Printing the Future of Therapeutics in 3D
June 10-12, 2018
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
Vancouver, BC, Canada
FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS AND DEVELOPING COLLABORATIONS
PFT3D is an exclusive, invite-only roundtable event centered around facilitating discussion and collaboration on the development of commercially and clinically relevant life-saving tissues.
ROUNDTABLE INFORMATION
Aspect Biosystems and The University of British Columbia are proud to be co-organizing the second annual International Research Roundtable on Printing the Future of Therapeutics in 3D (PFT3D).
Last year’s inaugural event saw speakers from a wide variety of both academia and industry to discuss the amazing potential and applications of 3D bioprinting. This year, the roundtable will take place over 3 days and includes 16 speakers, covering four key areas:
Functional biofabricated tissues for disease modeling, therapeutic discovery, and regenerative medicine
Platform technologies to recreate biological function
Biomaterials for the development of functional tissues
An industry perspective on tissue engineering technologies
By the end of this meeting, we want you to leave with new inspirational ideas on groundbreaking projects, new partners and opportunities for collaboration, and a fresh perspective on the needs of industry and the translation of academic research.
In addition to our roundtable talks, there will be focused discussion sessions to address a variety of key challenges in our industry and facilitated networking sessions to stimulate interactions.
2018 SPEAKERS (so far!)
Welcome and Overview
Christian Naus
Professor, University of British Columbia
Tamer Mohamed
President & CEO, Aspect Biosystems
Functional Biofabricated Tissues
Jeremy Hirota
Assistant Professor of Medicine, McMaster University
Anna Jezierski
Research Scientist, Human Health Therapeutics, National Research Council Canada
Stephanie Willerth
Associate Professor, University of Victoria and Acting Director, Centre for Biomedical Research
Platform Technologies to Recreate Biological Function
Tamer Mohamed
President & CEO, Aspect Biosystems
Peter Zandstra
Director, School of Biomedical Engineering, UBC
Boyang Zhang
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University
Yu Shrike Zhang
Associate Bioengineer and Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Biomaterials for the Development of Functional Tissues
Akhilesh K. Gaharwar
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Jinah Jang
Assistant Professor, POSTECH
John F. Trant
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods, University of Windsor
An Industry Perspective on Tissue Engineering Technologies
Andreas Baudy
Assoc. Principal Scientist, Safety Assessment Department, Merck & Co., Inc
Robert A. Blake
Scientist in Biochemical and Cellular Pharmacology, Genentech, Inc.
Sepideh H. Hagvall
Associate Principal Scientist, AstraZeneca
Jean-Louis Klein
Scientific Director, GlaxoSmithKline
2017 SPEAKERS
- Mohsen Akbari
Assistant Professor, University of Victoria - Joseph M. Ault
Senior Fellow, API and Bioprinting, 3D Printing Center of Excellence, Johnson and Johnson Services Inc. - Danny Cabrera
CEO, BioBots - Pieter Cullis
Director, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia - Gráinne Cunniffe
Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland - Albert Folch
Associate Professor, University of Washington - Axel Guenther
Associate Professor, University of Toronto - Dan Huh
Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
- John Hornick
Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. - Claire Jeong
Investigator, Complex In Vitro Models, GSK - Keekyoung Kim
Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus - Tamer Mohamed
President & CEO, Aspect Biosystems - Koichi Nakayama
Chairman, Saga University, Japan - Julie Robillard
Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia - Fabio Rossi
Acting Director, The Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia - Wun Chey Sin
Research Associate, University of British Columbia
- Sam Wadsworth
CSO, Aspect Biosystems - Konrad Walus
CTO, Aspect Biosystems - Stephanie Willerth
Associate Professor, University of Victoria and Acting Director, Centre for Biomedical Research - Vikram Yadav
Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia - Peter Zandstra
CSO, Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine - Marcy Zenobi-Wong
Professor, ETH Zurich, Switzerland - Boyang Zhang
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto - Yu Shrike Zhang
Instructor of Medicine and Associate Bioengineer, Harvard Medical School
VENUE & HOSTS
We are proud to be hosting this International Research Roundtable at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies on the beautiful University of British Columbia (UBC) campus in Vancouver, BC.
The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) provides funding opportunities and an intellectual environment scholars are free to pursue the collaborative exchange of ideas beyond disciplinary boundaries.
The Institute’s goal is to stimulate creative, innovative research that makes important advances in knowledge, and to share or implement these ideas through ongoing community engagement. The Institute achieves this by supporting a highly collaborative environment at UBC where scholars have the opportunity to exchange ideas with national and international scholars, develop new thinking and engage in intellectual risk-taking.
The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the 40 best universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s West Coast spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. Its entrepreneurial perspective encourages students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.
Aspect Biosystems Ltd. is a privately held biotechnology company operating at the leading edge of 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering. The company’s proprietary Lab-on-a-Printer™ platform technology is enabling advances in understanding fundamental biology, disease research, development of novel therapeutics, and regenerative medicine. In addition to its internal programs, Aspect is focused on strategically partnering with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as academic researchers, to create physiologically and commercially relevant tissues. These tissues are used to advance and accelerate the discovery and development of new drugs and therapies.
ACCOMMODATION
The roundtable is booking accommodation for all speakers at Ponderosa Suites on UBC campus, June 10-13, 2018 unless otherwise specified. All other guests are also welcome to book under our block, so please contact Natalie at nataliek@aspectbiosystems.com before booking.
From Ponderosa Suites, it is a short 8 minute walk across UBC campus to the main roundtable venue, the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (6331 Crescent Rd).
Ponderosa Suites
2075 West Mall
Vancouver, BC
(on UBC campus)
2018 SPONSORS
Thank you to our sponsors. Please contact us if you are interested in sponsorship opportunities.
