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Fergal J. O’Brien, PhD
Co-Chair (with Prof. Danny Kelly, TCD), WCB2018
Tissue Engineering Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College Dublin
AMBER Centre, RCSI & TCD
@WCB2018 #WCB2018
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> 3000 delegates
Every 4 years
All Ireland Organising Committee
Student focussed: €30,000 for student bursaries
for the congress
• Will host annual meetings of related societies
• Failte Ireland provided finance to initial bid
• Significant funding from FI & SFI to conference