The purpose of this symposium is to foster exchange and discussion within the Dresden organoid community and is therefore limited to local participants. The symposium will include very short talks (10 min presentation) which are followed by 5 min discussions. This should allow everyone to get an idea of the organoid research that is going on in Dresden. The presentations will be followed by a discussion session at the end of the symposium (closed group of participants). One focus of this session will be on potential future interactions and initiatives among the Dresden organoid groups.