Holger Gerhardt
Max Delbruck Center
Germany
Overview
Funded by EMBO for excellence in the life sciences
This conference will take place at EMBL Barcelona.
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Conference overview
Vascularisation is a rapidly growing field, with researchers across disciplines recognising its crucial role in organ development, disease progression, and therapeutic delivery. Traditionally, vascular biologists have relied on animal models to investigate key processes such as vascular signalling, angiogenesis, and remodelling. These models remain foundational, however, they do not always fully capture human-specific vascular behaviour.
In recent years, advances in multicellular systems, gene editing, stem cell technologies, and bioengineering have created new opportunities to study vascular biology in vitro using human cells.
This upcoming edition of the meeting aims to unite researchers working at the intersection of engineering and vascular biology, facilitating discussions on how to apply cutting-edge techniques in spatial omics, advanced imaging, and the use of AI to vascular research.
Session topics
- Vascular development, disease, and models
- Mechano-vascular biology
- Metabolism, signalling & angiogenesis
- Organ-specific models & biology
- Imaging and bioengineered models
- Vascular identity, blood and lymphatics
- Computational models and AI
Speakers
Keynote speakers
Matthias Lütolf
EPFL
Switzerland
Speakers
Hellmut Augustin
Heidelberg University
Germany
Katie Bentley
The Francis Crick Institute
UK
Maria Bernabeu
EMBL Barcelona
Spain
Katrien de Bock
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
Noo Li Jeon
Seoul National University
Korea
Elizabeth Jones
KU Leuven
Belgium
Kaska Koltowska
Uppsala University
Sweden
Matt Kutys
University of California, San Francisco
USA
Anne Lagendijk
University of Queensland
Australia
Kyle Loh
Stanford University
USA
Valeria Orlova
Leiden University Medical Center
The Netherlands
William Polacheck
UNC Chapel Hill
USA
Michael Potente
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Germany
Anna Randi
Imperial College London
UK
Tommaso Ristori
Eindhoven University of Technology
The Netherlands
Martin Schwartz
Yale University
USA
Sarah Vasconcelos
University of Toronto
Canada
Scientific organisers
Katie Bentley
The Francis Crick Institute
UK
Chris Chen
Boston University
USA
Kristina Haase
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Stephan Huveneers
Amsterdam AMC
The Netherlands
Conference organisers
Silvia Autet Balcells
EMBL Barcelona
Spain
Laure Michelet
EMBL Barcelona
Spain
Aline Schnieder
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
Sponsors
Media partners
Synthetic Biology and Engineering, a Sciepublish journal
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Date: 13 - 15 May 2026
Location: EMBL Barcelona
Venue: Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB)
Organisers:
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Katie Bentley
The Francis Crick Institute, UK -
Christopher Chen
Boston University, USA -
Kristina Haase
EMBL Barcelona, Spain -
Stephan Huveneers
Amsterdam AMC, The Netherlands
Contact: EMBL Events