Programme​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Day 1 | 16th of October

8:30 - 9:00 | Registration

9:00 - 9:15 | Welcome by MERLNs Scientific Director Lorenzo Moroni

9:15 - 10:00 | Keynote Session 'Innovating at the cell-biomaterial interface'

Discussion leader: Berta Cillero Pastor

  • 9:15 - 9:20 | Introduction by Berta Cillero Pastor

  • 9:20 - 9:50 | Keynote Speaker Morgan Alexander

  • 9:50 - 10:00 | Discussion

10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:30 | Session 1: 'From instructive to adaptive biomaterials'

Discussion leader: Matt Baker

  • 10:30 - 10:35 | Introduction by Matt Baker

  • 10:35 - 11:05 | Keynote Speaker Aleksandr Ovsianikov

  • 11:05 - 11:10 | Discussion

  • 11:10 11:20 | Ivo Beeren

  • 11:20 - 11:25 | Discussion

  • 11:25 - 11:35 | Arianna Rossi

  • 11:35 - 11:40 | Discussion

  • 11:40 - 12:10 | Keynote Speaker Aranzazu Del Campo

  • 12:10 - 12:15 | Discussion

  • 12:15 - 12:25 | Matilde Marradi

  • 12:25 - 12:30 | Discussion

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

(and at 12:45 - 13:15 Meet the Expert Lunch)

13:30 - 15:30 | Session 2: 'Mimicking complex living tissues'

Discussion leader: Aart van Apeldoorn

  • 13:30 - 13:35 | Introduction by Aart van Apeldoorn

  • 13:35 - 14:05 | Keynote Speaker Carlijn Bouten

  • 14:05 - 14:10 | Discussion

  • 14:10 - 14:20 | Mirco Sana

  • 14:20 - 14:25 | Discussion

  • 14:25 - 14:35 | Aida Llucià-Valldeperas

  • 14:35 - 14:40 | Discussion

  • 14:40 - 15:10 | Keynote Speaker Pasi Kallio

  • 15:10 - 15:15 | Discussion

  • 15:15 - 15:25 | Dylan Mostert

  • 15:25 - 15:30 | Discussion

15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:15 | Poster Session

17:15 - 18:00 | Keynote Session: Unraveling Biomaterials Secrets"

Discussion leader: Paul Wieringa

  • 17:15 - 17:20 | Introduction by Paul Wieringa

  • 17:20 - 17:50 | Keynote Speaker Jan de Boer

  • 17:50 - 18:00 | Discussion

19:00 - 23:00 | Dinner

Restaurant Location:

Rebelle Maastricht

Kesselskade 43

6211 EN Maastricht

Dress Code:

Casual Chic

Day 2 | 17th of October

8:30 - 9:00 | Coffee and Tea

9:00 - 11:00 | Session 3: 'Bottom-up or Top-down?'

Discussion leader: Carlos Domingues Mota

  • 9:00 - 9:05 | Introduction by Carlos Domingues Mota

  • 9:05 - 9:35 | Keynote Speaker Joao Mano

  • 9:35 - 09:40 | Discussion

  • 09:40 - 09:50 | Vivek Cherian David

  • 09:50 - 09:55 | Discussion

  • 09:55 - 10:05 | Maria Kalogeropoulou

  • 10:05 - 10:10 | Discussion

  • 10:10 - 10:20 | Hongiuan Weng

  • 10:20 - 10:25 | Discussion

  • 10:25 - 10:35 | Esra Güben Kaçmaz

  • 10:35 - 10:40 | Discussion

10:40 - 11:30 | Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 | Poster Session

12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch

(and at 12:45 - 13:15 Meet the Expert Lunch)

13:30 - 14:30 | Panel Discussion with Editors

Title: Navigating the Future of Scientific Publishing Topic: Opportunities and Controversies for Young Scientists

Panel members: Sadra Bakhshandeh (Nature Reviews Bioengineering), Monika Golda-Cepa (Cell Biomaterials), and Christine Mayer (Wiley).

Discussion leader: Niloofar Tahmasebi Birgani, Pierpaolo Fucile

14:30 - 16:30 | Session 4: 'Controlling Cell Fate and Ageing'

Discussion leader: Silvia Bolognin

  • 14:30 - 14:35 | Introduction by Silvia Bolognin

  • 14:35 - 15:05 | Keynote Speaker Lino Ferreira

  • 15:05 - 15:10 | Discussion

  • 15:10 - 15:20 | Vitor Francisco

  • 15:20 - 15:25 | Discussion

  • 15:25 - 15:35 | Sveva Fagiolino

  • 15:35 - 15:40 | Discussion

  • 15:40 - 16:10 | Keynote Speaker Ge Guo

  • 16:10 - 16:15 | Discussion

  • 16:15 - 16:25 | Dorian Luijkx

  • 16:25 - 16:30 | Discussion

16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee Break

17:00 - 17:45 | Keynote Session: 'The in silico revolution in regenerative medicine'

Discussion leader: Aurélie Carlier

  • 17:00 - 17:05 | Introduction by Aurélie Carlier

  • 17:05 - 17:35 | Keynote Speaker Liesbet Geris

  • 17:35 - 17:45 | Discussion

17:45 - 18:00 | Closing and Awards

Day 3 | 18th of October

8:30 - 9:00 | Coffee and Tea

9:00 - 12:30 | The AI-scovery Channel: the Edge between Sci-Fi and Sci-Fact

9:00 - 12:30 | The Write Path: your Guide to Publishing and Grant Success

9:00 - 12:30 | Blender: a powerful open source tool for scientific illustrations

12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch (for registered workshop participants only)

13:30 - 14:30 | Tour through MERLNs Labs