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7th ICRS Summit Catania

Faculty

De Girolamo Laura - Director

De Girolamo Laura

IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute
Orthopaedic Biotechnology Laboratory
Milano, Italy

Laura de Girolamo, PhD received her MSc in Biology and Ph.D from the University of Milan. She got her
post-doctoral training between the Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute and other international centers. She is
currently the Director of the Orthopaedic Biotechnology Laboratory of the Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute in
Milan and of the platform RE.GA.IN ® (Regenerative Galeazzi Institute). The goal of Dr. de Girolamo’s
laboratory is to derive biological solutions aimed to promote cartilage, tendon and bone regeneration by
improving activity and clinical therapeutic potential of MSCs. She served as PI or co-PI in several research
projects collaborating with national and international research centers. She is author of more than 170 peer-
reviewed papers and 10 book chapters in orthopedics and regenerative medicine. She has been invited
speaker at several national and international congresses and courses. She is currently co-leading the
European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) Orthobiologics Initiative
as well as she is serving as Board Member of the same Society. From 2016 she is Chairwoman of the
Research Committee of Italian Knee Surgery Arthroscopy Sports and Cartilage Society (SIAGASCOT). She
is co-founder of the Italian Mesenchymal Stem Cell Group (GISM) and currently member of the Executive
Committee. She is Associate Editors of Journal Of Experimental Orthopaedics.

25 September (Wednesday)

  • 12:45 - 14:45
    Session 1 - OrthoTinder: Joint Inflammation/Homeostasis Control
    Chubinskaya Susan (US), Kon Elizaveta (IT)
    Joint Session with the Biologic Association BA - OrthoTinder is a novel battle-style session where the clinical need is matched with industry and research solutions. The main presenter outlines the clinical unmet need, while suitors briefly present their solutions to win over the presenter with their tools. Companies can participate as suitors, and after discussion, a winner is determined.

26 September (Thursday)

27 September (Friday)