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FIRM 2018

Previous Symposia

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The Regenerative Medicine Toolbox; from Bench to Clinical Application

FIRM 2019

FIRM 2019
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Prof Fergal O'Brien

Bio-engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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Dr Laura De Rosa

Head of Gene Therapy, Centre of Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena, Italy

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Prof. Liam M Grover

Professor of Biomaterial Science, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham

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Prof Sheila MacNeill

Professor of Tissue Engineering, University of Sheffield

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Dr Lisa White

Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapy, University of Nottingham

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Dr Vito Mennella

Associate Professor, University of Southampton

  • Scientific Impact  - Dr Pep Pàmies (PhD), Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • IP and Commercialisation - Prof Sheila MacNeill and Prof Liam M Grover
  • Academic Career Insights - Prof Sheila MacNeill and Prof Fergal O'Brien
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From Bench to Bedside:
How to Move your Research towards Commercialisation

FIRM 2018

FIRM 2018
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Dr Andrea Sass

Julius Wolff Institute, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

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Dr Sebastian Knöbel

Research and Development Manager, Miltenyi Biotec, Germany

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Prof. Tim Woodfield

Professor of Regenerative Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, New Zealand

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Prof Elisabeth Engel

Professor of Biomaterials,

Technical University of Catalonia, Spain

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Prof. Matteo Santin

Professor of Tissue Regeneration, University of Brighton, United Kingdom

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Prof. Pedro Morouço

Professor of Biofabrication, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal

  • Manufacturing Challenges - Dr Mark McCall (PhD), Loughborough University
  • Downstream Processing - Dr Karen Coopman (PhD), Loughborough University
  • Developing Effective Business Strategies - Dr Thomas Heathman (PhD), Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutic Solutions (HCATS), formerly PCT
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Clinical Translation in Regenerative Medicine

FIRM 2017

FIRM 2017
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Prof Stephen Badylak

Deputy Director at McGowan Institute, Pittsburgh, USA

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Dr David Eglin

Principal Scientist at AO Foundation, Davos, Switzerland

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Prof. Alvaro Mata

Director of the Institute of Bioengineering at Queen Mary University of London

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Dr Robert Preti

CEO and President at PCT Cell Therapy, New Jersey, USA

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Dr Ivan Wall

Senior Lecturer in Cell Therapy Bioprocessing  at UCL, UK

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Dr Eric Hill

Programme Director  fo MSc Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at Aston University, UK

  • Imaging Tools for Regenerative Medicine - Prof. Erik Shapiro (PhD), Michigan State University
  • Careers in Academia - Karen Coopman (PhD), Loughborough University
  • Careers in Industry - Robert Preti (PhD), PCT Cell Therapy
  • The Nature of Scientific Publishing - Pep Pàmies (PhD), Nature Biomedical Engineering
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The Life Cycle of Cell Therapy

FIRM 2016

FIRM 2016
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Dr Bo Kara

Head Process Development, Cell Gene Therapy Platform CMC, GSK

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Dr Maria Pereira

Head of Research at Gecko Biomedical

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Prof. Alvaro Mata

Director of the Institute of Bioengineering at Queen Mary University of London

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Prof Erik Shapiro

Professor at Michigan State University, Michigan, USA

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Prof Jillian Cornish

Professor at University of Auckland

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Dr Robert J. Hariri

Co-Founder, President, Human Longevity Cellular Therapeutics

  • CV Clinic - 2016 keynote panel
  • How to write quality papers - Daniela Wilson (PhD), Radboud University
  • NC3Rs workshop - Katie Lidster (PhD), NC3Rs
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Advances in Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering

FIRM 2014

FIRM 2014
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Dr Robert Preti

CEO and President at PCT Cell Therapy, New Jersey, USA

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Prof Paulo de Coppi

Head of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at UCL, UK

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Dr Alan Horner

Director Evidence Outcomes at Smith & Nephew. York, UK

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Dr Kei Miyamoto

Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Cambridge, UK

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Prof Katja Schenke-Layland

Head of Cell and Tissue Engineering at Fraunhofer Institute, Germany

  • Risk, Benefit and Uncertainty in Regenerative Medicine - David Brindley (PhD)
  • Communication, Collaboration and Innovation Workshop - Jamie Cleaver (PhD)
  • Imaging Tools for Regenerative Medicine - Prof. Erik Shapiro (PhD), Michigan State University
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