>> Date & Time:
- Thursday, 15th May 2025
- Time: TBD
>> Location:
- Fondazione Università Niccolò Cusano
Via Don Carlo Gnocchi, 3 - 00166 Roma RM, Italy
Hello! Thanks for your interest in the Axion World Tour, where researchers across academia and industry come together to share insights, showcase discoveries, and foster collaborations. We are your hosts for the Rome MEA User Group Meeting and we're looking forward to seeing you and other members of the local scientific community in person.
During the event, you’ll hear presentations from scientists using Axion products in their neuroscience & cardiac research, learn about Axion’s innovative tools & technology designed to elevate your experiments, and have plenty of time for asking questions and networking with peers.
Please see the full agenda below and register today!
Frederick Thienpont
South Europe Account Manager, Axion BioSystems
Leila Salehi, PhD
Head of Biomedical Research, Fondazione Università Niccolò Cusano
Your local meeting for the MEA revolution
Take your research to the next level with Axion BioSystems’ Maestro MEA platform—the industry standard in live-cell electrophysiology. Whether you're uncovering the complexities of neurological and cardiovascular diseases or pioneering next-gen cell and gene therapies, Maestro delivers unparalleled insights with effortless, label-free recordings of 2D and 3D cell models in real time. No dyes. No complicated steps. Just breakthrough science.
Be part of the global movement! Register for an Axion World Tour Maestro MEA User Meeting near you and see why scientists worldwide trust Maestro MEA to push the boundaries of discovery.
NEW! Registered attendees can now book accommodations at the following hotels. By mentioning their attendance at the Axion World Tour, they eligible for a 10% discount on their booking.
Albergo Etico Roma
Via Giuseppe Pisanelli, 39/41, 00196 Roma RM
Phone: +39 06 4566 6730
Website: www.albergoeticoroma.it
Hotel delle Civette
Via Alessandro Torlonia, 6, 00161 Roma RM
Phone: +39 06 4298 6230
Website: www.hoteldellecivette.it
>> Agenda:
Time | Speaker | Abstract Title |
| 10:00 | Arrival & Registration | |
| 10:30 | Frederick Thienpont & Leila Salehi, PhD | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 10:35 | Débora Serrenho, PhD | Micro-electrode arrays in screening for autoimmune encephalitis |
| 10:55 | Alexandra Benchoua, PhD | Pluripotent Stem Cells as drug screening models for neurological disorders of developmental origin |
| 11:15 | Laura Mosqueira Martin, PhD | Bioelectric platforms for skeletal muscle and cardiac in vitro models: phenotypic characterization and evaluation of MP-001 activity |
| 11:35 | Raffaela Grimaldi | Revealing Muscarinic-Induced Gamma Oscillations in Hippocampal Networks via MEA Recordings |
| 11:55 | Francesco D'Egidio, PhD | Electrophysiological evaluation of pain in sensory neurons |
| 12:15 | Luca Lavra, PhD | MEA applications using hiPSC-CMs: the Foundation Unicusano Research Lab experience |
| 12:35 | Complimentary Lunch & Networking | |
| 13:45 | Mike Clements, PhD | Hearts and Minds: How Maestro MEA is advancing stem cell model development, disease research, screening, quality control, and more |
| 14:05 | Miranda Mele, PhD | The effect of auto-antibodies from epileptic patients on neuronal network activity |
| 14:25 | Alexandre Ponomarkeno, PhD | Managing MEA metrics for Organ-on-Chip devices |
| 14:45 | Coffee Break & Networking | |
| 15:15 | Giada Cattelan, PhD | Neurons act, cardiomyocytes contract: a hiPSC-based co-culture system to model the neurocardiac junction |
| 15:30 | Arianna Mencattini, PhD | Deep Learning Analysis of Brain Organoids MEA signals |
>> Speakers:
Presenter: Alexandra Benchoua, PhD
Position: Research Director, I-Stem
Title: Pluripotent Stem Cells as drug screening models for neurological disorders of developmental origin
Presenter: Giada Cattelan, PhD
Position: Post-Doc Researcher, EURAC (Bolzano)
Title: Neurons act, cardiomyocytes contract: a hiPSC-based co-culture system to model the neurocardiac junction
Presenter: Mike Clements, PhD
Position: SVP Marketing & Corporate Strategy, Axion BioSystems
Title: Hearts and Minds: How Maestro MEA is advancing stem cell model development, disease research, screening, quality control, and more
Presenter: Francesco D'Egidio, PhD
Position: Researcher, University of L'Aquila
Title: Electrophysiological evaluation of pain in sensory neurons
Presenter: Raffaela Grimaldi
Position: Graduate Student, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Title: Revealing Muscarinic-Induced Gamma Oscillations in Hippocampal Networks via MEA Recordings
Presenter: Luca Lavra, PhD
Position: Resercher Biologist, University Niccolò Cusano Foundation
Title: MEA applications using hiPSC-CMs: the Foundation Unicusano Research Lab experience
Presenter: Laura Mosqueira Martin, PhD
Position: Researcher, Biogipuzkoa
Title: Bioelectric platforms for skeletal muscle and cardiac in vitro models: phenotypic characterization and evaluation of MP-001 activity
Presenter: Miranda Mele, PhD
Position: Post-Doc Researcher, Coimbra University
Title: The effect of auto-antibodies from epileptic patients on neuronal network activity
Presenter: Arianna Mencattini, PhD
Position: Engineer, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Title: Deep Learning Analysis of Brain Organoids MEA signals
Presenter: Alexandre Ponomarkeno, PhD
Position: Data Scientist Expert, NETRI
Title: Managing MEA metrics for Organ on Chip devices
Presenter: Débora Serrenho
Position: PhD Candidate, Coimbra University
Title: Micro-electrode arrays in screening for autoimmune encephalitis
>> Register today:
