Drs. Akiyama, Kobayashi, Nagase, Takahashi, Mr. Nagumo, and Ms. Shukuwa attended the Symposium 2016 of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials at Fukuoka (from November 21 to 22, 2016). Drs. Akiyama, Takahashi, and Mr. Nagumo made presentations about cell sheet-based tissue formation such as cardiac, liver and skeletal muscle tissues. Dr. Nagase and Ms. Shukuwa gave talks regarding cell separation technologies using temperature-responsive substrates.