keynote Speaker
Donald E. Ingber, MD, PhD is the Founding Director of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, and Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at the Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He is a member of National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Inventors, American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His transdisciplinary approach to science has led to major advances in cell biology, mechanobiology, cancer research, tissue engineering, systems biology, nanobiotechnology and translational medicine. Ingber has made great strides in translating his innovations into commercial products and many are now either in clinical trials or currently being sold. One example is his human Organ Chip technology that is being used to replace animal testing for drug development, disease modeling, and medicine. Ingber also has authored more than 600 publications, is an inventor on almost 200 patents, and founded 10 companies, including Emulate Inc., the leading manufacturer of Organ Chip systems.