Welcome to the the Stem Cell Society Singapore's (SCSS) Symposium 2017 portal. This portal serves as a source of information as well as to register for the Symposium 2017.

For this year, we have put together a programme with the theme "Advances in Cell Therapy".

Synopsis of the Symposium

Each year the Singapore Stem Cell Society (SSCS) holds a scientific symposium that brings together local and international researchers who share a common interest in stem cells. The SSCS Symposium 2017 will focus on translational aspects of stem cells and immune cells for treatment of cancer, diabetes, and other diseases. Participants will have unique opportunities to learn and discuss the current progress on cell therapies in Asia and the world, and mingle with professionals and trainees from academic, industrial and clinical communities. Do not miss this symposium in Singapore!

Session topics include:

1. Cell Manufacturing
   
   
2. Cardio-Metabolic Diseases
   
   
3. Gene Modified Therapy
   
   
4. Immunotherapy
   
   
5. Securing Regulatory Approval For Cell Therapies
   
   
6. Stem Cell Therapy
   
   

Confirmed Speakers

Bernat SORIA CABIMER & CIBERDEM, Spain   Alain FISCHER Imagine Institute, France Invited Speakers: Malin PARMAR University of Lund, Sweden John CONNOLLY Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Singapore John DANGERFIELD AustriaNova, Singapore Ariff BONGSO National University of Singapore Karl TRYGGVASSON Duke-NUS, Singapore Wee Joo CHNG Cancer Science Institute, Singapore Lynn YAP Duke-NUS, Singapore Eytan ABRAHAM Lonza   Masahiro KINO-OKA Osaka University, Japan Cliona ROONEY Baylor College, USA Antonio BERTOLETTI Duke-NUS, Singapore Anselme PERRIER INSERM, France Charles SENTMAN Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, USA   John SINDEN ReNeuron, United Kingdom Anthony VUGLER University College London (UCL), United Kingdom John LIM CoRE, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore Han Chong TOH National Cancer Centre, Singapore Yoshiki SAWA Osaka University, Japan Su-Chun ZHANG Duke-NUS, Singapore Mimi CHOONG HSA, Singapore Patrick CELIS EMA, UK Kanako WATANABE PMDA, Japan Lynn CSONTOS Stemcell Technologies, Canada Scott BORNHEIMER BD Biosciences, USA Bien Keem TAN SGH, Singapore Roland LEATHERS Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA

Venue
Auditorium
Academia Building
Singapore General Hospital Campus
20 College Road
Singapore 169856

Arriving by MRT
The closest MRT station to the symposium venue is the OUTRAM MRT station which has a linkway to the SGH campus and the venue (look out for signs guiding you to the Academia building).

Call for Oral Presentation Abstracts & Poster Abstracts

All abstract submissions require registration to the symposium.

Abstracts must be submitted during online registration taking into consideration the relevant submission deadlines.

Poster Abstract template:

Download Abstract Template

Registration & Payment

Registration Fees

Category	Early Bird (until 22 Sept 17)	Regular (from 23 Sep to 3 Nov 17)
Ordinary/Life Members	$350	$450
Student Members	$250	$350
Non-Members	$600	$750
Group Registration	- 10% on PRR*	- 10% on PRR*
* PRR, Prevailing Registration Rate

Individual Registration:

Registration of individual delegates is through the online registration portal which opens on the 3 April 2017.

Payment will be through PayPal and requires either a PayPal account or a valid Credit Card.

Group Registration:

We encourage group registration with discounted registration fees for institutions and organizations who wish to register more than 3 members/staff together.

Contact symposium@stemcell.org.sg for further information.

Deadline for the submission of the Group registration is 13th October 2017.

On-site registration will be available with an administrational fee of $200 added to the respective Regular fee category. On-site registration is subject to availability of seats and is by Credit Card only.

The registration fee includes:

 Symposium booklet including programme and abstracts of plenary talks and poster presentations.
 Access to all symposium sessions and official events.
 F&B during tea breaks, lunches and official evening networking sessions.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations may be considered until the 15th September 2017. Notification of cancellation must be submitted to SCSS in writing. A cancellation fee of $75 will apply to cancellations received by 15th of September, 2017. No refunds will be given for cancellations received after 15th of September 2017.

Please contact symposium@stemcell.org.sg for queries.