TEDD Visit: USI (Università della Svizzera italiana) - Bellinzona Institutes of Science (Bios+) Verified listing

Registration is open for the TEDD Visit to USI - Bellinzona Institute of Science (Bios+)

Program

• 10.00 Doors Open, Registration, Coffee
• 10.30 Welcome and Introduction, Prof. Alain Kaelin, Director of USI-EOC IRT and Dr. Markus Rimann, Director of TEDD Competence Center
• 10.50 Biofabrication, Prof. Matteo Moretti, Institute for Translational Research USI-EOC (IRT)
• 11.10 Brain Organoids, Prof. Arianna Baggiolini, Institute of Oncology Research (IOR)
• 11.30 In vitro vs in vivo Models, Prof. Santiago F. González, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB)
• 11.50 Swiss Innovation Park Ticino-Life Science Competence Center (CCLS)
• 12.10 Group Photo
• 12.15 Lunch
• 13.30 Laboratory Tours (In Groups)
• 15.20 End of the Visit

About

The Bellinzona Institutes of Science (Bios+) building is a multidisciplinary research hub in Bellinzona encompassing:

• the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB)
• the Institute of Oncology Research (IOR)
• the EOC-USI Institute for Translational Research (IRT)

IRT and the hospital network contribute to patient‑centered translational solutions and clinical expertise. IOR concentrates on cancer research and translational oncology, driving projects from molecular studies to clinical applications. IRB focuses on human imunology and fundamental cell biology in health and disease. Within this multidisciplinary environment, some labs specifically develop and rely on 3D in vitro human model systems, organoids a 3R methodologies to advance research.