The eighth annual program on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine will convene this summer in Hydra, Greece. The program provides intensive training on fundamental concepts of stem cell biology and provides further insight on stem cell research and regenerative medicine as an integral part of the progressive future of medicine. Leading experts will give an in-depth, week-long programme of lectures, workshops and discussion groups. The summer school is open to postgraduate research students, postdoctoral researchers, senior researchers, clinical training fellows and technicians from universities, research institutes and industry, working in stem cell biology or related fields.