Aims

 To provide high level education in specific fields of extracorporeal therapies

 To foster synergies between basic and applied science Program (Draft) in an attempt to bring together biomaterial scientists, ESAO Winter School 2018 engineers, and clinicians

Therapeutic Apheresis Scientific Committee (Chairs) & Cellular Therapies Viktoria Weber (Krems, ) Semmering, Austria Volker Witt (, Austria) January 25-27, 2018 Michael B. Fischer (Krems, Austria)

www.esao.org/winterschool Organising Committee

Anita Aichinger (Krems, Austria) Jens Hartmann (Krems, Austria)

Contact

Anita Aichinger ESAO office Danube University Krems Dr.-Karl-Dorrek Str. 30 3500 Krems, Austria Tel.: +43 2732 893 2633 E-mail: [email protected]

© Zauberberg Semmering

Topics Travel

 Devices & Separation Techniques By car  Adsorbents & Biomaterials Semmering is located 7 km from the S6 motorway and 90 km from Vienna.  Anticoagulation  Cellular Therapies & Extracellular Vesicles By train  Clinical Outcome More than 20 trains from Vienna and stop at the Semmering railway station. http://www.oebb.at

By plane Vienna International Airport is located 100 km from Semmering. Take the Venue city airport train from the airport to Vienna, change train to Semmering. https://www.cityairporttrain.com; http://www.oebb.at Sporthotel Semmering Carolusstr. 10 2680 Semmering www.sporthotel-semmering.at Semmering Die Semmeringbahn (Semmering railway) is commonly referred to as the world's first true mountain railway, given the very difficult terrain and the considerable altitude difference that was mastered during its construction between 1848 and 1854 by some 20,000 workers under the direction of Hotel Reservation Carl Ritter von Ghega. The construction features 14 , 16 viaducts and over 100 curved stone bridges, as well as 11 iron bridges. Across an overall track length of 41 km, the Semmering railway overcomes an altitude Karoline Koller difference of 460 m. It was built with the attempt of achieving a harmonious phone ++43 2664 8038 12 combination of technology and nature and contributed significantly to the e-mail: [email protected] opening of the Semmering region for tourism. In the early 1900s, Semmering became one of the most decent resorts in Europe, with guests from the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and from all over reservation code: WS2018 Europe. It hosted composers, writers, actors, artists, and philosophers, such as Gustav Mahler, Alma Mahler-Werfel, Oscar Kokoschka, Josefine Price € 83,-- / € 103,-- single room Baker, Arthur Schnitzler, Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, Hemito von Doderer, € 138,-- / € 162,-- double room Carl Moll, and Ludwig Wittgenstein, just to name a few. Famous architects breakfast and dinner are included and designers such as Adolf Loos, Walter Gropius, Joseph Urban, and Koloman Moser were active for their prominent customers, and numerous hotels and mansions are witnesses of this era.

In 1998, the Semmering railway was added to the list of the UNESCO

World Heritage Sites. Today, Semmering has kept much of its flair and is an

attractive destination for winter sports, hiking, and leisure.

Thursday, January 25 Session 3: Clinical Outcome

04.00 - 05.30 p.m. lectures 04.30 - 05.00 p.m. Welcome

06.00 - 07.30 p.m. Poster Session 05.00 - 06.30 p.m. P. Perseghin, Monza Therapeutic Apheresis and Cellular Therapies 07.30 p.m. Dinner 06.30 - 08.00 p.m. lectures

08.00 p.m. Dinner Saturday, January 27

Session 4: Cellular Therapies and Extracellular Friday, January 26 Vesicles

Session 1: Anticoagulation 08.30 - 10.00 a.m. lectures

08.30 - 10.00 a.m. lectures 10.00 - 10.30 a.m. Coffee Break

Session 5: Methods and Functional Aspects 10.00 - 10.30 a.m. Coffee Break

Session 2: Devices and Separation Techniques 10.30 - 12.00 a.m. lectures

12.00 a.m. Closing remarks 10.30 - 12.00 a.m. lectures

 There will be 2-3 lectures in each session  The poster session will provide an opportunity for young researchers to present and discuss their data

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