[Live Streaming/Zoom] Seminar on "Current Status of R&D in Regenerative Medicine and Scaffold Materials Worldwide" to be Held on July 1, 2026 (Wed), Organized by CMC Research Co., Ltd.

Announcement from the organizer, CMC Research Co., Ltd. (https://cmcre.com/), regarding the holding of a notable live streaming seminar (with on-demand archive).

Lecturer: Dr. Guoping Chen (Group Leader)
Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)

Date and Time: July 1, 2026 (Wednesday), 13:30 - 16:30 JST
Format: Zoom live streaming + On-demand archive available (materials included)

Theme: "Current Status of R&D in Regenerative Medicine and Scaffold Materials Worldwide"

Systematically understand the latest trends in cell scaffold design, biomaterials, and 3D tissue regeneration technology, and learn about the challenges and prospects for the implementation of regenerative medicine.

Participation Fee:
General: 44,000 yen (tax included)
Newsletter Member: 39,600 yen (tax included)
Academic: 26,400 yen (tax included)

Even if you are unavailable at the scheduled time, you can watch the [on-demand archive (limited period)] after the live broadcast.

For details and registration, please visit the link below.

A Q&A session will also be held. We encourage your participation for application in research and business!

[Knowledge Gained from the Seminar]
- Role and basic knowledge of scaffold materials in regenerative medicine
- Characteristics of bioabsorbable polymers, natural polymers, and ECM scaffold materials
- Cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation control technologies
- Structural design and functional evaluation methods for scaffold materials
- Latest manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing
- Application examples for cartilage, bone, skin, heart, liver, etc.
- Global R&D trends including China
- Development directions for next-generation regenerative medicine materials

[Target Audience]
- Those who wish to systematically learn about scaffold material technology
- R&D personnel related to regenerative medicine
- Those facing challenges with cell scaffolds or tissue regeneration technology
- Engineers and researchers in the biomaterials field
- Development personnel at medical device and material manufacturers
- Anyone interested in this topic

1) Seminar Theme and Date/Time

Theme: Current Status of R&D in Regenerative Medicine and Scaffold Materials Worldwide

Date and Time: July 1, 2026 (Wednesday), 13:30 - 16:30

Participation Fee: 44,000 yen (tax included) * Includes materials and on-demand archive
* Newsletter registrants: 39,600 yen (tax included)
* Academic price: 26,400 yen (tax included)

Lecturer: Dr. Guoping Chen
Group Leader, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science

[Seminar Purpose]

In regenerative medicine, scaffold materials play a crucial role as supports for three-dimensionally distributing cells, imparting specific shapes, and providing space for regeneration. Scaffold materials are required to possess various properties, including the ability to control cell differentiation from adhesion and proliferation towards matrix production, high biocompatibility, and mechanical strength. Furthermore, for ideal tissue regeneration, it is desirable that the porous material is replaced by new tissue as the proliferated cells and produced extracellular matrix organize to form new biological tissue. Therefore, bioabsorbable polymer scaffold materials are often used. This seminar will explain the fundamentals and cutting-edge achievements in the research and development of scaffold materials for regenerative medicine.

*This seminar will be a live streaming seminar using the video conferencing tool "Zoom." Please refer to the tool's guidelines for the recommended environment. The URL for viewing will be sent to you by email at a later date.
*Recording or photographing during the session is strictly prohibited.

On-demand archive available (limited period)
- For those who register for this webinar, an "on-demand archive" using Zoom will be provided as a service.
- The on-demand archive allows you to view the recorded webinar video for a limited period.
- Those who wish to review the webinar or cannot attend on the day can watch the video multiple times within the period.

2) Registration Method

Please register from the CMC Research seminar website. We will send you the viewing URL by email.

3) Seminar Program Introduction (with breaks)

1. Elemental Technologies and Current Status of Regenerative Medicine
- Current status of regenerative medicine
- Elemental technologies of regenerative medicine
- Microenvironment surrounding cells
- Role of scaffold materials

2. Requirements for Scaffold Materials
- Types of scaffold materials
- Requirements for scaffold materials
- Control of cell function
- Control of stem cell differentiation
- Biocompatibility
- Bioabsorbability
- Mechanical strength
- Functional evaluation of scaffold materials

3. Current Status of Scaffold Materials
- Raw materials for scaffold materials
- Bioabsorbable synthetic polymer scaffold materials
- Natural polymer scaffold materials
- Extracellular matrix scaffold materials
- Autologous scaffold materials
- Composite scaffold materials
- Hierarchically structured scaffold materials
- Patterned scaffold materials

4. Fabrication Technologies for Scaffold Materials
- Porogen leaching method
- Phase separation method
- Emulsion freeze-drying method
- Fiber bonding method
- Three-dimensional printing method
- Ice microparticle method
- Fabrication method for biomimetic matrix materials
- Fabrication method for autologous scaffold materials
- Fabrication method for composite porous materials

5. Application of Scaffold Materials to Tissue Regeneration
- Cartilage regeneration
- Bone regeneration
- Bone and cartilage regeneration
- Skin regeneration
- Muscle regeneration
- Cardiac regeneration
- Liver regeneration
- Lung regeneration

6. Current Status of R&D in Regenerative Medicine Scaffold Materials in China

7. Future Prospects

4) Lecturer Introduction

[Lecturer's Career]

Dr. Guoping Chen
Group Leader, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science

October 2000 - March 2004: Researcher, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
April 2004 - December 2006: Principal Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
January 2007 - Present: Group Leader, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
April 2011 - March 2017: MANA Principal Investigator / Unit Director
October 2013 - Present: Professor, University of Tsukuba Graduate School
2015: Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
2017: Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
2017: Fellow, International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE)
2023: Biomaterials Advances Innovation Award
2023: TERMIS-AP Outstanding Scientist Award

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