General description: The Klinikum rechts der Isar der TUM is the university hospital of the Technical University Munich. It is renowned for its research in tumour biology, immunology, genetics, cancer therapy, and, most importantly for this project, tissue reconstruction, reconstructive and orthopaedic surgery and gene therapy. It counts among the leading medical research facilities in Germany and correspondingly is equipped with latest instrumentation for research and clinical care.
Website: www.ieo.med.tu-muenchen.de
General description: The AO research institute Davos (ARI) is part of the AO Foundation, a medically guided non-profit organisation specialized in the treatment of trauma and disorders of the musculoskeletal system. The ARI created in 1959 employs 77 persons with among them around 20 researchers, 15 technicians and 20 students. Its global research expertise encompasses cell therapy, tissue engineering, biomechanic and experimental surgery.
General description: The Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) is a biomedical research centre with a central focus on the development of novel therapies for human diseases using adult stem cell and/or gene therapies. REMEDI was established at NUI, Galway in 2004 as a Science Foundation Ireland-funded Centre for Science, Engineering and Technology.
General description: OZ Biosciences (OZB) is a French corporation founded in 2003 that creates and develops new research tools focused on delivery technologies of bioactive materials (nucleic acid, protein, peptide…) into living organisms intended for the life sciences research world and pharmaceutical industries. The proprietary technologies of OZB are based on new lipids and magnetic-based methods. OZB employs 8 persons and has a turnover of > 500K€.
General description: Established in 1995, Biomatlante develops, manufactures and commercializes synthetic bone substitutes used in orthopaedic, spine, maxillo facial and dental surgery fields. The company currently employs 48 people including 3 PhD. In the full-year 2008, the turnover reached 3 158 K€.
General description: The core activities of Erasmus MC are patient care, education and research. At the hospital, patient care is the core activity; the core activities at the medical faculty are education and research. Every medical department has an educational purpose and also conducts scientific research. There are approx. 12,000 employees and 2500 medical students. Erasmus MC's research covers the entire spectrum from fundamental non-clinical research to patient related research. Our knowledge covers a broad field of interests that stretches from illness to health, and from individual to community healthcare.
General description: Number of employees: about 600 ; Number of researchers: about 70 ; Date of creation: 1979, Annual Turnover: about € 60.000.000
General description: The laboratory for osteoarticular and dental tissue engineering (U791) belongs to INSERM and the University of Nantes. About 45 researchers, including 10 PhD students, veterinarians, dentists and maxillofacial surgeons are developing novel therapeutic concepts for regenerating diseased or damaged bone, cartilage and dental tissues by using patient’s own cells associated to advanced biomaterials. Our group publishes around 30 scientific publications per year in the most renowned journals in the field of biomaterials, tissue engineering and biology and has filled 10 patents with several being licensed to industries.
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