Abstract
The 17th Congress of the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine was held on March 21-23, 2018 at PACIFICO Yokohama (Kanagawa Prefecture) with 3860 participants. The theme of the congress was 'The Integration of Wisdom from All Sectors.' With this theme, this congress aimed to provide people from all sectors (including individuals from various industries, regulatory authorities, academia, and citizens) with opportunities for exchanging views on regenerative medicine under one roof. A broad spectrum of topics related to regenerative medicine was covered by one presidential lecture, one keynote lecture, one collaborative lecture by the Congress Chair and the Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, three special lectures (six topics), four award lectures, 43 symposia (235 talks), 337 oral presentations (59 sessions), 358 poster presentations (43 sessions), 25 co-organized seminars (35 talks), two sessions for junior high school and high school students (basic and advanced), and the state-of-the-art technology showcase (158 organizations).