7 – 10 June 2026 Salzburg, Austria
The European Society for the Advancement of Cell Technology
ESACT e.V. – Who we are and what we do
Organization
The European Society for the Advancement of Cell Technology is headed by the executive committee (XC), consisting of 9 members, namely the four officers, four additional elected members, and the organizer of the next ESACT MEETING appointed by the executive committee. The elected members and officers (chairperson, vice-chairperson, treasurer and secretary) represent the society. Elected members shall serve on the XC for a term of 2 years, after which they may stand for re-election. An officer may serve a maximum of 2 terms of 2 years.
The election of regular members shall be conducted by ESACT members every two years at the ESACT MEETING. The result is announced during the general assembly at the ESACT MEETING. In the event of a tie, the number of elected members in the XC for that XC period is increased to 5. In addition, the society receives administrative support from the ESACT office.
The early career scientists and researchers of the society are represented by the ESACT frontiers group.
Committees for ESACT MEETING 2026
Organizing committee
Nicole Borth | Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU), Austria
Veronique Chotteau | Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
Renate Kunert | Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU), Austria
Laura Kuhner | Kuhner AG, Switzerland
Scientific committee
Mike Betenbaugh | Johns Hopkins University, United States of America
Nicole Borth | Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU), Austria
Veronique Chotteau | Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
Dong-Yup Lee | Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Republic of Korea
Nathan Lewis | University of Georgia, United States of America
Oliver Rupp | Roche Diagnostics, Germany
Antonio Roldao | Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (iBET), Portugal
Johan Rockberg | Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
Margarida Serra | Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (iBET), Portugal
Nick Timmins | Canada
Till Wenger | Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany
ESACT Executive committee
Niall Barron | Dublin City University (DCU) and National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT), Ireland
Nicole Borth | Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU), Austria (Chair)
Alan Dickson | The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Francesc Gòdia | Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain (Treasurer)
Stefanos Grammatikos | Union Chimique Belge (UCB), Belgium (Vice-Chair)
Emma Petiot | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School (CPE), France
António Roldão | Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (iBET), Portugal
Anne Tolstrup | AbtBioConsult APS, Denmark (Secretary)
Till Wenger | Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany
Promote ESACT MEETING 2026
Let’s make ESACT MEETING 2026 the best meeting yet. To help you inform your peers, colleagues and friends about the ESACT MEETING 2026 we have created a number of promotional tools that you can download and use. If you would like to get in touch with us to take advantage of further promotional opportunities, please contact moc.6202tcase@ofni.
We would be delighted if you were in a position to do any of the following:
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The 29th European Society for the Advancement of Cell Technology (ESACT) Meeting
7 – 10 June 2026
Messezentrum Salzburg Austria
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ESACT Office
Ms. Manon Lepinske & Ms. Alexa Stümpke
Remember Management GmbH
Phone: +49 30 47 37 25 77
gro.tcase@eciffo