

Dr. Gil Van Bokkelen is the Chairman and CEO of Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHX), a biopharmaceutical company based in Cleveland, Ohio that was established in 1995. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Athersys since August, 2000, and as CEO since the com…more ›

Gary Rabin's 24-year career in finance and operations has primarily encompassed investing in, managing and raising capital for small-cap and emerging growth companies. From 2007 to 2010, he was Managing Partner at GR Advisors, LLC, a hedge fund focused on media and…more ›

Michael Hunt was appointed Chief Executive Officer of ReNeuron in July 2005. Prior to ReNeuron, he spent six years at Biocompatibles International plc (sold to BTG plc) where he held a number of senior financial and general management positions. His early industrial car…more ›

Donna Skerrett - MD, MS - Chief Medical Officer As Mesoblast’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Skerrett oversees clinical development of the antibody-based stem cell selection technology and in vitro culture processes, as well as the human clinical trial programs, while liais…more ›

Geoff MacKay has served in his current leadership role since Dec. 2003. Mr. MacKay provides Organogenesis Inc. with significant global, commercial experience spanning the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Mr MacKay has held numerous leadership positions withi…more ›

Zahid qualified as a pharmacist and after a stint in hospital pharmacy, went on to complete a PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry. He then spent 11 years in R&D working with SME's such as MNL & Integrin and multinationals such as Wyeth. He joined the Technology …more ›

Professor Rasko is an Australian pioneer in the application of adult stem cells and genetic therapy. He directs the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and heads the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute, Un…more ›

Dr. Rubin received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from The Rockefeller University and completed postdoctoral fellowships in Pharmacology from Harvard Medical School and in Neurobiology from Stanford University School of Medicine. He has worked both in academia and in industr…more ›

Prof. Chris Mason MBBS, PhD, FSB, FRCSI, FRCS Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Bioprocessing Unit Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering University College London Mason is internationally recognized to be at the forefront of the emerging field of cell therap…more ›

Michael Werner has almost 25 years of healthcare law, lobbying, policy development and regulatory experience in Washington. He focuses on issues affecting biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, researchers and research institutions, physicians and patients. His spe
The stem cell and regenerative medicine industry is burgeoning to a critical mass and pioneering to
transform the future of healthcare.
Engage in a global forum with senior level decision makers at Europe’s largest executive level stem cell conference and make sure you learn from the recent successes and failures experienced during cell therapy development.
In 2012, World Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Congress will be co-located with the World Gene Therapy Congress for the first time. With the obvious synergies between Cell and Gene Therapy, this new brand addition will look to expand upon the number of pharma, biotech and academic organisations and representatives attending from these two burgeoning industries.
This new addition can only help to create additional value to existing and new clients of the World Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine brand.