MRCRM 4th International Meeting on Regenerative Medicine

Save the dates for Mohn Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine (MRCRM)'s fourth international meeting, taking place April 14–15, 2026, at the beautiful Solstrand Hotel & Bad near Bergen.

14.

April

2026

2 days

14. Apr 2026, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
15. Apr 2026, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Time and place

When

14. Apr 2026, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
15. Apr 2026, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Where: Solstrand Hotel og Bad Solstrandvegen 200 5200 Os
Sign up: Registration deadline: 01. Apr 2026
registration

The 4th International Meeting on Regenerative Medicine will showcase groundbreaking research and clinical trials utilizing advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) for various diseases and wound healing. The conference will also feature bio-engineered human organs and explore strategies to advance and accelerate the development of ATMPs in Norway.

Our Scientific Program features a lineup of renowned speakers sharing insights to the latest developments in regenerative medicine. Furthermore, we invite PhD and master's students to showcase their research at the Lightning Talks Session. Our social program includes a mingling conference dinner, as well as lunch and snacks.

Day 1, Tuesday April 14th
11.00 - 12.00 \| Registration opens
Session 1	Chair: Stian Almeland
12.00 - 12.10 \| Einar K. Kristoffersen, Professor, Mohn Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine (MRCRM)	Welcome
12.10 - 12.45 \| Mustafa Elmastry, MD, PhD, University of Linköping, Sweden	Cell Therapy for Burn Wounds
12:45 - 13:30 \|Miguel Alaminor, Professor, MD, University of Granada, Spain	URGSKIN: A complex skin substitute
13:30 - 14:00 \| TBA
14.00 - 14.30 \| Coffee break
Session 2	Chair: Erik Johnsen
14.30 - 15.10 \| Sadaf Ghorbani, Associate Professor, MD, Bergen Centre for Medical Stem Cell Research (BSMS) and MRCRM	One Gene, Many Outcomes: Functional Consequences of Genetic Variant Diversity
15.10 - 15.45 \| Novin Balafkan, Associate Professor, MD, Bergen Centre for Medical Stem Cell Research (BSMS) and MRCRM	Finding Shared Disease Mechanisms Across Hundreds of Neurodevelopmental Risk Genes using Stem Cell Crisp Screens
15.45 - 16.00 \| Coffee break
16.00 - 17.00 \| Lightning Talk Session	Young investigators showcase their research 5-6 min presentations + 2-3 min Q&A Top 2 students will be awarded during the dinner
17.00 - 19.00 \| Mingle dinner	Dinner in the mingle area Announcement of the winners of the Lightning Talk Session

Day 2, Wednesday, April 15th
Session 3	Chair: Salwa Suliman
09.00 - 09.40 \| Katarzyna Gurzawska, Associate Professor, DSS, Århus University	GreenNanoBone - innovative approach to bone regeneration
09.40 - 10.20 \| TBA
10.20 - 11.00 \| Coffee break and hotel check-out
Session 4	Chair: Einar Kristoffersen
11.00 - 11.45 \| Johanna Olweus, Professor, MD, Oslo University Hospital	Targeting Roots of Myeloid Malignancies with T Cell Receptors
11.45 - 12.30 \| TBA
12.30 - 13.30 \| LUNCH
Session 5	Chair: Kamal Mustafa
13.30 - 14.15 \| Will Wei Qiao, Professor, University of Hong Kong	The key role of neuroimmune axis in soft and hard tissue regeneration
14.15 - 15:00 \| Ken-ichiro Kamei, Associate Professor, New York University Abu Dhabi
15.00 - 15.15 \| Einar K. Kristoffersen, MRCRM	Closing remarks

Registration

Opening soon

Lightning Talk Session

We invite young researchers to submit their abstracts for a Lightning Talk session at the MRCRM International Meeting on Tuesday April 14th 2026.

Guidance:

Lightning talk consists of 5-6 minutes of oral presentation, maximum 5 slides and 2-3 minutes of Q&A.
The abstract should include an introduction, materials & methods, results, and conclusion.
The length of the abstract should be 250 words or less.
All abstracts will be considered primarily for the lightning talk session. If there are more abstracts for the dedicated time, the committee may ask some candidates to present it as a poster.
The top 2 presenters will be awarded during the conference dinner.
The conference will give credit for scientific dissemination to all presenting PhD candidates.