Repair, Replace, Restore, Regenerate

02 Jun 2010

One-day meeting on regenerative medicine on 21 June

The Manchester Biomedical Research Centre is pleased to announce a one day meeting:

Clinical Aspects of Regenerative Medicine
21 June 2010 (9am-4pm)

Bringing together academics, clinician scientists and industry representatives to focus on current efforts to bring these innovative therapies to the clinic and the ‘green shoots’ of the Regenerative Medicine industry.

The programme includes:

• Tales from the Frontline - Dr Paul Kemp, Founder & CSO, Intercytex
• Cellular Therapy of Cancer: Bench to Bedside - Professor Robert Hawkins, Cellular Therapeutics Unit, The University of Manchester
• Stem Cell Therapy of Inborn Errors of Metabolism - Dr Robert Wynn, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
• Development of natural acellular scaffolds: From research to grafting - Dr Paul Rooney, NHS Blood & Tissue Transplant Services
• Regener8 Case Study: Acellular Allogeneic Cardiac Valves - Professor Eileen Ingham, University of Leeds
• Stem Cell Therapies for Kidney Disease - Dr Trisha Murray, University of Liverpool Stem Cell Consortium
• Title to be confirmed - Dr Tony Metcalfe, Head of Scientific Opportunities, Renovo Group

The Nowgen Centre
Grafton Street
Manchester
M13 9WL

Contacts:

• Register MBRC@cmft.nhs.uk
• Info Penny.Johnson@cmft.nhs.uk
• Phone 0161 276 3281