Speakers

Chairman
	Zhongze Gu Professor, Cheung Kong Scholars, Fellow of the American Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry	Gu Zhongze is currently the Dean of the School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering of Southeast University, the director of the State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, and the chairman of the Organoid-on-a-Chip Branch of the Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering. He has been engaged in research on human organ chip for a long time, and his research results have published more than 400 papers in international core journals. Won more than 100 national invention patents, transferred 13 patents. He has won the first prize of Natural Science of the Ministry of Education, the first prize of Science and Technology Award of Jiangsu Province, and presided over the key scientific problems of Transformative technology under the National Key Research and Development Program, the 863 high-tech research and Development Program, and the key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation.
	Yun Liu President of Jiangsu Province Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University); Vice President of Nanjing Medical University; Vice Dean of School of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Nanjing Medical University; Director of Institute of Medical Informatics and Management, Nanjing Medical University.	LIU Yun, Level-2 professor, doctoral supervisor, Level-2 Doctor-in-charge, president of Jiangsu Province Hospital (the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University), director of Institute of Medical Informatics and Management of Nanjing Medical University, member of the National Committee of the CPPCC, deputy director of Jiangsu Committee of Chinese Peasants And Workers Democratic Party, State Council Special Allowance Expert, chief scientist of National Key R&D Program of China, Vice Chairperson of the Standards Committee of Chinese Medical Information and Big Data Association, winner of the "National Labor Day Medal" in Jiangsu province, "National advanced individual in the fight against COVID-19", Top medical talent in Jiangsu province, outstanding key medical talent of health promotion project by science and education in Jiangsu province, and key medical talent of health strengthening project by science and education. Prof. Liu has received multiple honors in academic area, including the second prize of Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Award, undertaken 20 national and provincial projects, published nearly 100 SCI papers, edited and translated 4 books, and holds 6 national invention patents.
	Kam W. Leong A member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Inventors, the National Academy of Medicine, and the Samuel Y. Sheng Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University.	Kam Leong is the Samuel Y. Sheng Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, and holds an Interdisciplinary Faculty position in the Department of Systems Biology. He is a pioneer in developing multifunctional nanoscale technologies for delivering drugs, antigens, proteins, siRNA, and DNA to cells. Innovations in the Leong Lab include biomaterials such as electrospun nanofibers for controlled release and tissue engineering, synthesis of biocompatible and near-infrared-emitting quantum dots, nucleic acid-binding polymers, and microfluidic platforms for nanomedicine. He has also designed nonviral gene delivery mechanisms for hemophilia treatment, genetic immunization, and cellular reprogramming. His recent work has focused on directly reprogramming adult cells from one lineage to another without going through the intermediate pluripotent state. His lab is particularly interested in how such approaches, based in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, could offer new strategies for treating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Dr. Leong is internationally recognized as a leader in the development of nanoscale therapeutics. In 2013 he was elected a Member of the USA National Academy of Engineering and a Member of the USA National Academy of Inventors.
Special Invited Guests
	Academician Yeguang Chen	He is the director of the Chinese Society of Cell Biology, the president of the Asia-Pacific Society of Cell Biology (APOCB), and the editor of Cell Regeneration magazine. He mainly uses organoid model of digestive tract development and disease occurrence to explore the signal transduction mechanism of TGF-β and Wnt, as well as their roles in stem cell self-renewal and differentiation and tumor formation.
	Academician Xiaosong Gu	Director of the National Key Laboratory of Advanced Medical Materials and Medical Devices, Director of the Key Laboratory of Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products of the State Drug Administration. Vice Chairman of the Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering, honorary chairman of the Chinese Society of Anatomy, and deputy editor of the international English journal Curr Stem Cell Res Ther.

Foreign guests
1	Kam W. Leong	A member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Inventors, the National Academy of Medicine, and the Samuel Y. Sheng Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University.	TBD
2	Danilo A. Tagle	Director, Office of Special Initiatives at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA	The NIH Microphysiological Systems Program: Tissue on Chips for Safety, Efficacy and Precision Medicine Studies
3	Thomas Hartung	Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing	The state of the MPS revolution
4	Uwe Marx	Honorary Professor for Medical Biotechnology at the Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; CEO & CSO of TissUse GmbH, Germany	Integrating human organoids into organismoids – how to achieve human body homeostasis in vitro?
5	Kaiming Ye	Professor and Department Chair of Biomedical Engineering and director of the Center of Biomanufacturing for Regenerative Medicine at the Binghamton University (BU), State University of New York (SUNY)	TBD
6	Takao Ashikaga	Section Chief, Division of Risk Assessment, Biological Safety Research Center, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan	International standardization policy for MPS in Japan and development of in vitro respiratory toxicity test as an example of applied research.
7	Bas van Balkom	Assistant professor in the Dept of Nephrology and Hypertension, UMC Utrecht	Investigating extracellular vesicle-based therapeutic options using alternatives for animal models
8	Lorna Ewart	CSO of Emulate, USA	Performance assessment and decision making capabilities of Liver-Chip to detect drug-induced liver injury
9	Olivier Guenat	Professor, Head Organs-on-Chip Technologies, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland	Organs-on-Chip Models of the Lung Parenchyma
10	Seiichi lshida	Professor, Division of Applied Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan	The recent progress of MPS development and its implementation to regulatory acceptance in Japan.
11	Lena Smirnova	Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Engineering at Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University	Advanced 3D brain MPS understanding neuronal network dynamics
12	Lisa Levin	Alternatives Director for Coridea, LLC, USA	Outcomes from a Multistakeholder Engagement to Address the Challenges Associated with the Development, Regulatory Approval, and Implementation of Non-Animal Methods in Biomedical Research, Drug Development, and Safety Testing
13	Jan Lichtenberg	Co-Founder & CEO of InSphero Inc., Zurich, Switzerland	TBD
14	Marian Raschke	Head of Laboratory Advanced Cellular Models, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Germany	Advanced Cellular Models in the Pharmaceutical Industry – Current Use Cases and Future Perspectives
15	Alastair Stewart	Chair of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the University of Melbourne; Director of the ARC Industrial Transformation Centre for Personalised Therapeutic Technologies; CSO and Director of TianLi Biotech; President of the Asia Pacific Federation of Pharmacologist	Circadian Rhythm in MPS for CLOCK-targetting therapeutics
16	Janos Vörös	Head of Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Switzerland	Well-defined neural networks on a chip
17	Yong Chen	Professor of Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS); Directeur de Recherche (1st class) of CNRS and head of the ENS team for microfluidics, France	A general organ-chip system for advanced applications
18	Xuexuan Wang	Director, WuXi AppTec, Laboratory Testing Division, DMPK	The Applications of Organ Chips in DMPK Research – A Review and Perspectives
Chinese Guests（Sort by last name）
1	Liang Chen	Professor, Director of Department of Thracic Surgery, Jiangsu Province Hospital; Chairman of the Thoracic Surgery Branch of Jiangsu Medical Doctor Association; Former Chief Member of Jiangsu Provincial Medical Association, Thoracic Branch	The precise minimally invasive treatment of early-stage lung cancer
2	Pu Chen	Professor, Chair of Department of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Wuhan University Taikang Medical School	Reproducible Production of Bioengineered Brain-Organoid-on-a-Chip in a Microplate
3	Zaozao Chen	Associate Professor, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University; CTO of Jiangsu Avatarget Biotechnology Co.	Potential of Microphysiological System in drug development
4	Zhimin Fan	Chief TCM physician, Professor, Prestigious Doctor of Chinese Medicine in Jiangsu Province, Vice Chairman of Anorectal Branch of China Association of Chinese Medicine, Chairman of Anorectal Branch of Jiangsu Association of Chinese Medicine	Construction and Clinical Translation of Colorectal Cnacer Organoid Research System
5	Qi Gu	Director of Organ Engineering Laboratory at the Institute of Organ Manufacturing, Chinese Academy of Science	How close is organ fabrication to achieving the natural complexity?
6	Zhongze Gu	Director of Organ Engineering Laboratory at the Institute of Organ Manufacturing, Chinese Academy of Science	The Integration of Organs-on-Chip and Artificial Intelligence
7	Di Huang	Professor, Deputy Dean at School of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology	Lung-on-a-Chip Model and Printing Small-Size Blood Vessels
8	Kuirong Jiang	Chief Surgeon, Professor of General Surgery, Vice Director of Department of General Surgery, Director of Pancreas Center, Vice President of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University	Organoid Models and Microfluidic Platforms in Pancreatic Cancer
9	Xingyu Jiang	Chair Professor of Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology; Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering	Electronic blood vessels for regeneration
10	Mingxing Lei	Professor, Chair of Department of Biological Engineering, Chongqing University	Skin Organoids and Hair Regeneration
11	Ling Leng	Professor, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; Director of Stem Cell Quality Control Laboratory at Peking Union Medical College	Construction and Application of Complex Skin Organoid
12	Chenzhong Li	Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; Fellow of National Academy of Inventors (NAI); Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics (Elsevier)	Application of SPR measurement system with integrated cell and tissue chip in cancer and myocardial drug screening
13	Gang Li	Associate Professor, Chief Physician of Nanfang Hospital	Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Organoid and Nasal-Mucosa-on-a-Chip
14	Xiangning Li	Professor of Hainan University School of Biomedical Engineering	Mesoscopic Dissection of Neural Circuit in Ageing and Degeneration Disease
15	Xiaohong Li	Chief Scientist of National Key R&D Program, Tianjin University	Design and Development of Brain Intelligence Complex for Tissue Engineering
16	Geyu Liang	Deputy Dean, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, School of Public Health, Southeast University	Nanoplastics Pulmonary Toxity Study Based on Lung-on-a-Chip
17	Hao Liang	Director of Guangxi Medical University Life Science Institute	Exploring the Application of Organoids in Research on Emerging and Highly Pathogenic Infectious Diseases: Unveiling the Power of Disease Models
18	Yan Liu	Vice Director / Professor from the Institute of Stem Cell and Neural Regenerative Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University	Human Brain Organoids and Neurological Disease Research
19	Zuhong Lu	Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University
20	Ling Lv	Vice President of Xuzhou Medical University, Professor, Chief Physician	Application and Translational Research of Organoid and Organ-on-a-Chip for Hepatobiliary Disease
21	Jianhua Rao	Deputy Chief Physician / Associsate Professor, The First Affliliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University	Construction and Precision Applications of Liver Cancer's Organoids
22	Tao Wang	Administrative Deputy Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital	TBD
23	Zhimin Wang	Professor, Shanghai Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, PI of Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG), Former Professor and Executive Deputy Director of Shanghai Heshceler (Stem Cell) Institute, Shanghai Industrial Technology Institute	From PDC-PDO-PDX-PDA to Organoids-on-a-chip -- A Discussion on Scientific Research and Clinical Application
24	Chunyang Xiong	Professor at Department of Mechanics, Peking University	Cellular Mechanical Stimulating and Phenotyping on Chip
25	Leping Yan	Deputy Director of the Medical Ethics Research Office，SunYat-Sen University School of Medicine; Co-Editor of the journal In Vitro Models (Springer)	Construction of High-Fidelity Digestive System Tumor Microenvironment Models
26	Fei Yang	Dean of School of Public Health, University of South China	Modeling MC-LR-induced neurotoxicity using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cerebral organoids
27	Rong Yin	Vice President of Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Research, Professor, Deputy Director of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Translational Cancer Research	Construction and Clinical Transformation of Lung Cancer Organoids
28	Juan Zhang	Chair of School of Public Health, Southeast University	TBD
29	Quanshun Zhang	Senior Scientist and Program Director for Education and Outreach, Institute for In Vitro Sciences	Advanced in Vitro Test Systems in Respiratory Toxicology
30	Ying Zhang	Associate Researcher, School of Biological Science and Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University	Biomimetic Hydrogel Materials in Organoid Culture
31	Bing Zhao	Professor, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University	Application of organoid technology in disease modeling and translational medicine
32	Chen Zhao	Professor of Nanjing Medical University, Deputy Chairman of Committee for Drug Clinical Evaluation Research of the Jiangsu Pharmaceutical Association	Integration and Application of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Modeling and MPS in Modern Drug Development
33	Xiaobing Zhou	Research Fellow, Head of the Toxicology Department of National Center for Evaluation of Drugs of NIFDC	Regulatory Considerations for the Application of Organ-on-Chip in Drug Development
34	Dan Zhu	Distinguished Professor with the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Vice Director with Wuhan National Optoelectronics Laboratory, Wuhan China	Tissue Optical Clearing Imaging
35	Jiangbo Zhu	Professor, Department of Health Toxicology, Naval Medical University	Application of Organ-on-a-Chip Technology in Drug Toxicology