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Development of functional, chemically defined coatings for 2D and 3D cell culture applications

Descrizione del progetto

Rivestimenti innovativi per tecnologie avanzate di coltura di cellule staminali 2D e 3D

Il successo del trattamento delle malattie degenerative, genetiche e immunologiche richiede la produzione di massa di cellule staminali per tali terapie. Le tecnologie per espandere e differenziare queste cellule devono essere sicure, affidabili ed economiche. Il progetto TheraMatrix, finanziato dall’UE, si propone di produrre un rivestimento funzionale e chimicamente definito per applicazioni di coltura di cellule staminali. L’obiettivo è istituire una tecnologia per rivestimenti a biomatrice 2D in combinazione con un modello cinetico e metodi analitici per la valutazione della qualità. La tecnologia sarà trasferita ad applicazioni di coltura cellulare 3D, seguita dalla convalida utilizzando cellule stromali mesenchimali per confermare che le biomatrici 2D e 3D prodotte supportino la crescita cellulare. denovoMATRIX GmbH, con sede in Germania, sta garantendo il coordinamento del progetto per soddisfare le esigenze mediche e normative per la commercializzazione.

Obiettivo

Cell culture of primary and stem cells is basic for cell therapy approaches to treat degenerative, genetic, and immunological diseases. To enable mass production of cells utilized for these therapies, it is essential that the technologies used to manufacture, expand and differentiate cells are safe, robust, reliable and cost-effective. However, current stem cell culture technologies are often not sufficient for safe clinical application. This is mainly due to the quality of coatings mimicking biological conditions and surrounding of cells. Hence, motivation for this project is to produce a functional, chemically-defined coating for optimal stem cell culture. To realize this, a layer-by-layer technology for reproducible 2D biomatrix coatings will be established, accompanied by the development of a kinetic model and analytical methods for quality assessment. The achieved knowledge will be transferred to 3D cell culture and validation experiments with mesenchymal stromal cells will be conducted to confirm that the produced 2D and 3D biomatrices support cell growth. This project provides essential basic research to realize medical and regulatory needs with high exploitation potential.
denovoMATRIX will implement this highly interdisciplinary and intersectoral project in an industrial as well as an academic context covering biological, chemical and physical aspects. The fellow, being chemist with expertise in colloidal and nanoscience, will receive a unique mix of specific research and transferable skills in the field of biomaterials and their application for-stem cell culture, underlined by a training plan to address the research objectives. Realization of the two-way knowledge transfer will result in strong benefits for both: new knowledge and a basis for a new class of products for the host, and diversification of professional competences and continuation of the fellow’s career perspective as a leading multidisciplinary researcher.

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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

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Coordinatore

DENOVOMATRIX GMBH
Contributo netto dell'UE
€ 162 806,40
Indirizzo
AM TATZBERG 47
01307 Dresden
Germania
PMI
Sì
Regione
Sachsen Dresden Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt
Tipo di attività
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 162 806,40