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UK Organ-On-A-Chip (OOAC) annual symposium
UK OOAC Annual Symposium 2026 and sponsors (CNBio, Emulate Bio, RSPCA, Cellink, Exciting Instruments and iolight)
Date: 7 October 2026 Time: 13:00 - 18:00
This annual one-day conference covers the development and use of all sorts of pre-clinical translational models including organ-on-a-chip, organoids, spheroids, NAMs, MPS etc. We have a fantastic line up of invited keynote speakers including:
- Prof Christine Mummery (co-founder of the European Organ on Chip Society)
- Prof Chris Denning (Director of the University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute)
- Dr Cathy Vickers (Head of Innovation, NC3Rs)
- Prof Amir Ghaemmaghami (Professor of Immunology & Immuno-bioengineering)
Please note we are still able to accept regstrations, but we can no longer accept abstract submissions. Registration and abstract submission for the annual UK Organ-on-a-Chip Symposium 2026 – Fill in form.
Full Programme
Please see our full programme here.
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Session 1 Derek Willoughby Lecture Theatre |
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13:00 |
Hazel Screen/Martin Knight |
Welcome to the CPM and Annual Symposium |
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13:05 |
Christine Mummery |
Cardiovascular diseases and drugs: where are we with hiPSC models? |
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13:50 |
Chris Denning |
Stem cell models to unpick cardiovascular disease and evaluate drug safety |
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14:35 |
Ed Carter |
An iPSC Organ-on-a-Chip Platform for Pancreatic Cancer Neuroscience |
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14:45 |
Shuwei Zhang |
Using an immune-responsive human skin equivalent ageing model to dissect cutaneous immune-ageing |
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14:55 Tea/Coffee Break and Poster session The Shield |
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Session 2 Derek Willoughby Lecture Theatre |
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16:00 |
Cathy Vickers |
Complex in vitro models: improving translation and replacing animals |
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16:45 |
Amir Ghaemmaghami |
Towards a complex in vitro model of fatty liver disease |
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17:30 |
Anna Stejskalová |
Fallopian Tube Chips for the Evaluation of Non-Hormonal Contraceptives |
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17:40 |
Catrin Bevan |
Development of a dual compartment tendon-on-a-chip that recapitulates the structural and cellular heterogeneity of the native tendon |
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17:50 |
Andrea Mainardi |
It's an active tiny world: bringing mechanical stimuli to OoC musculoskeletal models |
| Location: | Queen Mary University of London (Charter House Square) | |
| Contact: | Julien Gautrot | |
| Email: | sems-coact@qmul.ac.uk |
Updated by: Julien Gautrot