Save the date: RegMed XB Annual Conference

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Save the date: RegMed XB Annual Conference

We are happy to invite you to the 3rd RegMed XB Annual Conference, a pivotal event for the regenerative medicine community. Mark your calendar for June 18th and 19th, 2025 and join us in the vibrant and historic city of Leuven at the Irish College, Belgium. 

Register here!

Welcome

This event welcomes professionals across the spectrum of Regenerative Medicine. From innovative (start-up) companies, researchers, industry experts, governments, health foundations, to visionaries in the regenerative field. Be part of the 3rd RegMed XB Annual Conference, get inspired and expand your network within the field of Regenerative Medicine.

Beyond Borders

This year, we are excited to hold our conference Beyond Borders in Leuven. Following the success of our previous conferences in Leiden (2023) and Maastricht (2024), we have chosen Leuven, a city not only rich in history but also a hub for cutting-edge research and innovation in regenerative medicine, making it an ideal setting for our conference.

Information 

Preliminary Program

Day 1, Wednesday, June 18th

TIME

SESSION

09:00 - 10:00

Registration and coffee

10:00 - 10:10

Opening
Gunther Coppens, Province of Vlaams-Brabant

10:10 - 10:35

Vision and ecosystem of RegMed XB 
Connie Helder, Chair of the Supervisory Board Bernard Mulder, General Director

10:35 - 10:50

RegMed XB Pilot Factory
Dominique de Jong, Business developer

10:50 - 12:00

Moonshots of RegMed XB
Moonshot leaders

12:00 - 13:15

Eat & Meet

13:15 - 13:30

Patient Testimonial 
Coming soon

13:30 - 14:00

Clinician's Perspectives
Coming soon

14:00 - 14:30

KEYNOTE - Paradigm shift to automated manufacturing of organoid-based tissue implants
Ioannis Papantoniou, 
Associate Prof. KU Leuven

15:00 - 15:30

Break
 

15:30 - 15:50

Eye Moonshot as a Case Study for Collaboration
An Van Den Bulcke, Business developer UGent

15:50 - 16:15 

Medvia
Isabelle Francois, Innovation&Strategy director

16:15 - 16:45

KEYNOTE: Status of the Regenerative Medicine field from an industrial perspective
Bob Smith, Venture Partner/Chairman, Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM)

16:45 - 17:15

Panel Discussion: Collaboration

17:20 - 17:30

Closing
Bart Geers, Chair RegMed XB Flanders

17:30 - 19:00

Break - Changing Venues

19:00 - 23:00

Reception and Walking diner with Belgian beer pairing at Brewery ' de Hoorn' 

 

Day 2, Thursday, June 19th

TIME

SESSION

08:30 - 9:00

Registration and coffee

09:00 - 09:10

Opening: Integration of Innovative treatments such as cell and gene therapy into the Healthcare system
Coming soon

09:10 - 9:40

Role of academic partners/public domain in the development of ATMP's
Frank Hulstaert, Senior Researcher Federal Healthcare Knowledge Centre (KCE)

09:40 - 10:10

Europe's evolving regulatory framework for Regenerative Medicines
Ana Hidalgo-Simon, Associate Prof. working on development, translation and access to patients of advanced therapy medicinal products, Leiden University

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:30

Coming soon

12:00 - 12:30

Panel Discussion: Funding & Investment in Regenerative Medicine

12:30 - 13:45

Eat & Meet

13:45 - 14:15

Translational results from disease models
Christine L. Mummery, Prof. Developmental BiologyLeiden University Medical Center (LUMC)

14:15 - 14:45

Commercial viability of Cell Therapies - the role of iPSC
Stefan Braam, Startup Incubation Lead, UtrechtInc

15:05 - 15:35

Diabetes - On the way to the Moon!
Coming soon

15:35 - 15:45

Closing
Bernard Mulder, General Director RegMed XB

15:45 - 17:15

Networking & drinks

Save the date!

Be part of the 3rd RegMed XB Annual Conference, get inspired and expand your network within the field of Regenerative Medicine.

📅 Date: 18 – 19 June 2025
📍Location: Leuven, Belgium

Registration 

Register here!

Source: RegMed XB

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