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3D Cell Culture Conference
8 February - 9 February 2023
3D Cell Culture Conference

SAE Media Group’s 6th Annual Conference
3D Cell Culture
February 08-09, 2023
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Join us in February 2023, as SAE Media Group’s 6th annual 3D Cell Culture Conference brings together industry experts from big pharma, regulatory bodies, and cutting-edge researchers to discuss the challenges and drivers of these medical technologies, through case studies of the latest innovations in 3D Cell Culture models, real world examples of clinical applications, and insights into regulatory validation and high throughput screening to give a comprehensive look into this fast growing industry.

 

3D Cell Culture has gained increasing momentum in the pharmaceutical industry over recent years, with the global 3D Cell Culture market predicted to reach a value of $3.48 Billion by 2028. The pharmaceutical industry globally is realising the growing potential of in vitro tissue models for drug discovery, pathology modelling and validation, safety and toxicity. 3D Cell Culture technology promises to offer increased translatability in models and reduce the costly rates of drug attrition in the discovery process -- heralding the next major advance in the discovery of pharmaceuticals.


Rising demand for tissue engineering for the personalised, precision medicine is another key driver of this research -- new technologies in the form of organ-on-chip, microphysiological systems and patient-derived tissues are all burgeoning areas of the field.

 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Elad Katz

Elad Katz

Lead, Navigate Precision Biology, University of Dundee
Masato Ohbuchi

Masato Ohbuchi

Senior Researcher, Astellas Pharma Inc.
Philip Hewitt

Philip Hewitt

Global Head of Early Investigative Toxicology, Merck Healthcare KGaA
Scott MacDonnell

Scott MacDonnell

Director New Target Interrogation Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Stefan Przyborski

Stefan Przyborski

Professor Cell Technology, Durham University
Stephen Fowler

Stephen Fowler

Clinical Pharmacologist, Roche Pharmaceuticals

Elad Katz

Lead, Navigate Precision Biology, University of Dundee
Elad Katz


Dr Elad Katz has initiated the Navigate Precision Biology project in 2019 and led the generation of NaviPlate as well as its applications in oncology. He holds a BSc in Chemistry and a PhD in Immunology and participated in several business accelerator programmes and spin off projects. Dr Katz has been involved in many complex biology projects over the past 20 years and is focused on the inclusion of patient-derived materials in drug discovery.
 

Ilona Wehl

PostDoc, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Ilona Wehl

Dr. Ilona Wehl is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Investigative Toxicology within the Nonclinical Drug Safety Department at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG in Biberach, Germany. She is a chemical biologist by training and received her PhD from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. During her career, she specialized in advanced cellular models as an alternative to animal models for the investigation of drug candidates. A major focus of her postdoctoral work is human multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS) in combination with high-content imaging to elucidate complex mechanisms of toxicity and to improve pre-clinical decisions.

Jessica Klein

Scientist, Contractor, Genentech
Jessica Klein

Dr. Klein is a Scientist in Complex in vitro Systems at Genentech with expertise in 3D tissue culture models of gastrointestinal disease and toxicity. She did her postdoctoral training at Stanford University developing gastric organoid infection models to study interactions with an oncogenic bacterium that chronically colonizes the human stomach. After receiving a BS in Microbiology at the University of Washington, she worked as a researcher in nanoparticle toxicology at Pacific Northwest National Laboratories. She completed her PhD in Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Washington State University studying intracellular intestinal infection dynamics of Salmonella Typhimurium.

Lena Brucker

Postdoctoral Scientist, Merck Healthcare KGaA
Lena Brucker

I studied biology at the university of Mainz, finishing my studies with a Master’s degree in 2017. In 2018, I started my PhD in the lab of Helen May-Simera where I focused on the cellular mechanisms underlying genetic disorders called ciliopathies. After finishing my PhD in 2022, in started a Postdoc at Merck Healthcare KGaA in Darmstadt on Advanced Liver Cell Models. It is a joined project between DMPK and in vitro toxicology where I aim to establish 3D liver models that provide a more robust and reliable basis to study drug metabolism and toxicology, improving patient safety and reducing the need of animal models.

Lisa Sassi

Scientist, Engitix Therapeutics
Lisa Sassi

Martina Pigoni

Scientist, Roche Innovation Center
Martina Pigoni

Masato Ohbuchi

Senior Researcher, Astellas Pharma Inc.
Masato Ohbuchi

Dr. Masato Ohbuchi, senior researcher in Astellas Pharma Inc. He has been working in pharmaceutical company over 10 years, and has expertise in the field of drug discovery research using human tissue/disease models such as organ-on-a-chip (OoC) and bioprinted tissue. He also has a lot of experience of collaborative research with OoC developers to utilize these cutting-edge technologies for drug discovery. Masato holds a masters degree and Ph.D. in drug metabolism and molecular toxicology from Tohoku Univ.

Patrick Devine

Scientific Director, Bristol Myers Squibb
Patrick Devine

Pelin Candarlioglu

Cell Biologist/Bioengineer - Complex in Vitro Models, GlaxoSmithKline
Pelin Candarlioglu

Philip Hewitt

Global Head of Early Investigative Toxicology, Merck Healthcare KGaA
Philip Hewitt

Rhiannon David

Director, Microphysiological Systems, AstraZeneca
Rhiannon David

Dr Rhiannon David is Director of Microphysiological Systems (MPS) in Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences at AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK. Rhiannon leads the development and integration of advanced cell models, including spheroids and MPS, to improve the human-translation of pre-clinical safety assessment. Prior to joining AZ, following completion of her PhD at the University of Birmingham, Rhiannon undertook postdoctoral research at Imperial College London where she developed an interest in novel techniques that would improve the in vivo relevance of in vitro assays. After joining AZ in 2015, Rhiannon led the development of a bone marrow MPS for improved pre-clinical safety assessment. Rhiannon is now Director of MPS in Safety Innovation and leads the development and integration of advanced cell models, including spheroids and MPS, to improve the human-translation of pre-clinical safety assessment.

Rukshala Illukkumbura

Advanced Workflow Specialist, Leica Microsystems UK Ltd
Rukshala Illukkumbura

Scott MacDonnell

Director New Target Interrogation Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Scott MacDonnell

Dr. Scott MacDonnell obtained his undergraduate and master’s degrees in physiology from the University of Delaware and completed his doctoral work in cardiovascular physiology at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Temple University Medical School in the lab of Dr. Steve Houser. His fellowship research focused on identifying mechanisms responsible for the pathogenesis of heart failure. Scott worked for 8-years as a principal scientist at Boehringer Ingelheim within the department of CardioMetabolic Disease Research where his research focused on identifying novel therapeutic treatment options for chronic kidney disease, heart failure, and fibrosis. Scott currently works at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals leading the newly formed New Target Interrogation team (NTI). NTI brings together teams from the Regeneron Genetics Center and Therapeutic areas to deliver multidisciplinary work through close collaborations, leveraging the best cross-functional expertise to rapidly investigate new potential drug targets validated by human genetics and aligned to meet unmet clinical needs.

Stefan Przyborski

Professor Cell Technology, Durham University
Stefan Przyborski

Stefan holds an academic position as Professor in Cell Technology at Durham University. He has 30 years’ experience in cell biology with specific interests in cell culture technology and tissue engineering research. In recent years he has developed a multi-disciplinary approach to the bioengineering of human tissue equivalents in vitro based on the fundamental principles of anatomy and physiology. He was the founder and CSO of Reinnervate, a biotechnology company he subsequently sold as a spinout from Durham University UK to Reprocell Europe and is their current CSO. Stefan is developing new and innovative ways to manage the growth and function of cultured cells and tissues. These enabling technologies have multiple applications and will be particularly relevant to bioengineering models of human tissues to advance basic research, drug discovery and reducing the use of animals in research. Notably significant advances have been made in skin and intestinal models aiding the development of consumer products and enabling the study of cellular mechanisms in healthy and diseased tissues.

Stephen Fowler

Clinical Pharmacologist, Roche Pharmaceuticals
Stephen Fowler

Stephen Fowler trained as a chemist at the University of Oxford (UK) before studying drug-metabolising enzyme structure-function relationships in his PhD at the University of Dundee (UK). Stephen has worked over the last 20 years in ADME scientist, senior scientist and group leader roles at AstraZeneca, Novartis and Roche and more recently as a clinical pharmacologist. His research interests are centered on enzymology, especially the contribution of UGTs to drug metabolism, and the use of new cellular systems to answer ADME questions.
Working with colleagues across the pharmaceutical industry Stephen co-wrote the 2020 IQ consortium review “Microphysiological Systems for ADME Related Applications: Current Status and Recommendations for System Development and Characterization”. Some of the ‘next steps’ outlined in this review have recently been explored further using liver-chip and gut liver MPS, resulting in two further Lab on a Chip publications in 2022. The presentation will aim to cover practical examples of successes and challenges from recent validation activities.

Relevant recent publications:
Application of a Gut-Liver-on-a-Chip Device and Mechanistic Modelling to the Quantitative in vitro Pharmacokinetic Study of Mycophenolate Mofetil
Lab on a Chip, 2022, 22, 2853–2868

Exploration and Application of a Liver-on-a-Chip Device in Combination with Modelling and Simulation for Quantitative Drug Metabolism Studies
Lab on a Chip, 2022, 22, 1187-1205

Microphysiological Systems for ADME Related Applications: Current Status and Recommendations for System Development and Characterization
Lab Chip 2020,20, 446-467

Application of New Cellular and Microphysiological Systems to Drug Metabolism Optimization and Their Positioning Respective to In Silico Tools
SLAS Discovery 2019, Vol. 24(5) 523–536
 

Stephen J. Fey

CRO and Co-Founder, Celvivo
Stephen J. Fey

Taci Pereira

CEO, Systemic Bio, a 3D Systems company
Taci Pereira

Taci Pereira is Chief Executive Officer of Systemic Bio, a 3D Systems biotech company focused on the development of vascularized organ models made out of hydrogels and human cells to be used for drug discovery and development. Ms. Pereira joined 3D Systems as Vice President and General Manager of Bioprinting in May 2021 from Allevi, where she was Chief Scientific Officer and led the company’s exit. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from Harvard University, where she worked at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Ms. Pereira’s research at the Mooney Laboratory for Cell and Tissue Engineering (Wyss) focused on biomaterials for cancer immunotherapy, under the advisory of David Mooney, Ph.D.

Torsten Due Bryld

Global Director Sales Support, Celvivo
Torsten Due Bryld

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Conference agenda

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8:00

Registration & Coffee

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Chairs' Opening Remarks

Rhiannon David, Director, Microphysiological Systems, AstraZeneca

Philip Hewitt

Philip Hewitt, Global Head of Early Investigative Toxicology, Merck Healthcare KGaA

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Innovative Tissue Bioengineering Technologies for In-Vitro Modelling, Screening and Discovery

Stefan Przyborski, Professor Cell Technology, Durham University

  • Optimised cell culture techniques to enhance in vivo physiological comparisons
  • Maximising use of highly specialised tissue models for pre-clinical drug screening and precision medicine 
  • Modelling pathophysiological effects on human tissues
  • New innovations and developments to further enhance bioengineered tissues
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    9:50

    Building a Bridge between 2D iPSC Cardiomyocyte Assays and Engineered Cardiac Tissue – Case Study: Impact of Activin A

    Scott MacDonnell, Director New Target Interrogation Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

  • Activin A has been linked to the development of cardiac dysfunction in aging and disease. The underlying mechanism by which Activin A-mediated signaling modifies human cardiomyocyte functions are currently lacking.
  • Using an activin A overexpression animal model, two-dimensional human iPSC-cardiomyocytes, and three-dimensional Human engineered cardiac tissues, we investigated whether activin A signaling impacts cardiomyocyte excitation–contraction coupling mechanisms required to maintain heart function.
     
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    Morning Coffee

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    Reshaping drug discovery for fibrosis and cancer: Pioneering extracellular matrix (ECM) platform enabling drug discovery in a physiological microenvironment

    Lisa Sassi

    Lisa Sassi, Scientist, Engitix Therapeutics

  •  Advantages of using human tissue specific ECM to recapitulate the pathophysiology of human diseases
  • Established quality control process to enhance reproducibility of 3D cell cultures models
  • Development of in-vitro 3D assays to validate novel targets and screening drugs for the treatment of fibrosis and cancer diseases
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    Benchmarking proceses using human liver mimetic systems

    Stephen J. Fey

    Stephen J. Fey, CRO and Co-Founder, Celvivo

  • The most important question when working with cells in culture is whether they respond in the same way as the corresponding cells do in the living organism. If they don’t, then any data must be viewed with caution. If they do, then the data obtained has much more value.
  • This in vivo-in vitro comparison is however not black and white. It is not easy to obtain in vivo data and often, multiple assumptions are necessary. It is therefore important to carry out many different comparisons of the physiological performance of cells in vitro and benchmark them against that seen in vivo.
  • By growing cells as 3D clusters and benchmarking them against in vivo activity we have shown that the ultrastructure is improved, the growth rate is reduced 25-fold (to within 4-6 fold that seen in vivo), urea, cholesterol and ATP levels are increased to in vivo levels, epigenetic changes are recovered, drug metabolism is much more predictive of in vivo toxicity, and glucose-induced insulin resistance resembles that seen in diabetes. These physiological changes are based on a multitude of molecular changes.
  • Surprisingly, this can be achieved by one simple change in their growth conditions.

     

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    Networking Lunch

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    Strengthening the use of 3D Cell Culture models by defining appropriate context for use.

  • Where are we now: 3D Cell Culture Vs Animal Models
  • Comparing uses alternative modelling techniques from tissue bioengineering to organ-on-a-chip 
  • Optimising drug screening with considerations from previous successes
  • Looking to future how combined technologies can impact drug development
     
  • Stefan Przyborski, Professor Cell Technology, Durham University

    Masato Ohbuchi, Senior Researcher, Astellas Pharma Inc.

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    3D Cell Culturing Technology for Precision Medicine

    Elad Katz, Lead, Navigate Precision Biology, University of Dundee

  • Overcoming challenges of limited cell numbers when using patient-derived cells
  • Developing technology for tumour modelling
  • Scalability- collaborating with industry to go from lab bench to clinic
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    h-VIOS: A novel human organ-on-a-chip platform using vascularized biomaterials

    Taci Pereira, CEO, Systemic Bio, a 3D Systems company

  • Organs-on-chips and tissue engineering have revolutionized the way we think about modelling human physiology and pathology in vitro. However, a significant challenge has posed a limitation in the advancement of these models: the ability to introduce vasculature into tissues, which is crucial for cell survival and function.
  • 3D Systems technology enables the creation tissues out of materials that mimic the extracellular matrix, containing a vascular network that provides nutrient delivery and waste removal. Using 3D Systems 3D printing and bioprinting technologies, Systemic Bio has invented the h-VIOS platform, enabling scalable production of vascularized hydrogels compatible with a variety of cell types, from healthy and diseased cell lines to stem cells and human primary cells, which can be used for drug testing. In this presentation, we will go over the h-VIOS system and how it has been used to model different organ and disease functions in vitro.
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    Afternoon Tea

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    MPS for ADME Applications: Moving from Aspiration to Exploration

    Stephen Fowler, Clinical Pharmacologist, Roche Pharmaceuticals

  •  How and why are MPS requirements for ADME applications are different to those of in vitro pharmacology or toxicology?
  •  What recent ADME studies have we conducted using Liver Chip and Gut-Liver Chip systems to show opportunities for MPS use?
  •  Why is Modelling and simulation is an essential component to experiment planning and data evaluation?
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    Optimising disease modelling with gastrointestinal organoids

    Jessica Klein, Scientist, Contractor, Genentech

  • Development of infection models with organoids and 3D cell culture techniques
  • Controlling organoid polarity to maximise comparison to in vivo conditions
  • Validating and standardising systems for commercial use
  • Looking forward for modelling of the gastrointestinal tract with organoids
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    Chairs' Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    Registration & Coffee

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    Chairs' Opening Remarks

    Rhiannon David, Director, Microphysiological Systems, AstraZeneca

    Philip Hewitt

    Philip Hewitt, Global Head of Early Investigative Toxicology, Merck Healthcare KGaA

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    Improving Pre-Clinical safety assessment with Microphysiological systems

    Rhiannon David, Director, Microphysiological Systems, AstraZeneca

  • Outline the context of use of microphysiological systems (MPS) to generate safety and efficacy data for drug development with improved clinical relevance over more traditional 2D cell culture and animal models.
  • Highlight examples of data generated from these systems that demonstrate the utility of MPS for safety assessment.
  • Current challenges to the adoption and/or development of MPS in the pharmaceutical industry.
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    Modelling of acute kidney injury using human renal proximal tubule-on-a-Chip

    Masato Ohbuchi, Senior Researcher, Astellas Pharma Inc.

  • Development of human renal proximal tubule /blood vessel-on-a-chip
  • Disease modelling of acute kidney injury through ischemia and reperfusion
  • Evaluation of protective effect of drugs
  • Prospects for disease modelling in drug discovery research
     
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    Morning Coffee

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    Benchmarking in vitro blood-brain barrier models to develop the next generation of brain-targeting therapeutics

    Martina Pigoni

    Martina Pigoni, Scientist, Roche Innovation Center

  • Why do we need robust & standardized in vitro BBB models for drug development?
  • Challenges with current BBB models and approaches to address them
  • New developments and future applications of advanced BBB models
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    Complex human in vitro models in therapeutic antibody pharmacology applications

    Pelin Candarlioglu

    Pelin Candarlioglu, Cell Biologist/Bioengineer - Complex in Vitro Models, GlaxoSmithKline

  •  The case for applying physiologically-relevant human in vitro models in the discovery of biologics is unclear, unlike small molecule-based therapeutics.
  •  Novel therapeutic antibody formats, including ADCs, bifunctional or bispecific antibodies, will require better in vitro models to assess their functionality and safety.
  •  Immune-competent models must be generated within human organoid or microphysiological systems to better replicate antibody mode of action and pharmacology and reduce animal use in preclinical studies.
  • Case study: application of Emulate’s primary human co-culture-on-chip model to assess the parameters that affect the in vitro assessment of FcgRIIb-mediated clearance of therapeutic antibodies.
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    Networking Lunch

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    Integrated human intestine–liver-on-a-chip for mechanistic toxicity investigations

    Ilona Wehl, PostDoc, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG

  • Microfluidic chip-based co-culture to mimic long-term repeated oral and systemic substance exposure
  • Investigation of GPR40 agonist induced idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury – a case study
  • Complex cell analysis, including high-content imaging and next-generation sequencing, to elucidate mechanisms of toxicity
  • Challenges and obstacles with multi-organ chips from a user’s perspective
     
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    Decoding 3D biology with optimized imaging workflows

    Rukshala Illukkumbura

    Rukshala Illukkumbura, Advanced Workflow Specialist, Leica Microsystems UK Ltd

  • Gaining insights into the spatial context of 3D cell culture models with microscopy-based assays 
  • Deep imaging of 3D models under physiological conditions at higher resolution and faster speeds
  • Automated microscopy workflows leveraging fluorescence unmixing for simultaneous multiplex imaging, and AI-based machine learning for quantification.
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    Afternoon Tea

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    Validation of hepatic 3D model systems for early ADME/toxicological assessments

    Lena Brucker, Postdoctoral Scientist, Merck Healthcare KGaA

  • Strategic implementation of OOCs to reduce animal use and improve patient safety
  • Comparison of complex in vitro models and 2D Cell Cultures
  • Overcoming current challenges with regulatory understanding of complex in-vitro models
  • Strengthening future prospects of OOC technologies

     

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    Applications of MPS in reproductive toxicology assessments

    Patrick Devine

    Patrick Devine, Scientific Director, Bristol Myers Squibb

  • Current outlook for MPS models of reproductive biology
  • Identifying and working to overcome the challenges for toxicology assessments
  • Future considerations for optimised research and analysi
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    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two


    Lead, Navigate Precision Biology
    University of Dundee
    PostDoc
    Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Scientist, Contractor
    Genentech
    Postdoctoral Scientist
    Merck Healthcare KGaA
    Scientist
    Engitix Therapeutics
    Scientist
    Roche Innovation Center
    Senior Researcher
    Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Scientific Director
    Bristol Myers Squibb
    Cell Biologist/Bioengineer - Complex in Vitro Models
    GlaxoSmithKline
    Global Head of Early Investigative Toxicology
    Merck Healthcare KGaA
    Director, Microphysiological Systems
    AstraZeneca
    Advanced Workflow Specialist
    Leica Microsystems UK Ltd
    Director New Target Interrogation Group
    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
    Professor Cell Technology
    Durham University
    Clinical Pharmacologist
    Roche Pharmaceuticals
    CRO and Co-Founder
    Celvivo
    CEO
    Systemic Bio, a 3D Systems company
    Global Director Sales Support
    Celvivo

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    Speaker Interview - Lena Brucker - Merck Healthcare KGaA

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    Speaker Interview- Martina Pigoni - Roche Innovation Center

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    CelVivo

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    CelVivo provide a 3D Cell Culture technology mimicking in vivo performance.

    The CelVivo system creates an environment which promotes the growth and maintenance of large 3D tissue mimetic structures, whether they are spheroids, organoids, acini and other aggregates.

    Our ambition is to provide cells with conditions which allow them to develop functionality which closely mimics that seen in the intact organism. To achieve this, we have developed a system which obviates the need for scaffolds, gels or any type of additives which might perturb gene expression away from its natural baseline equilibrium. Furthermore, we have very significantly reduced contact with plastics and reduced shear forces.



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    Leica Microsystems develops and manufactures microscopes and scientific instruments for the analysis of microstructures and nanostructures. Widely recognized for optical precision and innovative technology, the company is one of the market leaders in compound and stereo microscopy, digital microscopy, confocal laser scanning and super-resolution microscopy with related imaging systems, electron microscopy sample preparation, and surgical microscopy.



    Systemic Bio

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    Systemic Bio is a 3D Systems company based in Houston, Texas, focused on the development of vascularized organ models made out of hydrogels and human cells to be used for drug discovery and development. This novel organ-on-a-chip platform, h-VIOS (human vascularized integrated organ systems), offers unprecedented ability to create complex microphysiological systems.


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    Promega products are used by scientists asking fundamental questions about biological processes and applying scientific knowledge to diagnose and treat diseases, discover new therapeutics and for use in genetics and DNA testing.

    Founded in 1978, the company is headquartered in Madison, USA, with branches in 16 countries including Southampton UK and over 50 global distributors.



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    Copthorne Tara Hotel

    The Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington is an elegant contemporary four-star hotel in prestigious Kensington, located just a two minutes walk from High Street Kensington underground station, making exploring easy. The hotel offers well-appointed and comfortable guest rooms combining Standard, Superior and Club accommodation. Club rooms offer iconic views over the city and include Club Lounge access for complimentary breakfast and refreshments. Guests can sample the authentic Singaporean, Malaysian and Chinese cuisine at Bugis Street, traditional pub fare at the Brasserie Restaurant & Bar or relax with a delicious drink at West8 Cocktail Lounge & Bar.

    The Copthorne Tara Hotel boasts 745 square meters of flexible meeting space, consisting of the Shannon Suite and the Liffey Suite, ideal for hosting conferences, weddings and social events. Facilities include access to the business centre 24 hours a day, fully equipped fitness room, gift shop, theatre desk and Bureau de Change. With ample onsite parking outside the London congestion charge zone and excellent transport links via Heathrow Airport, the hotel is the perfect location for business or leisure stays. The hotel is within close proximity to the shops of High Street Kensington, Knightsbridge and Westfield London, Olympia Conference Centre, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Palace and Hyde Park.

     

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    WHAT IS CPD?

    CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development’. It is essentially a philosophy, which maintains that in order to be effective, learning should be organised and structured. The most common definition is:

    ‘A commitment to structured skills and knowledge enhancement for Personal or Professional competence’

    CPD is a common requirement of individual membership with professional bodies and Institutes. Increasingly, employers also expect their staff to undertake regular CPD activities.

    Undertaken over a period of time, CPD ensures that educational qualifications do not become obsolete, and allows for best practice and professional standards to be upheld.

    CPD can be undertaken through a variety of learning activities including instructor led training courses, seminars and conferences, e:learning modules or structured reading.

    CPD AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

    There are approximately 470 institutes in the UK across all industry sectors, with a collective membership of circa 4 million professionals, and they all expect their members to undertake CPD.

    For some institutes undertaking CPD is mandatory e.g. accountancy and law, and linked to a licence to practice, for others it’s obligatory. By ensuring that their members undertake CPD, the professional bodies seek to ensure that professional standards, legislative awareness and ethical practices are maintained.

    CPD Schemes often run over the period of a year and the institutes generally provide online tools for their members to record and reflect on their CPD activities.

    TYPICAL CPD SCHEMES AND RECORDING OF CPD (CPD points and hours)

    Professional bodies and Institutes CPD schemes are either structured as ‘Input’ or ‘Output’ based.

    ‘Input’ based schemes list a precise number of CPD hours that individuals must achieve within a given time period. These schemes can also use different ‘currencies’ such as points, merits, units or credits, where an individual must accumulate the number required. These currencies are usually based on time i.e. 1 CPD point = 1 hour of learning.

    ‘Output’ based schemes are learner centred. They require individuals to set learning goals that align to professional competencies, or personal development objectives. These schemes also list different ways to achieve the learning goals e.g. training courses, seminars or e:learning, which enables an individual to complete their CPD through their preferred mode of learning.

    The majority of Input and Output based schemes actively encourage individuals to seek appropriate CPD activities independently.

    As a formal provider of CPD certified activities, SAE Media Group can provide an indication of the learning benefit gained and the typical completion. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the delegate to evaluate their learning, and record it correctly in line with their professional body’s or employers requirements.

    GLOBAL CPD

    Increasingly, international and emerging markets are ‘professionalising’ their workforces and looking to the UK to benchmark educational standards. The undertaking of CPD is now increasingly expected of any individual employed within today’s global marketplace.

    CPD Certificates

    We can provide a certificate for all our accredited events. To request a CPD certificate for a conference , workshop, master classes you have attended please email events@saemediagroup.com

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