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2 3 Heike Walles is a member of acatech As early as in 2015, Prof. Dr. Heike Walles, head of the Fraunhofer IGB branch of the institute in Würzburg and the Chair of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine at the Würzburg University Hospital, was elected as a new member by the general meeting of the German Academy of Technical Sciences (acatech). As part of the acatech celebratory event held in Berlin on October 12, 2016, the acatech presidents Prof. Dr. Reinhard F. Hüttl and Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann presented her with the oficial membership certiicate at the associated meeting. IGB spin-off company conident in business plan competition 3 With the idea of cell-free protein therapy after heart attacks, a team led by Prof. Dr. Katja Schenke-Layland is planning the foundation of a medical-technical start-up. With their business plan, the team secured their invitation to the inal of the CyberOne Hightech Awards 2016 in November 2016. The prize offered by the bwcon network is awarded for particu- larly forward-looking business ideas. Shannon Layland will be the managing director of the spin-off company, Renovatum Therapeutics, and working in the capacity of scientist will be Prof. Dr. Ali Nsair, cardiologist, and acting director of the heart transplant program at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). 2 9