| Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (FhG), GERMANY As a non-profit organisation, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft undertakes applied research of direct utility to private and public enterprises and of wide benefit to society. The Fraunhofer IGB is one of 66 institutes and independent research units. The competences comprise interfacial engineering and membrane technology as well as biotechnology, cell biology and bioprocess engineering. Website: http://www.igb.fraunhofer.de |
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| Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), SWEDEN KTH Chemical Science and Engineering are active in the research areas Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Fibre and Polymer Technology. The research at the division of Polymer Technology aims at design, syntheses and modification of stable, degradable polymers and polymeric scaffolds with sustainable profile for future application in biomedical, engineering and packaging materials. Website: http://www.kth.se/che/divisions/polymer-technology?l=en_UK |
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| DiaCoating GmbH DiaCoating GmbH was founded in May 2013 as spin-off of this EU-project VascuBone with the aim to develop and commercialize the diamond technology for new innovative human therapeutics. The founders of DIA transferred the technology, patents and their know-how in the field of diamond technology into the company. DiaCoating utilizes nano-crystalline diamond coatings (NCD) as proprietary platform for development of innovative products e.g. dental, percutaneous implants or bone implants and biosensors. The technology allows tailoring biological surfaces for required properties like increased active surface area, improved biocompatibility, wettability, corrosion resistance or high sensitivity for electronic applications. Website: http://www.diacoating.com/ |
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| University of Uppsala (UU), SWEDEN Uppsala University is one of the highest ranked seats of learning in Northern Europe. The Angstrom laboratory at the University of Uppsala is one of Europe's most advanced laboratories for materials research with the atomic-level design of functional materials for a variety of applications, e.g., electronic, solar cells, batteries, sensors, micro mechanics, tribology and information storage. Website: http://www.uu.se/en/ |
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| University of Bergen (UiB), NORWAY UiB is a research university with a high international profile that is committed to academic excellence and has also been actively participating in the former EU Framework Programmes both involving the University as partner and coordinator. Website: http://www.uib.no/en |
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| Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg (UWü), GERMANY The University of Würzburg, famous for research and development as well as higher learning, is participating with four institutes: Website: Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research Website: Institute for tissue engineering Website: Institute for organic chemistry |
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| Universitaet Innsbruck, (UIBK), AUSTRIA The University's institute participating in this project is the Institute for Biomedical Aging Research (IBA), which is one of the leading European Research Centers on Cellular Aging. In September 2012, the IBA, founded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences in 1992, was assigned to the Faculty of Biology of the UIBK as a distinguished Research Unit for human biogerontology. Researchers at the IBA study aging processes at the cellular and molecular level. Website: http://www.uibk.ac.at/ |
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| Medical University of Innsbruck (MUI), AUSTRIA The Department for Cranio-, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery of the Innsbruck Medical University (MUI) is dealing with congenital, iatrogen, traumatical and neoplastic diseases of the cranio-facial skeleton. Website: http://www.i-med.ac.at/ |
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| MRB Research Center (MRB), GERMANY The MRB is a spin-off of the Department of Biophysics, University of Würzburg, an international expert in the research area of MRI and MRS and its translation into biomedical and industrial applications. Website: http://www.mr-bavaria.de |
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| nanoPET Pharma GmbH (nano), GERMANY As a technology and service provider to the biopharmaceutical industry, nanoPET focuses on the R&D, production as well as marketing of innovative drug substances for diagnostic imaging. Nanotechnology is a key element of their business and allows nano to offer materials with unique properties. Website: http://www.nanopet-pharma.com/ |
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| PP-Polymer AB (PP), SWEDEN PP Polymer AB is an independent consulting, research and development company working with the chemistry of polymeric materials and surface coatings. They offer analytical services for product development and problem solving in the fields of surface coatings, adhesives as well as polymeric and insulation materials. Further PP Polymer manufacture and sell environmentally favorable custom designed adhesives and through Paxymer AB, a sister company, develop, manufacture and sell PAXYMERTM halogen-free flame retardants. Website: http://www.pppolymer.com/english/z_index.html |
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| Medicyte GmbH Heidelberg (medi), GERMANY Medicyte GmbH is a biotech company specialising on the controlled and scalable production of human primary cells. Medicyte´s proprietary technologies upcyte® and vericyte® allow controlled proliferation of primary cells in vitro, without loss of phenotypic or cell differentiation properties. With these unique technologies, the company is ideally positioned to capitalize on the increasing demand for well-characterized primary cell products with consistent quality producible in industrial scales for research and clinical applications. Website: http://www.medicyte.de/ |
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| Topass GmbH Berlin (Topass), GERMANY TOPASS is a small sized company in Berlin and a spin off of the Charité. TOPASS designs and develops nanotechnology products for medical use in diagnosis and therapy. The key R&D activities of TOPASS are related to molecular imaging, regenerative medicine, and diagnostic devices. Website: http://www.topass.eu/index_d.php |
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| KOMET RHOBEST GmbH (rho), AUSTRIA rho-BeSt coating plc. was founded in 1996 with business area of diamond thin film technology for different applications and is today a strong company with a team of young employees which has set a goal to be technology and quality leader of the industrial branch - fast, flexible, high quality and reacting innovatively to the market. Since June 2011 rho-BeSt coating GmbH is a subsidiary company of KOMET GROUP, core business, team and projects remain the same. Website: http://www.kometgroup.com/ |
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| Johnson & Johnson MEDICAL GmbH (J&J), GERMANY Johnson & Johnson MEDICAL GmbH is a subsidiary company of the global going Johnson & Johnson concern the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of healthcare products. J&J is trendsetter in the fast growing field of medical engineering and a leader in surgical sutures (stitches) for more than 100 years. Website: http://www.jnj.com/connect/ |
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| CellTech Services (CTS), GERMANY CellTech Services is a consulting agency and biotech company working in the field of isolation, characterization and long-term storage of human germ line cells, somatic cells and adult stem cells for future therapeutic use. Apart from the cryopreservation of human cells and tissues for private persons, CellTech Services develops strategies to create tissue engineered autologous cell-based therapeutics. |
| The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement n°242175 |  |