BIOTECHNICA 2010 brings World Congress on Preventive und Regenerative Medicine to Hannover (14th May 2010)

Hannover. BIOTECHNICA is further consolidating its position as Europe‘s leading biotechnology trade fair and bringing the 5th World Congress on Preventive and Regenerative Medicine (WCPRM) to Hannover from the 5th to the 7th of October. After previously being held in Leipzig and Bangkok, the scientific event is being organised for the first time as part of the European get-together of the biotechnology and life sciences sector. “With this international congress we are creating an important platform for knowledge transfer in preventive and regenerative medicine”, says Stephan Kühne, a board member of Deutsche Messe AG in Hannover.

At BIOTECHNICA more than 800 international scientists and clinical experts will discuss new ways of using regenerative therapies to cure illnesses that have until now been difficult or impossible to treat. “The congress is particularly useful for the networking of knowledge about the regeneration of organs and tissues”, adds Professor Augustinus Bader of the Biotechnical-Biomedical Centre at Leipzig University.

The programme reflects the broad range of scientific approaches in the field of regenerative medicine. Due to the considerable synergies between the two fields, the link with preventive medicine has been highlighted this year for the first time as the second main theme. The other main subject focuses range from tissue culture to the use of regenerative medicine in clinics, anti-ageing medicine, and stem cell research. Stem cells are considered to be the main hope for the treatment of illnesses that are difficult to cure. Since legal regulations govern research work in the field of regenerative medicine, ethical and legal issues are also on the agenda.

The event, which runs from the 5th to the 7th of October, is being hosted as part of BIOTECHNICA 2010 in the Convention Centre at the Hannover exhibition centre. It is being organised by Professor Augustinus Bader who holds the chair of cell technologies and applied stem cell technology at the University of Leipzig. The congress is rounded off by a poster exhibition and a special presentation on the subject of preventive and regenerative medicine in the exhibition hall.  

Specialists such as Professor William Haseltine, the American founder of regenerative medicine, and Professor Madjid Samii, the internationally renowned neurosurgeon who works in Hannover, will feature heavily in the programme of the three-day conference as keynote speakers. Other speakers are the pioneer of tracheal transplantation, Professor Paolo Macchiarini of Barcelona, and Professor Aubrey de Grey of Cambridge who will present his theories on the reversing of ageing processes. Professor Jörg Wiltfang from Kiel will report on clinical pioneering work in the field of bone regeneration in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Numerous other scientists have confirmed that they will be attending, including international experts from the fields of medicine, technology and biology, as well as experts from the pharmaceutical industry.

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