AABB Accepting Lightning Talk Proposals for Cord Blood Connect 2026

AABB is accepting proposals for five-minute lightning talks at Cord Blood Connect, part of the 2026 AABB Annual Meeting, to be held Oct. 17-19 in Atlanta.

The talks will explore emerging applications for cord blood and birthing tissues, including advanced biomanufacturing and cellular therapies, regenerative medicine and tissue engineering, new processing and cryopreservation technologies, translational and clinical applications, and approaches to expanding access.

Presentations will have a maximum of five slides. AABB invites researchers, clinicians, biotech professionals and early-career researchers to submit proposals (up to 250 words) by Sept. 8.