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Webinar: Microfluidic 3D Bioprinting and Functional Characterization of a Contractile Smooth Muscle Tissue Model

May 20, 2020 - 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Join us for the first installment of our webinar series, in which Spiro Getsios, PhD, VP of Tissue Engineering at Aspect Biosystems, will highlight:

  • Key features and core concepts of our microfluidic 3D bioprinting platform
  • Bioink and design considerations for creating functional tissue
  • How these concepts have been applied in developing a bioprinted contractile smooth muscle model

PRESENTER – SPIRO GETSIOS, PHD

Vice President, Tissue Engineering

Spiro is the Vice President of Tissue Engineering at Aspect and manages all partnered and internal tissue engineering programs. Prior to joining Aspect, Spiro served as Associate Professor of Dermatology and Director of Skin Tissue Engineering at Northwestern University and Director of Biology at GlaxoSmithKline, focusing on delivering preclinical models for drug discovery and development.

MODERATOR – ELLI KÄPYLÄ, PHD

Manager of Academic Alliances & Applications Scientist

Elli received her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Tampere University of Technology in Finland, specializing in biomaterials and 3D printing. She joined Aspect as a Research Scientist in 2017, where she focused on the development of biomaterials for 3D printed implantable tissues. Now back in Finland, Elli supports our customers in her role as Manager of Academic Alliances & Applications Scientist.

Details

Date:
May 20, 2020
Time:
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Website:
https://info.aspectbiosystems.com/webinar-registration-2020-05-20

Venue

Online

Organizer

Aspect Biosystems