Dynamic42 Academy
Learn the skills to integrate organ-on-chip technology into your lab work with the Dynamic42 Academy. Our course offers hands-on trainings in the lab using Dynamic42 technology that are complemented by shorter theoretical sessions by leading experts in the organ-on-chip field. During the course, you will have the opportunity to speak to our lab scientists about the specific models and applications and learn how to best implement them in your lab. Our main goal is it to ensure that all participants can apply the technology in their lab after mastering the course. We do this by strictly limiting the number of participants per course, provision of in depth protocols and leaving room for your specific questions and lots of hands-on time with the equipment.
Course content – Basic course
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/ Theoretical lecture on organ-on-chip technology by industry experts
/ Sterilization and coating of biochips
/ Seeding of cells in biochips
/ Perfusion set-up with all necessary microfluidic parts
/ Medium exchange and sampling of organ model
/ Imaging of models via Immunofluorescence with different antibodies
/ Seeding of endothelial cells in biochips
/ Cleaning of biochip equipment
/ Troubleshooting of experiments
/ Medium exchange on static biochips
/ Permeability assays
+ some excellent lunches and evening activities to mingle with other participants and our scientists.
NEW! Advanced course “Cancer and immune cell integration”
Topic: Cancer cells do not live on a plate. They are suspended in a 3D matrix where they interact with immune cells, fibroblasts and the vascular network. Organ chips allow us to recreate this complex tumor microenvironment. Learn how to set up cancer and immune cell interaction on a biochip using organ-on-chip technology.
/ Basic handling techniques of the Dynamic42 biochip
/ Integrate spheroids in a perfused vascular network within the biochip
/ Practice to embed and grow tumor structures in a 3D hydrogel inside a biochip
/ Observe immune cell invasion into a tumor via life imaging
/ Monitor how perfusion impacts all of these effects
Academy at a glance
Location: BioInstrumentezentrum Jena, Germany
Duration: 2-3 consecutive days
Format: practical workshop with theoretical lectures
Next dates – Basic course
24 – 25 June 2025
09 – 10 September 2025
28 – 29 October 2025
Topics: Preparation & cleaning of biochips, seeding of cells, perfusion set up & medium exchange, sampling and & imaging of organ models, troubleshooting, permeability assays
Next dates – Advanced course
25 – 27 November 2025 – Cancer and immune cell integration
Topic: Cancer cells do not live on a plate. They are suspended in a 3D matrix where they interact with immune cells, fibroblasts and the vascular network. Organ chips allow us to recreate this complex tumor microenvironment. Learn how to set up cancer and immune cell interaction on a biochip using organ-on-chip technology.
/ Basic handling techniques of the Dynamic42 biochip
/ Integrate spheroids in a perfused vascular network within the biochip
/ Practice to embed and grow tumor structures in a 3D hydrogel inside a biochip
/ Observe immune cell invasion into a tumor via life imaging
/ Monitor how perfusion impacts all of these effects
Former attendees
Max Delbrück Center Berlin
University Hospital Erlangen
Leipzig University
Hannover Medical School
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Helmholz Centre for Infection Research
University Hospital Jena
KU Leuven
University of Zagreb
Indian Institute of Science
Centre for Nano Science and Engineering
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
University Hospital Bonn
Medical University Hannover
Federal Research Institute for Animal Health
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg
University Hospital Regensburg
Charité – University Hospital Berlin
Read what our participants have to say
Reasons to attend
/ To understand if organ-on-chip offers an alternative to currently used models
/ To establish organ-on-chip models in your lab
/ Add a future-oriented skill to your methods portfolio
/ If you require human relevant data for your research
/ If you can’t or don’t want to use animal models
/ If you don’t have access to patient samples
/ You would like to provide further education to your lab team
/ To improve your preclinical data
Learn about organ-on-chip in the heart of Germany
The Dynamic42 Academy takes place at our facilities in Jena, Germany – an internationally renowned location of science in the middle of Germany.
The Academy is conceived particularly for scientists working in the fields of pharmacology, toxicology, oncology, pulmonology, pneumology, drug development and experimental virology. Our goal is to make the rapidly developing organ-on-chip technology quickly and efficiently accessible to broad areas of research and development. In the evenings, the scientific program will be completed with fun get-together to socials and exchange ideas.
96% of participants say the academy met their expectations.
92% of participants can imagine using the technique in their own lab after completing the course.
100% would recommend the workshop to others.
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