Prof. Dr. Christian Laforsch
Chairholder Animal Ecology I, Vice President for Research University of Bayreuth Bayreuth, Germany
Homepage: https://www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/toek1/de/top/gru/html.php?id_obj=129167
Research Interests
- Microplastics
- Multiple stressor ecology
- Phenotypic plasticity
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Glatzel
Metals and Alloys (Metallische Werkstoffe) University of Bayreuth Bayreuth, Germany
Homepage: https://www.metalle.uni-bayreuth.de/de/index.html
Research Interests
- High temperature applications of metal alloys (>1000 °C)
- Surface treatment of metal surfaces for gradients in mechanical properties
- Manufacturing of metal parts using laser sintering and additive manufacturing
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Ruckdäschel
Department of Polymer Engineering University of Bayreuth Bayreuth, Germany
Homepage: https://www.polymer-engineering.de/
Research Interests
- Material research on resins, composites, polymer foams and functional thermoplastics
- Development of advanced processes including integrative and additive manufacturing
- Digitalization and sustainability of plastics
Christian Bay
Executive Director, Research Center for Additive Innovations Senior Staff Scientist,
Chair Manufacturing and Remanufacturing Technology University of Bayreuth Bayreuth, Germany
Homepage: https://additive-innovationen.de/
Research Interests
- Using Additive Manufacturing approaches to make parts and production more flexible, sustainable and functional
- Process optimization, quality assurance and sustainable practices to implement Additive Manufacturing in the industry
- Development and refinement of polymer and metal Additive Manufacturing techniques
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Döpper
Chair of Manufacturing and Remanufacturing Technology University of Bayreuth Bayreuth, Germany
Homepage: https://www.lup.uni-bayreuth.de/en/
Research Interests
- Developing sustainable research and development (R&D) solutions in the fields of manufacturing, production planning, logistics and quality engineering
- Additive manufacturing for sustainable practices
- Digital value creation for manufacturing and remanufacturing
Dr. Valérie Jérôme Senior
Staff Scientist, Department of Bioprocessing Technology University of Bayreuth Bayreuth, Germany
Homepage: http://www.bioprozesstechnik.uni-bayreuth.de/en/index.html
Research Interests
- Production of biopharmaceutical products using mammalian cell systems
- Development of rapid analytical techniques, such as microfluidic chips
- Environmental and industrial biotechnology
Dr.-Ing. Stephan Jokisch
Patent Specialist/ IP-Specialist Heliatek GmbH, Dresden
Homepage: https://www.heliatek.com/de/
Research Interests
- Patent filing for organic solar cells, renewable energy systems, process engineering and renewable materials
- Licensing and usage rights
- Trademark filings
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h. c. Raymund E. Horch
Clinic Director of Plastic and Hand Surgery Clinic Erlangen University Clinic Erlangen Erlangen, Germany
Homepage: https://www.plastische-chirurgie.uk-erlangen.de/
Research Interests
- Development of pre-clinical models for testing implants
- Vascularization of implants
- Development of arteriovenous loops for in vivo vascularization of implants
Dr. Thomas Gruhn
Senior Staff Scientist, Department of Biomaterials University of Bayreuth Bayreuth, Germany
Homepage: http://fiberlab.de/research_groups/simulations-of-mesostructured-materials/
Research Interests
- Simulation of self-assembly of mesostructures
- Simulation of self-assembly of nanoscale structures
- Solid state materials as alternative energy sources
Dr. Kristian Kempe
Senior Lecturer, Materials Science and Engineering Monash University Melbourne, Australia
Research Interests
- Pharmaceutical applications of polymeric nanoparticles
- Uptake and interactions of cells with the particles
- Targeted smart drug delivery
Veronica Glattauer
Team Leader, Senior Research Scientist CSIRO Biomedical Manufacturing, Cell Material Interactions Melbourne, Australia
Homepage: https://www.csiro.au/
Research Interests
- Collagen-based materials for creating scaffolds for cells
- Tissue constructs for organoids-type (mini-brains) in vitro modeling
- Tissue engineered thin membranes for imitating the retina, screening platform for testing the transfer of nutrients and testing the effects of drugs, disease models, iPS-derived healthy cells versus diseased cell types
Andrea O’Connor
Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor and Head Department of Biomedical Engineering The University of Melbourne, Australia
Homepage: https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/13347-andrea-o'connor
Research interests
- Tissue engineering of soft tissues
- Development of cyrogelling techniques to produce tailored scaffolds for various tissue engineering applications
- Antimicrobial nanomaterials to combat resistance
Dr. Sahar Salehi
Senior Scientist and Group Leader Department of Biomaterials University of Bayreuth Bayreuth, Germany
Homepage: http://fiberlab.de/research_groups/tissue-engineering-materials/
Research Interests
- Developing biomaterials with micro and gradient structures
- Processing materials using microfabrication technologies
- Tissue engineering and biofabrication of musculoskeletal tissues
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dipl. Ing. Felix B. Engel
W2-Professor for Experimental Renal and Cardiovascular Research Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Erlangen, Germany
Homepage: https://www.nephropathologie.uk-erlangen.de/en/ag-engel-exp-renal-and-cardiovascular-research/
Research Interests
- Cardiac tissue engineering
- Heart regeneration (cardiomyocyte proliferation, non-centrosomal MTOC)
- Heart and kidney development (adhesion GPCRs, zebrafish, mice)
- Tumor biology (metastasis zebrafish model)
Prof Dr. Sally McArthur
Director, Manufacturing Futures Research Institute Regional Director, Victoria
Medical Device Partnering Program (MDPP) CSIRO Research + Science Leader, Biomedical Materials Melbourne, Australia
Homepage: https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/centres-groups-clinics/bioengineering-research-group/
Research Interests
- Biomaterials and the coating on biomaterials to induce certain biological reponses
- Connecting technology and biology to create new medical products
- Translational research into new products
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jürgen Groll
Department of Functional Materials in Medicine and Dentistry Institute of Functional Materials and Biofabrication University of Würzburg Würzburg, Germany
Homepage: https://www.fmz.uni-wuerzburg.de/
Research Interests
- Biofabrication
- Polymer based biomaterials
- Bioinspired and biomimetic scaffold design
- Immunmodulatory materials and scaffolds