Objective
Tissue Engineering is an emerging collection of technologies aimed at the regeneration of tissues and organs. Whilst TE potentiality on healthcare has already been demonstated, there has been a marked lack of link between the different components such that TE cannot deliver its promise at present. STEPS addresses this by introducing a systems approach to TE and associated technologies. Our objective is to provide a new infrastructure, based on the hypothesis that the only way to successfully implement TE is to link together all aspects of this multi-disciplinary process by applying the logistics of systems engineering. Specifically, the technological components will include cell sourcing and manipulation, novel biomaterial development, bioreactor design and the integration of TE constructs into the living host. The programme incorporates a determination of the socio-economic issues related to ethics and health economics. This will include an assessment of the public acceptability of these emerging technologies and the ability of private and public health insurance to pay for it without detracting from more traditional medical procedures. The Consortium has designed an objective-driven approach, set to deliver radical innovations in the long term as well as new processes, methodologies and products in the short and medium term.
The potential world market for TE products is estimated at 100 billion and we believe that our approach will transform the TE industrial infrastructure to the point to deliver to this market The Consortium comprises 23 partners from 13 European Countries. It includes 6 industrial organizations (4 SMEs) and 17 academic centres. To develop such a highly innovative systems approach to TE, the contribution of a multidisciplinary Consortium, of a critical mass in manpower, and of a substantial financial commitment, is required. These multidisciplinary skills can be found within this European cooperation.
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- medical and health sciences health sciences public health
- engineering and technology environmental biotechnology bioremediation bioreactors
- medical and health sciences medical biotechnology tissue engineering
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FP6-2002-NMP-1
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ABANO TERME (PD)
Italy
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TREVOUX
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TEDDINGTON, MIDDLESEX
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LIVERPOOL
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ROME
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PO Box 217 ENSCHEDE
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PO BOX 149 SCHIEDAM
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CHASSE SUR RHONE
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ASKIM
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BASEL
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BARCELONA
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GALWAY
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ULM
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BERLIN
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WARSAW
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RIGA
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BIRMINGHAM
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LEUVEN
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MILANO
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BRISTOL
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VIENNA
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BOLOGNA
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PO BOX 100 GOTEBORG
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