Cellular Dynamics to Host iForum™ Meetings Focused on Human iPSC Research and Applications

Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI), a FUJIFILM company, will host the annual iForum™ 2015 Meeting: US on September 14-16 in Chicago, IL. With the rapidly growing interest in and use of iPSCs over recent years in drug discovery and cell therapy applications, iForum 2015 Meetings represent a natural evolution of the former CDI User Group Meetings. The iForum 2015 Meeting: Europe is slated to be held in Hamburg, Germany, on October 19.

iForum meetings, with the tagline Connect│Discover│Innovate, provide a unique opportunity to connect with thought leaders from academia, government, biotech and pharma. Attendees will discover new applications and innovative uses for induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived human cells through interactive, data-driven presentations.

Session topics include disease modeling and drug discovery, toxicity, and tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. For a list of confirmed speakers, please refer to the meeting website. Registration is open for the iForum 2015 Meetings in Chicago and Germany. Scientific poster submissions are now being accepted for the iForum 2015 Meetings in both the Chicago and Germany locations.

iForum meetings include lunch roundtable sessions, which facilitate networking and learning. Topics include:

• Regenerative medicine
• in vitro clinical trials
• Advantages and disadvantages of ready-made vs. homebrew iPSC-derived cells
• The Comprehensive in vitro Proarrhythmia Assay (CIPA) initiative to replace the current S7B regulatory guideline
• Screening
• Central nervous system disease modeling
• Liver disease modeling
• Cardiac disease modeling
• Skeletal muscular disease modeling

Sponsors of the iForum 2015 Meeting: US include Axion Biosystems, ACEA Bioscience, WiCell Research Institute, Hitachi, and Greiner Bio-One.

Attendees of the iForum 2015 Meeting: US will have the opportunity to judge photos of iCell® and MyCell® cells that are being submitted in a contest sponsored by CDI with the goal of using the winning images in a CDI 2016-2017 wall calendar. More information about the contest can be found on the CDI website. “We are very excited to bring together this esteemed group of scientists who are pushing the envelope in the use of iPSCs for drug discovery and therapeutic applications,” Cellular Dynamics CEO Kaz Hirao said. “We expect to see a lively, informative dialog as speakers and our audience engage in discussion and debate over these topics.”