“In Vitro Disease Models 2.0”

March 23, 2017 – Breda – The Netherlands.

In vitro grown human lung organdies as a model of tuberculosis

Peter J. Peters
Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Hepatic cells derived from human skin precursors as an in vitro model to study non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Robin Marcelino Rodrigues
Free University of Brussels, Belgium

Experiences with CRACK-IT

Raymond Pieters
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, The Netherlands

New initiatives of ZonMw

Erica van Oort
ZonMw, MKMD, The Netherlands

Human ex vivo models for organ fibrosis

Rick Mutsaers
University of Groningen, The Netherlands

The development of non-invasive cell screening platforms for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering

Veerle Bloemen
Catholic University Leuven, Belgium

A 3D bioprinted bone marrow niche for multiple myeloma

Jacqueline Alblas
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, The Netherlands

Organ function on-a-chip: towards novel translational in vitro models for healthy and diseased liver and gut

Evita van de Steeg
TNO, The Netherlands

Biopredic

Pitch Presentation Biopredic

Posters:

• Sue Gibbs – A human organotypic gingiva implantation model to test soft tissue attachment to dental medical devices.
• Lenie van de Broek – Introduction of hair neopappilae into tissue-engineered skin.
• An R. Van Rompay – CON4EI: Consortium for in vitro Eye Irritation testing strategy.
• Viktoriia Starokozhko – Rat precision-cut liver slices predict drug- induced cholestatic injury. -view poster
• Sarah Deville – Interaction of gold nanoparticles and nickel(II) sulfate affects dendritic cell maturation.
• Sandra Verstraelen – CON4EI: Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability (BCOP) Test for Hazard Identification and Labelling of Eye Irritating Chemicals.
• Emma E.J. Kasteel – Neurotoxic mechanisms of the novel psychoactive substance methoxetamine in human in vitro models.
• Emiliia Bigaeva – Galunisertib is a promising drug candidate for the treatment of renal fibrosis in ex vivo tissue slice cultures. - view poster
• Joost Boeckmans – Insulin induces de novo lipogenesis in human skin stem cell-derived hepatic cells. - view poster
• Su Suriguga – LPS aggravates fibrosis only in the early onset but not in the end stage of liver fibrosis. - view poster