News & Events

We are happy to share our new paper in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology! “FRESH-Bioprinted Vascular Constructs: A Quantitatively Characterized Workflow for Reproducible Device-Oriented Applications”. In this work, we developed a reproducible FRESH-bioprinting workflow integrating quantitative micro-CT imaging, mechanical characterization, perfusion and device–vessel interaction testing. Read the full paper: https://lnkd.in/eDV3JFzj This study represents an important [...]

The LIVE Lab team took part in the 2026 Researchers’ Night in Pavia, presenting the laboratory’s research activities to visitors. The event offered an opportunity to meet the public, discuss the work carried out at LIVE Lab, and share the ideas and questions that guide its research.

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Michele Conti, chaired the thematic session “Biofabrication for Clinical Translation: From Advanced Technologies to Patient-Relevant Models” at NanoInnovation 2026 in Rome. Co-organized with the University of Magna Graecia, the session brought together research on advanced biofabrication technologies and their application to models relevant to patients and clinical practice.

We are pleased to announce Prof. Michele Conti, Principal Investigator of LIVE Lab, participated in ESB-ITA 2026, the XV Annual Meeting of the Italian Chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics, held at Politecnico di Milano on August 31 and September 1. During the meeting, he presented the EPEIUS project and shared his experience as [...]

We are pleased to announce that  Prof. Michele Conti, Principal Investigator of LIVE Lab, participated in a poster presentation at the 10th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2026), held in Vancouver from July 11 to 15. At the congress’s closing ceremony, he began his term as President of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB) and [...]

The LIVE Lab was officially inaugurated during the workshop “From Aortic Biomechanics to Personalized Therapies: Integrating AI, Bioprinting, and 3D Modeling”, held at Collegio F.lli Cairoli. The event brought together researchers, clinicians, and experts to discuss emerging approaches in cardiovascular research and personalized medicine, with a focus on AI, bioprinting, and 3D modeling. Organized within [...]

We are pleased to announce the 4th edition of the BioPrinting Winter School, which will take place in Pavia (Italy) from February 23 to 26, 2026, hosted by the University of Pavia. The BioPrinting Winter School is an intensive advanced training program focused on bioprinting and biofabrication technologies, designed to provide participants with a comprehensive [...]

We are pleased to announce that the seminar entitled “Cardiovascular Biomechanics: the Role of the Engineer in Cardiovascular System Research” was held on 20 January at the I.I.S. “A. Maserati” in Voghera, aimed at the institute’s students. The seminar was delivered by Prof. Michele Conti, with the participation of engineer Martina Schembri, and represented an [...]

We are pleased to announce that Professor Michele Conti took part in the recent “3D Bioprinting: Towards Standards in Biomedicine” workshop, organized by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in collaboration with CEN and CENELEC, held in Brussels on 21–22 October 2025. EU Science Hub This event, part of the Putting Science into Standards (PSIS) initiative, [...]

We were honored to host Prof. Giovanna Brusatin, Full Professor of Bioengineering, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Padua , Italy, for an inspiring seminar titled: “Biomaterials and Engineered Microenviroments”. Key topics included the use of YAP/TAZ transcriptional regulators as molecular beacons to monitor mechanical signaling in cells, and the development of chemically-defined biomaterials [...]