InnovationLab GmbH | Speyerer Street 4 | 69115 Heidelberg
Thursday, March 12, 2026, FRAUENBAD
GENESIS 26
The LIFE SCIENCE TECH DAY
Engineering Next-Generation Platforms for Disease Modeling and Drug Screening
In Heidelberg's innovation corridor: where forward-looking industry meets cutting-edge science — and top universities meet applicable high-tech. The Genesis 26 event creates growth and success through collaboration.
How can disease processes be simulated more realistically and active ingredients tested more quickly, safely, and reproducibly? This question will be the focus of the next LIFE SCIENCE TECH DAY 2026, which will be hosted by our InnovationLab in Heidelberg on Thursday, March 12, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Our speakers
Leading experts from industry and science at a glance
Dr. Oskar Staufer
Leiter Immuno-Materialien, IMN
Talk Title
"Building immunity from the bottom-up – engineering synthetic immune microenvironments in tumoroids"
Dr. Emma Robertson
Cellular Workflow Business Development Manager
Talk Title
"CellXpress.ai: An AI-driven cell culture innovation hub to automate 2D and 3D cell culture”
Dr. Oliver Tress
Business Developer, Software at Carl Zeiss Microscopy
Talk Title
"Decoding Complexity: 3D Image Analysis of Cellular Dynamics”
Dr. Sylvia Boj
Chief Scientific Officer at HUB Organoids B.V.
Keynote
"From Bench to Bedside: Patient-Derived Organoids as Predictive Preclinical Systems"
Professor Dr. Haikun Liu
Head of Molecular Neuroengineering Department at DKFZ and founder of AIPTP TechBio GmbH
Talk Title
"Toward Precision Glioblastoma Therapy: Predictive Organoids and AI Agents"
Dr. Jasper Van Hoorick
CEO and co-founder at BIO INX
Talk Title
"Bio Inks as the Key to Biofabrication of Cells and Tissues"
Dr. Holger Becker
Chief Scientific Officer at microfluidic ChipShop
Talk Title
"Organ-on-a-Chip Devices: From Academic Prototypes to Industrial Products”
Dr. Albert van Breemen
Program Manager Organ-on-a-Chip at TNO-Holst Centre & Principal Investigator Scalable Solutions at Bio/MicroSystems Centre
Talk Title
"Scaling Smart: A Cost‑Effective Path to Standardized Well‑Plate based Organ‑on‑Chip Systems"
Dr. Ramsey Najm
Scientific Head, Organoid Engineering Lab at Heidelberg University
Lighning Talk
"Engineering Organoids: From Mapping Connectivity to Integrated Multi-Organ Systems”
Dr. Simon Binder
Research Group Leader at University of Freiburg
Talk Title
to be determined
Dr. Hinnerk Ossmer
Managing Director at memetis GmbH
Talk Title
"Shrinking Fluidics, Expanding Possibilities: Integrated Systems for Cell Culture and Diagnostics”
Dr. Anna Vidina
Business Developer at memetis GmbH
Talk Title
"Shrinking Fluidics, Expanding Possibilities: Integrated Systems for Cell Culture and Diagnostics”
Dr. Christoph Grün
CEO-Founder
Talk Title
Beyond 3D Cell Culture: Integrating Oxygen Sensing into Drug Screening”
Dr. Hossein Eslami Amirabadi
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) ARTIC Technologies
Talk Title
"Scalable Platform with Physiological Flow”
Dr. Hasfa Munir
Junior Group Leader at the Helmholtz Institute for Translational Oncology
Talk Title
“Engineering Immune Niches of the Skin and Draining Lymph Node in Health & Disease”
Dr. Oskar Staufer
Leiter Immuno-Materialien, IMN
Talk Title
"Building immunity from the bottom-up – engineering synthetic immune microenvironments in tumoroids"
Dr. Emma Robertson
Cellular Workflow Business Development Manager
Talk Title
"CellXpress.ai: An AI-driven cell culture innovation hub to automate 2D and 3D cell culture”
Dr. Oliver Tress
Business Developer, Software at Carl Zeiss Microscopy
Talk Title
"Decoding Complexity: 3D Image Analysis of Cellular Dynamics”
Dr. Sylvia Boj
Chief Scientific Officer at HUB Organoids B.V.
Keynote
"From Bench to Bedside: Patient-Derived Organoids as Predictive Preclinical Systems"
Professor Dr. Haikun Liu
Head of Molecular Neuroengineering Department at DKFZ and founder of AIPTP TechBio GmbH
Talk Title
"Toward Precision Glioblastoma Therapy: Predictive Organoids and AI Agents"
Dr. Jasper Van Hoorick
CEO and co-founder at BIO INX
Talk Title
"Bio Inks as the Key to Biofabrication of Cells and Tissues"
„Mit InnovationLab verfügt Heidelberg über eine einzigartige Plattform im Life Sciences- und Biotech-Cluster. Hier werden exzellente Forschung, internationale Industriepartner und mutige Start-ups entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette zusammengebracht – von der ersten Idee bis zur marktreifen Anwendung. Dass mit BASF, HEIDELBERG, dem Karlsruher Institut für Technologie und der Universität Heidelberg weltweit führende Akteure gemeinsam Verantwortung übernehmen, zeigt die besondere Stärke unseres Standorts. InnovationLab steht für kooperative Forschung, erfolgreichen Technologietransfer und die Förderung junger Talente – mitten im Herzen unserer Universitätsstadt Heidelberg. GENESIS 26 unterstreicht nachhaltig, wie innovativ und zukunftsgerichtet Heidelberg als Wissenschafts- und Wirtschaftsstandort aufgestellt ist.“
Professor Dr. Eckart Würzner
Bürgermeister Heidelberg
About the event
What to expect
Be part of our Genesis 26 event — our version of a Falling Walls–style science summit — this time in one of Heidelberg’s cultural venues. We bring together breakthrough technology leaders with translational science, and public-sector visionaries to generate new pathways and disruptive ideas through exchange and collaboration among leaders. Immerse yourselves in inspiring sessions chaired by academic domain experts.
International cutting-edge tech companies and startups will share their innovations and competencies as the lifeblood of the sessions. At the heart of the event, an outstanding group project from Heidelberg University will share insights on reproducible tissue culture, robotics, and scaling assays in a lightning talk. 
Altes Hallenbad Heidelberg is a cultural and historical venue in the centre of Heidelberg, a short walk from the Altstadt and public transport - combining heritage with a focused setting for meaningful exchange.
On the topic
Integrated, human-based 3D systems
The event will focus on technologies for integrated, human-based 3D systems – from organoids to organ-on-a-chip. The focus will be on essential building blocks in the areas of the brain, heart, and intestines, disease models, cancer research, and drug screening (screening of active substances). The speakers will set the specific technological priorities and present current methods and developments to the workshop participants. They will provide deep insights into the precision microfabrication of complex tissue and barrier models, the further development of bioinks and biofabricated constructs, and the latest microfluidic platforms – with valves, perfusion, and controlled microenvironments. This is complemented by smart materials for membranes, scaffolds, and soft actuation, highly automated systems for sampling and high-throughput applications, and embedded sensor technology and micro- and nanoelectronics for the precise measurement of electrical, optical, and chemical signals. AI-based imaging pipelines combine data acquisition, analysis, and automated feedback, enabling fully integrated experiments. Together, technological elements form scalable screening platforms that enable a seamless transition from experimental concept to robust, feasible applications.
WHEN?
March 12, 2026
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE?
FRAUENBAD in Heidelberg's Altes Hallenbad
45 Bergheimer Street
69115 Heidelberg
At a Glance
Interested parties from research, development, and industry are invited to register now for GENESIS 26 - The LIFE SCIENCE TECH DAY.
The event will be held in English.
Sufficient catering will be provided at the FRAUENBAD on March 12.

Contact person:
Dr. Reza Taale
Tel.: +49 (0) 157 806 444 92,
Email: reza.taale@innovationlab.de
GENESIS 26
THE LIFE SCIENCE TECH DAY

REGISTRATION DEADLINE February 28, 2026

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