133 With universities Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Köthen, Germany Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Biberach University of Applied Sciences, Germany Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Cranfield University, UK Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria ESADE Foundation, Barcelona, Spain Escola de Engenharia de Piracicaba (EEP), Brazil Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Germany Georgia Institute of Technol- ogy (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, USA Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover, Hanover, Germany Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, Germany The Association of German Engineers (VDI), member Walles, H. DECHEMA (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology), section “Biotechnologie“, member subject division “Medizini- sche Biotechnologie“ DIN, the German Insti- tute for Standardization, standards committee “Feinmechanik und Optik NAFuO“, collaboration on working committee “Medizi- nische Produkte auf Basis des Tissue Engineering“ European Union, reviewer for Seventh Framework Pro- gramme for Research German Academic Ex- change Service (DAAD), reviewer for special program “Moderne Anwendungen in der Biotechnologie“ German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), reviewer German National Aca- demic Foundation, person of confidence German Pharmaceutical Industry Association (BPI), member working group “Tissue Engineering“ German Research Foun- dation (DFG), reviewer for SFB / Transregio, doctorate program, single application procedure German Society for Regen- erative Medicine, member of academic advisory board Gesundheitsforschungsrat des BMBF (Health research council) of the German Federal Ministry of Educa- tion and Research (BMBF), member of medical technical committee VDI Society Materials Engineering (VDI-GME), technical division “Nanoscale Engineering“, member expert committee “Nanotechnik in der Medizintechnik“ Weber, A. DECHEMA (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology), section “Biotechnologie“, member subject divisions “Biotech- nologie Nachwachsender Rohstoffe“, “Medizinische Biologie“ and “Mikrobielle Materialzerstörung und Ma- terialschutz“ GMM VDE / VDI-Society Microelectronics, Microsys- tems and Precision Engi- neering, expert committee 4.7 “Mikro-Nano-Integra- tion“, reviewer of program committee Materials Research Society (MRS), member Zibek, S. DECHEMA (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology), section “Biotechnologie“, member subject division “Chemische Biologie“ Furtwangen University, Faculty Medical and Life Sci- ences, academic advisory board, expert committee “Biotechnologie / Verfahrens technik“ The Association of German Engineers (VDI), member SCIENTIFIC COOPERATIONS