MPS World Summit 2025

Lisa is passionate about advancing 3D in vitro platforms to enhance disease modeling and drug testing. With over a decade of experience in stem cell biology, in vitro model development, and cell-based assay design, she joined InSphero in 2019 to lead the development of the Akura™ Organ-on-Chip Platform. At InSphero, she drives R&D, leads custom development projects, and supports customers through hands-on training. Her work focuses on turning advanced biology into practical tools that support translational research and drug discovery.

Dr. Bärbel Ulmer, Director of Business Development for Europe at InSphero, Zürich, strives to blend scientific innovation in the field of 3D culture and stem cell research with commercial applications in drug discovery and toxicology. In her previous role as the Head of Tissue Engineering at DiNAQOR AG, she fast-tracked gene therapy solutions through human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and engineered heart tissue platforms. Her academic journey includes a PhD in Developmental Biology from the University of Hohenheim and Hebrew University, a postdoc at Cornell University and a lecturer position at the Institue of experimental Toxicology and Pharmakology at the Medical University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf.