The project “bioMAT4EYE” has been recommended for funding by the European research program M-ERANET. RISE PFI is one of the research partners. (The project’s full title is “Neoteric Biomaterials for hIPSCs Monitorized Differentiation to RGCs: Creation, Microfabrication & Microfluidics”). The project will develop new advanced supporting materials for iPSC (Induced Pluripotent StemCells) cell culture to grow in and wherein iPSC cells can be differentiated into new cell types such as RGC cells (retinal ganglion cells). The new supporting materials will be the basis for cell therapies of patients with damages inflicted on the optic nerve in the eye (optic neuropathies). BioMAT4EYE is a collaboration between Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Prof. Miguel Ladero (coordinator), Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University of Ljubljana, University of Leipzig, Chitinor AS, REGEMAT 3D and RISE PFI.
Contact person RISE PFI:
Gary Chinga Carrasco, Lead Scientist Biopolymers and Biocomposites
