Dr. Milica Radisic is Professor at the University of Toronto and Canada Research Chair in Organ‑on‑a‑Chip Engineering. With a Ph.D. from MIT and postdoctoral training at Harvard‑MIT, she pioneers development of human cardiac tissues using stem cells, electrical stimulation, and microfluidics. She has published over 260 papers (16,000+ citations), co‑founded two companies, and holds numerous patents. A recipient of major honours including the NSERC Steacie Fellowship, Steacie Prize, and 2025 Governor‑General’s Innovation Award, Dr. Radisic is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and several international engineering societies. She also serves on editorial boards, funding panels, and organizes leading scientific symposia.

Hans Clevers has been the Head of Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) at Roche since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for the strategy, development and management of all aspects of early research and discovery at pRED, from lead identification to target progression to late stage development. In 2023, he oversaw the successful establishment of the Institute of Human Biology, a key long-term investment to bridge the gap between academic and pharmaceutical research in Basel, Switzerland. In addition, he is a member of the expanded Corporate Executive Committee for Roche.
Hans Clevers is world-renowned for his work in the fields of cell biology, molecular signaling and stem cells. His research groups’ discoveries include the detailed characterization of the molecular effectors and integrators of the “Wnt” pathway, which play crucial roles in health and disease, including colon cancer. His group provided important insights into the roles of the LGR5 protein in stem cell regeneration. The Clevers's group pioneered “organoids”, 3-dimensional in vitro structures that behave anatomically and molecularly like the organ from which they are derived. Organoid biology has revolutionized the way we understand and approach human biology and medicine.  (https://www.hubrecht.eu/research-groups/clevers-group/)
Hans Clevers obtained his MD and PhD degrees from the University Utrecht, the Netherlands. He holds a professorship in Molecular Genetics from the University Utrecht. He previously held directorship/President positions at the Hubrecht Institute, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Princess Maxima Center for pediatric oncology.
He is the recipient of multiple international scientific awards, including the Breakthrough Prize in Life Science.

Hans Clevers is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (NL), the National Academy of Sciences (USA), the Royal Society (UK) and the Academie des Sciences (France). He is also Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur and Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, among many other international accolades.

Professor Matthias Lutolf is the founding director of Roche’s Institute of Human Biology (IHB) where he leads the Translational Bioengineering department. The IHB focuses on pioneering research in organoids, human biology, and translational bioengineering, bridging the gap between academic and pharmaceutical research. Lutolf's academic journey began at ETH Zurich, where he studied materials engineering and earned a PhD in biomedical engineering. Following his postdoctoral studies at Stanford University, he established his own laboratory at EPFL in 2007. From 2014 to 2018, he served as the director of EPFL’s Institute of Bioengineering. Lutolf’s own research at IHB is dedicated to developing advanced bioengineering strategies to create next-generation organoids with enhanced reproducibility and physiological relevance, essential for early drug development. His teams' work has been published in renowned journals such as Nature and Science. Additionally, his innovations have led to the commercialization of products, including devices and assays for personalized medicine, and the co-founding of biotech startups in Lausanne.

Dr. Margherita Yayoi Turco is a Group Leader at the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Basel, where she leads groundbreaking research on human placental and uterine development. After studying veterinary biotechnology in Bologna and earning her PhD in Milan, she pioneered 3D organoid platforms at Cambridge to model maternal–fetal interactions. Her work addresses critical issues like trophoblast invasion, uterine regeneration, and pregnancy disorders such as pre-eclampsia. Dr. Turco holds high-profile awards (ERC Starting Grant, L’Oréal Women in Science) and continues to publish influential findings using organoid and single-cell technologies.