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On upcoming June 14th to 17th, 2017, HEALIOS K.K. will participate in ISSCR (International Society for Stem Cell Research) 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Especially, on June 14^th from 9:00-12:00(US EDT), we will hold the Focus Session with the theme of “Progress of the Cutting – Edge Technologies in Regenerative Medicine”. The speakers, global key opinion leaders of selected topics and our president, presentative and CEO Hardy T S Kagimoto, will cover emerging topics in stem cell-based regenerative medicine. We will be honored to have you attend our Focus Session.

Our Session room is: Level 2, Room 258C of Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

 

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AGENDA:

 

9:00 Welcome

 

9:05 CHAIN OF INNOVATIONS – THE FUTURE VISION OF IPS THERAPY

Speaker: Hardy TS Kagimoto, MD, President, Representative & CEO, HEALIOS K.K., Japan

 

9:40 THE STATE-OF-ART OF HUMAN IPSC-DERIVED ORGAN BUD BASED APPROACHES

Speaker: Takanori Takebe, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Yokohama City University, Japan

 

10:15 FUNCTIONAL EGGS CREATED IN A DISH FROM MOUSE PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS

Speaker: Katsuhiko Hayashi, PhD., Kyushu University, Japan

 

10:50 GLIAL PROGENITOR CELL-BASED TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE

Speaker: Steve A. Goldman, MD, PhD., University of Rochester Medical Center and the University of Copenhagen

 

11:25 ENGINEERING PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS TO ESCAPE ALLOGENEIC REJECTION

Speaker: David Russell, MD, PhD., CSO and Co-Founder of Universal Cells Inc., University of Washington

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In addition, Hardy TS Kagimoto will also give a lecture at the following sessions. We would encourage you attend.

・13:40-14:10 Tuesday, 13 June 2017 “Clinical Advances in Stem Cell Research”

・13:20-13:45 Friday, 16 June 2017 “Road to Clinic”

 

Click here to learn about  ISSCR 2017.