Dr. Augustas Pivoriūnas is Head of the Department of Stem Cell Biology at the State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine. He leads an active group of scientists and PhD students and his research interests focus primarily on extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from different types of adult stem cells and their applications in basic research and regenerative therapies. Dr. Augustas Pivoriūnas is co-founder and President of the Lithuanian Association of Stem Cell Researchers, he is also a co-founder and treasurer of Baltic Society of Extracellular Vesicles. Dr. Augustas Pivoriūnas is a co-founder and shareholder of the joint stock company Exosomica.

Arunas Zebrauskas has 5+ years of experience as Head of Project Management department at State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine in Vilnius. In the past he worked in Vilnius University Hospital Zalgirio Clinics, pharmaceutical companies, consulting companies. Currently Arunas is a PhD student in biology in Vytautas Magnum University. He holds a medical doctor degree from Vilnius University Medical Faculty, Master’s degree in public health from Utrecht university / Masaryk university. His main fields of interests are: advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) regulation, patient safety, management of public health, management of science.

Laurynas has a background of communication sciences with a specialty of business information management. He has 10+ years of experience in R&D project management, innovation development in the field of life sciences.

Agne is a PhD student at the Center for Innovative Medicine, her work topic is: In vitro modeling of blood-brain barrier damage accompanying neurological disorders. Agne Pociute is responsible for conducting experiments: management of bioreactors, cultivation of stem cells, development of a technological process for the production of exosomes.