[Day Of Regenerative Medicine] Has Begun In Skolkovo

[Day of regenerative medicine] has begun in Skolkovo

On February 14, 2013, world famous scientists, the founders of new areas of regenerative medicine - biofabrication and bioprinting, will speak at the Skolkovo Hypercube. The conference is held under the auspices of the Russian company 3D bioprinting solutions, which aims to create solutions for people who need organ transplantation.

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The Skolkovo Innovation Center announced February 14, 2013 as the Day of Regenerative Medicine in Russia - in Hypercube Skolkovo this area will be presented by scientists that make up the core of the world regenerative medicine, according to a press release from the INVITRO company, which was received by MedNovosti.

The conference dedicated to regenerative medicine - a discipline at the intersection of biology, medicine and physics - is held under the auspices of the Russian company 3D bioprinting solutions (CEO Alexander Ostrovsky, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the INVITRO group of companies), which is engaged in the practical development of reproductive medicine technologies in Russia and is designed to create solutions for people who need organ transplants.

A group of company scientists led by the pioneer of organ printing and biofabrication technology, author of the world's first scientific publication on organ bioprinting, Vladimir Mironov, currently a professor at the Commonwealth University of Virginia, USA, is already working on a technology for 3D printing of organs and tissues from autologous cells. human. Since autologous cells are taken from the patient himself, this technology can solve the problem of immune compatibility, and eventually open up the possibility of obtaining inexpensive organ prototypes and effective methods of tissue replacement.

At the Day of Regenerative Medicine in Skolkovo, Vladimir Mironov will make a presentation on what bioprinting is, what are the unresolved issues of this technology and will tell about the projects already implemented. In particular, about an apparatus for the production of tissue spheroids and a patented technology for the manufacture of vascular prostheses from nano-fibers.

On the same day, other world-renowned scientists will speak at Skolkovo: Anthony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine, North Carolina, and Paolo Macchiarini from the University of Barcelona. One of the recent achievements of Atala's group was the cultivation of urethra from the cells of patients who needed to repair the urethra. Macchiarini developed, in particular, the technology of growing the trachea for transplantation.

Speakers on February 14 also include Professor Xuejun Wen, Virginia Commonwealth University, who will talk about computerized tissue creation in regenerative medicine.

The main topics of the day are the state of regenerative medicine in the world and in Russia, its development, the main participants in the process and trends. Gennady Konstantinov, professor at the Higher School of Economics, will speak on the issue of private investment in this knowledge-intensive industry. His report will continue with a panel discussion with the participation of representatives of the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises in Science and Technology (Ivan Bortnik Foundation), the Russian Venture Company, the founder of the Science for Life Extension Foundation Mikhail Batin and other experts.