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Back from WORD+2024 and feeling incredibly honoured to have been invited to speak alongside so many exceptional scientists. It's like science fiction meets reality in research, where various miniaturised organs- organoids- are being cultivated. From Valentina Fossati's brain organoids being sent into space to the group of Thomas Hartung teaching brain organoids to play jump and run computer games and Marianna Kruithof-de Julio presenting her incredible cancer research. I am happy to have the opportunity to meet such exciting new collaboration partners like Johanna Bolander. I look forward to the conference next year and the exciting collaboration projects that will follow.
Dr Elvira Weber
World Organoid Research Day conference was awesome! From captivating speakers to industry-leading biotechnology companies, the event combined innovation and cutting-edge research. But what truly set it apart was its vibrant culture - live music and a warm atmosphere set the ground for some great networking. The research showcased at the conference unveiled a promising frontier in biotechnology - the development of 3D tissue models known as organoids and organ-on-a-chip systems. These cutting-edge technologies hold immense potential to revolutionize how we model human physiology.
‘ I know I had posted about how promising the event was going to be due to the great speakers, the content of the talks and the number of delegates signed up to attend, but the actual event far exceeded expectations!
It was a great 2 days with so much interaction with the organoid community, and it culminated in the attendees voting us as having the best technology at the conference!!'
‘Well done! Your event was fantastic, best conference I’ve been to in terms of quality leads for years! Please put us down next year for a booth and a tech spot too if there is one! Also, delegates were commenting on how informative and eye opening the talks were and the whole event was organised perfectly!!
‘World Organoid Research Day+ highlighted the community’s strong commitment towards high quality animal-free research. The amount of innovation and creativity in the field which was showcased across the great panel of speakers, foreshadowed a not-so-distant future away from traditional animal testing. Looking forward to next year! We haven’t quite decided yet what it’ll go towards but a most likely more Cerebral Organoids (of course) and a celebratory meal with the company'.
‘ What a pleasure to attend the World Organoid Research Day conference and to hear about the unbelievable advances in organoid biology and applications. Thank you for organizing such a stellar event and thanks to all the incredible scientists who spoke to me about their research.'
The #worldorganoidresearchday meeting was awesome. I was sincerely moved by the cutting-edge research that is going to benefit you, me, and our families in clinical applications and beyond. Thank you so much for inviting me, and looking forward to next time!
Congratulations to:
Dr Laura Pellegrini
from King's College London!
Most inspirational speaker:
‘Cerebral and Choroid Plexus Organoids: A new window into brain development, evolution and diseases’.
Congratulations to:
Dr Gerado Ceada and team!
‘FARMBANK:
An animal organoid biobank for
research on infectious diseases’.
IRTA-CReSA Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal.
World Organoid Research Day+ 2024 speakers included:
Organoid and Organ-on-a-chip speakers
Dr Deb Milligan
Professor Thomas Hartung
Professor Thomas Hartung
Manages the CRACK IT Challenges programme and is a member of the Science and Technology Group. NC3Rs, UK.
Professor Thomas Hartung
Professor Thomas Hartung
Professor Thomas Hartung
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Specialises in organoid cultures in toxicology and the use of artificial intelligence at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA.
Professor Dasja Pajkrt
Professor Thomas Hartung
Professor Dasja Pajkrt
Specialises in human organoid models for virus and Paediatric Infectious Disease research at OrganoVIR Labs and Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands.
Dr Stefaan Verbruggen
Professor Marianna Kruithof-de Julio
Professor Dasja Pajkrt
Specialises in the mechanobiology of bone cells and developing predictive in organ-on-a-chip vitro models of cancer metastasis at Queen Mary Centre for Predictive in vitro Models, UK.
Dr Johanna Bolander
Professor Marianna Kruithof-de Julio
Professor Marianna Kruithof-de Julio
Currently developing in vitro models using organoids that simulate the human system to understand musculoskeletal tissue healing. Charite Univeristatsmedizin, Berlin.
Professor Marianna Kruithof-de Julio
Professor Marianna Kruithof-de Julio
Professor Marianna Kruithof-de Julio
Specialises in bladder cancer organoids at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
Callum Nattress
Specialises in research into heterocellular oncogene signalling in biomimetic organoids. Department of Oncology, University College London Cancer Institute, UK.
Professor Hugo Vankelecom
Specialises in the biology of stem cells in tissues in both health and disease including endocrinology and reproduction.
KU Leuven, Belgium.
Dr Elvira Weber
Professor Steven Ray Wilson
Specialises in Adipoids and immune metabolism research at CURE3D, the University of Düsseldorf,
Germany.
Professor Steven Ray Wilson
Professor Steven Ray Wilson
Professor Steven Ray Wilson
Specialises in Organoids, organ-on-a-chip and mass spectrometry at University of Oslo.
Dr Luned Badder
Professor Steven Ray Wilson
Professor Luc van der Laan
Specialises in using organoids as pre-clinical model systems to evaluate the efficacy of precision anti-cancer virotherapies. Cardiff University, U.K
Professor Luc van der Laan
Professor Steven Ray Wilson
Professor Luc van der Laan
Specialises in Liver Regenerative Medicine and Head of the Laboratory of Experimental Transplantation and Intestinal Surgery (LETIS). Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Rotterdam.
Dr Diana Papp
Dr Valentina Fossati
Dr Valentina Fossati
Research Manager of the Organoid Facility at the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, Imperial College London, UK.
Dr Valentina Fossati
Dr Valentina Fossati
Dr Valentina Fossati
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Day Two.
Specialises in organoid models of multiple sclerosis, published work includes organoid neurodegeneration in low Earth orbit. New York Stem Cell Foundation, USA.
Dr Kevin Woollard
Dr Valentina Fossati
Dr Mattia FM Gerli
Specialises in kidney organoids as Senior Principal Scientist, CVRM Immunology and Kidney Regeneration Lead, Astra Zeneca, UK.
Dr Mattia FM Gerli
Dr Mattia FM Gerli
Specialises in Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine. UCL and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, U.K
Dr Abdullah Khan
Co-Chair of Day Two:
Specialises in human bone marrow organoids at the University of Oxford and University of Birmingham, UK.
Dr Laura Pellegrini
Specialises in cerebral and choroid plexus organoids, with focus on brain development and CSF secretion at The Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, KCL, London
Dr Katerina (Aikaterini) Geladaki
Translational Cell Sciences at GSK, U.K.
Vittorio Barbè
Vittorio Barbè
Talk title:
Innovative Methods in Tumor Organoid Cultivation: Within the TRACERx Lung Cancer Evolution Study, The Francis Crick Institute.
World Organoid Research Day+ technology talks included:
Exhibition sold out: supporters included:
Just after WORD+ were the Organ-on-a-chip Jumpstart Lectures.
This for those NEW to organ-on-a-chip assays and experiments.
- 29th February at the same venue.
- With Organ-on-a-chip training experts:
- AZAR innovations.
- Join us for an extra day!
