Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Manufacturing Cell and Tissue Products at Scale
Discussion Leader: Rosemarie Hunziker (Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm
Kam Leong (Columbia University, United States)
"Cell-Mimicking Micro/Nanostructures for Therapeutic Applications and Vivo Cell Expansion"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Matt Udelhofen (Humacyte, Inc., United States)
"A Modular Platform for Commercial Biomanufacturing of Human Acellular Vessels (HAVs)"
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cell and Material Sourcing
Discussion Leader: Sha Jin (Binghamton University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
David Kaplan (Tufts University, United States)
"Biomaterial Challenges for Future Foods"
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Mark Powers (Thermo Fisher Scientific, United States)
"Cell Culture Systems: Development, Transfer and Commercialization for Cell and Tissue Biomanufacturing"
11:05 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:50 am
Sean Palecek (University of Wisconsin - Madison, United States)
"Identification of Features Predicting Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells to Cardiomyocytes via Multi-omics Analysis"
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Poster Previews
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Tracy Hookway (Binghamton University, SUNY, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Process Modeling, Simulation, and Scale-Up/Out
Discussion Leader: Pinar Zorlutuna (University of Notre Dame, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
John Wikswo (Vanderbilt University, United States)
"Genesis -- A Massively Parallel Robot Scientist Operating as a Self-Driving Biological Laboratory to Accelerate Clonal Selection, Deconvolve Bioreactor Zonation, and Optimize iPSC and MSC Differentiation"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Emmanuel Tzanakakis (Tufts University, United States)
"Stem Cell Population-Based Modeling for Biomanufacturing"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Sakis Mantalaris (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
"Improving Stem Cell Biomanufacturing Through Bioprocess Model Design"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tissue Biofabrication Monitoring, Measurement, and Tools
Discussion Leader: Greta Babakhanova (National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
John Fisher (University of Maryland, United States)
"3D Printing to Engineer Complex Tissues"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Michael Golway (Advanced Solutions, Inc., United States)
"Three Pillars of Automation that Enable Real-time Assessment of Tissue Maturation"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:20 am
Harihara Baskaran (Case Western Reserve University, United States)
"Sensors for Non-Destructive Monitoring of Tissue Development"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Industrial Scale Bioreactor Design and System Integration
Discussion Leader: Tracy Hookway (Binghamton University, SUNY, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm
Thomas Bollenbach (Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute, United States)
"Multisystem Integration for Scalable, Consistent and Cost-Effective Manufacturing of Cells, Tissues and Organs"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Sarindr "Ik" Bhumiratana (EpiBone Inc, United States)
"Development of Bioreactor for Tissue Biomanufacturing from Research to Clinic"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Functional Determination and Readiness Assessment of Tissue Maturation
Discussion Leader: Guohao Dai (Northeastern University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
Roger Kamm (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Strategies for Vascularising Complex Tissues In Vitro"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Milica Radisic (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Advances in Vascularization of Tissues and Organs-on-a-Chip"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:10 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cell and Tissue Preservation, Logistics, and Distribution
Discussion Leader: Julie Allickson (Mayo Clinic, Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Mehmet Toner (Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital, United States)
"Different Strategies to Achieve Suspended Animation in Living Mammalian Cells and Tissues"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Chelsea White (Georgia Tech, United States)
"A Comparison of Centralized and Decentralized Autologous Cell Therapy Manufacturing Networks"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Regulation and Standardization of Tissue Biofabrication
Discussion Leader: Richard McFarland (Advanced Regenerative Medicine Institute, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
Carl Simon (NIST, United States)
"A Metrological Perspective on Mechanism of Action and Potency for Cell-Containing Therapeutics"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Barbara Boyan (Virginia Commonwealth University, United States)
"Modulating Cell and Tissue Formation via Substrate Surface Design in 2D and 3D"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:15 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Moving from the Bench to Bedside: Lessons Learned and the Promise of Regenerative Medicine
Discussion Leader: Larry Nagahara (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Beth Ripley (Veterans Health Administration, United States)
"Point of Care BioFabrication of Patient-Matched Bone Grafts: the Veterans Health Administration’s Journey"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:55 pm
Krishnendu Roy (Georgia Tech and CMaT, United States)
"From Bench to Many Bedsides: The Role of AI, Data Science, Automation, and PAT-Driven Process Control in Scalable Manufacturing of Cell-Based Therapies"
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure