Regenerative Medicine: A New Frontier for Therapeutic Intervention

11th March 2010
 
Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge

Programme:
 
09.30 Arrival, Registration and Coffee
09.55 Opening announcements
Session 1 - Chair: Dr. Wendy Alderton
10.00    Dr Stephen Minger, Global Director R&D Cell Technologies, GE Healthcare, UK
Historical Perspective on Stem Cell Research
10.45 Professor Austin Smith , Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research, Cambridge University, UK
Fundamental Biology of Stem Cells
11.30 Professor Peter Coffey, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, UK
Retinal pigmented epithelial cell therapy for the treatment of age related macular degeneration
12.15 Lunch

Session 2 - Chair: Dr Richard Davenport

13.15 Dr Mark Bunnage, Head of Chemistry, Pfizer Regenerative Medicine, UK
Small molecule approaches for modulation of stem cell activity
14.30 Dr. Paul Kemp, CSO & Founder, Intercytex Ltd, UK
Perspective on the challenges of conducting clinical trials in regenerative medicines
15.15 Tea
Session 3 - Chair: Dr Ruth McKernan
15.45

Dr Eduardo Bravo, CEO of Cellerix, Spain
Ontaril: an autologous adipose tissue treatment

16.30 Dr Koenraad Blot, CMO of TiGenix, Belgium
The making of ChondroCelect: clinical and regulatory successes and challenges
17.15 Closing remarks and thanks – SMR Chairman
 

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