Bioengineering Solutions for Biology and Medicine will focus on interdisciplinary strategies and enabling technologies with the potential to transform biomedical discovery and accelerate the deployment of new medical solutions.

Topics include:

  • Single-cell technologies
  • Imaging and sensing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Genome Engineering

 

  • Synthetic Biology
  • Microphysiological systems
  • Regenerative medicine
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Speakers

Sarah Teichmann

Wellcome Sanger Institute

Robert Langer

MIT

Steven Chu

Stanford University

Xiaowei Zhuang

Harvard University

Elizabeth Hillman

Columbia University

Ralph Weissleder

Harvard University

Aaron Ciechanover

Israel Institute of Technology

Jennifer A. Lewis

Wyss Institute

Stefan Hell

Max Planck Institute Göttingen

Program

Schedule subject to change.

Wednesday

24 June 2020

  • 12:00 - 14:00

    Registration & Welcome refreshments

  • 14:00 - 14:05

    Opening
    Markus Elsner, Nature Biotechnology
    Vasilis Ntziachristos, Helmholtz Munich; TUM
    Pep Pàmies, Nature Biomedical Engineering
    Stephen Quake, Stanford University

  • 14:00 - 14:30

    Welcoming Remarks
    Vasilis Ntziachristos, Helmholtz Munich; TUM

Opening Session:
Bioengineering Solutions for Biology and Medicine

  • Session Chairs
    Maria Elena Torres-Padilla, Helmholtz Munich; LMU
    Boyan Bonev, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

  • 14:30 - 15:00

    Sarah Teichmann, Wellcome Sanger Institute

  • 15:00 - 15:30

    Barbara Engelhardt, Princeton University

  • 15:30 - 16:00

    Ido Amit, Weizmann Institute of Science

  • 16:00 - 16:30

    Jan Ellenberg, EMBL

  • 16:30 - 17:00

    Break

  • 17:00 - 18:00

    Keynote Lecture

    Session Chair
    Matthias Tschöp, CEO, Helmholtz Munich; TUM

    Keynote Speaker
    Robert Langer, MIT

  • 18:15 - 19:00

    Innovation Showcase

    Session Chair
    Oliver Hayden, TranslaTUM

  • 19:00

    Welcome Reception

Thursday

25 June 2020

  • 9:00 - 10:00

    Keynote Lecture

    Session Chair
    Jian Cui, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

    Keynote Speaker
    Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate, Stanford University

  • 10:00 - 10:30

    Coffee Break

Session 1:
Single-cell technologies and computational methods

  • Session Chairs
    Fabian Theis, Helmholtz Munich; TUM
    Na Cai, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

  • 10:30 - 11:00

    John Marioni, European Bioinformatics Institute

  • 11:00 - 11:30

    Xiaowei Zhuang, Harvard University

  • 11:30 - 11:45

    Celia Martinez-Jimenez, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

  • 11:45 - 12:15

    Dominic Grün, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics

  • 12:15 - 12:45

    Xiaoliang Sunney Xie, Peking University

  • 12:45 - 13:00

    Poster Flash Talks

  • 13:00 - 14:30

    Lunch Break and Poster Session

Session 2:
Molecular Imaging

  • Session Chairs
    Ali Ertürk, Helmholtz Munich; LMU
    Oliver Bruns, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

  • 14:30 - 15:00

    Ed Boyden, MIT

  • 15:00 - 15:15

    Selected Short Talk

  • 15:15 - 15:45

    Ilaria Testa, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

  • 15:45 - 16:30

    Coffee Break

  • 16:30 - 17:00

    Elizabeth Hillman, Columbia University

  • 17:00 - 17:15

    Ben Engel, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

  • 17:15 - 17:45

    Ralph Weissleder, Harvard University

  • 19:00

    Networking Night
    Flying Buffet and Music

Friday

26 June 2020

  • 9:00 - 10:00

    Keynote Lecture

    Session Chair
    Ben Engel, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

    Keynote Speaker
    Aaron Ciechanover, Nobel Laureate, Israel Institute of Technology

  • 10:00 - 10:30

    Coffee Break

Session 3:
Genome Engineering and Organoids

  • Session Chairs
    Eleftheria Zeggini, Helmholtz Munich
    Matthias Meier, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

  • 10:30 - 11:00

    David R. Liu, Harvard University

  • 11:00 - 11:15

    Selected Short Talk

  • 11:15 - 11:45

    Randall Platt, ETH Zürich

  • 11:45 - 12:00

    Boyan Bonev, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

  • 12:00 - 12:30

    Madeline Lancaster, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

  • 12:30 - 12:45

    Poster Flash Talks

  • 12:45 - 14:00

    Lunch Break and Poster Session

Session 4:
Regenerative Engineering

  • Session Chairs
    Heiko Lickert, Helmholtz Munich; TUM
    Celia Martinez-Jimenez, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

  • 14:00 - 14:30

    Stephen Quake, Stanford University

  • 14:30 - 15:00

    Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Columbia University

  • 15:00 - 15:15

    Matthias Meier, Helmholtz Pioneer Campus

  • 15:15 - 15:45

    Jennifer A. Lewis, Wyss Institute

  • 15:45 - 16:15

    Coffee Break

  • 16:15 - 17:15

    Keynote Lecture

    Session Chair
    Stephan Herzig, Helmholtz Munich; TUM

    Keynote Speaker
    Stefan Hell, Nobel Laureate, Max Planck Institute Göttingen

  • 17:15 - 17:30

    Closing Remarks
    Vasilis Ntziachristos, Helmholtz Munich; TUM

Venue

Palais Lenbach

Ottostraße 6
80333 Munich

info@palais-lenbach.de

Bioengineering Solutions for Biology and Medicine will take place in the historical Palais Lenbach. Built in 1887, it is one of the few buildings in central Munich that was not destroyed during the Second World War. Its original architecture, including elegant marble floors and stucco ceilings, is still intact.

Important Dates

29 February 2020

Early registration deadline

30 April 2020

Abstract submission deadline

15 May 2020

Abstract selection announcement

1 June 2020

Registration deadline

Abstracts

Abstract Submissions

To encourage active participation in the conference, preference will be given to potential attendees who submit abstracts.

There will be two dedicated poster sessions. Exceptional contributions will be selected for short talks or one-slide, one-minute flash talks preceding the poster sessions. Selections will be made by a committee that consists of the conference organizers and principal investigators from the Helmholtz Pioneer Campus.

Register

Early registration
until 29 February 2020
Regular registration
until 1 June 2020
Student €350 €450
Academic €550 €650
Non-Academic €700 €800

*Registration fees include German VAT.

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Registration Policy

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Registration fees include admission, conference materials, and refreshments during the conference.

Please note that participants are expected to book and pay their own accommodation and travel expenses.

Registration Cancellation and Refund Policy

Cancellation requests must be submitted to event lab. GmbH by post, fax or email. For cancellations made before May 25, 2020, the registration fee will be refunded minus a cancellation fee of €25. Cancellation is no longer possible after May 25, 2020.

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Organizers

Vasilis Ntziachristos

Helmholtz Munich

Stephen Quake

Stanford University

Markus Elsner

Nature Biotechnology

Pep Pàmies

Nature Biomedical Engineering

In case of enquiries, please contact Thomas Schwarz-Romond.

Supporting Organizations