Tissue engineering emerged from discovery research in the 1970’s and matured into preclinical development during the 1990’s with medical therapeutics reaching the clinic in the late 1990’s. Understanding the mechanisms and control processes operative in normal as well as diseased or damaged tissues continues to be a necessary prerequisite for design of novel research strategies focused on applications for either tissue repair or regeneration. In this context and to advance the science, it is essential to examine: operative mechanisms in cell and developmental biology; interactions of tissue constructs with the host; and acute/chronic as well as local/systemic sequelae of either reparative or regenerative approaches. Advances in manufacturing and scale-up techniques and assessment tools, including appropriate bench, animal model systems, and clinical outcome measures, as well as non-invasive monitoring techniques are critical for translating research to applications. Finally, clinical need, regulatory approval, and public perception are key determinants for public and market acceptance. This conference will bring together leading international scientists and other experts to address these critical areas necessary for advancing the science and moving its applications along the development path. Abstracts are invited from the international community for the sessions and topic areas identified under "Preliminary Program".

Travel Awards:

Travel awards of €1000 each will be made available to facilitate the participation of young scientists. The deadline for submission of a travel award application is: February 1, 2014.

Wilhelm Aicher, University of Tübingen, Germany
•   Jacqueline Alblas, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
•   Morgan Alexander, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
•   Eben Alsberg, Case Western Reserve University, USA
•   Guillermo Ameer, Northwestern University, USA
•   Rena Bizios, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
•   Jan de Boer, University of Twente, The Netherlands
•   Edward Botchwey, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, USA
•   Carlijn Bouten, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
•   Nenad Bursac, Duke University, USA
•   Ranieri Cancedda, University of Genova, Italy
•   Caroline Cheng, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
•   Seung-Woo Cho, Yonsei University, Korea
•   Michael Detamore, University of Kansas, USA
•   Wouter Dhert, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
•   Wouter Feitz, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
•   Lino Ferreira, Biocant – Technology Transfer Association, Portugal
•   Sharon Gerecht, Johns Hopkins University, USA
•   Manuela Gomes, University of Minho, Portugal
•   Warren Grayson, Johns Hopkins University, USA
•   Michael Hacker, Leipzig University, Germany
•   Brendan Harley, University of Illinois, USA
•   Karen Hirschi, Yale University, USA
•   Nathaniel Hwang, Seoul National University, Korea
•   John Jansen, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
•   Lydia Kavraki, Rice University, USA
•   Pilnam Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea
•   Elisa Konofagou, Columbia University, USA
•   Roshan Kumar, Boston University, USA
•   Seong Keun Kwon, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea
•   Dong Yun Lee, Hanyang University, Korea
•   Catherine Le Visage, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, France
•   Jaeyoung Lee, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
•   Shulamit Levenberg, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
•   Helen Lu, Columbia University, USA
•   Darja Marolt, New York Stem Cell Foundation, USA
•   E.W. “Bert” Meijer, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
•   Claudio Migliaresi, University of Trento, Italy
•   Antonios Mikos, Rice University, USA
•   Abhay Pandit, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
•   Heinz Redl, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Austria
•   Rui Reis, University of Minho, Portugal
•   Katja Schenke-Layland, University Women’s Hospital Tübingen, Germany
•   Karl-Heinz Schuckert, Institute of Innovative Oral Surgery and Medicine, Germany
•   Dror Seliktar, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
•   Kevin Shakesheff, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
•   Tatsuya Shimizu, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Japan
•   Heungsoo Shin, Hanyang University, Korea
•   Stavroula Sofou, Rutgers University, USA
•   Bart Spee, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
•   Yasuhiko Tabata, Kyoto University, Japan
•   Johnna Temenoff, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, USA
•   Stavros Thomopoulos, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
•   Marianna Tryfonidou, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
•   Soong Ho Um, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
•   Jeroen van den Beucken, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
•   Shyni Varghese, University of California San Diego, USA
•   Yadong Wang, University of Pittsburgh, USA
•   Fan Yang, Stanford University, USA
•   Evelyn Yim, Singapore National University, Singapore
•   Hui-suk Yun, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Korea
•   Bas Zaat, Academic Medical Center, The Netherlands
•   Shengmin Zhang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
 

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