangho Kim Chonamm National University Talk title: Nanotopographical Cues for Engineering Cellular Behaviors
Jong Hoon Chung Seoul National University Talk title: TBA
Jong Hoon Chung Seoul National University Talk title: TBA |
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Gun-Il Im Dongguk University Hospital, South Korea Talk title: Gene-based cartilage regeneration
Chul-Won Ha Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea Talk title: Cartilage regeneration using allogenic stem cells combined with hydrogel for cartilage defects in osteoarthritis patients
Byung Hyune Choi Inha University, South Korea Talk title: Cartilage regeneration using a native-like injectable cartilage tissue |
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Seong Keun Kwon Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Talk title: Tracheal tissue engineering: Where are we now?
Yoon Shin Park Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea Talk title: Parathyroid Tissue Regeneration using Tonsil‐Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Do Hyun Kim College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Talk title: Airway organoid
Ji Suk Choi Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Talk title: Bioadhesive oral patch for the treatment severe oral mucositis
Jooyoung Kim Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Talk title: Salivary gland regeneration using salivary gland stem cell spheroids with multiple bioactive cues. |
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Nuno A. Silva School of Medicine, University of Minho, Portugal Talk title: From Molecules to Stem Cells and Biomaterials: A Multidisciplinary Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury Repair.
Jenny Ekberg Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Talk title: Three-Dimensional Nerve Bridges to Regenerate the Brain and Spinal Cord.
Tzu-Wei Wang National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Talk title: Nanohybrid Hydrogel Containing Glycosaminoglycan-based Polyelectrolyte Nanoparticles for the Regulation of Endogenous Neural Stem Cells |
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Khay-Yong Saw Kuala Lumpur Sports Medicine Centre, Malaysia Talk title: Bone and Cartilage Regeneration with Stem Cells – clinical translations
Xuebin Yang University of Leeds, UK Talk title: Novel epigenetic approach for enhancing MSC osteogenesis and improving bone tissue engineering efficacy in vitro and in vivo.
Tim Woodfield University of Otago, New Zealand Talk title: Biofabrication of customized 3D scaffolds for bone and cartilage tissue engineering |
