Celebrating RENOVATE Symposium at TERMIS-EU 2026

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The MSCA-DN RENOVATE project successfully promoted an official symposium at the TERMIS-EU 2026 congress, one of the leading international conferences in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The congress took place from Monday until today, Friday in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Participation in the congress was a great success with 90 people involved, including speakers, listeners and chairmans.

The symposium, entitled “Regenerative Engineering Innovation in Early Intervention of Osteoarthritis,” was included in the final scientific program after being selected for the high quality of the proposal and the interest it generated within the research community.

The session was led by two of the project beneficiaries, Mario Monzón and Chaozong Liu.

This Symposium featured an invited speaker, Professor Miguel Oliveira, with the title: “Biomaterials advances and engineering approaches for osteochondral tissue engineering scaffolding”, along with three oral presentations by researchers from the consortium:
  • Zaida Ortega: “RENOVATE Project: Regenerative engineering innovation in early intervention of osteoarthritis”.
  • Ricardo Donate: “Piezoelectric PLA/BCZT composite scaffolds with optimized gyroid architecture for bone regeneration”.
  • Chaozong Liu: “Insights into the mechanisms of subchondral bone cyst formation in osteoarthritis revealed by synchrotron XRF/XRD analysis”.

The other papers accepted at the symposium were:

  • Marcin Kotlarz: “Cell-source dependent phenotype preservation and plasticity in hydrogel-bioceramic osteochondral engineering”
  • Graciosa Teixeira: “Dynamic loading enhances meniscus-like matrix formation on non-woven PET scaffolds seeded with human mesenchymal stromal cells”
  • Sandhya Natesan: “Engineered peptidoglycan matrix mimics reinforce hyaluronic acid gel retention and promote biochemical restoration in cartilage regeneration”
  • Michela Uberti: “In vivo evaluation of ACL injury–induced changes in bone remodeling in post-traumatic osteoarthritis”

Overall, the symposium provided an excellent platform to present the project’s scientific vision, its main objectives, and the initial progress made in developing regenerative strategies for osteoarthritis.

Participation in TERMIS-EU 2026 has been a significant milestone for RENOVATE, helping to strengthen its international visibility, promote scientific exchange with leading experts, and consolidate its position in the development of innovative approaches for early intervention in osteoarthritis within a highly competitive global environment.

RENOVATE project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 101227121 (101227121 – RENOVATE – HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01). Disclaimer: Views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Regenerative engineering innovation in early intervention of osteoarthritis
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