International Conference "Bioengineering and Cell Therapy"

08:30 Registration

09:00 Welcome of the Authorities

- Rector of the University of Brescia Prof. M. Tira

- Director General of ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia Dott. E. Belleri

- Director General of the Italian National Transplant Centre (CNT) Dott. A. Nanni Costa

- President of Fondazione Comunità Bresciana Dott. P. L. Streparava

09:20 Welcome on behalf of GITMO and SIES and Introduction D. Russo

First Session

Chairman: F. Magni, M. Pizzi, E. Mariani

09:30 Scaffold Universe – Engineering the cellular microenvironment with materials and growth factors

M.S. Sanchez

10:00 The potential of MSCs in regenerative medicine

K. Le Blanc

10:30 Lab-on-a-tissue: Using Mass Spectrometry Imaging in clinical research

B.P.A.M. Heijs

11:00 Re-engineering developmental process for cartilage and bone regeneration

I. Martin

11:30 -12:00 Coffee break

Second Session

Chairman: M. Castellano, R. Faglia, D. Russo

12:00 High performance Gelatin/Chitosan-based Hydrogels as Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications

L. Sartore

12:20 Human Platelet Lysate production for h-MSCs expansion

C. Almici

12:40 Hydrogel Polymeric Scaffolds (HyPSs) bioengineered with Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSCs)

for regenerative medicine employment: a pilot study

F. Re

13:00 Development of artificial cartilage on chitosan-based scaffolds: critical points and preliminary data

G. Lisignoli

13:20 The role of proteomics for molecular and cellular characterization of human platelet lysate and scaffolds

C. Chinello

13:45 -14:30 Light Lunch

Third session

Chairman: P. Guizzi, E. Sardini, P. Nicolai

14:30 Skull base reconstructions after expanded endoscopic approaches: state of the art

F. Doglietto

14:50 3-D printing of biocompatible engineered polymers for personalized skull base reconstruction in

endoscopic skull base surgery: preliminary results and future directions. the e-Bones Project

D. Mattavelli

15:10 Sensing scaffolds for cell monitoring in tissue engineering

S. Tonello

15:30 Research Activities in the Tissue Engineering Laboratory at the University of Brescia

M. Serpelloni

Fourth session

Chairman: G. De Petro, S. Sozzani, E. Monti

15:50 A multidisciplinary approach to build an engineered heart tissue

P. Dell’Era

16:10 iPS-derived dopaminergic neurons: a new tool to model

16:10 iPS-derived dopaminergic neurons: a new tool to model neurodegenerative disorders

M.C. Missale

16:30 Extracellular vesicles in regenerative medicine

A. Radeghieri