2017 Inaugural Advanced Biomanufacturing Conference

该奖项为生物医学工程学会的高级生物制造特殊兴趣小组提供支持，该小组将于2017年8月18-19日在威斯康星大学举行第一次会议。这次会议的主题是“生物制造：过去的成功和未来的挑战”。这次小型会议将为所有与会者之间提供大量的交流机会。为期两天的会议将包括主题演讲和全体会议演讲、口头和海报演讲、小组讨论、生物技术展示展览，以及参观当地的生物制造公司。此外，为了促进产业界和学术界之间的互动，将会有一个“非会议”，这是一个互动会议，人们在会议组织者的最少指导下，围绕他们感兴趣的话题进行联合。先进的生物制造已成为美国经济发展的一个重点领域。这次会议将促进学术研究人员之间以及学术界和工业界之间的合作，以解决在成功和有效地制造细胞和组织部件的道路上的一些剩余挑战。支持学生和初级教员参加会议将使他们能够参加这次重点会议以及与知名研究人员和产业界的网络活动，从而促进他们的专业发展。先进的生物制造已成为国家关注的领域。本次成立大会的总体目标是促进合作，促进先进生物制造领域的研究和教育项目。在蛋白质和小分子制造取得成功的基础上，这次会议的重点将是细胞和组织制造所面临的挑战。会议的具体目标是：确定学术界和产业界之间的新合作机会；发展和维持先进的生物制造产业和研究项目；形成一个共享想法、资源和技术的社区；向初级研究人员介绍研究领导者并鼓励互动；以及让学生接触先进生物制造和监管科学的前沿领域令人兴奋的研究。该奖项将部分资助12位主讲人的旅费，8位研究生的旅费，以及4位初级教员的旅费。

This award provides support for the Biomedical Engineering Society's Advanced Biomanufacturing Special Interest Group to hold its first conference on August 18-19, 2017, at the University of Wisconsin. The theme of the conference is "Biomanufacturing: Past Successes and Future Challenges." The small meeting will allow plenty of opportunity for networking between all attendees. The two-day conference will consist of keynote and plenary speeches, oral and poster presentations, panel discussions, a biotech showcase exhibition, and a tour to local biomanufacturing companies. In addition, to generate interaction between industry and academia, there will be a "un-conference," which is an interactive session where people coalesce around topics they are interested in with minimal guidance from conference organizers. Advanced biomanufacturing has become a focus area for advancement within the US economy. This conference will spur collaborations between academic researchers as well as between academia and industry in order to tackle some of the remaining challenges on the road to successful and efficient manufacturing of cellular and tissue components. Support of students and junior faculty to attend the conference will enhance their professional development by allowing them to participate in this focused conference and the networking activities with both established researchers and industry. Advanced biomanufacturing has become an area of national focus. The overall aim of this inaugural meeting is to stimulate collaborations and promote research and education programs in advanced biomanufacturing. Building on the success in protein and small molecule manufacturing, the focus of this meeting will be on the challenges faced in manufacturing of cells and tissues. The specific goals of the meeting are to: identify new collaboration opportunities between academia and industry; grow and sustain advanced biomanufacturing industries and research programs; form a community to share ideas, resources, and technologies; introduce junior investigators to research leaders and encourage interactions; and expose students to exciting research at the cutting edge of advanced biomanufacturing and regulatory sciences. The award will partially support travel for 12 keynote speakers, 8 graduate student travel awards, and 4 travel awards for junior faculty.