Pod pokroviteljstvom razreda za medicinske znanosti Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti, u ponedjeljak 15. lipnja 2026. s početkom u 9 sati u Knjižnici HAZU, Strossmayerov trg 14 u Zagrebu, održat će se međunarodna konferencija o tkivnom inženjerstvu i regenerativnoj medicini (Conference on Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering for Osteochondral Diseases: From Laboratory to Clinic).

Knjižica sažetaka

Program:

9:00-9:45 Participants registration

9:45-10:00 Welcome Address

Vida Demarin, Professor, PhD, MD, Head of the Department of Medical Sciences, Full Member of CASA

Marko Pećina, Honorary President, Professor Emeritus, PhD, MD, Full Member of CASA

Slobodan Vukičević, Professor, PhD, MD, Full Member of the CASA, President of the Scientific Board,

Dražen Matičić, Professor, PhD, DMV, Chair of the Organizing Committee, Full Member of CASA

Symposium Moderators: Dražen Matičić, Petar Kostešić, Dražen Vnuk

10:00-10:15 Acetabular Bone Defects: The Next Frontier for Regenerative Medicine

Domagoj Delimar, Professor, PhD, MD

Head of the Clinic and Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia

10:15-10:30 Treatment of knee cartilage pathology from focal chondral lesions to osteoarthritis: what are our options?

Mislav Jelić, Professor, PhD, MD

Head of the Biological reconstruction unit at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia

10:30-10:45 Low Immunogenic Naturally Derived Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications

Huaqiong Li, Professor, PhD,

Director, Department of Science and Technology, Bioactive Materials Research Group, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, China

10:45-11:00 AI-Based Wearable System for Fall Detection and Indoor Localization in Elderly Rehabilitation Care

Xiaofan Guo, PhD candidate at Sorbonne University, France

Department of Science and Technology, Bioactive Materials Research Group, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, China

11:00-11:15 Discussion

11:15-11:45 Coffee break

11:45-12:00 Personalized, one-stage cartilage regeneration with 3D bioprinting

Inga Urlić, Professor, PhD

Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia

12:00–12:15 Nose2Knee Beyond Focal Lesions: Preclinical Large Animal Evidence for Treating Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis

Alan Ivković, Professor, PhD, MD

Head of Orthopedics at Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh, School of Medicine, Associate Professor at the University of Zagreb and University of Applied Health Sciences, Croatia

12:15-12:30 From the Laboratory to the First Veterinary Patient: The Development of an Osteoinductive Drug for Bone Regeneration

Nikola Štoković, Assistant Professor, PhD, MD

Department of Anatomy and Clinical Anatomy, Laboratory of Mineralized Tissues, Centre for Translational and Clinical Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia

12:30-12:45 Animal models as a gateway for knowledge transfer

Petar Kostešić, Assistant Professor, PhD, DMV

Clinic for Surgery, Orthopedics and Ophthalmology

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia

12:45-13:00 Discussion

13:15-14:00 Lunch break

14:00-14:15 Orthobiology – the future is now

Iva Borovečki, MD, Arthrex

14:15-14:30 Platelet-Rich Plasma for Non-Union Fractures: Translating Regenerative Strategies into Orthopedic Practice

Dalia Juodzente, Assistant Professor, PhD, DMV

Head of the dr. L. Kriauceliunias Small Animal Clinic, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

14:30-14:45 Different approaches to treat OCD lesions in dogs

Federico Longo, Small Animal Surgery, PhD, DVM, ECVS Candidate, Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland

14:45-15:00 Diagnostic Approaches and Surgical Management of Osteochondral Diseases in Dogs

Milan Matko, DVM, Veterinary Hospital Toplica, Slovenia

15:00-15:15 Pain management in patients with osteochondral diseases

Petra Dmitrović, PhD, DMV, ECVAA Candidate, Clinic for Surgery, Orthopedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia

15:15-15:30 Clinical perspective on common joint diseases in dogs

Marko Stejskal, PhD, DVM, DACVS, Kansas City Canine Orthopedics, Kansas City, USA

15:30-16:00 Closing Remarks