OVER €3 MILLION FOR ORGAN-ON-CHIP DEVELOPMENT
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is investing about 22.7 million euros in seven projects for innovative scientific infrastructure. For the University of Twente over 3 million euros will go to the Organ-on-Chip Development Center (hDMT INFRA OoCDev) led by Andries van der Meer. In addition to hDMT INFRA StemCells, this is the second Service[…]
First Italian OoC National Congress
On May 4th and 5th, 2023, the Italian Organ-on-Chip Society (SIOoC) will organize its first National Congress. The event will be held at the National Research Council premises in Rome, with an expected participation of more than 110 delegates from across the Country. The 2-day event will offer 7 scientific thematic sessions, each with[…]
Membership fee 2023 payment last chance
All members of EUROoCS have received their membership invoice for 2023, on February 1st and reminders on Feb 27th and March 28th. If you have not paid your membership fee 2023 - now is the last chance to pay! On May 15th 2023, the memberships for which no payment is received will be removed.[…]
Free Webinar On Demand: Improve Rigor and Reproducibility in Stem Cell Research
Learn About the ISSCR's Recommendations to Improve Rigor and Reproducibility in Stem Cell Research via the On-Demand Webinar. View the Free, On-Demand Webinar to review the updated draft of the ISSCR's quality standards and core principles for the laboratory culture and characterization of both adult and pluripotent human stem cells and in vitro model[…]
MPS World Summit Early Bird Discount Open until March 31st
Are you planning to attend the 2nd MPS World Summit in Berlin, between 26 - 30 June 2023, take advantage of the EUROoCS Members Early Bird Discount. Register until March 31st via the MPS World Summit website. After Early Bird sales end on March 31st, ticket prices will increase. Are you registering as EUROoCS member,[…]
Christine Mummery Receives the 2023 ISSCR Public Service Award
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Christine Mummery, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, with the 2023 ISSCR Public Service Award. The prize recognizes the outstanding contributions of public service to the fields of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. The award will be presented at[…]
13.5 million euros for hDMT INFRA StemCells
National infrastructure to implement new organ and disease models using human stem cells Researchers from University Medical Centers in Leiden, Utrecht and Rotterdam in the Netherlands jointly affiliated with the "Institute for human organ and Disease Model Technologies (hDMT)," intend to develop new organ and disease models using human stem cells. This is expected[…]
Join the CEN and CENELEC Focus Group on Organ-on-Chip (FGOOC) and contribute your expertise!
Do you have experience with working towards defined culture media and extracellular matrices for cell culture? Have you worked on laboratory automation and mechatronics for cell culture applications? Do you have a perspective on the regulatory, ethical and legal context of cell culture models, including organs-on-chips? Then please join the CEN and CENELEC Focus Group on[…]
EUROoCS Working Groups
EUROoCS has several Working Groups (WGs) consisting of enthusiastic members who actively contribute to the vision and mission of EUROoCS. The following WGs have been set up: Digital Meetings Dissemination & Outreach Technology and Science Implementation Teaching & Training Diversity & Inclusion Fundraising If you are interested to join and/or would like more information[…]
Society Journal “Stem Cell Reports”
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and the European Organ-on-Chip Society (EUROoCS) have an agreement that Stem Cell Reports, the ISSCR’s online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal, will serve as the “home” journal for EUROoCS member publications that focus on the use and application of stem cells. This alliance will help bridge the bioengineering[…]