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2017.06.05

Holding a Focus Session in ISSCR 2017 in Boston

On upcoming June 14th to 17th, 2017, HEALIOS K.K. will participate in ISSCR (International Society for Stem Cell Research) 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Especially, on June 14th from 9:00-12:00(US EDT), we will hold the Focus Session with the theme of “Progress of the Cutting – Edge Technologies in Regenerative Medicine”. The speakers, global key opinion leaders of selected topics and our president, presentative and CEO Hardy T S Kagimoto, will cover emerging topics in stem cell-based regenerative medicine. We will be honored to have you attend our Focus Session.

Our Session room is: Level 2, Room 258C of Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

 


AGENDA:

 

9:00 Welcome

 

9:05 CHAIN OF INNOVATIONS – THE FUTURE VISION OF IPS THERAPY

Speaker: Hardy TS Kagimoto, MD, President, Representative & CEO, HEALIOS K.K., Japan

 

9:40 THE STATE-OF-ART OF HUMAN IPSC-DERIVED ORGAN BUD BASED APPROACHES

Speaker: Takanori Takebe, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Yokohama City University, Japan

 

10:15 FUNCTIONAL EGGS CREATED IN A DISH FROM MOUSE PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS

Speaker: Katsuhiko Hayashi, PhD., Kyushu University, Japan

 

10:50 GLIAL PROGENITOR CELL-BASED TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE

Speaker: Steve A. Goldman, MD, PhD., University of Rochester Medical Center and the University of Copenhagen

 

11:25 ENGINEERING PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS TO ESCAPE ALLOGENEIC REJECTION

Speaker: David Russell, MD, PhD., CSO and Co-Founder of Universal Cells Inc., University of Washington


 

In addition, Hardy TS Kagimoto will also give a lecture at the following sessions. We would encourage you attend.

・13:40-14:10 Tuesday, 13 June 2017 “Clinical Advances in Stem Cell Research”

・13:20-13:45 Friday, 16 June 2017 “Road to Clinic”

 

Click here to learn about  ISSCR 2017.