5th International Symposium on Regenerative Hepatology
Organized by: EASL Regenerative Hepatology Consortium
May 26, 2026 9:00-17:30
Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona
Charles Darwin Room
Carrer del Doctor Aiguader, 88, Ciutat Vella, 08003
Barcelona, Spain
Opening
9:00-9:10 – Welcome and opening of the symposium by Pedro Baptista.
Mechanisms and Signals Driving Liver Regeneration
Moderator: Krista Rombouts, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, UCL, London, UK.
9:10-9:40 – Angiocrine signals in liver regeneration, Eckhard Lammert, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
9:40-10:10 – Mechanisms driving bile duct development and regeneration, Elke Ober, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
10:10-10:40 – The role of the intestine in liver regeneration, Naiara Beraza, Quadram Institute of Biosciences, Norwich, UK
10:40-11:00 – Discussion
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
Organoids and Liver-On-Chip Systems
Moderator: Bart Spee, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
11:30-12:00 – Hematopoietic Fetal Liver Organoids Unravel Immune signals in Epithelial Development and Injury, Milad Rezvani, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
12:00-12:30 – Liver-on-chip systems for biomedical research, Jean-Charles Duclos-Vallee, University Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
12:30-13:00 – Human assembloids recapitulate periportal liver tissue in vitro, Meritxell Huch, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
Industry Session: Uncovering new products with potential in Regenerative Hepatology
Moderator: Pedro Baptista, IIS Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain.
14:00-14:10 – Orgonex, The Netherlands
14:10-14:20 – Apersys AG, Switzerland
14:20-14:30 – Miltenyi Biotec GmbH, Germany
14:30-14:40 – MDPI Livers, China
14:40-14:50 – TBD
Poster session
15:00-16:00 – Rapid-fire oral poster presentations (5 minutes for each presenter)
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
Surgically-Induced and Ex-situ Liver Regeneration Opportunities
Moderators: Constantino Fondevila, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
16:30-17:00 – Liver norothermic machine perfusion in the transplantation clinics, Constantino Fondevila, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
17:00-17:30 – Regenerating livers with machine perfusion, Robert Porte, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
17:30-18:00 – Improving graft quality through predictive, human-based models, Giovani Zito, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione (ISMETT), Palermo, Italy
18:00 – Closure
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Abstract Submission
Abstract submission will be open from March 1st until April 30th, 2026.
Please submit your abstracts to mail@regenerativehepatology.com
We will award a 1st prize of 150 EUR to the best poster.
Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided.
Registration
Please register at mail@regenerativehepatology.com before April 30, 2025.
REGISTRATION FEE: 75 EUR
Should be paid at:
Foundation for Regenerative Hepatology
Chamber of Commerce number: 80698247
Registered at: Luwte 6, de Meern, the Netherlands
Bank account number foundation: NL45 INGB 000 772 448 4
BIC/WIFT: INGBNL2A VAT number: NL861765904B01
Symposium Chairs
Pedro Baptista
Krista Rombouts
Bart Spee
Organizers
Ludovic Vallier
Massimo Pinzani
Tobias Cantz
Frederic Lemaigre
Institutional Sponsors
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