Biology Webinar | From Chips to Clinic: Translating Organ-on-a-Chip Innovations Into Real-World Impact, 13 February 2026

We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming webinar focused on the exciting advances and emerging applications of organ-on-a-chip technologies. As these platforms continue to reshape drug discovery, disease modeling, and translational research, this webinar offers an opportunity to hear directly from leaders at the forefront of innovation.

We are honored to welcome three distinguished speakers:

Dr. Girija Goyal is an immunologist developing organ-on-chip immune models used across pharma and academia, currently advancing injectable lymphoid organs for ovarian cancer through an ARPA-H Spark award while leading organ-on-chip disease programs at the Wyss Institute;
Dr. Sasha Berdichevski is a Biomedical Scientist and founder of SciBer Ltd, dedicated to driving the development and global adoption of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs). She currently serves as Mepsgen’s Head of Innovation and Business Development for Europe, where she leads the integration of automated organ-on-a-chip and nanoparticle synthesis technologies into drug development and translational research;
Dr. Paul Holloway is Lead of the Microfluidic Neurological Models Lab at Oxford, applying his neurovascular and microfluidic engineering background to develop advanced neurovascular-unit chips and incorporate circadian biology into microfluidic stroke models.

Together, they will share insights into cutting-edge developments, practical implementation, and the future potential of these systems to accelerate more ethical and effective biomedical innovation.

We warmly invite researchers, industry professionals, students, and anyone interested in next-generation in vitro technologies to join us for this dynamic and informative session. We look forward to seeing you there.

Date: 13 February 2026
Time: 3:00 p.m. CET | 2:00 p.m. GMT | 9:00 a.m. EST
Register in advance for this webinar at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5617655597035/WN_5nlquOd5TBm-3wDyRLfYiw
Webinar ID: 811 9745 4641
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Webinar announcement: https://sciforum.net/event/Biology-8?subscribe

Register now for free!

Program:

Speaker/Presentation	Time in CEST
Dr. Julia Mantaj Chair Introduction	15:00–15:05
Dr. Girija Goyal Organ Chips for Drug Discovery and Clinical Mimicry	15:05–15:20 (10 min talk, 5 min Q&A)
Dr. Sasha Berdichevski From Innovation to Impact: Automating Organ Chips for Better Translation	15:20–15:35 (10 min talk, 5 min Q&A)
Dr. Paul Holloway Adding New Dimensions to In Vitro Models of Stroke	15:35–15:50 (10 min talk, 5 min Q&A)
Q&A Session	15:50–15:55
Dr. Julia Mantaj Closing of Webinar	15:55–16:00

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic or institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Feel free to still register; we will inform you when the recording is available.

Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Julia Mantaj, School of Applied and Health Sciences, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK;
Dr. Gastón A. Primo, Clarence Centre for Enterprise & Innovation, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK;
Dr. Girija Goyal, Principal Scientist, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University;
Dr. Sasha Berdichevski, SciBer Ltd, England, UK;
Dr. Paul Holloway, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK.

Relevant Special Issue:
“Organ-on-a-Chip: Biology Meets Technology”
Guest Editor: Dr. Julia Mantaj
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025