ICRS 2025

Join the Cartilage Revolution

ICRS returns to its BOSTON roots in 2025!

Relive the legacy, meet the legends and the luminaries, Feel the revolutionary spirit of the past, present, and future, and Be at the centre of it all in the world’s most vibrant healthcare hub!

Our new, immersive session format puts you in the middle of the action – bring your questions, bring your skills, bring your ENERGY!  Personalized medicine takes center stage, with patient AND physician-specific strategies delivering individualized state-of-the art solutions that apply to you and your patients, in your own local practice and regulatory environment.  We invite cross-talk: Not just between cells and tissues, but between people and across specialties, stakeholders and sociodemographic strata, to make your conference truly inclusive and interdisciplinary.  Watch the masters perform live surgery and learn the pearls and the principles of joint preservation across the spectrum of resource availability in your country, from established techniques to emerging technologies.  Our field is changing rapidly, with tools like Artificial Intelligence being both a catalyst to change and an opportunity to level the playing field – don’t be left behind, stay at the cutting edge of the revolution – attend ICRS in Boston 2025!

• Innovative, immersive format
• Comprehensive, cutting-edge topics
• Relevant, revolutionary approaches
• Scientific & surgical breakthroughs!

WELCOME BY THE ICRS PRESIDENT

We are thrilled to invite you to the 2025 International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society (ICRS) World Congress, taking place in the historic and vibrant city of Boston. This year’s congress promises to be a landmark event, bringing together leading experts, researchers, clinicians, and industry partners dedicated to advancing the science and clinical practice of cartilage and regeneration and joint preservation.

As a hub of innovation and medical excellence, Boston offers the perfect backdrop for our discussions and collaborations. Attendees can expect an inspiring program filled with cutting-edge research presentations, engaging workshops, and opportunities for networking with pioneers in the field. Our goal is to foster a multidisciplinary dialogue that pushes the boundaries of cartilage repair and regeneration, ultimately enhancing patient outcomes.

Join us as we explore the latest advancements, share best practices, and celebrate the strides being made in cartilage regeneration. Together, we can pave the way for a future where effective treatments are accessible to all.  This should be  a memorable event for all our participants. We look forward to seeing you in Boston!

Daniel A. Grande, PhD
ICRS President 2023-2025

WELCOME BY THE ICRS CONGRESS CHAIR

We welcome you to Boston, a city filled with the history of the of the American Revolution, breathtaking architecture, some of the leading academic institutions of the world and endless charm. We are honored to have you attend the 18th ICRS World Congress here in Boston. The “Freedom Trail,” tracing the steps at the beginning of the American Revolution, begins just a few minutes’ walk from the Congress Hotel.

The aim of our World Congress is to bring together clinicians and researchers to exchange the most exciting information about approaches that can be used for the treatment of cartilage problems. This Congress will enable young practitioners to meet with leading senior, experienced experts from around the world, helping to train the next generation of cartilage researchers and clinicians.

We will also hear the latest information garnered from the most recent surgical skills and lab skills courses run by the ICRS. The juxtaposition of clinical and basic science presentations allows for stimulating discussions of the latest therapies, along with the most exciting progress in the engineering and biology of joint preservation and cartilage regeneration and repair.

We are confident that the 18th ICRS World Congress will stimulate future collaborations among cartilage researchers and clinical scientists and practitioners. In doing so, we hope that you will have an exciting time here in Boston, and we wish you a wonderful and fulfilling time this coming October 11-14, 2025 at our ICRS World Congress.

Sincerely,
Alan J. Grodzinsky, Sc.D.
Congress Chair ICRS 2025
ICRS Past President, 1999-2000