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AN INVITATION FROM THE WORLD CONGRESS CHAIRS 2006 WORLD CONGRESS SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2 Welcome to REGENERATE WORLD CONGRESS 2006 Alan J. Russell, PhD Chairman McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine On behalf of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) and the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative (PTEI) it is our sincere pleasure to invite you to attend this premiere event. Together with the support of Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the National Regenerative Medicine Foundation, we will be hosting over 500 combined scientific presentations, 700 attendees, 30 exhibitors, and 200 students and faculty at this international meeting. For the first time, we are co-locating with the Society For Biomaterials (SFB)to further advance the research, development of and dissemination of the latest findings critical to regenerative medicine and its enabling technologies. In today's global economy, few areas receive as much attention from both scientific and lay press due to the field's future promise. Imagine that within our lifetime, the T.E. community will be integral in developing technologies that will alleviate painful procedures and enable significant tissue repair procedures -- both dramatically enhancing the patient's quality of life. We invite you to share in this powerful vision with us as we host 2000+ in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 25-27, 2006. As organizers, we guarantee that by attending the REGENERATE WORLD CONGRESS, you will have the opportunity to get the most comprehensive update on global issues affecting the industry, the latest information about regulatory changes, and preview the most promising technological innovations as scientific sessions selected by our respected review team. Our goal is to provide the attendee with a quality education, access to a global network of scientific concepts, theories and collaborations, first-hand exposure to innovative tools, products & services through a first-class exhibition program and the opportunity to network with your peers. In addition to the general program portion of the overall conference, we are proud to include a hands-on educational workshop for student attendees, along with networking and social activities tailored with the student in mind. We look forward to hosting you in April. Alan Russell, PhD William R. Wagner, PhD Scientific Chairman McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine William Wagner, PhD P.S. We extend our sincere thanks to the many individuals submitting abstracts this year. The numbers surpassed our highest expectations and we truly appreciate your interest in participating in this outstanding program. Alan J. Russell, PhD - Chairman McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine William R. Wagner, PhD - Scientific Chairman McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Anthony Atala, MD Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Augustinus Bader, MD, PhD University of Leipzig Stephen Francis Badylak, DVM, MD, PhD McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Karen J. L. Burg, PhD Clemson University Arnold I. Caplan, PhD Case Western Reserve University Alan Colman, PhD ES Cell International Ulrich Dirnagl, PhD Charite Hospital, Humboldt University Andres J. Garcia, PhD Georgia Institute of Technology Jörg C. Gerlach, MD, PhD McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine David Grainger, PhD Colorado State University Robert E. Guldberg, PhD Georgia Institute of Technology Timothy E. Hardingham, PhD, DSc University of Manchester Kiki B. Hellman, PhD The Hellman Group, LLC Jons Hilborn, PhD Uppsala University Peter C. Johnson, MD Scintellix, LLC Weiyuan John Kao, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison Haibang Lee, PhD Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) Wei Liu, MD, PhD Shanghai Second Medical University, PRC Michael Lysaght, PhD Brown University Ronald McKay, PhD NIH Neurological Institute Robert M. Nerem, PhD Georgia Institute of Technology Hideyuki Okano, MD, PhD Keio University, School of Medicine Buddy D. Ratner, PhD University of Washington Rui L. Reis, PhD University of Minho, Portugal Shelly E. Sakiyama-Elbert, PhD Washington University Michael V. Sefton, PhD University of Toronto Kevin Shakesheff, PhD University of Nottingham David Smith, JD Teregenics, LLC David F. Williams, PhD UK Centre for Tissue Engineering Masayuki Yamato, PhD Tokyo Women's Medical University TABLE OF CONTENTS Organizing and Hosting Organizations..............................1 Welcome to Regenerate World Congress 2006 ................2 Scientific Advisory Committee .........................................2 Pre-Congress Tutorials.....................................................3 Featured Keynote Speakers .............................................3 SFB Collaborative Sessions .............................................3 Regenerate World Congress Program Agenda..............4-7 Exhibitors and Sponsors............................................8-10 Student Activities ..........................................................10 Registration and Accommodations Information.............11 Registration Form..........................................................12
SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Monday, April 24 Pre-Conference Tutorials - Clinical Translation A good clinical trial design begins with an appropriate study and a strong implementation plan. This session will develop and apply the theory of clinical trial design and analysis, discuss the practical issues of financing and implementing clinical trials, and other issues such as: Clinical Need and End-Users Selection/Assessment of Outcome Criteria Selection of Patient Populations and Health Care Costs Sites for Clinical Trials: Global Paradigm and Financing AGENDA 1:00 – 1:15 pm Introduction Kiki Hellman, PhD, The Hellman Group LLC 1:15 – 2:00 pm Clinical Need and End Users Mathew Pollman, MD, Guidant 2:00 – 2:45 pm Selection/Assessment of Outcome Criteria Frederick Schoen, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School 2:45 – 3:00 pm Refreshment Break 3:00 – 3:45 pm Selection of Patient Populations and Health Care Costs Kim Norton, Certus Healthcare Consulting, LLC 3:45 – 4:30 pm Sites for Clinical Trials: Global Paradigm and Financing Thomas Eggerman, MD, National Institutes of Health 4:30 – 5:00 pm Discussion For special Student Activities, please see page 10. Keynote Presenters Tuesday, April 25 Dr. Gregory Stock is the Director of the Program on Medicine, Technology and Society at UCLA's School of Medicine. In this role he explores critical technologies poised to have large impacts on humanity's future and the shape of medical science. His goal has been to bring about a broad public debate on these technologies and their implications, leading to wise public policies surrounding their realization. A symposium Dr. Stock convened a few years ago on the possibilities of manipulating the genetics of human embryos drew international attention as the first major public discussion of this issue among distinguished scientists and opened a global debate on this hitherto taboo topic. Wednesday, April 26 J.J. Collins of the Center for BioDynamics and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University is the Keynote Speaker during the joint Ceremony/Bash with the SFB Annual Meeting. As a leader in the field of systems biology, J.J. Collins offers a unique perspective to understand the important interrelationships between the worlds of materials and biology. Dr. Collins' research focuses on developing nonlinear dynamical techniques and devices to characterize, improve and mimic biological function. BioBlast Meets Regenerate Dr. J.J. Collins opens the joint World Congress/SFB Annual Meeting sessions with BioBlast on Wednesday, April 26. BioBlast is a quarterly gathering of the Southwestern Pennsylvania regional life sciences community. This event is held in conjunction with the 2006 Regenerate World Congress and the 2006 Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting. BioBlast brings together scientists – who are creating the innovations that eventually will prolong and save lives – with venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and service providers. Events are casual, with plentiful food and drink, focused around a short speech by a leading member of the life sciences community or a guest from out of town. The goal of BioBlast is to serve as a networking venue for the nascent life sciences community as well as to encourage commercialization of new technologies and entrepreneurial mentoring. BioBlast is sponsored by Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP and is hosted by LaunchCyte, University of Pittsburgh Office of Enterprise Development, the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, and the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Thursday, April 27 Collaborative Sessions with the Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting On Thursday, April 27, 2006, scientific sessions are held concurrently with the Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting. Because of the collaboration between PTEI, TERMIS and SFB, joint programming is offered to both the World Congress and the SFB Annual Meeting attendees. For more information, or to register for the entire Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting, please visit www.biomaterials.org/Meetings/ 06AnnualMeeting/. To obtain more information on the combined discounted Regenerate/SFB registration fees, please contact PTEI at 412-235-5116. 3 SELL-OUT CROWD EXPECTED! Register today at www.regenerate-online.com or call 412-235-5116
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