XXXX ESAO Congress in Glasgow

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The European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) invites you to the XXXX ESAO Congress of the society to be held in Glasgow (Scotland, UK), September 11th-14th 2013.The motto of the ESAO congress will be 'lab to patient - from concept to treatment.



Latest information is available via www.esao2013.org !

Presentations at ESAO 2012 in Rostock, Germany

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This year members of the team gave the following presentations:

“Liver: Current regenerative strategies and future solutions for the liver" (N. Raschzok, oral presentation)

"Neohybrid liver graft - a novel concept of in vivo tissue-engineering" (S. Rohn, oral presentation)

"Micro RNAs in liver regeneration: the mysterious MIR-352" (L. Lisboa, oral presentation)

"Micron-sized iron oxide particles for detection and loco-regional stimulation of transplanted liver cells" (A. Leder, oral presentation)

"Prospective validation of cross organ serum protein biomarkers – Initial results with CXCL9 and CD44 for diagnosis of acute liver rejection" (K.A. Prabowo, poster presentation)

ESAO 2006 in Umeå, Sweden

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Presentations at the ESAO 2005

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The XXXII Congress of the European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) will be held in Bologna from 5 to 8 October, 2005. The Congress will be combined with the first Congress of the International Federation for Artificial Organs (IFAO), which is a newly formed ISAO-derived umbrella structure, embracing ESAO, the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs (JSAO) and the International Faculty for Artificial Organs (INFA). The XXXII Congress of the European Society for Artificial Organs and the I Congress of the International Federation for Artificial Organs, and the associated Trade Exhibition, will be held at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Bologna, Piazza della Costituzione 4, at the Fiera District, about 15 minutes from the city-center. The final program is available via the ESAO 2005 webpage.
Looking forward to meeting you in Bologna !
The following presentations will give an update on some of our projects:

Oral Presentations The slidereactor – evaluation of a hollow fiber based bioreactor suitable for light microscopy R. Schwartlander, J. Schmid, E. Katenz, X. Cheng, G. Pless, X. Gong, F. Vondran, P. Neuhaus, I.M. Sauer (Berlin, Germany)
Cryopreservation of primary human hepatocytes – protective effect of trehalose? F. Vondran, E. Katenz, X.B. Gong, X.D. Cheng, R. Schwartlander, P. Neuhaus, I.M. Sauer (Berlin, Germany)
First in vitro comparison of two bioartificial liver support systems: MELS CellModule and AMC-BAL P.P. Poyck, G. Pless, R. Hoekstra, S. Roth, A.C.W.A. van Wijk, R. Schwartlander, T.M. van Gulik, I.M. Sauer, R.A. Chamuleau (Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Berlin, Germany)
First results in continuous albumin veno-venous haemodiafiltration in acute liver failure (ALF) H. Ringe, M. Zimmering, W. Luck, I.M. Sauer (Berlin, Germany)
Poster Presentations Acute liver failure: fractionated plasma separation/adsorption (FPSA) and high-flux hemodialysis (HD) - Bridging therapy to LTX G. Junge, S. Kohler, L. Schewior, I.M. Sauer, A. Pascher, P. Neuhaus (Berlin, Germany)
Time-course maintenance of specific functional activity in cultured human hepatocyte E.A. Katenz, F.W.R. Vondran, X.B. Gong, X.D. Cheng, R. Schwartlander, P. Neuhaus, I.M. Sauer (Berlin, Germany)
Effect of matrine on the expression of cytochrome P-450, 2A6, and 2B6 of primary human hepatocytes X. Gong, E.A. Effimova, F.W.R. Vondran, X. Cheng, R. Schwartlander, D. Yang, P. Neuhaus, I.M. Sauer (Berlin, Germany; Guangzhou, Hangzhou, China)

EPGS: One Day On Acute Liver Failure

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On occasion of the final meeting of the EU-project "Development and clinical study of a bioartificial liver based on reversibly immortalised human hepatocyte" the European Postgraduate Gastro-Surgical School (EPGS) organized the symposium One Day On Acute Liver Failure, to be held at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, on October 28, 2005! Speakers will be K. Boudjema, F. Calise, R.A.F.M. Chamuleau, B. Clement, T.M. van Gulik, R. Hoekstra, R. Jalan, P.L.M. Jansen, E. de Jonge, B. Kreymann, A. Lee, J. Plevris, I.M. Sauer, E. Sokal, and J. Ijzermans. More details and the final program are available here.

ESAO 2004: Working Group Liver Support

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For more information on this year's ESAO meeting in Warsaw including the full program please visit http://hrabia.ibib.waw.pl/esao2004/

ESAO 2007 - One Day on the Liver

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ESAO 2007 - Presentations

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Nathanael Raschzok, Haluk Morgül, and Florian Vondran presented their latest results at the XXXIV Congress of ESAO 2007 in Krems, Austria:
  • N. Raschzok, M.H. Morgul, F.W.R. Vondran, R. Schwartlander, I.M. Sauer: The SlideObserver – A new concept for the parallel operation of two SlideReactor bioreactor systems
  • M.H. Morgul, N. Raschzok, R. Schwartlander, F.W.R. Vondran, G. Pless, J. Pinkernelle, U. Teichgraber, I.M. Sauer: Transplantation of primary human hepatocytes – iron oxide labelling for cell detection via MRI
  • F.W.R. Vondran, E. Katenz, R. Schwartlander, M.H. Morgul, N. Raschzok, X. Gong, X. Cheng, P. Neuhaus, I.M. Sauer: Impact of donor liver characteristics on the cell function of primary human hepatocytes

ESAO Board of Governors - I.M. Sauer elected

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During the annual meeting of the ESAO 2007 in Krems Dr. Igor M. Sauer has been elected for the Board of Governors of the European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO).

ESAO One Day on the Liver 2008 in Geneva

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As all the recent years the “One day on the liver” – a day dedicated to liver support systems and therapeutic strategies in the case of a failing liver - will take place during the ESAO 2008 meeting in Geneva. For the first time we organised the "Young investigators' Liver Session". We asked the heads of several groups working in the field to send one of their best students to present their latest results. This session is dedicated to PhD students and is chaired by PhD students involved in liver support research. Of course all participants of the meeting are invited to attend!
The ESAO One Day on the Liver 2008 (ODOL) will take place Thursday, Sept. 4th, 2008.

One Day on the Liver 2008 - Programme

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XXXVI ESAO Congress

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On behalf of the European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO), it is our great pleasure and honour to welcome you to the XXXVI ESAO Congress, which will take place at the University of Technology (UTC) in Compiègne, France.
The University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC) has a special position among the French Universities. Founded in 1973, one of its duties was to link student training, research and industry. More specifically, UTC pioneered the field of biomedical engineering in France, hosting specialists in solid and fluid biomechanics, biomaterials, artificial organs, physiology, medical signals and images, and further areas. The occasion of the present Congress will allow a unique analysis of the “Past and future roles of artificial organs in engineering for health". We will take advantage of the Jubilé for Prof. M.Y. Jaffrin to review the premises and accomplishments of hemodialysis. We will consider the state of the art of research for the most popular artificial organs (kidney, heart, liver), and the promises of new technologies such as regenerative medicine, micro and nanotechnologies, multiscale and integrated approaches. Our aim is to bring together and to foster exchange and collaboration among scientists, clinicians and industrial partners. Located very close to Paris (70 km away), to international Roissy/Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Beauvais airports (both 40 minutes away), Compiègne is very easy to reach. In the valley of the river "Oise", it is a tourist and resort centre with castles, museums and the Armistice Clearing. The castle was the autumn residence of Emperor Napoleon III. Even before today’s castle was constructed, Compiègne was the preferred summer residence for the monarchs of France, primarily for hunting given its proximity to the nearby forest. We look forward to welcoming you in Compiègne for the 2009 edition of the ESAO annual meeting.

Cécile Legallais
Congress President

ESAO 2009 - Program online

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The XXXVI Annual Meeting of the European Society for Artificial Organs ESAO 2009 will take place at the Université de Technologie de Compiègne in Compiègne/France, September 3-5, 2009. 
The program of the ESAO 2009 meeting is now available here .

One Day on the Liver 2009

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The traditional One Day on the Liver will be part of the XXXVI Annual Meeting of the European Society for Artificial Organs ESAO 2009 at the Université de Technologie de Compiègne in France. ODOL 2009 will take place September, 3rd focussing on "Cells, Hybrids, and Machines".
The following keynote lectures will be given:
Clinical Results of Liver Cell Therapy in Children with Urea Cycle Defect by Dr. Dr. W. Rüdinger, Weinheim, Germany,
Xenotransplantation. Where are we in 2009 ?
by Dr. A. Billiau, Leuven, Belgium,
Problems and Opportunities: Perspectives of Bioartificial Liver Support
by Dr. R. Hoekstra, Amsterdam, Netherlands,
New perspectives of artificial liver support
by Prof. Dr. D. Falkenhagen, Krems, Austria.

We expect to present you all lectures as video streams after the meeting.

ESAO 2009 - presentations

At the XXXVI Annual Meeting of the European Society for Artificial Organs ESAO 2009  in Compiègne/France the following projects have been presented by members of our group:

  • Tracking of transplanted liver cells via clinical 3.0 tesla MRI A. Zielinski, K. Steinz, N. Raschzok, N. Billecke, N. Kammer, M.H. Morgul, M. Adonopulou, S. Schmeisser, J. Pinkernelle, W. Ruedinger, U. Teichgraeber, I.M. Sauer
  • Evaluation of application sites for liver cell transplantation in a large animal model K. Steinz, A. Zielinski, N. Raschzok, N. Billecke, N.N. Kammer, M.H. Morgul, M. Adonopulou, L. Morawietz, W. Rüdinger, I.M. Sauer
  • Methylprednisolone and tacrolimus prevent hypothermia induced endothelial dysfunction - possible use in transplantation surgery K.R.L. Schmitt, A. Diestel, N. Billecke, F. Berger, I.M. Sauer

XXXVII ESAO Congress in Skopje

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The XXXVII ESAO Congress will take place in Skopje at the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts on September 8-11, 2010.
Skopje is the capital of Macedonia and the centre of the political, cultural and social life. It is a modern, urban city with a history dating more than 2000 years back. Skopje, once called Skupi, over the history was conquered and ruined several times, but always rebuilt again. It has suffered several natural catastrophes, the last being the earthquake in 1963. Some of the monuments from long ago have still remained: the remainings from the old city, the roman architecture, the fortress, the stone bridge, many churches and monasteries, frescoes and carvings from the middle ages, mosques and amams built by the ottomans in the old bazaar. Old Skopje with its very rich treasures is a very attractive tourist destination. It is very well connected by air and land with the rest of the world.
The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, as the venue of the ESAO Congress in 2010, will provide the atmosphere for a perfect scientific event. You will enjoy “state of the art” presentations and lectures in some of the most attractive fields of medicine. The ESAO Congress 2010 will bring together distinguished clinicians and scientists of biotechnologies and bioengineering from all over the world. They will discuss results from scientific research in all areas of artificial organs. Our aim is to bring together and to foster exchange and collaboration among scientists, clinicians and industrial partners.
Aleksandar Sikole, the Congress President 2010, cordially welcomes you to Skopje to the ESAO 2010 Annual Congress.
More information via
http://www.esao2010.org.mk/ .

Presentations at this year's XXXVII ESAO Congress

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At this year's XXXVII ESAO Congress, in Skopje. R. Macedonia, Wiebke Werner and Nathanael Raschzok gave oral presentations.
Nathanael Raschzok presented data on  "In vitro evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents for labeling of human liver cells" (N. Raschzok, D. A. Muecke, M. Adonopoulou, N. Billecke, A. Zielinski, W. Werner, U. Teichgraeber, I. M. Sauer). Wiebke Werner reported on "Temporal microRNA gene expression profiles of the regenerating rat liver after partial hepatectomy" (W. Werner, N. Raschzok, H. Sallmon, N. Billecke, C. Dame, P. Neuhaus, I. M. Sauer), a joint project of the Department of Neonatology, Charité, and our group.