Objective This project will focus on the production of an in vitro human disease tissue platform technology to enable and accelerate the development of regenerative medicine therapies for a diverse range of diseases. The concept will be realised by the in vitro generation of 3D human tissues cultured from human induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells. Initially a library of adult cells will be generated from patients with a range of genetic diseases. These cells will subsequently be used to generate iPS cell cultures in optimised conditions, with the resultant cells being differentiated into key cell types. These differentiated cells will then be integrated onto 3D tissue bioreactors operating in an optimised variable perfusion environment producing the 3D human tissue disease cultures. The bioreactors will be constructed using a range of innovative microfluidic techniques to produce systems compatible with analysis systems commonly used in laboratories worldwide. The development of a platform technology producing 3D human tissue disease cultures will enable the generation of fully differentiated cell types and thus allow diseases to be effectively modelled at a population relevant scale in 3D human tissues in vitro. The resultant major benefit of the system is that it will allow regenerative therapies to be developed and tested on batteries of human tissues in the laboratory in a rapid, cost effective manner relevant to the in vivo state. To develop and validate the platform technology within the lifetime of the project liver hepatocyte cells and tissues will be generated due to their scientific and commercial significance from a population relevant range of patients with inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs). Therefore this project will significantly advance the state of the art and constitute a significant step forward for the regenerative medicine industry producing a key platform resource. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioreactors Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH.2011.1.4-2 - Tools, technologies and devices for application in regenerative medicine Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2011-two-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator CN BIO INNOVATIONS LIMITED EU contribution € 451 500,00 Address 30 UPPER HIGH STREET OX9 3EZ Thame United Kingdom See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact David Hughes (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Takara Bio Europe AB Sweden EU contribution € 1 216 325,00 Address Arvid Wallgrens backe 413 46 Göteborg See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jenny Goodwin (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TRANSTISSUE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH Germany EU contribution € 304 350,00 Address CHARITEPLATZ 1 VIRCHOWWEG 11 10117 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Christian Kaps (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom EU contribution € 630 280,00 Address TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS CB2 1TN Cambridge See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Renata Schaeffer (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MICRONIT HOLDING BV Netherlands EU contribution € 468 600,00 Address COLOSSEUM 15 7521 PV Enschede See on map Region Oost-Nederland Overijssel Twente Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rene Koopman (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
