Select Biosciences Third Annual Organ-on-a-Chip World Congress 2017
focuses on an important and expanding field wherein cells are being
assembled using Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip technologies in a
functionally-relevant manner. These clusters of "assembled cells" have
functional significance and can mimic
in vivo organ structure.
Liver
cells assembled on-board chips in a physiologically-relevant
architecture using microfluidics can, for instance, be utilized for
toxicity screening and the ability to assemble organ fragments
ex vivo
can provide an exquisite means to reconstruct biological processes
(both physiological and pathological) "in a dish" or "on a chip." A
number of chips such Lung-on-a-Chip, Brain-on-a-Chip, Gut-on-a-Chip,
Marrow-on-a-Chip, Bone-on-a-Chip, Nerve-on-a-Chip amongst others have
been built and will be presented and explored at this conference. We
will also focus on "disease-on-a-chip", cancer-on-a-chip, immune
system-on-a-chip.
Due to the Overlap of this Topic with
3D-Culture and Stem Cells in Drug Discovery, the co-located concurrent
parallel conference tracks focus on these topics thereby offering
complete coverage of these related fields to the conference delegates.
Major Themes Addressed in the 3D-Culture Conference:
- Using 3D-cultures as a tool for screening in the oncology space in a physiologically-relevant context
- Studies of drug metabolism and the cytochrome P450 pathway facilitated in a physiologically-relevant context
The
Three Conference Tracks are Co-Located and Concurrent and Delegates can
Participate, Mix-and-Match Presentations and Network Extensively with
their Colleagues from all 3 Conference Tracks. The Exhibit hall is co-located and is accessible by delegates from all 3 conference tracks.
Co-Located, Concurrent Conference Tracks:
- Organ-on-a-Chip World Congress 2017
- 3D-Culture 2017
- Stem Cells in Drug Discovery & Toxicity Screening 2017
All
the Key Opinion Leaders from around the World are Participating at this
Conference allowing Maximal Information Exchange and Unparalleled
Networking Opportunities.