9:00am-12:00pm Workshop A
Tackling Challenges with Tissue Accessibility & Cell Sourcing to Build More Reproducible Models
Synopsis
In the rapidly evolving fields of pharmaceutical and biotechnology research, the development of reproducible and reliable tissue models is paramount. However, one of the most significant hurdles faced by researchers is the accessibility and sourcing of high-quality tissues and cells. This workshop will delve into the critical importance of overcoming these challenges to enhance the reproducibility and accuracy of experimental models.
Industry experts will cover:
- Innovative strategies for sourcing diverse and high-quality tissues, including ethical considerations and regulatory compliance
- Advanced techniques for optimizing cell culture conditions and maintaining tissue integrity, ensuring that models closely mimic human physiology and disease states
- Optimized strategies to tackle throughput, sample heterogeneity, and data storage
1:00pm-4:00pm Workshop B
Advancing the Comparability of Functional Assay Data to Better Validate 3D Tissue Models
Synopsis
With more pharma companies than ever before evaluating the potential of 3D tissue models for drug development, it’s critical that the industry overcomes the key challenge of validating that these models are physiologically relevant and can produce data to match up to in vivo models to instil confidence in the read-outs they generate. Functional assays are one such method to support this validation, however, it’s difficult to directly compare 3D model data with its 2D or in vivo counterparts.
By joining this workshop, you can expect to learn from peers:
- The different functional assays you can employ for different types of 3D tissue models
- Best practices to plan your study to ensure parameters are met to generate data readouts that are more easily comparable to standardized datasets