Please join us for an afternoon of research talks on the latest developments in organ-on-a-chip and in vitro models technology.

This month’s keynote lecture will be from Prof Christine Mummery, Leiden University: “Heart and Vessels from human stem cells-on Chip”

Chair: Adrian Biddle, QMUL

1.30pm: Abstract presentations

Paul Holloway, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford: “Developing microfluidic in vitro models of ischemic stroke”

Roberta Visone, Politecnico di Milano: “uHeart: a beating heart-on-chip for culturing 3D cardiac microtissues and recording on-line cardiac electrophysiology”

Malcolm Wilkinson, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Sheffield: “Organ on a chip: An International Status Report”

2.15pm: Flask talks

Emily Pyne, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Hull: “Spheroid-on-chip platform to study the effect of dynamic flow in the tumour microenvironment”

Sarah Hindle, Queen Mary University of London: “Understanding Dynamic Immune Responses within a Fluidic 3D in vitro Human Skin Model”

Doug Major, FESTO: “Automation platform to commercialise OoC consumables”

2.30pm – 3pm: Q&A

3pm: Keynote speaker: Professor Christine Mummery – Leiden University: “Heart and Vessels from human stem cells-on Chip” (45 min plus Q&A)

All registered attendees will receive a meeting link prior to the meeting.