>> Date & Time:
- Thursday, October 9th, 2025
- Time: 10AM - 3PM
>> Location:
- Museum of Science
- d'Arbeloff Suite
1 Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
Hello! Thanks for your interest in the Axion World Tour, where researchers across academia and industry come together to share insights, showcase discoveries, and foster collaborations. I am your host for the Boston MEA User Group Meeting and I'm looking forward to seeing you and other members of the local scientific community in person.
During the event, you’ll hear presentations from scientists using Axion products in their neuroscience & cardiac research, learn about Axion’s innovative tools & technology designed to elevate your experiments, and have plenty of time for asking questions and networking with peers.
Please see the full agenda below and register today!
Emily Cox, MBA
Northeast Account Manager, Axion BioSystems
Your local meeting for the MEA revolution
Take your research to the next level with Axion BioSystems’ Maestro MEA platform—the industry standard in live-cell electrophysiology. Whether you're uncovering the complexities of neurological and cardiovascular diseases or pioneering next-gen cell and gene therapies, Maestro delivers unparalleled insights with effortless, label-free recordings of 2D and 3D cell models in real time. No dyes. No complicated steps. Just breakthrough science.
Be part of the global movement! Register for an Axion World Tour Maestro MEA User Meeting near you and see why scientists worldwide trust Maestro MEA to push the boundaries of discovery.
>> Agenda:
Time | Speaker | Abstract Title |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Optional Museum Exhibit Access | |
| 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM | Arrival & Networking | |
| 10:20 AM – 10:30 AM | Emily Cox, MBA | Welcome Remarks |
| 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM | Stacie Chvatal, PhD | Axion innovation in action: New tools for disease modeling, screening, and beyond |
| 10:55 AM – 11:20 AM | Mark Estacion, PhD | Improving “pain-in-a-dish” assays for analgesic drug development |
| 11:20 AM – 11:45 AM | Elizabeth Buttermore, PhD | The promise of iPSCs: patient driven research for rare neurodevelopmental disorders |
| 11:45 AM – 12:10 PM | Wei Wu, Ph.D | Personalized Cardiac Drug Safety Testing Using Axion MEA and iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes |
| 12:10 PM – 1:30 PM | Complimentary Lunch & Networking Break | |
| 1:30 PM – 1:55 PM | Chris Strock, PhD | FDA Roadmap for reducing animal safety testing: Cardiac and Neuronal MEA assays should play a critical role |
| 1:55 PM – 2:20 PM | Xuan Xu, PhD | iPSC meets MEA: a predictive, human-relevant platform for drug discovery and safety assessment |
| 2:20 PM – 2:45 PM | All Featured Speakers | Panel Q&A + Closing Discussion |
| 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM | Final Remarks & Wrap-Up | |
| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Optional Museum Exhibit Access |
>> Speakers:
More speakers to be announced, please check back soon.
Presenter: Stacie Chvatal, PhD
Position: Vice President of Product Management, Axion BioSystems
Title: Axion innovation in action: New tools for disease modeling, screening, and beyond
Presenter: Mark Estacion, PhD
Position: Associate Research Scientist, Yale University School of Medicine
Title: Improving ‘pain-in-a-dish’ assays for analgesic drug development
Presenter: Elizabeth Buttermore, PhD
Position: Director of Translational In Vitro Models, Boston Children's Hospital
Title: The promise of iPSCs: patient driven research for rare neurodevelopmental disorders
Presenter: Chris Strock, PhD
Position: Vice President US ADMET Operations, Cyprotex
Title: FDA Roadmap for reducing animal safety testing: Cardiac and Neuronal MEA assays should play a critical role
Presenter: Wei Wu, PhD
Position: Scientist, Quris AI
Title: Personalized Cardiac Drug Safety Testing Using Axion MEA and iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes
Presenter: Xuan Xu, PhD
Position: Senior Field Application Scientist, FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific
Title: iPSC meets MEA: a predictive, human-relevant platform for drug discovery and safety assessment
>> Register today:
