Regenerative Medicine (REMEDIC)

Activities in 2013

A last Steering Committee meeting took place on 30-31 October 2013 in Vienna (AT) and was dedicated to the discussion of future topics for Horizon 2020, possibilities for integrated European research, and how to implement a European PhD training network. Since participation of the private sector is essential for all of these programs, representatives of the Alliance for Advanced Therapies participated into this meeting.
Click on Final report

Final Conference "European Interdisciplinary Summit on Cell-Based ATMPs" is Dates:  2-3 May 2013, Venue:  Billroth-Haus in Vienna (AT)
Click on Final Programme and Final Report

A White Paper written by the organising committee following the Final Conference, May 2013 is planned to be published it in Tissue Engineering.

Activities in 2012

Support to 3rd EACTS Meeting on Cardiac and Pulmonary Regeneration
Dates:  13-15 December 2012, Venue:  Berlin (DE)
Click on Final Report

1st International Symposium in Applied Bioimaging
Dates:  19-21 September 2012, Venue:  Porto (PT)
Click on Final Report.  Symposium website click here
REMEDIC financially supported 8 travel grants.

Kick-off Meeting on Regulatory Issues (preparation of the final conference on regulations, rules and standards in regenerative medicine in May 2013).  Click on Final Report
Date:  4 June 2012, Venue:  Frankfurt Airport Center, Germany

10th Workd Congress of the International Society for Adaptive Medicine (ISAM)
Dates: 7-10 June 2012, Venue:  Bucharest, Romania
Click on Final Report
REMEDIC financially supported 8 travel grants.

Fifth Steering Committee meeting
Dates: 7 February 2012, Venue: Frankfurt airport Center, Germany

Activities in 2011

Fourth Steering Committee meeting
Dates: 29 July 2011, Venue: La Magdalena Palace in Santander, Spain

Regenerative Medicine Summer School 2011
Dates: 25-29 July 2011, Venue: La Magdalena Palace in Santander, Spain
Click on the Final report and Programme

8th IBRO (International Brain Research Organisation) World Congress of Neuroscience
Dates: 14-18 July 2011, Venue:  Florence, Italy
10 travel grants awarded to researchers in an early phase of their career from the REMEDIC Steering Committee members' team.
More information:  www.ibro2011.org
Click on Preliminary Programme

Conference “Tissue engineering in the auditory system: Paving the way from basic science to clinical practice”
Date:  2 June 2011, Venue:  Royal Society in London, United Kingdom
5 travel grants awarded to researchers in an early phase of their career.
http://www.earfoundation.org.uk/education/articles/644
Click on Flyer and Programme

Activities in 2010

The REMEDIC programme co-sponsored the 8th International Conference on Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (organised by Professors Frank Luyten and Danny Huylebroeck, Belgium)
Dates:  15-18 September 2010, Venue:  Leuven (Belgium)
See http://www.bmpconference2010.org/ for more information and group pictureClick here for the flyer.
The ESF awarded 34 Travel Grants to researchers in an early phase of their career in order to attend this Conference.
Click on the ESF-REMEDIC Scientific Report

Third Steering Committee
Date:  12 July 2010, Venue:  Vienna (Austria)

REMEDIC booth at the bi-annual conference of the Federation of the European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) (www.feam2010.eu)
Dates:  24-26 March 2010, Venue:  Bucharest (Romania).
Hosting Academy: Academia de Stiinte Medicale din Romania
Location: InterContinental Hotel
Topics: Molecular cardiology; Medical Ethics
Programme: click here
FEAM Brochure (10 MB):  click here
The Research Networking Programme REMEDIC was presented in a dedicated booth and the RNP Steering Committee Chair, Prof. Yrjö T. Konttinen, gave a presentation on “Skylla and Kharybdis: stem cell researchers squeezed between advancement of science and self promotion?”.
MED (formerly EMRC) was also invited to attend the FEAM national delegates’ business meeting where the Head of Unit, Dr. Stephane Berghmans, had the opportunity to make a presentation on ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) activities and discuss future synergies on the Clinical Trials Directive.

 

Activities in 2009

Second Workshop on 'Stem Cells for Bone Regeneration' (Professor Nicola Baldini)
Dates:  8-10 October 2009, Venue:  Bertinoro (Italy)
See Workshop flyer, Workshop Programme and Report
See pictures from the Bertinoro event:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/44110191@N03/
and the Abstract collection

Second Steering Committee
Date:  8 October 2009, Venue:  Bertinoro (Italy)

Activities in 2008

First Workshop on "Heart Regeneration"
Dates:  15-17 August 2008, Venue:  Helsinki (Finland)
Programme of the Workshop & Workshop report

First Steering Committee
Date:  13 May 2008, Venue:  Strasbourg (France)