Your Gateway to the International Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Community

The annual World Stem Cell Summit is the global stem cell and regenerative medicine community’s flagship event. The Summit brings together scientists, patients, advocates, business people, investors, educators, ethicists, policy makers, and government representatives from around the world. It provides a unique opportunity to network and make new connections, share knowledge, and collaborate with the best and brightest to tackle the field’s most important issues.

Event Organizers

The Genetics Policy Institute (GPI), a 501c3 not-for-profit organization, produces the Summit. The 2011 Organizing Partners included the City of Hope, Cedars Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute, Caltech, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), Keck School of Medicine of USC, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, and other leading research institutions.

The 2011 World Stem Cell Summit marked the 7th annual event produced by GPI. The Summit advances GPI’s mission to promote stem cell research and its application in medicine to develop therapeutics and cures for many otherwise intractable diseases and disorders. Past Summit partners and co-organizers include University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Johns Hopkins University, University System of Maryland, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WiCell Research Institute, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Stanford University and Baylor College of Medicine.

Program Overview

SCIENCE - INTERNATIONAL - BUSINESS - POLICY - LAW - ETHICS - ADVOCACY

The 2011 World Stem Cell Summit is the largest and most comprehensive multi-track interdisciplianary stem cell conference, featuring more than 150+ renowned international speakers and 50 hours of in-depth programming in science, business and society tracks. The theme of the 2011 Summit is translational regenerative medicine. Our program emphasizes scientific discoveries, business models, legal and regulatory solutions and best practices. No other stem cell conference offers the breadth of content and global perspective. The agenda works to unite, educate, and harmonize the global stem cell community.

This year’s diverse three-day program will include an array of opportunities to engage and educate attendees. In addition to compelling keynotes and panel discussions, the program includes roundtable lunch conversations with experts (sponsored by Millipore), a Stem Cell Action Town Hall Meeting , Stem Cell Action Awards Dinner, numerous networking and partnering opportunities.

2011 Stem Cell Action Awards Honorees:

Sherry Lansing (Leadership Award); Research!America (Naitonal Advocacy Award); Let's Talk Science (Education Award); University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute (Public Advocacy Award) and Grant Albrecht (Inspiration Award).

Attendees

Representatives from research, industry, ethics, law, government, economic development, finance, insurance, foundations, societies, patient advocacy organizations and media.  A unique joining of the global stem cell science and regenerative medicine communities, fostering insight, collaborations, commerce and an overall more favorable enironment to accelarate progress.

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