With the field of stem cells an evermore important area of research, the Society for Biological Engineering (SBE; New York) has organized the First International Conference on Stem Cell Engineering. The conference, which runs from Jan. 20-23 at the Coronado Island Marriott Resort, Coronado Island, California, will focus on engineering designs for stem cell production, moving from the laboratory to bioprocesses for usable stem cell therapeutics.

Among other topics, speakers will describe advances in the understanding of biological mechanisms that underlie stem cell processes, the technologies employed to study stem cell function, and the development of bioprocesses to culture stem cells for commercial applications.