Invited Lectures

Keynote Lectures

Some sessions will be introduced by an invited speaker, specialised in the topic of the session.

• Dr. W. Rüdinger (Cytonet GmbH, GER) : Clinical Results of Liver Cell Therapy in Children with Urea Cycle Defect
• Dr. A. Billiau (Lab of Experimental Transplantation, Univ Leuven, BEL) : Xenotransplantation. Where are we in 2009 ?
• Dr. R. Hoekstra (Univ. Amsterdam, NDL) : Problems and Opportunities: Perspectives of Bioartificial Liver Support
• Prof. D. Falkenhagen (Univ. Krems, AUS) : New perspectives of artificial liver support
• Prof. W. Federspiel (McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, USA) : Towards biohybrid microfabricated artificial lungs
• Prof. J. Oberholzer (Univ. Illinois, Chicago, USA): Artificial Pancreas in clinical use – The Chicago Diabetes Project

Experts Symposia

The following topics, organizers and sponsors are confirmed :

• Bioengineering and Imaging : Prof. P. Czermak (U. Giessen, GER), sponsored by Leica Microsystems
• New Approaches in Intra Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP) : Dr A. W. Khir (Brunel University, GBR)
• Double Filtration Apheresis : sponsored by HemaT
• Microencapsulation and Artificial Organs : Dr C. Selden (Royal Free Hospital, London, GBR) sponsored by GeniaLab
• Rotary pumps: Monitoring the pump, the patient and the heart : Prof. H. Schima (Univ. Vienna) and Dr. J. Müller (Berlin), sponsored by Berlin Heart
• Mathematical Modelling for Artificial Organs : Prof. A. Werynski (IBIB, Warsaw, POL)
• New Membranes for (bio) Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering : Dr. D. Stamatialis (U Twente, NDL), sponsored by Gambro

Working Group Sessions

During the ESAO congress, the ESAO “Heart” and “Uremic Toxins” Working Groups will organise their special sessions. Traditionally the ESAO Liver Working Group holds a symposium entitled “One-day on the liver”.