The International Conference on Biofabrication (Biofabrication 2019) is the annual meeting of the International Society for Biofabrication.
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On behalf of the local organizing committee, I invite you to join us in Columbus, Ohio October, 20-22. Biofabrication 2019 will bring together scientists, engineers, regulatory specialists, industry participants, and clinical investigators from around the world to present and share their recent discoveries, research direction, and views on the current problems and opportunities in the exciting field of biofabrication. Five plenary, sixteen keynote, ninety podium, and hundreds of poster presenters will gather for two and a half days at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. (The meeting program is now available for download.) In addition to a sponsor’s trade show, special fora are planned on publishing strategies, transnational research, regulatory issues, industrial technologies, and opportunities for young researchers, as well as a Gala Dinner at the Columbus Museum of Art. There will be ample time to meet old friends and new collaborators, learn about funding opportunities, and meet the organizers of national and international consortia dedicated to promoting the field of biofabrication. An R1 University, Ohio State has been ranked among the 100 most-innovative universities in the world for four years in a row by Reuters (UK), and is currently ranked 32nd. Both prior to, and immediately following, the meeting, attendees will have the chance to tour the Ohio State University Center for Regenerative Medicine and Cell-Based Therapy, Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence, and the Institute for Materials Research to see the innovation taking place first hand. The meeting will be at the Ohio Union on The Ohio State University’s campus in Columbus. Columbus, the capitol city of the state of Ohio, has just been included as one of the top (see #47) must-see world destinations by The New York Times (https://nyti.ms/2RCc9Ol). I invite you to enjoy all Columbus, Ohio has to offer as one of the nation's fastest-growing cities and know that you will particularly enjoy the Midwest's fall foliage colors while participating in unparalleled presentations and discussing the rapid and recent advances in the field of biofabrication.
Welcome to The Ohio State University! David Dean
From basic science to medical applications, the biofabrication community will convene at the International Conference on Biofabrication (Biofabrication 2019). The field of biofabrication is dedicated to researching and integrating technologies such as bio-printing, bio-plotting, and bio-assembly into applications such as engineered tissue systems and regenerative medicine.
Biomanufacturing of Organ-Specific Tissues with Embedded Vasculature
Regenerative Medicine: Current Concepts and Changing Trends
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, USA
ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, AUSTRALIA
Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, USA
Professor and Deputy Head of Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Research Area Advanced Materials for Biomedicine, DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, GERMANY
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, NETHERLANDS
Professor & Graduate Chair for Biomedical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, CANADA
Advanced Solutions Life Sciences, USA
Faculty of Engineering, University of Pisa, ITALY
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centre for Bioengineering & Nanomedicine, University of Otago Christchurch, NEW ZELAND
Professor and Head, Department for Functional Materials in Medicine and Dentistry University of Würzburg, GERMANY
Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, USA
Chief Regulatory Officer, ARMI | BioFabUSAA
Standard Abstract Submission and Workshop Proposal Submission Opens:
March 15, 2019
Standard Abstract and Workshop Proposal Deadline/Late-Breaking Abstract (Posters Only) Submission Opens:
May 31, 2019
Standard Abstract and Workshop Proposal Decision Letters and Preliminary Program Released:
July 8, 2019
"Early" Early Bird Registration Deadline:
August 2, 2019
Late-Breaking Abstract Deadline September 14, 2019
Early Bird/Presenters Registration Deadline:
September 18, 2019
Hotel Block Deadline:
Blackwell Inn: September 18, 2019 -- Hilton/Hampton September 20, 2019
Discount Registration Deadline:
October 7, 2019
Academic and industrial research scientists, industrial entrepreneurs, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students currently working on biofabrication or a related field such as stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, or biomedical additive manufacturing.
Local Steering Committee: David Dean, PhD, Conference Chair, The Ohio State University, USA Ed Herderick, PhD, Industry Chair, The Ohio State University, USA Ciro Rodriguez, PhD, Program Chair, The Ohio State University, USA Aleksander Skardal, Young Scientists Forum Chair, The Ohio State University, USA Matt Schutte, The Ohio State University, USA Steve Ringel, PhD, The Ohio State University, USA Nate Ames, MS, The Ohio State University, USA John F. Lewis, Jr, JD, BioOhio, USA
Sunday, October 20, 2019 - Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Ohio UnionThe Ohio State University1739 N High StreetColumbus, Ohio 43210USA+1 (614) 688-1467
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