{"id":6061,"date":"2026-04-28T13:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icbme.org.sg\/2026\/?page_id=6061"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T06:27:14","slug":"special-symposiums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icbme.org.sg\/2026\/special-symposiums\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Symposiums"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6061\" class=\"elementor elementor-6061\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592576c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"592576c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e922fcb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e922fcb\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Special Symposiums<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47eacde e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47eacde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9e833 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f9e833\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2181\"><h6>Symposium Organizers<\/h6><ul><li>Pingping Han, The University of Queensland<\/li><li>Wei Seong Toh, NUS<\/li><\/ul><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as powerful mediators of intercellular communication and promising tools for next-generation diagnostics and therapeutics. This symposium will highlight recent advances in EV biology, EV mimics, tissue engineering, and clinical translation, focusing on their roles in tissue regeneration, immune modulation, and disease monitoring. We will discuss innovations in EV isolation, functionalisation, and delivery using biomaterials and 3D bioprinting, alongside key challenges in standardisation, scalability, and regulatory pathways. The session aims to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and accelerate the translation of EV-based technologies from bench to bedside.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2182\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2182\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS02: Emerging Technologies in Osteoarthritis Research<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2182\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2182\"><h6>Symposium Organizers<\/h6><ul><li>Jiao Jiao Li, University of Technology Sydney<\/li><li>Wei Seong Toh, NUS<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Osteoarthritis (OA) remains a leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting 600 million people, yet disease-modifying therapies and early diagnostic tools remain limited. This symposium will showcase emerging technologies that are redefining how OA is understood, diagnosed, and treated, highlighting cross-disciplinary advances at the interface of biomedical engineering and regenerative medicine. Possible topic areas of interest may include: (1) AI-driven phenotyping and predictive modelling, integrating multi-omics, imaging, and wearable-derived biomechanical data to stratify patients and identify actionable endotypes; (2) Joint-on-a-chip platforms that recapitulate the mechanical\u2013inflammatory microenvironment of the osteochondral unit for drug screening and mechanistic studies; (3) Advanced molecular tools, such as single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, CRISPR-based functional screening, and nucleic acid therapeutics for targeting inflammatory and senescence-associated pathways; (4) Nano-enabled and smart therapeutics or delivery systems, such as extracellular vesicles or hybrid carriers and stimuli-responsive nanoparticles for precision intra-articular therapy. By bringing together engineers, biologists, and clinician-scientists, this symposium will highlight emerging and translational technologies with the potential to enable earlier diagnosis, patient-specific intervention, and disease-modifying strategies in OA. These enabling technologies will also be applicable for researchers working on other types of musculoskeletal or chronic diseases.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2183\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2183\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS03: Microfluidic Technology for Cell Manipulation and Analysis<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2183\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2183\"><h6>Symposium Organizers<\/h6><ul><li>Jun Zhang, Griffith University<\/li><li>Yuan Dan, University of Queensland<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Understanding and controlling cellular behaviour with high precision is fundamental to advancing modern biomedicine, from early disease detection to personalised therapeutics. However, conventional cell handling methods often lack the resolution, throughput, and microenvironmental control needed to capture the complexity of biological processes. Microfluidic technology has emerged as a powerful platform for precise and dynamic control of cells, enabling manipulations that were previously impossible with conventional laboratory tools. By leveraging precise microscale fluid flow, engineered microenvironments, and integrated sensing, microfluidics allows unprecedented manipulation of single cells, rapid phenotypic profiling, and highly efficient biochemical assays. This symposium explores recent advances that expand the capabilities of microfluidics for cell manipulation, stimulation, monitoring, and analysis. Topics include single cell handling, label free biophysical phenotyping, organ on chip platforms, integrated diagnostic systems and clinical applications. By bringing together researchers from engineering, life sciences, and clinical domains, this session aims to highlight how microfluidics is reshaping our ability to interrogate cellular function and accelerate biomedical innovation. The symposium will provide insights into emerging applications and inspires future directions for translating microfluidic systems into impactful research and clinical tools.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2184\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2184\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS04: Emerging Technologies for Extracellular Vesicle Research<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2184\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2184\"><h6>Symposium Organizer<\/h6><ul><li>Yokoi Akira, Nagoya University<\/li><\/ul><p>Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as critical mediators of intercellular communication, with significant potential as biomarkers and therapeutic agents. However, their small size, heterogeneity, and complex biogenesis present substantial challenges for isolation, characterization, and functional analysis. This special symposium will highlight cutting-edge technological advances in EV isolation, advanced imaging and single-vesicle analysis techniques that are transforming EV research across disciplines. By bringing together experts in engineering, biology, and clinical translation, this session aims to provide a comprehensive overview of emerging tools that are accelerating EV discovery and enabling their application in diagnostics and therapeutics.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2185\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2185\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS05: Bioinspired and Biomimetic Materials \u2013 Design, Assembly and Multifunctionality<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2185\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2185\"><h6>Symposium Organizers<\/h6><ul><li>Kenny Man, University Medical Center Utrecht<\/li><li>Wei Seong Toh, NUS<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biological systems achieve extraordinary performance through hierarchical organization across nano-, micro-, and macro-scales, seamlessly integrating structure, function, and adaptability. Translating these principles into engineered materials offers unprecedented opportunities in therapeutics, biomaterials, and regenerative medicine. This symposium explores how bioinspired and biomimetic strategies can create multifunctional materials with tunable mechanics, integrated sensing, actuation, and controlled therapeutic delivery. We invite contributions that advance the design, synthesis, and assembly of hierarchical materials, including those inspired by plant- and animal-derived motifs, nanoscale interfaces, and architected systems. Research highlighting innovative biohybrid or additive manufacturing approaches, scalable assembly strategies, and integration of multiple functionalities is particularly encouraged. By bridging biology, nanotechnology, and materials engineering, this symposium aims to showcase how multiscale design principles can generate transformative solutions across regenerative medicine, soft robotics, sustainable biomaterials, and energy systems. We seek submissions that push the boundaries of structure\u2013function engineering, demonstrate novel therapeutic or biomaterial applications, or reveal new design strategies that harness nature\u2019s principles.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2186\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2186\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS06: Digital Twin for Personalized Healthcare<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2186\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2186\"><h6>Symposium Organizer<\/h6><ul><li>Lei Li, NUS<\/li><\/ul><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The digital twin is rapidly evolving from a conceptual framework into a practical cornerstone of personalised healthcare, driven by breakthroughs in AI and digital health. This symposium explores how AI-powered virtual replicas of patients can employ real-world patient-specific data (medical imaging, wearables, electronic health records, etc) to simulate disease trajectories, predict treatment outcomes, and enable clinicians to test therapeutic strategies in silico before a single prescription is written. We will examine the convergence of AI algorithms with immersive technologies, such as virtual and augmented reality, to create intuitive, interactive platforms where clinicians can visualise and manipulate patient-specific models in real time. From optimising chronic disease management to planning complex interventions, these intelligent digital twins promise to shift healthcare from reactive to predictive and participatory. Join us to discuss the engineering challenges, clinical validations, and ethical dimensions of deploying AI-driven digital twins at scale, ushering in a new era of truly personalised, technology-enabled care.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2187\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2187\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS07: Robotics in the Gut<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2187\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2187\"><h6>Symposium Organizer<\/h6><ul><li>Jihong Min, NUS<\/li><li>Hen-Wei Huang, Nanyang Technological University<\/li><\/ul><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The gut is one of our body&#8217;s most under-instrumented frontiers \u2014 a 9-meter luminal organ housing trillions of microbes, the enteric nervous system, and the largest mucosal immune barrier \u2014 yet most clinical tools still stop at the stomach. This symposium brings together leaders redrawing that frontier with a new generation of robotic and bioelectronic platforms: ingestible capsules that sense biochemistry along the GI tract, microrobots that swim or roll through luminal mucus to deliver therapy on site, soft electronics that adhere to mucosa for chronic neuromodulation, and untethered miniature robots that travel from mouth to colon under wireless control. Speakers from leading groups across the world will map the rapid convergence of robotics, soft electronics, and gastroenterology \u2014 and outline what is needed to translate these tools from bench to clinic for GI motility disorders, gut-brain therapeutics and metabolic diseases.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2188\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2188\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS08: Advances in Skin Tissue Engineering and Wound Healing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2188\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2188\"><h6>Symposium Organizer<\/h6><ul><li>Liang Kun, Nanyang Technological University<\/li><li>Navin Kumar Verma, Nanyang Technological University<\/li><\/ul><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><p>This special symposium will highlight emerging advances in soft tissue engineering and wound healing, bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives from biomaterials science, stem cell biology, and regenerative medicine. Recent developments in bioengineered scaffolds, bioprinting and immunomodulatory strategies have begun to reshape how we approach tissue repair, moving beyond passive wound closure toward functional regeneration. The session will explore cutting-edge approaches to recapitulate native tissue architecture, harness endogenous repair mechanisms, and integrate vascularization and innervation into engineered constructs. By bridging fundamental biology with translational innovation, this symposium aims to define next-generation strategies for improving clinical outcomes in wounds and complex soft tissue defects.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2189\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2189\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS09: Soft Materials for Regenerative Medicine<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2189\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2189\"><h6>Symposium Organizer<\/h6><ul><li>Liang Kun, Nanyang Technological University<\/li><li>Thanh Nyguen, University of Connecticut<\/li><\/ul><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><p>This special symposium aims to showcase the latest advances in soft materials for regenerative medicine, highlighting how dynamic and biomimetic materials are transforming tissue repair and regeneration. Recent innovations in hydrogels, bioactive polymers, injectable matrices, and stimuli-responsive materials have enabled new approaches for controlling cell behavior, modulating immune responses, and guiding tissue remodeling. The symposium will feature emerging strategies integrating soft materials with stem cells, biofabrication and drug delivery to recreate complex regenerative microenvironments.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-21810\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-21810\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS10: Non-invasive Optical Diagnostics Technology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-21810\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-21810\"><h6>Symposium Organizer<\/h6><ul><li>Renzhe Bi, A*STAR<\/li><\/ul><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><p>The development of advanced optical technologies is fundamentally reshaping the way we detect and manage disease in modern medicine. Traditional diagnostic standards often rely on invasive sampling and centralized laboratory testing, which can lead to significant delays in clinical decision-making and patient discomfort. This symposium explores the critical shift toward point-of-care, non-invasive alternatives that provide rapid, real-time insights directly at the patient\u2019s bedside. By leveraging the unique properties of light to interact with biological tissue, these emerging tools offer a safer and more efficient means of monitoring health without the need for physical samples or external lab analysis. Throughout this session, we will examine how recent innovations in light-based diagnostics are bridging the gap between sophisticated engineering and practical clinical application. Ultimately, this collection of presentations highlights the vital importance of moving diagnostic power from the hospital laboratory to the immediate point of care, facilitating earlier intervention and a more personalized, patient-centric approach to healthcare.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-21811\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-21811\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS11: Next-Generation Biomedical Optics for Structural and Dynamic Imaging<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-21811\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-21811\"><h6>Symposium Organizer<\/h6><ul><li>Leopold Schmetterer, Singapore Eye Research Institute<\/li><li>Tong Ling, Nanyang Technological University<\/li><\/ul><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><p>Deciphering the intricacies of living systems requires the ability to image cells and tissues at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. Leveraging advanced optical and computational strategies, next-generation biomedical optics enables probing these details via endogenous contrasts. This symposium explores cutting-edge innovations in biomedical optics, including advanced optical coherence tomography (OCT), adaptive optics, molecular sensing, quantitative phase imaging, and AI-enhanced image reconstruction, with a particular focus on novel methodologies for structural and functional tissue assessment. By uniting researchers across optical engineering, biophysics, biochemistry, and clinical domains, this session aims to highlight how biomedical optics is reshaping our ability to interrogate complex mechanisms in vivo, as well as accelerating diagnostic and therapeutic development in biomedicine.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-21812\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-21812\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS12: Mechanobiology-Guided Tissue Engineering<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-21812\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-21812\"><h6>Symposium Organizer<\/h6><ul><li>Jennifer Young, NUS<\/li><li>Andrew Holle, NUS\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><p>This special symposium aims to showcase the latest advances in soft materials for regenerative medicine, highlighting how dynamic and biomimetic materials are transforming tissue repair and regeneration. Recent innovations in hydrogels, bioactive polymers, injectable matrices, and stimuli-responsive materials have enabled new approaches for controlling cell behavior, modulating immune responses, and guiding tissue remodeling. 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This symposium presents recent LOC analytical methods, including impedance flow cytometry for label\u2011free sizing and viability assessment, integrated optical trapping with Raman spectroscopy for metabolic profiling, and electrochemical arrays for dynamic monitoring of exocytosis. These microfluidic platforms reduce sample volumes to nanoliters and shorten analysis times to minutes. Applications include circulating tumor cell isolation, T\u2011cell phenotyping for immunotherapy, and drug response profiling of patient-derived cancer cells. LOC methods offer portable, low\u2011cost, high\u2011information alternatives to conventional benchtop instruments, positioning them as a cornerstone of next\u2011generation cell analysis.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-21814\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-21814\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SS14: Convergence in Glioma Research: AI From Molecules to Federated and Generative Intelligence<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-21814\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-21814\"><h6>Symposium Organizer<\/h6><ul><li>Sanjay Saxena, Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara<\/li><li>Ujjwal Baid, Emory University<\/li><\/ul><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><p>Brain tumors are a problem of scale. Glioma demands answers across various orders of magnitude from nanometers to populations, and no single discipline can deliver them alone. At the nanometer scale, DNA nanotechnology and engineered nanocarriers are reshaping how drugs cross the blood-brain barrier and reach the tumor. At the cellular scale, the 2021 WHO CNS5 framework now defines glioma through integrated histomolecular signatures \u2014 IDH, MGMT, 1p\/19q, CDKN2A\/B, H3 K27M\/G34. At the organ scale, radiomics and radiogenomics turn MRI into a non-invasive window onto molecular state. At the population scale, federated learning trains glioma AI across dozens of institutions without sharing a single patient record. And running through all of these, one question dominates: can clinicians trust predictions whose substrate spans six orders of magnitude? Explainability has become the translational bottleneck of neuro-oncology AI. This symposium brings six investigators onto one stage to cover the full multiscale arc, which is from DNA nanotechnology and molecular neuropathology, through radiogenomics and federated learning, to a dedicated talk on explainable and generative AI and a closing view of foundation models. 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