Join Us for RegMIC 2026!

Join us in Charlotte, NC, on December 1 and 2, for the 11th annual RegMIC meeting. Come and explore the world of organoids, body-on-a-chip, biomaterials, and cells.

RegMIC 2026 will focus on advancing the collaborative plans and working group initiatives developed across the microphysiological systems ecosystem, including:

    • Organoid Manufacturing
    • Body-on-a-Chip Systems
    • Quality Control and Analytical Standards
    • Storage, Shipping and Stability
    • Regulatory Readiness and Translation

 


Event Venue 

Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte

4800 South Tryon Street,
Charlotte, NC 28217

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Agenda

December 1

Registration & Networking

Welcome and Keynote: Col. (Ret.) Terry Rauch (DOW)

Session 1: Biological Fidelity - Defining what "human relevant" means

Session 2: Engineering & System Integration- From Single Models to Human Systems

- Networking and Exhibitor Lunch -

Concurrent Sessions: 

Session 3: Organoid Manufacturing Standards

Session 4: Body-on-a-Chip (BOC) Standards

Break

Session 5: Advancing Regenerative Medicine Through Open Collaboration Standards

Day 1 Roadmap Roundtable

Reception and Networking

9:30 - 10:00 am

10:00 - 10:20 am

10:20 - 11:25 am


11:30  - 12:30 pm

12:30 - 2:00 pm

2:00-3:00 pm

 



3:00 - 3:20 pm

3:20-3:40 pm

3:30-4:30 pm

4:30-6:00 pm

December 2

Breakfast & Networking

Session 6: Measurement, QC, and Data

Session 7: Translation & Adoption - From Platforms to Decision Making

- Networking and Exhibitor Lunch -

Concurrent Sessions:

Session 8: QC, Sensors & Analytical Standards

Session 9: Shipping, Storage & Stability Standards

Break

Day 2 Roadmap Roundtable

8:30 - 9:00 am

9:00 - 10:00 am

10:05 - 11:05 am


11:05 - 12:30 pm

12:30 - 1:30 pm

 

 

1:30 - 1:45 pm

1:45 - 2:30 pm

2026 Sponsors & Exhibitors

Interested in becoming an exhibitor? We're currently still accepting exhibitor opportunities!
Explore our sponsorship opportunities! Sponsorships include complimentary registration, logo on all signage, acknowledgement and digital presence.

2026 Expert Speakers

Judith Arcidiacono, MS

International Regulatory Expert, Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies, CBER
FDA

Anthony Atala, MD

Director, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Priya Baraniak

Priya Baraniak, PhD

Chief Commercial & Development Officer
Pluristyx

David Bauer, PhD

Market Development Director
QIAGEN

Steve Bauer, PhD

Chief Regulatory Science Affairs Program Officer
ReMDO

Ram Bedi

Senior Director, Corporate Development & Inorganic Innovation
Epredia

John Bischof, PhD

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
University of Minnesota

Nilay Chakraborty, PhD

Director, Cryobiology
ATCC

Stephanie Dennison, MS

Senior Director Business Development & Sales
CellBox

Gloria Elliott, PhD

Program Manager, Scalable Solutions
Applied Research Projects Agency for Health, ARPA-H

John Elliott, PhD

Group Leader, Cell Systems Science Group
National Institute Standards and Technology, NIST

Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD

Professor, Wilmer Eye Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering and Orthopedic Surgery; Director, Translational Tissue Engineering Center (TTEC)
Johns Hopkins

Kristin Fabre, PhD

Human Research Program Associate Chief Scientist
NASA

John Fisher, PhD

Professor & Department Chair, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Maryland

Nicholas Geisse, PhD

CEO
Curi Bio

Dawn Henke, PhD

Senior Technical Program Manager
Standards Coordinating Body (SCB)

Alicia Henn, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer
Biospherix
Erin Huber

Erin Huber, PhD

Respiratory Research Scientist
RTI International
Philip Jordan

Philip Jordan

Professor at USUHS, Adjunct faculty at JHSPH and Adelaide University
U.S. Uniform Health Services (USUHS)

Srivatsan Kidambi, PhD

Director, SOM Center
NIH

Nicholas King, PhD

Director, New Approach Methodologies
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH)
Nicole C. Kleinstreuer

Nicole C. Kleinstreuer

Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
National Institute for Health, NIH

Calvin Kuo, PhD

Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering, UBC

Steve Lynum

Director, SOM Center
Panasonic Health Care, PHC
Professor, Biomedical Engineering & Pediatrics

Brenda Ogle, PhD

Professor, Biomedical Engineering; Professor, Pediatrics
University of Minnesota

Sean Palecek, PhD

Professor - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Wisconsin

Aakash Patel, PhD

Scientist
Hesperos

Shayn Pierce-Cottler, PhD

Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering; Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor
UVA

Michael Roberts

Chief Scientist
ISS

Michael Schwartz, PhD

Professor - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)

Shuichi Takayama, PhD

Professor, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, Price Gilbert, Jr. Chair in Regen Eng and Med
Georgia Tech

Johnna Temenoff, PhD

Professor; Director, NSF Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies
Georgia Tech

Geanie Umberger, PhD, MSPH, RPh

Chief Strategic Initiative Officer and Executive Director
PhysioVerse and MOSSDO

Tracy Van Brackle

O-RAN Alliance

Andrew C. von Eschenbach, MD

President
Samaritan Health Initiatives

Liz Warren, PhD

Deputy Chief Scientist
NASA

Marc Williams, PhD

Senior Biologist and Project Manager for the Environmental Ecotoxicology Assessments Program
National Institute for Health, NIH

Melissa Wilkinson, PhD

Science and Technology Manager
Defense Threat Reduction Agency, DTRA

Kimberly Zarecor, PhD

Professor, Architecture
Iowa State University

Yu Shrike Zhang, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard School of Medicine
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