Past Events
June 2025 | |
| Fri 27 Jun 2025 10:00 - 16:00 |  The UK Microsystems Network LaunchThe Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2DR Get ready for the launch of The UK Microsystems Network, a forum for academics, industry and policymakers with an interest in microsystems. The UK Microsystems Network connects academia, industry, professional bodies and governmental agencies to support and grow the UK's microsystems research and innovation capabilities from fundamental research to application. |
| Wed 18 - Fri 20 Jun 2025 |  Conference: Tissue & Cell Engineering Society Conference 2025University of Bristol BS8 1QU This is the premier tissue engineering conference in the UK with themes of biomaterials, biofabrication (including bioprinting), in vitro modelling (including organoids) and clinical tissue/cell engineering. Confirmed keynotes spearkers include Marcy Zenobi-Wong, Alvaro Mata, Massimo Caputo and Vivian Li. Follow updates on Twitter/X at https://x.com/TCES2025 |
| Mon 16 - Tue 17 Jun 2025 |  3rd Workshop on the European Commission roadmap towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessmentsHelsinki On 16-17 June 2025, the European Commission (EC), in collaboration with ECHA, will organise a third workshop to discuss the roadmap to phase out animal testing for chemical safety assessments. The purpose is to present recommendations and milestone proposals of the roadmap for stakeholder consultation. Aim of the roadmap The European Union has a long-standing policy of replacing, reducing and refining animal testing (3Rs). The Commission announced the roadmap in response to the... |
| Mon 9 - Fri 13 Jun 2025 |  Conference: Microphysiological Systems (MPS) World Summit 2025Brussels, Belgium Microphysiological systems (MPS) comprise a number of bioengineering breakthroughs that reproduce organ architecture and function in vitro. Fueled by stem-cell technologies, a broad variety of especially human models and test systems have emerged, which make relevant experimental tools broadly available through international and multidisciplinary collaborations. Conference series are a key tool to form a community and accelerate scientific developments, their implementation and global... |
| Mon 9 Jun 2025 00:00 - 00:00 |  Conference: London gastroIntestinal Organoid Network (LION)The Francis Crick Institute 1 Midland Road London NW1 1AT Join us for the inaugural symposium of LION (London gastroIntestinal Organoid Network). On Monday 9th of June, we will be launching the network and discussing the latest advances in gastrointestinal organoid research at an in person event at the Francis Crick Institute. Tickets are limited, so please register soon to secure your spot. Registration deadline 9th May 2025. Please answer the questions at the end of the registration form, as they are important for setting up the network. ... |
| Wed 4 Jun 2025 18:00 - 19:00 |  Seminar: An Introduction to Animal-Free In Vitro Models (ORS Preclinical Models Webinar)Online - ORS Webinar This webinar from the Preclinical Models section of the Orthopaedic Research Society presents an overview of animal-free in vitro preclinical systems including but not limited to 3D tissue cultures, organoids, and patient-derived explants. Including a talk from QMUL's CPM (Dr Stefaan Verbruggen), the audience will receive specific methods used in orthopaedic research, such as multi-physiological systems using chip technology to mimic bone, intervertebral disc, or cancer metastases. Through this... |
May 2025 | |
| Thu 1 May 2025 09:30 - 17:00 |  Conference: NC3Rs NAMs Network symposiumLondon The NC3Rs NAMs Network brings researchers, developers and industry and regulatory end-users together to accelerate the use of new approach methodologies*. Our NAMs Network symposium aims to connect technology developers with industry end-users. We will share insights from first-hand experiences of the deployment of NAMs technologies and future opportunities to reduce the reliance on animal toxicity testing in human safety assessment. There will be presentations from NAMs experts, panel... |
April 2025 | |
| Wed 16 Apr 2025 14:00 - 15:00 |  Seminar: Microbiota-Gut-Cancer-on-Chip: Drug–Microbiome Interactions in Breast CancerJoin us to discover the role of the gut microbiota in modulating the response to anticancer drugs, offering an innovative approach to preclinical evaluation. Register here and feel free to share this invitation with colleagues who might be interested. |
March 2025 | |
| Thu 27 Mar 2025 09:00 - 10:00 |  Seminar: Oral Mucositis-on-a-Chip: A Multi-Factorial Strategy to Chemotherapy Modeling and Bacterial Exposure (React4Life)Online Webinar Head and neck cancer (HNC) therapies such as chemotherapy can greatly damage the oral mucosa lining leading to debilitating and painful oral mucositis (OM) lesions. Current treatments are mainly palliative and rely on the use of systemic growth factors that have been discontinued by many drug regulatory agencies in the EU and Asia; hence, these patients end up with a very poor quality of life. In the last 12 years, our research team has developed biofabrication protocols of oral mucosa... |
| Thu 20 Mar 2025 17:30 - 19:30 |  Inaugural Lecture of Professor John Connelly - Mechanobiology across scales: How forces shape molecules, cells, and organismsPerrin Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary University of London CPM Leadership Team Member Professor John Connelly will discuss his academic journey and interests in how mechanical forces influence biological processes and the impacts on human health and disease. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaugural-lecture-of-professor-john-connelly-tickets-1247141717449?aff=oddtdtcreator |
February 2025 | |
| Thu 20 Feb 2025 00:00 - 00:00 |  CPM Affiliates Club Meeting & ShowcaseQueen Mary University of London, UK Meeting of the CPM Affiliates club, focused on the future challenges faceing the field of organ-chip research, and the international research and regulatory landscape! The CPM has affiliation with over 50 companies and other stake holder partners. Together we are developing innovative cell culture models, organoids, and organ-on-a-chip technologies for therapeutic development and world class discovery science, and shaping policy around adoption of these transformative microphysiological... |
| Tue 11 - Thu 13 Feb 2025 |  Conference: World Organoid & Organ-Chip Research Day (WORD+) 2025Cambridge, UK We are passionate about advancing medical science, reducing and replacing the animals used in research and supporting the innovative researchers and technologies that enable this. In such a rapidly advancing and transformative area of science we believe communication and a strong network is essential to make informed decisions and discoveries. Why attend? Now in its third year: Simply the event for organoid and organ-on-a-chip researchers! 400 appx attendees, >30 leading researcher talks,... |