Programme Overview

Scientific Programme Curated for Breakthroughs in Cartilage Regeneration

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Saturday, October 11, 2025

13:00 – 14:30 h Free Paper Sessions 1-3

  • FPS 1.1 Open and Arthroscopic Hip Preservation
  • FPS 2.1 Cell Derived Biologics
  • FPS 3.1 “Mix up” Hetero – vs Ortotopic & Allogen vs Autologous

14:30 – 15:15 h

  • Coffee Break | Exhibition | Poster Viewing
  • ICRS Mentoring – Sustainable
  • Mini Arena

15:15 – 16:30 h Special Sessions 1 – 3

  • Special Session 2: Imaging 3+1
  • Special Session 1: (PT)OA
  • Special Session 3: “Tissue Chat” | “Across the Borders”

16:45 – 17:15 h Opening Ceremony & Awards Session
17:15 – 18:15 h Honorary Lectures
18:30 – 20:00 h Welcome Reception

Sunday, October 12, 2025

8:30 – 9:45 h Special Sessions 4 – 6

  • Special Session 4: “Meniscus Mania” Discovery Series
  • Special Session 5: “Cell Your Soul to Science”
  • Special Session 6: Innovation Tank

10:00 – 10:45 h Invited Lectures

10:45 – 11:15 h

  • Coffee Break | Exhibition | Posters
  • Mini Arena

11:15 – 12:30 h Special Sessions 7 – 9

  • Special Session 9: “Our little guests” Lifestyle, Endo, Microbiome
  • Special Session 8: “Lost in Translation”
  • Special Session 7: “Own the Bone”

12:30 – 13:30 h Industry Sponsored Satellite Lunch Symposia

13:45 – 14:45 h Invited Lectures

14:45 – 15:45 h

  • Coffee Break | Exhibition | Posters
  • Poster Pitches
  • Mini Arena

15:45 – 17:00 h Free Paper Sessions 4-6.1 & Special Session

  • FPS 4.1 OMICS
  • FPS 5.1 Biomechanics
  • Special Session 10
  • FPS 6.1 Biologics / Viscosupplementation

17:15 – 18:30 h Free Paper Sessions 4-6.2 & Special Session

  • FPS 4.2 Meniscus & ACL
  • FPS 5.2 Stem Cells, Derivates and Gene Therapy
  • TBD
  • FPS 6.2 PRP Profiling

19:00 – 22:30 h President’s Dinner

 

Monday, October 13, 2025

8:30 – 9:30 h Invited Lectures

9:45 – 11:00 h Special Sessions 11 – 13

  • Special Session 11: Live Surgery Demo
  • Special Session 12: OARSI “Update of the Early-stage Symptomatic Knee OA classification criteria initiative”
  • Special Session 13: “From Lab Rats to Life Hacks”

11:00 – 11:45 h

  • Coffee Break | Exhibition | Posters
  • Mini Arena

11:45 – 12:45 h Free Paper Sessions 7-9/ Innovation Tank

  • FPS 7.1
  • FPS 8.1
  • Innovation Tank – Part II
  • FPS 9.1

12:45 – 13:45 h Industry Sponsored Satellite Lunch Symposia

14:00 – 15:15 h Special Sessions 14 – 16

  • Special Session 14: Immunology/Infection
  • Special Session 15: Compounds
  • Special Session 16: “Many ways to Rome”

15:15 – 15:45 h

  • Coffee Break | Exhibition | Posters
  • Mini Arena

15:45 – 17:00 h Free Paper Sessions 10-12

  • FPS 10.1 Orthobiologics (combined with BA)
  • FPS 11.1 Sports/PT
  • FPS 12.1 Vets & Co: In-vivo Models & Patient Animals

17:00 – 18:30 h ICRS General Assembly – Members Only

19:30 – 23:00 h Congress Dinner

 

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

8:00 – 9:45 h Mini Battles / Joint-Talks

9:45 – 10:15 h

  • Coffee Break | Exhibition | Posters
  • Mini Arena

10:15 – 11:30 h Special Sessions 17 – 19

  • Special Session 17 “With pain no gain”
  • Special Session 18: Patellofemoral
  • Special Session 19: “Not hoodoo Voodoo”

11:45 – 13:00 h Free Paper Sessions 13-15

  • FPS 13.1 Synovial Membrane
  • FPS 14.1 Future Direcions – Other Joints
  • FPS 15.1 Fixation Strategies – Gluing, Screwing, Sewing

13:00 h World Congress Adjournment