DFG approves third funding period for SFB/Transregio 225
Manufacturing replacement tissue with a 3D printer
CRC/Transregio 225 funded by the DFG called “From the foundations of biofabrication to functional tissue models” located in Würzburg (coordinating university), Bayreuth and Erlangen has been extended until 2029. The consortium develops automated 3D printing methods in order to manufacture human tissue models with clearly defined biological functions.
An internationally renowned competence cluster for biofabrication based on intense interdisciplinary collaboration has been set up in northern Bavaria. The spokesperson for FAU is Prof. Dr. Aldo Boccaccini from the Chair of Biomaterials.
During the third funding period, the consortium is focusing on the targeted expansion of the biological functions of the tissue models, gaining a better understanding of complex cell interactions and developing new bio-fabricated model systems for pre-clinical applications. TRR 225 is building on previous successes and is opening up new perspectives for animal-free testing systems, pharmaceutical research and regenerative therapies in the long term.
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Prof. Dr. Aldo Boccaccini
Chair of Biomaterials
aldo.boccaccini@fau.de