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Annual Conference 2026

The RegMed XB Annual Conference is where leaders, innovators, and professionals from across the field come together to exchange ideas, explore trends, and drive progress in regenerative medicine.

We're looking forward to seeing you at the 4th Annual Conference on June 10–11, 2026 in Utrecht!

Take a look at highlights from past conferences below to see what makes this event so impactful.

First Annual Conference held at Corpus in Leiden. 28-29 June 2023

Second Annual Conference at University Maastricht. 12-13 June 2024

Third Annual Conference at KU Leuven. 18-19 June 2025

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RegMed XB's role is bridging research from the lab to translation, achieved through robust collaboration within the RegMed XB moonshots. This involves patenting promising ideas, providing regulatory and valorization education, and connecting top experts.

Diabetes Moonshot

A proof-of-concept therapy for Type 1 Diabetes.

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Cardiovascular Moonshot

Regeneration of the human heart.

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Kidney Moonshot

The first subunit of a bio-engineered kidney.

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Osteoarthritis Moonshot

The road to a bio-artificial joint.

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Eye Moonshot - Cornea

Restoring vision.

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Infrastructure

The RegMed XB Pilot Factory is one of the largest international infrastructures for regenerative medicine. It brings together all the expertise and infrastructure needed to bring regenerative medicine to the market. Our mission is to accelerate the development of new solutions and bringing affordable regenerative medicine solutions to patients with chronic disorders while establishing a competitive and sustainable industry.

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RegMed XB Ecosystem

At RegMed XB, we believe in the power of coordinated collaboration. Our role is to promote and facilitate cooperation, enhancing the dynamic ecosystem of regenerative medicine. We foster collaboration among industry partners, researchers, and other stakeholders to develop innovative solutions for treating chronic diseases using regenerative medicine.

Health Foundations

The following Dutch health foundations are involved in defining research objectives and provide guidance in the research we conduct to ensure we maintain focus on the patient.
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RegMed XB works together with (inter)national top-rated academic institutions and collaborates specifically and exclusively with researchers who contribute specific expertise to the Moonshot initiatives.
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Partnering with companies offers access to their expertise in designing scalable and feasible products. Currently, we have strong partnerships with the following entities.
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RegMed XB receives support from national and local governments to de-risk promising concepts from academia to proof of concept or initial clinical trial stages.

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RegMed XB 2nd Annual Conference 2024

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Venue

The RegMed XB 2nd Annual Conference will take place at Maastricht University on Wednesday 12th June and Thursday 13th June 2024, in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Address details:
Maastricht University - Aula
Minderbroedersberg 4-6
6211 LK Maastricht
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/

Accessibility

By Public Transportation

Visiting by train & bus
We advise you to come to the venue by public transport. You can reach Maastricht by train: Station Maastricht Centraal. From the train station you can reach Maastricht University – Minderbroedersberg within 20 min. walking distance or via bus 4 to the Bouillonstraat. Please go to the website www.9292.nl for the most up to date travel information to the Maastricht University - Minderbroedersberg.

By Car & Parking

Maastricht University – Minderbroedersberg is located in the city center of Maastricht and doesn’t have it’s own parking facilities. Qpark Vrijthof Maastricht is the nearest parking facility, within 5 min. walking distance to Maastricht University. The parking garage has a max. drive through height of 1,90m and electric charging points available.

The parking fee is €35,00 per day or €1,50 per 18 minutes.

Address details:
Q-Park Vrijthof
Vrijthof 100
6211 LE Maastricht

Hotel

Please see below a selection of hotels that are located close to Maastricht University - Minderbroedersberg.

Hotel Les Charmes
Hotel Les Charmes is a 3-star hotel, located only a couple minutes walking Maastricht University – Minderbroedersberg.

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Hotel Botticelli
Hotel Mabi is a 3-star hotel, located within 5 min. walking distance Maastricht University – Minderbroedersberg.

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Hotel Mabi
Hotel Mabi is a 4-star hotel, located within 10 min. walking distance Maastricht University – Minderbroedersberg.

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Hotel Monastere
Hotel Mabi is a 4-star hotel, located within 12 min. walking distance Maastricht University – Minderbroedersberg.

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Registration

Registration for the RegMed XB Annual Conference opening soon

Registration starts 1st of March 2024

How to register
In order to register for the conference please register online and be sure to submit your registration. Upon receipt of your completed registration form and payment, you will receive an email confirmation of your registration.

Registration fees

	Early fee On or before 13^th of May 2024	Late fee From 13^th of May 2024
Registration fee RegMed Participants	€ 249.00	€ 349.00

The registration fee includes:

Admission to all sessions
Daily lunch
Daily coffee breaks
Reception on Wednesday 12^th of June
Reception on Thursday 13^th June

Registration desk
The registration area at the main entrance will be open for registration and questions on Wednesday 12^th June and Thursday 13^th June 2024.

Payments
Registration is valid on receipt of payment that must be submitted at the same time. Payments can be made by bank transfer or secured online credit card payment. Upon receipt of your completed registration form and payment, you will receive a written confirmation or an e-mail of your registration. All payments should be made in EUROS (€). Personal cheques and foreign currency are not accepted. More information about payment procedure can be found in the on-line registration form.

Cancellation and refunds
The Congress Secretariat must be notified in writing in case of cancellations.
Cancellation before 1 May 2024: payment will be refunded after the conference minus an administration fee of 30%.
For cancellations made after this date: no refunds will be made.
Exchange rate differences and bank charges will also be deducted.

Language
The official language of the congress is English.

Conference badges
All participants must wear the identification badges. Entrance to meeting rooms and coffee- lunch break area will not be permitted to any person without badge.

Liability
Upon registration, participants agree that neither the Organizing Committee nor the Conference Secretariat can be subject to any liability concerning participation related activity. Participants should, therefore, organize their own (health and travel) insurance(s).

Social program

Type: Dinner & DJ Party
Date: Wednesday 12^th June 2024
Time: 18.30 – 22.30
Price: €50 per person
Venue: Thiessen Wijnkoopers

The first day concludes with a special evening program at Thiessen Wijnkoopers, just a 5-minute walk from the conference venue. Enjoy drinks, a delightful dinner and an underground tour of the impressive 1200 m² authentic wine cellars—a cultural and historical gem of Maastricht.

Contact

Conference Secretariat

Lahdy Lauvenberg

Avenue Ceramique 222
6221 KX Maastricht
The Netherlands

T: +31 (0)43 – 205 71 25
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Program

RegMed XB 2nd Annual Conference 2024

Program

Day 1, Wednesday, June 12th

TIME	SESSION
09:00 - 10:00	Registration and coffee
10:00 - 10:15	Opening Elianne Demollin-Schneiders, Regional Minister of the province of Limburg for Governance, Education and Labor market, Regional deals and European funds
10:15 - 10:45	KEYNOTE: Innovations and challenges in the field of Regenerative Medicine *Prof. Maurilio Sampaolesi*, Head of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Unit, Head of Translational Cardiomyology Laboratory, Department of Development and Regeneration KU Leuven
10:45 - 11:10	RegMed XB *Bernard* *Mulder*, General Director RegMed XB RegMed XB Flanders *Bart Geers*, Chairman of the Board Regmed XB Flanders VZW and Investment manager at the KU Leuven
11:10 - 12:00	Kidney Moonshot *Marianne Verhaar,* Professor of Experimental Nephrology UMCU Osteoarthritis Moonshot Mylene de Ruijter, Assistant Professor in Biofabrication in Regenerative Medicine UMCU Cardiovascular Moonshot *Marie-José* *Goumans, Professor Cardiovascular Cell Biology at Department of Cell and Chemical Biology LUMC* Eye Moonshot - Cornea Mor Dickman, Associate Professor at Maastricht University, Cornea and Cataract Surgeon Maastricht UMC+ Diabetes Moonshot *Eelco de Koning,* Professor of Diabetology LUMC
12:00 - 13:15	Eat & Meet
13:15 - 13:45	Health foundations perspectives Hans Snijder, Director Dutch Heart foundation Rens Vandeberg, Deputy Director and Chief Impact Officer Diabetes fund Tom Oostrom, Director Dutch Kidney foundation Moderator: Willemijn de Vos, patiënt expert RegMed XB and PhD student Biomedical Sciences at LUMC
13:45 - 14:15	Roadmaps, how to reach Moonshots? Daan Schuurbiers, Director of De Proef Fabriek Rens Vandeberg, Deputy Director and Chief Impact Officer Dutch Diabetes Research Foundation Bernard Mulder, General Director RegMed XB Moderator: Willemijn de Vos, patiënt expert RegMed XB and PhD student Biomedical Sciences at LUMC
14:15 - 14:30	Valorisation in Roadmaps Nazma Ilahibaks, Business Developer RegMed XB, founder Jama Therapeutics
14:30 - 15:00	Developing a translational hub: laying foundations of an effective healthcare system *Prof. Koenraad Debackere*, executive director of KU Leuven Research & Development and a member of the Supervisory Board of RegMed XB
15:00 - 15:30	*Break*
15:30 - 16:00	Creating future proof Human Capital Eva Verbiest, Program officer Human Capital Health~Holland
16:00 - 16:30	Aligning innovation and affordability *Saco* *de Visser, Scientific Director Centre for Future Affordable and Sustainable Therapy development*
16:30 - 17:00	KEYNOTE: From knowledge to cure, the leaking pipeline Prof. Carlijn Bouten, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology
17:00 - 17:10	Closing
17:30 - 18:30	Drinks Thiessen Wijnkoopers
18:30 - 22:30	Dinner and party Thiessen Wijnkoopers

Day 2, Thursday, June 13th

TIME	SESSION
08:30 - 9:00	Registration and coffee
09:00 - 09:10	Opening Christian van Munster, CEO and founder HCM-Medical
09:10 - 10:30	The RegMed XB Pilot Factory - Manufacturing infrastructure for innovators in Regenerative Medicine *RegMed XB* – Dominique de Jong, Business developer *LUMC* – Hanna Lammertse, Project Advisor & Business developer *SBMC* – Jan Rietsema, Director *ICAT* – Trudy Straetemans, Translational Associate professor *NecstGen* – Tristan Pritchard-Meaker, Head of Business Development *ReGEN* *Biomedical* – Tom Mastenbroek, Operational manager
10:30 - 11:00	*Coffee break*
11:00 - 11:45	Stimulating Regional Growth *Luc Starmans, Partner Brightlands Venture Partners Yvo Graus, Chief Operating Officer Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus Sjoerd Boomsma*, Foreign Investment Developer LIOF
11:45 - 12:30	Valorisation opportunities An Van Den Bulcke, Business Developer UGent and co-founder of 4TISSUE and AVROXA
12:30 - 13:45	Eat & Meet
13:45 - 14:05	Introduction to the new subsidy scheme for Regenerative Medical Research Projects (SRGO) Elisabeth Schless, Senior Advisor Life Sciences, Netherlands Enterprise Agency Michelle van Wijk, Advisor Life Sciences & Health, Netherlands Enterprise Agency
14:05- 14:30	Internationalization Niels van Leeuwen, Senior advisor (inter)national R&D cooperation Life Sciences & Health sector, Netherlands Enterprise Agency Laura Duran, International Relations Manager at Health~Holland *Brechtje Stallman*, Project Manager, Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency
14:30 - 15:30	KEYNOTE: The Future of Health Lucien Engelen, CEO Transform.Health, Innovation strategist, working ín and ón the future of health(care)
15:30 - 15:40	Closing
15:40 - 17:00	Drinks and network