>> Date & Time:
- Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025
- Time: 10h-15h
>> Location:
- The Francis Crick Institute,
1 Midland Road,
London NW1 1AT
Hello! Thanks for your interest in the Axion World Tour, where researchers across academia and industry come together to share insights, showcase discoveries, and foster collaborations. I am your host for the London MEA User Group Meeting and I'm looking forward to seeing you and other members of the local scientific community in person.
During the event, you’ll hear presentations from scientists using Axion products in their neuroscience & cardiac research, learn about Axion’s innovative tools & technology designed to elevate your experiments, and have plenty of time for asking questions and networking with peers.
Please see the full agenda below and register today!
William Deacon
Sr Territory Sales Manager & Market Intelligence Associate, Axion BioSystems
Your local meeting for the MEA revolution
Take your research to the next level with Axion BioSystems’ Maestro MEA platform—the industry standard in live-cell electrophysiology. Whether you're uncovering the complexities of neurological and cardiovascular diseases or pioneering next-gen cell and gene therapies, Maestro delivers unparalleled insights with effortless, label-free recordings of 2D and 3D cell models in real time. No dyes. No complicated steps. Just breakthrough science.
Be part of the global movement! Register for an Axion World Tour Maestro MEA User Meeting near you and see why scientists worldwide trust Maestro MEA to push the boundaries of discovery.
>> Agenda:
Coming soon! Please check back later.
>> Speakers:
Presenter: Larissa Butler, PhD
Position: Senior Scientist II, Charles River Discovery Research Services
Title: Development of an ASO therapy for a patient with a KCNQ3 disorder
Presenter: Mike Clements, PhD
Position: SVP Marketing & Corporate Strategy, Axion BioSystems
Title: What’s new? Plates, software, imaging, and more
Presenter: Katerina Gospodinova, PhD
Position: Team Leader in Neuroinflammation, Alzheimer's Research UK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute
Title: Developing a novel, rapid human iPSC-derived brain triculture system for target validation and drug discovery for neurodegeneration
Presenter: Ropafadzo Mzezewa, PhD
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine
Title: Development of stem cell-based Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease models for phenotypic screening
Presenter: Katie Newman, PhD
Position: Senior Scientist, ApconiX
Title: Seizure liability using Axion Maestro: human translation and statistics
Presenter: Era Taoufik, PhD
Position: Principal Investigator, Hellenic Pasteur Institute
Title: Synaptic dysfunction in pre-clinical models of familial Parkinson's disease
Presenter: Xiuming Yuan, PhD
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Francis Crick Institute
Title: Modeling CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder in Human Neuronal Networks Using MEA
>> Register today:
