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Session Sponsor: Jellagen

Chair - Professor Sarah Cartmell, University of Manchester

Keynote - Professor Fergal O'Brien
Gene Activated Scaffolds for Enhanced Tissue Repair

Paul Humphreys, University of Manchester
Optogenetic Control of BMP Signalling to Drive HPSC Chondrogenesis

Hannah Donnelly, University of Glasgow
A bioengineered bone marrow niche model to support long-term HSCs in vitro

James Armstrong, Imperial College London
Engineering Osteochondral Tissue Gradients

Tosca Roncada, University of Portsmouth
Collagen and alginate hydrogels support re-differentiation of in vitro dedifferentiated ovine chondrocytes

Session Sponsor: BioTek

Chair - Dr Jennifer Paxton, The University of Edinburgh

Keynote - Professor Kareen Coulombe
Customized Biomaterials for Heart Regeneration with Engineered Myocardium

Bowen Xie, University of Keele
Characterization of foam cell models using a label-free technique toward better atherosclerosis investigation

Annabelle Fricker, University of Sheffield
Tissue engineered cardiac patches for the treatment of post-MI heart failure using natural polymers and human iPSC-derived cells

Marlene Polleres, University of Manchester
A neurovascular 3D cell model to investigate the role of pericytes in dementia

Yunxi Gao, The University of Edinburgh
Topographically Featured PCL Electrospun Scaffolds Incorporating Rat Liver Extracellular Matrix (ECM) for Liver Tissue Engineering

Maria Luisa Hernandez Miranda, University of Southampton
The thickness of soft hydrogel substrates modifies bone marrow stromal cell morphology and differentiation

Paola Sanjuan Alberte, University of Nottingham
3D bioprinting of conductive extracellular matrix structures towards cardiac tissue engineering

Melissa Rayner, University College London
Engineered neural tissue made using clinical-grade human neural stem cells supports regeneration in a critical gap-length nerve injury

Priyanka Gupta, The University of Surrey
Chemotherapeutic Assessment on a Novel Scaffold Assisted Multicellular Model of Pancreatic Cancer

Wendy Balestri, Development of a triphasic 3D in vitro model for the regeneration of the bone-tendon-muscle interfaces

Fer Velazquez de la Paz, PCLMA & PGSM polyHIPE scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration

Albert Ginjaume MSc, Development and characterisation of self-assembling peptide hydrogels as bioinks for 3D bioprinting applications

Miruna Verdes, The influence of fibrous scaffolds in electrical stimulation

Gabrielle Wishart, Radiation Resistance Screening in a 3D Biomimetic Pancreatic Cancer Platform

Annamarija Raic, A new technology for the generation of perfect cell spheroids for cell-based assays

Andra-Maria Ionescu, Identification and isolation of progenitor cell subpopulations within the adult nucleus pulposus: implications for intervertebral disc regeneration

Divine Adegbie, Studying the Localisation of Nuclear Lamina Proteins in Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Motor Neurons

Noor Zaini, Identifying mechanical loading parameters to study the mechanobiology of herniation using a computational model

Sara Memarpour Hobbi, Evaluation of nerve-derived extracellular matrix for peripheral nerve regeneration

Matthew Kibble, 3D Bioprinting Whole Intervertebral Discs To Understand Development & Inform Regenerative Therapies

Grace McDermott, 3D Bioprinting Tissue Engineered Meniscal Constructs

Ryan Dimmock, Facile Techniques to Induce Controllable Topographic Patterns on PDMS for Epithelial Tissue Growth

Georgina Al-Badri, Towards A Computational Model Of Vascular Network Formation In A Hydrogel To Aid The Fabrication Of Engineered Tissues

Lorna Westwood, Incorporation of Retinyl Acetate into PCL Electrospun Scaffolds for Antioxidant Delivery

Tina Dale, Reduced oxygen culture promotes proliferation and a mucin-producing phenotype in COPD distal airway stem cells

Ella-Louise Handley, Electrospun PCL-Ascorbic Acid Fibres as Antioxidant Cardiac Tissue Scaffolds, Ella-Louise Handley & Anthony Callanan

Nancy Hussein, Dental Tissue Engineering Using Diabetic Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

Samuel Higginbotham, Investigating how secreted factors from adipose tissue alter myofibroblast and scar phenotype

Miguel Ferreira, Human Cartilage Developmental Model Using Embryonic Stem Cells Cultured Within 3D Hydrogels

Thomas Carvell, Single step, centrifugation-free cell washing and medium exchange for cellular therapeutics

Bowen Xie, Characterization of foam cell models using a label-free technique toward better atherosclerosis investigation

Melissa Rayner, Engineered neural tissue made using clinical-grade human neural stem cells supports regeneration in a critical gap-length nerve injury

Maria Luisa Hernandez Miranda, The thickness of soft hydrogel substrates modifies bone marrow stromal cell morphology and differentiation

Paola Sanjuan Alberte, 3D bioprinting of conductive extracellular matrix structures towards cardiac tissue engineering

Priyanka Gupta, Chemotherapeutic assessment on a novel scaffold assisted multicellular model of pancreatic cancer

Marlene Polleres, Aneurovascular 3D cell model to investigate the role of pericytes in dementia

Annabelle Fricker, Tissue engineered cardiac patches for the treatment of post-MI heart failure using natural polymers and human iPSC-derived cells

Lydia Beeken, Assessment of the Therapeutic Potential of Corneal Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Ocular Surface Disorders

Session Sponsor: PeproTech

Chair: Dr Nicholas Evans, University of Southampton

Keynote - Professor Molly Stevens
New materials based strategies for regenerative medicine

George Bullock, University of Sheffield
The mechanisms of soft tissue toxicity in medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw

Kenny Man, University of Birmingham
Epigenetic reprogramming promotes the therapeutic potency of osteoblast-derived extracellular vesicles for bone regeneration

Keynote - Professor Brendan Harley
Building hierarchy: engineering porous scaffolds for regenerative medicine

Session Sponsor: Cellink

Chair - Dr Vanessa Hearnden, University of Sheffield

Keynote – Professor Liesbet Geris
Digital twins of living implants: applications in osteochondral tissue engineering

Sílvia Paiva, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Bio-instructive Collagen-Magnesium Nanocomposite Scaffolds to Manipulate Bone Metabolism and Promote Bone Repair

Samuel Moxon, University of Manchester
A 3D Bioprinted Model of the Human Intervertebral Disc

Shivesh Anand, Maastricht University
Role of Scaffold Geometry in Tympanic Membrane Tissue Engineering

Roxanna Ramnarine, University of Southampton
Self-assembling Nanoclay gels with 3D Micropatterning of BMP-2 for Bone Tissue Regeneration

Session Sponsor: Fluicell

Chair - Dr Elaine Emmerson, The University of Edinburgh

Keynote – Dr Christine Horejs
Scientific writing and publishing - insights from a Nature editor

Jonathan Hinchliffe, University of Sheffield
Semi-artificial pancreas for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes: Perspectives, challenges, and solutions

Roxana Sava, University of Manchester
Developing a Hydrogel-assisted Combination Therapy for Brain Repair Following Ischaemic Stroke

Alessandra Grillo, University College London
Bioengineering a 3D tissue model of the rectus sheath to study herniation

Busra Baskapan, The University of Edinburgh
Elucidating the effects of varying laminin emulsions in Polycaprolactone electrospun fibres

Lydia Beeken, University of Nottingham
Assessment of the Therapeutic Potential of Corneal Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Ocular Surface Disorders

Verónica Hidalgo Álvarez, Heriot-Watt University
Single-Administration Vaccine Enhancement (SAVE)

Krit Rattanawonsakul, University of Sheffield
The effect of Geranylgeraniol (GGOH) on zoledronate-induced toxicity on oral fibroblasts and keratinocytes.

Vibin Alageswaran, Cellular response to substrate topography, chemistry and cyclical loading

Sara Barreto, Investigation of the Volatilome of Stem Cells using Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometry

Syed Mohammad Daniel Syed Mohamed, Kidney Tissue Engineering using Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Auxtine Micalet, Contractility signatures of cancer cells using 3D in vitro models

Amy Harding, Utilising human tissue-engineered skin equivalents to determine chemical irritation potential

Alex Sturtivant, Investigating the use of single material ‘composite’ alginate scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering

Idris S Kalokoh, Using nitric Oxide as a reliable marker to detect macrophage' activation state

Flavia Carton, Hydrogels characterization for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration

Sophia Read, Bioprinting the Hierarchical Extracellular Matrix Environment for Articular Cartilage Repair

Tania Choreno Machain, Low-pressure oxygen plasma treatment as a straightforward method for bioactivity enhancement in-vitro of a polyethylene terephthalate anterior cruciate ligament scaffold

Amy Byrne, Tenocyte driven immunomdulation

Jennifer Paxton, Manufacturing 3D co-cultures of the bone-tendon interface using human anatomical morphometrics

Vinothini Prabhakaran, Towards scaffold-less bone production: investigating spheroid formation in rat osteoblasts

Nur Rofiqoh Eviana Putri, Additive Manufacture of Vascularised Hybrid Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering

Krishna Patel, Microfluidic Development of Microparticles to Enhance Cell Engraftment

Christina Loukopoulou, Modifying bone scaffold characteristics in an anatomical interfacial tissue engineered model

José Rui Oliveira Rodrigues, Serum-free Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Line

Jason Hutchinson, Microcarriers with Complex Architectures Manufactured by Two-Photon Lithography for Mechanobiological Manipulation and Expansion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Ami Nash, Novel formulations for the spray delivery of therapeutic cells for traumatic brain injury

Denata Syla, Expansion of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells under Serum-Free Conditions

Sarah Dallas, Using nanoscale mechanotransduction to stimulate differentiation of neural stem cells and gliobasltoma-derived cancer stem cells

Amara Freed, Bone and Tissue Engineering of the Temporomandibular Joint (condyle): A Histological Investigation of the Rat Condyle, Knee and Hip

Jonathan Hinchliffe, Semi-artificial pancreas for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes: Perspectives, challenges, and solutions

Verónica Hidalgo Álvarez, Single-Administration Vaccine Enhancement (SAVE)

Krit Rattanawonsakul, The effect of Geranylgeraniol (GGOH) on zoledronate-induced toxicity on oral fibroblasts and keratinocytes

Alessandra Grillo, Bioengineering a 3D tissue model of the rectus sheath to study herniation

Matt Shephard, Functionalised Nanosurfaces for Animal-Product Free 3D-Substrates

Roxana Sava, Developing a hydrogel-assisted combination therapy for brain repair following ischaemic stroke

Yunxi Gao,& Topographically Featured PCL Electrospun Scaffolds Incorporating Rat Liver Extracellular Matrix (ECM) for Liver Tissue Engineering

Busra Baskapan, Elucidating the effects of varying laminin emulsions in Polycaprolactone electrospun fibres

Roxanna Ramnarine, Self-assembling Nanoclay gels with 3D Micropatterning of BMP-2 for Bone Tissue Regeneration

Jenny Katsouli, Identifying and characterizing the phenotype of cells for use in peripheral nerve tissue engineering

Shaheen Hajira, Biosafety of graphene oxide in an in-vivo murine model

Session Sponsor: Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult

Chair - Professor James Phillips, University College London

Keynote – Professor Jonathan Fallowfield
Drug development for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Laura Sidney, University of Nottingham
A novel preservation technique for the manufacture of biocompatible and terminally sterilised transplantable human corneas

Tom Bate, The University of Edinburgh
Comparison of donor variation in human liver ECM-PCL electrospun scaffolds

Trisha Vikranth, University of Keele
Decellularised pleural membrane patches for prolonged alveolar air leaks

Sarah Shafaat, University of Sheffield
Developing an estradiol-17ß [E2] responsive tissue engineered vaginal tissue model for evaluating biomaterials to be used in the female pelvic floor repair