Hyderabad-based LVPEI organises second edition of ‘Future is Here’ conference

The conference brought together over 200 participants ranging from basic scientists, graduate students, engineers to ophthalmologists from 31 institutes, marking the confluence of a young and interesting set of teams coalescing around research ideas and practices on the frontiers of ophthalmology, a press release said

Hyderabad: The research teams at Hyderabad-based LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) organized the second edition of the ‘Future is Here’, attracting participation from top scientists from USA, Germany, Australia, IITs, research laboratories attached to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Central Universities from across India.

The conference brought together over 200 participants ranging from basic scientists, graduate students, engineers to ophthalmologists from 31 institutes, marking the confluence of a young and interesting set of teams coalescing around research ideas and practices on the frontiers of ophthalmology, a press release said.

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With a focus of the conference was animal models; in vitro diseases models; cell, gene, and stem cell therapies; biomaterials; and diagnostics; the event also discussed funding and collaboration activities for these research areas.

“The conference has brought together some of the brightest minds working on ocular regeneration and ancillary technologies from around the world,” said Dr Vivek Singh, Senior Scientist and Head, Center for Ocular Regeneration, LVPEI.