TRANSLATIONAL CENTER “REGENERATIVE THERAPIES”, WÜRZBURG BRANCH The Translational Center Würzburg develops biologized medi- Research focus cal products and cell-based therapies for individualized pa- tient-centered care with the aim of a fast transfer to medical practice. The infrastructure has therefore been established for preclinical and clinical testing, CE certiication and approval of new innovative therapies. A main focus is on the development of digital, transferable documentation systems. The clinical emphasis is on innovative implants and new therapies for de- fects of the musculoskeletal system and oncological diseases. Technology and expertise Initiation of CE certiication and approval of implants Consulting of SMEs concerning German Medicines Law (Arzneimittelgesetz) and Medical Devices Act (Medizinproduktegesetz) Development of GxP processes and documentation systems (transferable) Validation and standardization of human tissue models Development of human disease models and infection models Development of human vascularized tumor models: melanoma, intestine, mamma carcinoma, lung carcinoma Stroma-tumor interaction studies for drug screening Use of in vitro models in the process development to optimize drugs, medical products or implants GMP process development, documentation and preparation of the approval process Personalized in vitro diagnostics concomitant to therapy Cell culture techniques: primary cells, stem cells, iPS cells – Contact development of co-cultures and tissue models Development of speciic bioreactors, sensors, and Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and incubators for tissue engineering Biotechnology IGB Human vascularized (tumor) tissue for the optimization of medical products, to establish individual diagnostics and personalized therapies, including ATMPs Development of technologies for tissue engineering and Translational Center “Regenerative Therapies for Oncology and Musculoskeletal Diseases”, Würzburg branch Röntgenring 11 | 97070 Würzburg | Germany regenerative medicine Prof. Dr. hum. biol. Heike Walles Phone +49 931 31-88828 Fax +49 931 31-81068 heike.walles@igb.fraunhofer.de 41