Dr. Giacomo Lanzoni, United States
Exosomes derived from Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells (UC-MSCs) deliver immunomodulatory miRNA cargos and protect islet beta cells from immune-mediated injury
Ms. Hannah Hagen, United States
Oxygen delivery to cells within implanted immunoisolating encapsulation devices increases the cell slab thickness and thus cell number per unit of surface area
Carolin Heller, Germany
An immunoisolating macroencapsulation device for pancreatic islets with microarranged islets, oxygen-producing scaffold and bioactive membrane improving islet survival and function