8th ICRS Summit 2026
October 8 @ 8:00 am - October 10 @ 5:00 pm
October 9 @ 2:00 am - October 11 @ 11:00 am NZST
8th ICRS Summit 2026 – Joint Preservation: The Regenerative Era is Underway
8–10 October 2026 | Porto, Portugal
The 8th ICRS Summit, hosted by the International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society, brings together global leaders, researchers and clinicians at the forefront of cartilage repair, regeneration and joint preservation.
Set in Porto along the Douro River, this forward-looking summit focuses on the next generation of regenerative science and its clinical application in joint health.
What’s included:
- International scientific programme featuring leading experts in cartilage regeneration
- Clinical and translational updates across regenerative medicine
- Emerging research presentations and global perspectives
- Networking and collaboration opportunities with specialists in orthobiologics and joint preservation
Scientific program:
- NextGen Cartilage Regeneration, featuring:
- An introduction to the ARPA-H NITRO Program’s groundbreakingLiving Knee Replacement
- Updates from ongoinggene therapy clinical trials
- Organoids for regenerative medicine
- A global perspective ontrue stem cell therapy as it is being applied in clinical practice
- Cell-Free Therapies for Joint Health, such as:
- The evolving role ofexosomes and extracellular vesicles
- Mitochondrial transplantationas a novel therapeutic strategy
- Biomaterial cell therapeutics
- Plus, cutting-edge developments in injectable orthobiologics, co-morbidities and joint preservation, and much more.