Collaboration is essential in science
In order to achieve are goals we are working together with several experts in our field. These include partners in Norway and several laboratories around the world.
National partners in Norway
Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen Stem Cell Consortium (BSCC). I have contributed significantly to the establishment of BSCC which has been constituted as a formalized collaborative group consisting of six research groups working with stem cell activities with dual goals – to obtain basic scientific knowledge and to implement cellular therapy in personalized patient-specific clinical activities.Prof. Kristin Syverud, Paper and Fibre Research Institute (PFI) and NTNU Department of Chemical Engineering, Trondheim. Topic – development of a novel nanocellulose scaffold.
Prof. Dhayalan Velauthapillai, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL). Topic – designing scaffolds through computational modeling
Prof. Jan E. Brinchmann, Oslo University Hospital, Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research. Topic – Optimisation of clinical grade protocols for expanding mesenchymal stem cells for clinical applications.
Prof. Håvard J. Haugen, Head of Department of Biomaterials, University of Oslo. Topic – production and characterization of scaffolds used in regenerative medicine.
Prof. Helge Ræder, University of Bergen (UiB), Department of Clinical Science. Topic – Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and their potential for regenerative medicine.
Prof. Kjell-Morten Myhr and Prof. Lars Bø, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiB. Topic – Treatment of MS by cell therapy (MSC).
Prof. Anne Chr. Johannessen and Prof. Daniela Costea, UiB, Gade Laboratory for Pathology. Topic – Tumorgenicity of biomaterials and tissue engineered constructs.
Prof. Bjørn T Gjertsen, Haukeland University Hospital, Haematology Section. Topic – Liquid Biopsy, a new technology which can be used to follow the fate of transplanted cells. Haukeland University Hospital, Unit for Adult Clinical Trial. Topic – harvesting bone marrow aspirates for clinical applications.
Prof. Einar Kristoffersen and Prof. Tor Hervig, Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital. Topic – Allogenic stem cells and platelet lysate as a growth factor.
Assoc Prof. Yngvar Krukhaug, Haukeland University Hospital, Orthopedic Clinic. Topic – Clinical trials. Topic – Clinical Trials for treating long bone defects.
Scandinavia & Finland
University of Tampere, Finland
Prof. Susanna MiettinenTopic - Stem cell therapy for bone regeneration.
Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Prof. Susanna MiettinenTopic – development of polymer scaffolds for bone regeneration.
University of Southern Denmark
Prof. Else Marie PinholtTopic – Clinical trial using stem cells for reconstruction of alveolar bone
University of Gothenburg, Faculty of Dentistry, Sweden
Prof. Ann WennerbergTopic – Surface characterization of biomaterials
Europe
University of ULM, Germany
Prof. Hubert SchrezenmeierInstitute for Transfusion Medicine Topic - Stem cell production for clinical applications, EU projects.
Policlinico Milano, Italy
Dr. Rosaria GiordanoMilano Hospital, Cell factory. Topic – Stem cell therapy.
Fraunhofer Institute, Department Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Wuerzburg, Germany
Prof. Jan HansmannTopic – Novel bioreactor system.
University of Wuerzburg, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Germany
Prof. Anke KrügerTopic – Use of nanodiamond particles in biomedical applications.
EnvisionTEC GmbH, Germany
EnvTECTopic – 3D printing of scaffolds.
University of Nantes, France
Prof. Pierre LayrolleInstitut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médical, INSERMTopic – Cell therapy for bone regeneration, common EU projects.
US & Japan
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Cell Therapy and Transfusion Medicine, USA
Prof. Michele Cottler FoxCell Therapy and Transfusion Medicine. Topic - cell therapy and culturing stem cells.
Forsyth Institute, Boston, USA
Prof. Michele Cottler FoxTopic – Periodontal regeneration.