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WORD+2027 is our 5th anniversary!

'Global Innovation & Standardisation in Action' 

Community. Connections. Collaboration

Academia » Pharma » Industry » Technologies

Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK 

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>40 Leading Research Organoid 

Organ-on-a-chip & NAM speakers for

The Latest Research Innovations &

The Challenges being addressed

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Keynote: Professor Hans Clevers

& recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award

Highlighted speakers & past speaker kind words below

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Plus 30 technology solutions highlight how they 

are already helping to advance research

& standardisation approaches



WORD+
 
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Join >500 attendees from early discovery to clinical application.
Academia » Pharma » Industry » Technologies 
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'Energising cutting edge organoid and organ-on-a-chip science
 from across the globe. It is truly one that feels 
most connected out of many other conferences'
AstraZeneca & GSK, Sweden & UK.
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'I'm really glad I could connect with researchers involved
in tackling so many issues in medicine from across the world. 
The friendliness & outstanding organization was second-to-none' 
 Southampton University UK & 
Comprehensive Cancer Center François Baclesse, France

                                                           
With kind permission background image: Cartilage spheroids using Qkine animal origin-free TGF-β1 (Qk010) by Oliver Gardner, Valeriia Davydenko UCL.  
WORD+ attendees shown: Sasha Berdichevski Jo Bird, Aljona Kolmogorova,                                                             


'Thank you so much for such a fantastic meeting!
Reconnecting with friends, meeting new collaborators, 
and exchanging ideas that push our field forward. 
The energy, openness and science really make it special' 
International Microphysiological Society (IMPSS) Chairs.
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I echo everyone’s sentiments about the wonderful, friendly atmosphere that defines WORD+ conferences. You did a fantastic job as always, and it was a pleasure to be part of it!' 
EUROoCS Chair.
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Did you know we have donated over £30,000 (€35,000/$40,000)
 back into research since our first event?

'I can't thank Miles and WORD+ enough, with their £10,000.00 grant investment help we were able to to advance our studies with organoids in modelling the Tumour-Adipose Micro Environment' 
Loughborough University, UK.

🌎Highlighted Speakers & Chairs include below.

Day summary highlights, full agenda out soon:

24th February: Lifetime Achievement Award Prof Hans Clevers. 
Key talks and discussion: Organoids & Organ-on-a-chips for drug discovery. Academic Research across multiple models and diseases, including a special EUROoCS session. Pharma partnerships in action (part 1) details projects and initiatives benefitting from collaboration to advance discovery faster. 
Day closes with the 🥂5th Anniversary Party & chance to connect and unwind.
 
25th February
Neural connection from culture, integrated methods & emergence of organoid & Bio intelligence. Discover where computational tools & Ai adoption are making advances. Infectious disease modelling session includes the mechanisms of infection with the development of new therapeutic strategies, regeneration and PDOs. Pharma partnerships in action part 2 and working with vascularized organoids-on-chip and human assembloid models. Academic Research across multiple models and diseases. Day closes with 🧫Key Note Posters & Fluorescence Friday Awards.

26th February 
Roadmaps and replacement strategies in action.
North America, UK, European & APAC bodies & researchers provide examples of research in practice addressing the challenges of standardisation and implementation across multiple models and diseases. Expect great discussion and insights from technology solutions too. 🏆Event closes with lunch & Award Ceremony for most Innovative: Speaker, Poster, Technology as voted for by attendees.

Meet the WORD+2027 Speakers

Last few being announced soon!

23rd–26th February 2027 • Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge

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Professor Amir Ghaemmaghami
WORD+2027 Speaker

Professor Amir Ghaemmaghami

Nottingham Trent University

MIMIC: an interconnected multiorgan platform recreating the complex pathophysiology of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).

Wed 24 Feb · 12:15–12:35An interconnected multiorgan platform to recreate the complex pathophysiology of the metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). University of Nottingham.Nottingham Trent University
Read Amir’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
Dr Lei Yuan
WORD+2027 Speaker

Dr Lei Yuan

Max Planck Institute

Complex organ models including liver, from the Meri Huch lab, known for long-term expandable liver and pancreas organoids.

Wed 24 Feb · 12:35–12:55Human assembloids recapitulate periportal liver tissue in vitro. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Medicine, Cell Biology and Genetics.Max Planck Institute of Molecular Medicine, Cell Biology and Genetics
Read Lei’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
Dr Adam Fellows
WORD+2027 Speaker

Dr Adam Fellows

Royal Veterinary College

Engineered pulmonary artery tissues: lab-grown replicas of human blood vessels modelling artery behaviour and pulmonary hypertension.

Wed 24 Feb · 14:15–14:35Lush Prize Winner. Engineered Pulmonary Artery Tissues. Lab-grown replicas of human blood vessels that can mimic how real arteries behave & pulmonary hypertension.Royal Veterinary College London.Royal Veterinary College London
Read Adam’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
Associate Professor Livia Santos
WORD+2027 Speaker

Associate Professor Livia Santos

Nottingham Trent University

Innovative muscle, heart tissue and bone models, including tissue-on-chip and organ-on-chip, to study regeneration, ageing and exercise.

Wed 24 Feb · 14:35–14:55Micro-physiological models of muscle, heart and bone to better understand tissue regeneration, ageing and exercise University of Newcastle.Nottingham Trent University
Read Livia’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
Professor Marianna Kruithof-de Julio
WORD+2027 Speaker

Professor Marianna Kruithof-de Julio

University of Bern / OnconiX AG

Director of the Organoid Core and Head of the Urological Research Laboratory; CSO of OnconiX.

Wed 24 Feb · 16:55–17:00Translational & Clinical Cancer Research Innovation.with Professor Giovanni Blandino
Fri 26 Feb · 09:00–09:05Standardisation in action. Univeristy of Bern.University of Bern
Fri 26 Feb · 12:25–13:25Discussion: What's possible, what's not? And The way ahead.Panel
Read Marianna’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
Professor Roisin Owens
WORD+2027 Speaker

Professor Roisin Owens

Cambridge University

Human intestinal organoid models and functional profiling.

Wed 24 Feb · 17:40–18:00Transcriptomic and functional profiling of human intestinal organoids identifies enhanced calcium signalling and thrombospondin-2 activity in cystic fibrosis. Cambridge University.Cambridge University
Read Roisin’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
Professor Alex (Alejandro) Frangi
WORD+2027 Speaker

Professor Alex (Alejandro) Frangi

University of Manchester

Medical image analysis and modelling with emphasis on machine learning, computational physiology and in-silico clinical trials.

Thu 25 Feb · 09:35–09:55Medical image analysis & modelling with an emphasis on machine learning and computational physiology. In silico clinical trials. The University of Manchester.The University of Manchester
Read Alex’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
Associate Professor Antonella Dost
WORD+2027 Speaker

Associate Professor Antonella Dost

University of Copenhagen / reNEW

Lung regeneration and disease, using advanced human lung organoid models to uncover underlying mechanisms.

Thu 25 Feb · 11:35–11:55Interferon-γ selectively promotes survival of alveolar progenitor cells in a human lung organoid model. University of Copenhagen.Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine
Read Antonella’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
Dr Bianca Menzani
WORD+2027 Speaker

Dr Bianca Menzani

Université Grenoble Alpes / CEA / INSERM

Human blood-vessel organoid assembloids and vascularised organoids-on-chip for studying systemic drug delivery.

Thu 25 Feb · 11:55–12:15Human assembloids of human blood vessel organoids and vascularized organoids-on-chip for assessing systemic drug delivery. University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, Inserm.University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, Inserm
Read Bianca’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
Professor Dasja Pajkrt
WORD+2027 Speaker

Professor Dasja Pajkrt

UMC Amsterdam / OrganoVir

Leads OrganoVIR Labs, bringing clinicians, virologists and tissue engineers together to develop animal-free virus models including organoids and organ-on-chip.

Thu 25 Feb · 12:35–12:55Non-Polio Enterovirus A71 and D68 Infection of Human Neuromuscular Organoids Reveals Distinct Mechanisms of Neuromuscular Impairment. UMC Amsterdam & OrganoVir.UMC Amsterdam & OrganoVir
Read Dasja’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
Professor Krzysztof Pyrć
WORD+2027 Speaker

Professor Krzysztof Pyrć

Jagiellonian University

Virogenetics, 3D human tissue models and organ-on-chip for infection mechanisms and development of new therapeutic strategies.

Thu 25 Feb · 12:55–13:15Virogenetics, 3D human tissue models, Organ-on-a-chips for mechanisms of infection and the development of new therapeutic strategies. Jagiellonian University.Jagiellonian University
Read Krzysztof’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
Professor Maurice Whelan
WORD+2027 Speaker

Professor Maurice Whelan

European Commission Joint Research Centre

EU roadmap challenges and implementation of human-relevant approaches.

Fri 26 Feb · 10:20–10:50EU roadmap challenges and implementation of human-relevant approaches. European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC).European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Fri 26 Feb · 12:25–13:25Discussion: What's possible, what's not? And The way ahead.Panel
Read Maurice’s papers and take the quiz in the WORC-Flow Quest™ Library
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Present a poster & podium talks «Apply now»
We sell out each year, please purchase your ticket first including FREE Early Career Researcher tickets.

Over 100 selected each year & up to 30 will be chosen to give an oral presentation.
Talks are 10 minutes each in the dedicated poster presentation rooms.
Award for best poster as voted for by attendees. 

Ticket holders can submit a 1000 max abstract via submission link provided. 
We have never had to reject a poster, but in the very unlikely event your poster is not accepted we will offer to refund your ticket. The Editor requires authors to disclose any commercial/other associations.
Deadline for submissions 15th January. Have a question? email us here

The submission process for ticket holders is as follows: Poster Naming system: First name-last name-employer-poster title. Format: Overview. Introduction. Methods. Results. Conclusions. Posters must be a PDF submission (Max 5MB) in size A0 portrait. Bring the printed poster to the event, it will also be displayed digitally. Your poster will remain for the duration of WORD+2027 with allocated presentation times.  

 
Always Price Supported for Researchers. «Apply now»
Making science accessible for all.

+FREE Early Career Researcher tickets
For live onsite interactive cinema!🎞️ (LIMITED NUMBER)

#Better together Visit our free network WORC.Community >14,000 visitors each month.     
Have a question? email us here


YOUR SCIENCE. YOUR IMAGE on DISPLAY at WORD+2027!
#Fluorescence Friday Art Competition

FREE Entry to win FREE Tickets and Travel to WORD+2027!
Up to 20 images will be chosen for display in the WORD+2027 Art Gallery. 
Each of the 20 finalists receives a complimentary WORD+2027 Cinema attendance ticket 
(if they do not already hold a WORD+2027 ticket) & travel also reimbursed for winner.
Finalists chosen by online voting and Winner is voted for by in person attendees! 
Organoids, Assembloids etc. Have a question?  email us here

Further selection of entries will appear in an online digital showcase. 
Non-supplier Researchers only. Entries close 15th January 2027. Finalists publicly announced 1st February 2027.

Displayed image (left): Human kidney organoids presented at WORD+ 2026 by Liisa Vilén, AstraZeneca. 
Thank you and credit to Susanna Larsson, Anette Persson-Kry, and Syam Nair, AstraZeneca.

 

ENTER WORD+2027 #Fluorescence Friday Art Competition

Community. Connections. Collaboration


Did you know?...

Since our first event in 2022:


Welcomed over 100 Researcher speakers.

Donated circa £30,000 back into research.


Many WORD+ made connections 

now publish and partner together!


← Look back at WORD+

Community. Connections. Collaboration


Did you know?...

Since our first event in 2022:


Welcomed over 100 Researcher speakers.

Donated circa £30,000 back into research.


Many WORD+ made connections 

now publish and partner together!


← Look back at WORD+

Special WORD+ Evenings and WORD+ Awards (lunch time 26th)

23rd February

Community. Connections.Collaboration



Speaker Social!

Limited number of 
non-speaker tickets available


7pm- 9.30pm

Bar open thereafter

Main Hall

24th February

Community. Connections.Collaboration


🥂

5th Anniversary Party!

Fizz, Food & Fun

Included in your ticket.


6:30pm-8.30pm

Bar open thereafter


Exhibition Arena

Take the Technology Challenge


25th February

Community. Connections. Collaboration


Key Note Posters
& Fluorescence Friday Awards


Drinks and Nibbles

Included in your ticket.


6:00pm-8.00pm

Bar open thereafter


Exhibition Arena

Gallery winners revealed
Presentations made


26th February

Community. Connections. Collaboration


🏆

Award Ceremony  

Most Innovative: Speaker 
Poster & Technology.


Lunch and drinks

Included in your ticket.


1:30pm-2:30pm

Free Coaches leave 2:30pm


WORD+

Training & Tools

Tickets soon

23rd February. 10am-4pm


 Imperial College London

Queen Mary University London University of Loughborough University of Bern and partners share their expertise and insight.


For all bench scientists & 

Early career researchers.


Techniques, technologies, 

 analysis & presentation skills.

Refresh & boost your knowledge.


#Bettertogether

🌎5th Annual WORD+ 2027

Global Innovation & standardisation in action

Community. Connections. Collaboration


24th to 26th February

Agenda soon


 Global Researchers share their latest research, application & outcome. 

Experience innovation in discovery across multiple disease & organ types. 

Engage in meaningful and inspiring discussion.


Discover how and where new technologies are advancing research

& where they are addressing the challenges ahead.


Build new lasting connections & be inspired!

Community. Connections. Collaboration

#Bettertogether


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Giving back!

Community. Connections. Collaboration


WORD+ Attendees vote for:


Most Inspirational Speaker & Research

Best Poster & Presentation

Most innovative Technology


2026's winners were:

    Prof Marianna Kruithof-de Julio, University of Bern.
    Dr Hamed Ghazizade, Curi Bio.
    Dr Scott Cribbes, REVVITY.

Community. Connections. Collaboration


Did you know?...

Since our first event in 2022:


Welcomed over 100 Researcher speakers.

Donated circa £30,000 back into research.


Many WORD+ made connections 

now publish and partner together!


← Look back at WORD+

« Rewind..Just some of the kind comments from WORD+2026!

Event venue, travel and accomodation

WORD+ Venue

Hinxton Hall 

Conference Centre 


Wellcome Genome Campus, 

Cambridge, CB10 1RQ.


+44 (0)1223 495000 or

 conference.reception@hinxtonhall.org.

Speedy Book Onsite Accommodation here


Use code: WORD2027 

or contact venue directly.


+44 (0)1223 495000 or conference.reception@hinxtonhall.org

WORD+ 

Running Club

2.5k or 5k (you choose)


Start the day with 

Prof Johanna Bolander


7am outside conference entrance.

24th & 26th February


Free local travel to and from WORD+2027 

MORE buses, more local stations, more choice and FREE!

Free return journeys from the following:


NEW Cambridge South Train station at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

NEW Babraham Research Campus & Great Chesterford Train Station, Main road by Duxford Lodge Hotel 

Holiday Inn Express Cambridge Duxford (B & B Hotel Cambridge South) Red Lion Hotel side Whittlesford train station (connect to Cambridge). Red Lion Hotel side Whittlesford train station (connect to Cambridge). Hinxton Hall Conference centre (the venue).

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    Established in 2022 our mission is bring Organoid, Organ-on-a-chip & NAM researchers together to advance discovery. Our free to join network has a global reach of >10,000 researchers and those interested in next generation techniques. With leading researcher talks, innovative technologies in an open community atmosphere, all are welcome. It's where great ideas are shared and new ones are born.