This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or recovery is required for on-site attendance. Please see EMBL’s COVID-19 safety policy for on-site events.

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Symposium Overview

The ability to grow human tissues from stem cells in 3D culture has the potential to revolutionize the drug discovery process and regenerative medicine. Building on a long tradition of cell and developmental biology knowledge, organoids resembling a variety of human tissues have been generated. This conference will bring together the leading researchers in this field to establish a new research community and reveal parallels between various tissue models. The aim of this meeting is to bring together researchers from different fields to enhance our understanding of how organoids can be formed and maintained, how they can be used to study disease and how we might eventually use them to regenerate and replace human organ tissue

What past participants say about the symposium?

“Organoid biology is all about interaction across multiple disciplines and methods. The

EMBO | EMBL Symposium has been a wonderful venue for hosting such cross-talks.” – Francesco Cambuli, Columbia University, USA

“This conference was a great oppotunity to bring together experts on the organoid field, creating an important network for future collaborations.” – Veronica Foletto, University of Trento, Italy

“This symposium was one of the best conferences I attended so far. Beside the location and networking possibilities I would like to emphasize the great choice of speakers and posters. The presented data and new applications were astonishing and represented the development of organoid field very nicely. Thank you very much for the organization of such a great symposium.” – Thomas Däullary, Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg, Germany