ICRT 2027 · 18–20 February 2027

Scientific programme

3 days, 99 talks across 3 rooms. Times are Dhaka local time (GMT+6). The programme may still change slightly.

08:00
Registration, badge collection & welcome coffee08:00–09:00
09:00
CeremonyPadma Hall09:00–09:30
Opening Ceremony
- 09:00
  Welcome address
  Prof. Dr. Farhana Rahman
- 09:10
  Address from the ASRTM President
  Dr. Elena Varga
- 09:20
  The ICRT 2027 consensus agenda
  Prof. Tanvir Ahmed
09:30
KeynotePadma Hall09:30–10:00
Opening Keynote
- 09:30
  From bench to bedside: what it will really take to standardise cell-based therapies
  Prof. Lukas Brenner
10:00
Consensus ForumPadma HallConsensus10:00–11:30
Minimum reporting standards for PRP and cell-based products
Expert round table and open delegate vote on a draft statement defining what every clinical study and clinic record should report about platelet and cell preparations.
Chairs: Prof. Tanvir Ahmed, Dr. Elena Varga
- 10:00
  A shared vocabulary: classifying platelet and cell preparations
  Prof. Kenji Morimoto
- 10:15
  Quality control in the clinic: what to measure, record and report
  Dr. Mei-Ling Chen
- 10:30
  Lessons from wound-care registries
  Dr. Amara Okafor
- 10:45
  Round table & draft statement vote (open forum)
  Prof. Lukas Brenner Dr. Amara Okafor Prof. Kenji Morimoto Prof. Margaret O'Neill
11:30
Coffee break & e-poster viewing11:30–11:50
11:50
Session 1Padma HallBasic Science11:50–13:20
Basic Science & Cell Biology
Chairs: Prof. Sofia Marchetti, Prof. Kenji Morimoto
- 11:50
  Mesenchymal stromal cells in 2027: identity, potency and the end of the ‘stem cell’ label
  Prof. Sofia Marchetti
- 12:05
  Donor age, sex and tissue source: variability we can no longer ignore
  Dr. Isabela Costa
- 12:20
  Engineering the niche: scaffolds that instruct regeneration
  Dr. Julia Schneider
- 12:35
  Bioprinted cartilage constructs: from lab bench to first-in-human
  Dr. Ingrid Larsen
- 12:50
  Platelet biology for clinicians: concentration, leukocytes and activation
  Dr. Yasmin Farouk
- 13:05
  Discussion & questions
13:20
Lunch & industry exhibition13:20–14:20
14:20
Session 2Padma HallOrthopaedics14:20–15:50
Orthobiologics in Practice
Chairs: Dr. James Whitaker, Dr. Sergio Álvarez
- 14:20
  PRP for knee osteoarthritis: reading the latest meta-analyses correctly
  Dr. James Whitaker
- 14:35
  Bone marrow aspirate concentrate versus adipose-derived products
  Dr. Sergio Álvarez
- 14:50
  Joint preservation in the young athlete: when biology beats steel
  Dr. Thomas Becker
- 15:05
  Tendinopathy: injection technique matters more than the product
  Dr. Sarah Mitchell
- 15:20
  Outcomes from a 1,200-patient orthobiologics registry in South Asia
  Prof. Tanvir Ahmed
- 15:35
  Panel discussion
15:50
Coffee break15:50–16:10
16:10
Session 3Padma HallWound Care16:10–17:30
Wound Healing & Tissue Repair
Chairs: Dr. Amara Okafor, Dr. Olga Petrenko
- 16:10
  Diabetic foot ulcers: cell-based dressings in low-resource settings
  Dr. Amara Okafor
- 16:25
  Burns: what regenerative approaches changed in our unit
  Dr. Olga Petrenko
- 16:40
  Autologous fat grafting for chronic scars
  Dr. Nour Khalil
- 16:55
  Topical platelet products in chronic wounds: a pragmatic protocol
  Dr. Rachel Cohen
- 17:10
  Discussion & questions
19:30
Welcome Reception
19:30–22:00 · Rooftop terrace, Meridian Grand Hotel. Included with in-person passes.