BMBF prize for medical technology awarded

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Today, the BMBF prize (Innovation Competition for Medical Technology) for medical technology was awarded to our joint project with Prof. A. Joerres and Dr. U. Baurmeister concerning the development of a new detoxification system based on our experience with the Single Pass Albumin Dialysis. Research on the technique of diasorption utilising nanoparticles will be funded with approx. 300.000 Euro. More information (in German) here...

BMBF awarded new grant

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The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF – Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) has awarded a grant of nearly 900.000 € for a new collaborative project in tissue engineering: „Methods for hypothermic long term culture of primary human liver cells in perfusion bioreactors“. Partners are Biochrom AG (Dr. R.K. Schindler), Universitätsklinikum Essen, Institut für Physiologische Chemie (Dr. U. Rauen), and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik für Allgemein-, Visceral- und Transplantationschirurgie (Dr. I.M. Sauer).

BMBF Forschungsprämie

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The group was awarded with a research bonus (Forschungsprämie) by the Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF, Federal Ministry of Education and Research) supporting the development of micron sized particles for the detection of transplanted cells via MRI. The program is part of the High-Tech Strategy for Germany, launched by the Federal Government in August 2006 to encourage the development of new products and innovative services.