Programme

Scientific Programme Curated for Breakthroughs in Cartilage Regeneration

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Monday, April 14, 2025

8:30 – 18:30 h Registration

9:00 – 9:05 h Welcome | Malda Jos (NL)

9:05 – 9:30 h Defining the Field: Joint Preservation from Bedside to Bench and Back | Custers Roel (NL) & Van Egmond Nienke (NL)

9:30 – 10:15 h My Journey in Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation | Grande Daniel (US)

10:15 – 10:45 h Break + Walk to Lab Space

10:45 – 11:00 h The Concepts of Chondrocyte Isolation | Van Osch Gerjo (NL)

11:00 – 12:00 h Chondrocyte Isolation in Practice (Hands-on/Lab) | Instructor: Korpershoek Jasmijn (NL)

12:00 – 12:15 h Short Break / Unforeseen Lab Time

12:15 – 13:15 h How to Make Clinical Impact with Translational and Fundamental Research (1+1=3) | Saris Daniel (US) & Vonk Lucienne (SE)

13:15 – 14:15 h Lunch Break

14:15 – 16:15 h Chondrocyte Seeding in Monolayers, 3D Scaffolds and Bio-inks (Hands-on/Lab) | Instructor: Korpershoek Jasmijn (NL)

16:15 – 16:30 h Short Break

16:30 – 17:00 h The Secrets of the Cartilage ECM | Zaucke Frank (DE)

17:30 – 19:30 h Move to City / Welcome Reception

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

8:30 – 9:00 h Introduction into Bioprinting of Cartilage and 3D Surgical Planning | Malda Jos (NL)

9:00 – 9:30 h Bioprinting Technologies | Levato Riccardo (NL)

9:30 – 11:00 h Bioprint Cells (Small Group Demos) (Hands-on/Lab) | De Ruijter Mylene (NL) & Nguyen H. Chien (NL)

11:00 – 11:30 h Break

11:30 – 12:00 h In Vitro Models of Cartilage | Ito Keita (NL)

12:00 – 13:30 h On Chip Systems (Hands-on/Lab) | Instructor: De Ruijter Mylene (NL)

13:30 – 14:30 h Lunch Break

14:30 – 15:00 h Bone Quantification Using Micro CT Imaging | Rios Jaqueline Lourdes (NL) & Weinans Harrie (NL)

15:00 – 16:00 h Cartilage and Bone Assessment (Histology and Scoring of Cartilage and Bone) (Hands-on/Lab) | Instructor: van Rijen Mattie (NL)

16:00 – 17:00 h Bone Quantification (micro CT) Potentially with 3D Lab (Hands-on/Lab) | Instructor: Warmink Kelly (NL) & Weinans Harrie (NL)

19:00 – 22:30 h Course Dinner

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

8:30 – 10:30 h In Vivo (large animal) Models

  • Horse as Translational Model | Van Weeren René (NL)
  • Species Differences | Malda Jos (NL)
  • Demo Gait and Tour and Tour of the Equine Facilities | Brommer Harold (NL)
  • Demo OC Defect Model Preparation in the Wetlab | De Ruijter Mylene (NL) & Malda Jos (NL)

10:30 – 11:00 h Break

11:00 – 12:00 h Back to the Clinic (Video surgery) / Wrap up | Custers Roel (NL) & Van Egmond Nienke (NL)

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