World Congress on Regenerative Medicine

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Nano-view on Life Science

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LabAutomation in Palm Springs

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Vascular Engineering

Stem Cells and Biomaterials for Vascular Regeneration

S. Gerecht, Y.-I. Shen, Johns Hopkins University, USA

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Modulating Stem Cell Microenvironments

Meeting the Developmental Needs with Perfusion Bioreactors

T. Ma, Florida State University, USA

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Next-Generation Sequencing and CAGE

Introducing New Methods for Transcriptome Analysis

P. Carninci, Riken Yokohama Institute; M. Harbers, DNAForm; Japan

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MicroRNAs

Small Molecules with Big Impact in Cancer

V. Beier, febit holding; J.D. Hoheisel, German Cancer Research Center, Germany

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Towards Cancer Diagnosis

Surface Coatings for Antibody Microarrays

S. Servoss, University of Arkansas, USA; R. Zangar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA

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Global Networking via Web 2.0

A Modern Way of Interconnecting Scientists

I. Madisch et al., ResearchGate, Germany

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USA in the Focus of European Investments

The Midwest Bioscience Industry

N. Hensley, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber; K. Bitter, Frost Brown Todd LLC, USA

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Technology, Tolerance and Talent

Ontario’s Biopharma Cluster

I. Treurnicht, MaRS Discovery District, Canada

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Nanomanipulation with Optical Tweezers

From Single Molecules to Cells

J. van Mameren, A. Wozniak, JPK Instruments, Germany

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Accurate and Reliable Genotyping upon First Attempt

Analysing Genetic Differences

Qiagen

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