One of the applications of bioprinting, which is currently even more advanced than the creation of tissues for transplantation, is the biofabrication of in vitro tissue models for drug discovery and toxicology. This Workshop will bring together experts active in this area to discuss both the progress made so far, but also the challenges the field is still facing. In particular, we will address the specifics of bioprinting as an in vitro biofabrication method, the arguments for choosing between scaffold-dependent and scaffold-free bioprinting, the challenges for scaling up the current bioprinting methods to high-throughput drug discovery assays, practical aspects related to testing of chemical libraries, the use of quantitative microscopy 3D imaging, and directions for future development of this field.
Nicanor I. Moldovan, PhD (Indiana Institute for Medical Research at VA Indianapolis, USA)
Marc Ferrer, PhD (National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, USA)
Sunday Oct. 20th, 2019
9:30-11:50 AM
Performance Hall, Ohio Union
9:30 am-9:50 am
Wei Sun, PhD (Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA):
Bioprinting micro-physiological models for drug testing
9:50 am-10:10 am
Thomas Nieland, PhD (Tufts University, Boston, USA):
Bioengineered 3-dimensional human models of the CNS for biomarker and drug discovery
10:10 am-10:30 am
Min Jae Song, PhD (NCATS/NIH, USA):
3D Bioprinting of vascularized tissue models for drug discovery
Coffee Break
10:40 am-11:00 am
Sharon Presnell, PhD (Amnion Foundation, USA):
Cell sourcing for bioprinted drug discovery assays
11:00 am-11:20 am
Ty Voss, PhD (NIH/NCATS, USA)
High throughput imaging for drug discovery
11:20 am-11:40 am
Marc Thurner (CEO, MimiX Biotherapeutics, Switzerland):
New technology for high throughput in vitro bioprinting.
Panel Discussion
Until October 7:
Full Biofabrication 2019 Registrant: $75 USD
Student Biofabrication 2019 Registrant: $40 USD
After October 7 (On site):
Full Biofabrication 2019 Registrant: $85 USD
Student Biofabrication 2019 Registrant: $50 USD
Endorsing peer society members receive $5 discount. Request discount code from TMS (please see below) or your peer society.
Join OSU and ARMI | BioFabUSA at the Federal Funding & Power of ARMI | BioFabUSA Dinner & Learn on Monday, October 21st. Biofabrication is a rapidly growing area that is now rapidly transitioning cell-, organoid-, and tissue-based strategies to clinical therapies for personalized drug screening and regenerative medicine. Understanding where one’s research and/or product is in its technology readiness level as well as its place in the overall biofabrication ecosystem is vital in developing a funding strategy. The workshop will cover tips and best practices for securing Federal funding through a variety of sources. Representatives of the following organizations will share important funding information: Department of Defense, NIH, NSF, The Geneva Foundation, and ARMI | BioFabUSA. To round off the workshop there will be a deep dive into the benefits and resources available through the power of ARMI, whose mission is to make practical the large-scale manufacture of engineered tissues and tissue-related technologies, to benefit existing industries and grow new ones
Dobrila Doda Rudnicki, PhD (NCATS-NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA):
NCATS: Catalyzing Development of Human cell-based 3D platforms for drug screening
https://ncats.nih.gov/heal/projects/hcbs
https://ncats.nih.gov/programs
Lloyd Rose, PhD, Program Manager, BiofabUSA; Warfighter Expeditionary Medicine & Treatment U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD, USA):
“DoD Funding Opportunities for Biofabrication and Biomanufacturing”
Monday Oct. 21th, 2019
6:30-8:30 PM
Kelli Blaize-Wise, Director of Strategic Partnerships for the 4D Bio3 Program, The Geneva Foundation (Tacoma, WA, USA):
“The Geneva Foundation’s Role in Supporting Biofabrication Research for the Advancement of Military Medicine.”
Chenzhong Li, PhD, Program Director, Biosensing Program, National Science Foundation (Miami, FL, USA):
NSF Perspectives and Status on Advanced Biomanufacturing and Biomedical Devices Program
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505556
Full Biofabrication 2019 Registrant: $30 USD
Student Biofabrication 2019 Registrant: $30 USD
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