The Annual meeting of EATRIS Bulgaria was held in Sofia on this November under the patronage of the National Infrastructure “Cell Technologies in Biomedicine – INFRAACT” from the National Roadmap of Research Infrastructures of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Node of EATRIS at Sofia University. The event attracted significant interest from the Bulgarian scientific community and received encouraging positive feedback from participants and guests.
The meeting featured a dedicated Scientific Conference “Advances in Translational Medicine” with intensive scientific sessions focused on advanced research in the field of cell reprogramming and the prospects for using stem cells and their products in the treatment of incurable diseases; innovative cell technologies such as bioprinting and 3D experimental models; the use of biotechnology, genomic profiling and biomarkers in translational research featured by reputable international scientists as well as by Bulgarian scientific teams. HAPLO-iPS Chair Anna Veiga and several young researchers from the network presented the project and their work during the conference.
On the last day of the event, a joint session of the Bulgarian Nodes of BBMRI and EATRIS was held where new and ongoing projects of the infrastructures were presented, and opportunities for collaborations and bilateral initiatives were discussed. Ethical, legal and social aspects related to the biobanking of products of human origin and their use for translational medicine purposes along with the latest national and EU Regulations on storage and use of products of human origin, cryopreservation and biobanking of human stem cells in Bulgaria were presented among others.
- More about EATRIS Bulgaria here.
- More information about the event and the scientific discussions can be found on the conference website here.
- Watch the video summary of the meeting below or here.
