Metro India News | Hyderabad 

The research teams at LV Prasad Eye Institute under the Centre for Ocular Regeneration (CORE) at the Brien Holden Research Centre, organized the second edition of the ‘Future is Here’.

The conference brought together over 200 participants ranging from basic scientists, graduate students, engineers to ophthalmologists from 31 institutes over the four days, marking the confluence of a young and interesting set of teams coalescing around research ideas and practices on the frontiers of ophthalmology. 

Participants came from USA, Germany, Australia, and the IITs, CSIRs, and central universities across India for the conference. With a focus on animal models, in vitro diseases models, cell, gene, and stem cell therapies, biomaterials and diagnostics, the event also discussed funding and collaboration activities for these research areas.

“The conference has brought together some of the brightest minds working on ocular regeneration and ancillary technologies from around the world,” said Dr Vivek Singh, Senior Scientist and Head, Center for Ocular Regeneration, LVPEI and one of the key organizers of the Future is Here II conference. “The research showcased, and the ideas discussed at this event will set the pace for the future.”

The second edition of the ‘Future is Here’ conference began with sessions discussing the funding, collaborations, and translational roadmap for research. Dr. Kapil Bharthi, Senior Investigator and Head of the Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research Section at the National Eye Institute (NEI), USA and Dr. Stefan Schräder, Director of the University Clinic for Ophthalmology at the Pius-Hospital Oldenburg, Germany, shared insights on the funding prospects in their countries for Indian researchers.