MetBioMat Partners
Reducing costs and improving quality of life are key driving factors in health care. Here, degradable implant materials can significantly contribute: What is possible for polymers should also apply to metals. The Virtual Institute contributed to the development of aluminum-free, biodegradable magnesium alloys, which are used especially in orthopeadic applications. Degradable implants that are suitable for children are of particular importance. The unique combination of partners - three leading hospitals (University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE), Hannover Medical School (MHH) and University Hospital of Graz (MUG)), several institutes of the universities in Hamburg, Kiel and Hannover, and four German companies - enabled Hereon to expand its leadership in the area of biodegradable magnesium alloys. The VI MetBioMat will be the nucleus for a future translational center "Metallic Biomaterials". The interdisciplinary collaboration in MetBioMat together with the early involvement of users and manufacturers covered the relevant issues, techniques and approaches that are necessary for the implementation of this ambitious project.
Materials Research at Hereon
At Materials Research at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon in Geesthacht more than 160 employees work in the 5 research divisions, " Materials Mechanics", "Materials Physics", "Materials Technology ", "Magnesium Innovation Center Magic", and “Metallic Biomaterials”.
Embedded in the Helmholtz Research Fields "Key Technologies" and "Structure of Matter" the Geesthacht scientists at the Institute of Materials Research develop ultra-light-weight materials and innovative process technologies for the application areas air and ground transportation, implantology and regenerative medicine, as well as energy storage and conversion.
Hereon Materials Research
Prof. Dr. Regine Willumeit-Römer
Prof. Dr. Regine Willumeit-Römer
Head of the Institute of Metallic Biomaterials
Recent Research Topics
Investigation of biodegradable magnesium alloys and their influence on cellular metabolism.
Development of biocompatible implant coatings based on biological model membranes.
Structural and functional characterisation of peptide-membrane-interaction (peptide antibiotics, viral peptides) mainly by
neutron and X-ray scattering.
Classical contrast variation on biological and colloidal samples (magnetic nanoparticles, glycolipides, polymers).
Metallic Biomaterials
Dr. Bérengère Luthringer
Dr. Bérengère Luthringer
Head of Department Biological Characterisation
Metallic Biomaterials
Biological Characterisation - Metallic Biomaterials
Dr. Thomas Ebel
Head of Department Powder-based Materials Development
Metallic Biomaterials
Powder-based Materials Development - Metallic Biomaterials
Prof. Dr. Andreas Schreyer
Prof. Dr. Andreas Schreyer
former Head of Materials Physics and GEMS
Andreas Schreyer is now the Scientific Director of the ESS in Lund.
Prof. Dr. Martin Müller
Prof. Dr. Martin Müller
Head of Institute of Materials Physics Materials Physics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl Ulrich Kainer
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl Ulrich Kainer
former Head of Magnesium Innovation Center MagIC
MagIC - Magnesium Innovation Centre
Prof. Dr. Mikhail Zheludkevich
Prof. Dr. Mikhail Zheludkevich
Head of Institute of Surface Science
Institute of Surface Science
Prof. Dr. Norbert Hort
Prof. Dr. Norbert Hort
Head of Department Functional Magnesium Materials
Functional Magnesium Materials
Dr. Christina Krywka
Dr. Frank Feyerabend
Dr. Heike Helmholz
Dr. Sviatlana Lamaka
Dr. Katharina H. I. Philipp
Eshwara Nidadavolu (PhD Student)
Jochen Harmuth (PhD Student)
Jorge Gonzalez De Frutos (PhD Student)
Marcjanna M. Gawlik (PhD Student)
Steven Behr (PhD Student)
Yiyi Lu (PhD Student)
Department of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery
Our clinic cares mainly about the operational maintenance and restoration of bones, organs and tissues that have been injured in an accident. Our surgeons are specially skilled in life-threatening multiple injuries, in treating patients advanced in years, in severe pelvic and spinal injuries, and in bone infections and tumors. Our doctors also have many years of experience with injuries of knee and shoulder joints.
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Prof. Dr. med. Johannes M. Rueger
Prof. Dr. med. Johannes M. Rueger
Director of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery
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Prof. Dr. Dr. Eric Hesse
Prof. Dr. Dr. Eric Hesse
Prof. Dr. Dr. Eric Hesse is director of the Experimental Trauma Surgery / Heisenberg Group of Trauma-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery of the UKE and an active trauma surgeon. Prof. Hesse has an extensive experience in bone research with particular emphasis on the molecular regulation of osteoblast differentiation, function of osteoblasts and bone homeostasis. His previous appointments include, inter alia, Yale University School of Medicine, USA and Harvard Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, USA. Since 2011 Dr. Eric Hesse holds a Heisenberg professorship at the UKE and focused his research on molecular mechanisms of physiological and pathological bone remodeling. Within the framework of the VI MetBioMat, Prof. Hesse is responsible for WP4. more (German only)
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Schlüter
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Schlüter
Head of Clinical Chemistry/Central Laboratories
Professor of Mass Spectrometric Proteome Analysis
Arbeitsgruppe Massenspektrometrische Proteomanalytik (German only)
Dr. Maryam Omidi
Olga Kraus
ZTL Imaging Center - Laboratory Animal Science
The Hannover Medical School, founded in 1965, is one of the world's leading university medical centres. Our research and patient care set national and international standards. We are also part of an excellent regional medical network.
Our outstanding success in interdisciplinary collaboration both within the MHH and with extramural scientific institutions is reflected in the fact that the MHH is the German medical university with the greatest volume of grant funding.
May 17, 1965, the university was founded in the auditorium of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover as the Hannover Medical School.
The Institute for Laboratory Animal Science and the Central Animal Laboratory are closely interrelated and one of the largest and most complex scientific laboratory animal institutions in European research locations. Small animal imaging has become an important tool in preclinical research. Nevertheless, the results of non-invasive imaging are often disappointing due to a suboptimal choice of imaging procedures or deficiencies in study design, in the experimental setup or in data analysis. Research interests are therefore in these areas particularly with regard to standardization of small animal imaging methods.
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Dr. Martin Meier
Dr. Martin Meier
Head of ZTL Imaging Center
Research Areas:
Highfield, highthroughput MR Imaging
Biomagnetic Signal analysis
Preclinical and in vivo imaging technologies (MRI, EEG, CT)
Molecular and spectroscopic Imaging
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Department of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery
Innovative and practical training, forward-looking and excellent research, and first class and personalised patient care characterise the range of services of the Medical University of Graz.
New insights into the causes of disease, the development of preventive measures and the decryption of new therapies characterize the successful Grazer medical research.
Research Projects
Prof. Dr. Annelie Weinberg
Prof. Dr. Annelie Weinberg
Head of Research Unit Musculo-Skelettale Forschungseinheit für Biomaterialen and
Laura Bassi Center of Expertise BRIC
In the Laura Bassi Center of Expertise BRIC the trauma surgeon Prof. Dr. Annelie Weinberg develops revolutionary materials for implants that support the healing of broken bones in children and are subsequently absorbed by the body.
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Laura Bassi Centre BRIC - BioResorbable Implants for Children
Laura Bassi Centre
economic impulses by women in research and innovation
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Dr. Nicole Grün
Dr. Johannes Eichler
Dr. Stefan Fischerauer
Tanja Kraus
Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut der Universität Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
The working groups of the institute investigate correlations of atomic structures and macroscopic material properties of geo- and biomaterials and synthetic functional materials and their thermodynamic stability. more (German only)
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bismayer
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bismayer
Mineralogy and Petrology, focus: Crystallography
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PD Dr. Boriana Mihailova
PD Dr. Boriana Mihailova
Associate Professor (tenure)
Research Area: Solid state and materials science
- Raman and FTIR spectroscopy of solids
Scientific interests in: complex perovskite-type crystals
ferroic phase transitions
bio-apatite and biocompatible materials
complex hydrous silicate minerals
microporous materials
disordered silicates
metamict minerals
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Institute of Biomechanics M3
Since the Biomechanics Institute was founded in 1980 by Prof. Erich Schneider, the focus was always on assessment, development and testing of orthopaedic implants. In 1999, the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg has started a Biomedical Engineering program (Mediziningenieurwesen), allowing students to obtain a B.Sc. or Dipl.-Ing. degree. Early 2000, a center of excellency in Biomedical Engineering (Medizintechnik) was founded by the State of Hamburg. more
Prof. Dr. habil. Michael Morlock
Prof. Dr. habil. Michael Morlock
Head Institute of Biomechanics (M-3)
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Pörtner
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Pörtner
Senior research associate
Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering
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Inorganic Functional Materials and Biocompatible Nanomaterials
Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel
Inst. für Material-wissenschaften
The chair "Inorganic Functional Materials" concentrates on the development of smart materials in thin film form and their applications mainly in the area of micro- and nanotechnology using cost-effective processes that are capable of mass-production. Smart materials directly transduce electrical, magnetic, or thermal energy into mechanical energy or vice versa and are therefore very attractive for the realization of micro-actuators and -sensors.
Biocompatible Nanomaterials main areas of research:
Nano- and micro-structured Biomaterials
Adaptive, cell-inspired Materials
Biophysics of Cells (mechanotransduction, cell adhesion, intracellular dynamics)
Force Spectroscopy
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Quandt
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Quandt
Head of Inorganic Functional Materials group
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Prof. Dr. Christine Selhuber-Unkel
Prof. Dr. Christine Selhuber-Unkel
Head of Biocompatible Nanomaterials Group
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David Haffner (PhD Student)
Institut für Anorganische Chemie (ACI) und Institut für Informationsverarbeitung (tnt)
In 1831, founded by the scholar Karl Karmarsch, the “Higher Trade School of Hannover” started with only 64 students. Today there are more than 25,000 students in the natural sciences and engineering, the humanities and social sciences as well as in law and economics.
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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Carla Vogt
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Carla Vogt
Vorstand - Inst. f. Anorganische Chemie
Research interests:
Solid State and Materials Chemistry
Molecular Chemistry
Solid State Analysis
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bodo Rosenhahn
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bodo Rosenhahn
Vorstand - Inst. f. Informationsverarbeitung
special field: Automatic Image Interpretation
Research topics:
- Computer Vision
- Visual Signal Processing
- Bio-Med. Image Analysis
- Audio Processing
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Materials and Manufacturing Technology
Young and dynamic - this is the profile of our university. Since its founding in 1991, student numbers have grown to over two 1500 with the three faculties electrical engineering and computer science, economics and engineering. Next to the teaching part, research has continuously developed. The subject of "Renewable energy" grew out to a major interdisciplinary focus.
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Petra Maier
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Petra Maier
Professor of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
Associate partner in the field of material properties: Fatigue, corrosion fatigue, corrosion, stress corrosion cracking.
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Orthopeadics
The Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek is an academic teaching hospital for the University of Hamburg, a hospital for specialist care in Hamburg with specialist departments for national care.
We perform the full spectrum of operations on the musculoskeletal system. Another of our specialisations is the conservative (non-surgical) treatment of diseases and injuries affecting the musculoskeletal system for all age groups. We have particular expertise in orthopaedic (bone) tumours, sports orthopaedics, orthopaedic rheumatology and children's orthopaedics.
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Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Hille
Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Hille
Head of the Orthopeadics Department
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The BUKH was opened 21st May 1959 as "accident-aftertreatment hospital Hamburg" one of the most modern trauma centers in Europe in the Boberg dunes.
Science and research at BUKH means science and research for patients in the first place. All research activities at the BUKH are characterized by high relevance for the statutory accident insurance and are systematically aligned with the requirements of the "Berufsgenossenschaft" as well as with the treatment spectrum and the expertise of the hospital.
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Prof. Dr. med. Maximilian Faschingbauer
Prof. Dr. med. Maximilian Faschingbauer
Chief physician Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Sports Traumatology
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Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Seide
Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Seide
Head of Science and Research
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Matthias Münch
Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory FORBIOMIT
In 2005, the Biomechanics and Implant Technology Research Laboratory (FORBIOMIT) was established at the Department of Orthopaedics. Research is focussed on biomechanical topics, behaviour of implants and endoprostheses as well as their interactions with biologic tissues.
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Prof. Dr. med. habil. Dipl.-Ing Rainer Bader
Prof. Dr. Rainer Bader
Experimental Orthopedics
Biomechanics
Implant Technology
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Dr. Daniel Klüß
Sarah Zaatreh (PhD Student)
The Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques (iba) is your partner for practical project and industrial research in the field of bioprocess engineering and analytical measuring technology in the life sciences. Special attention is given to working on research topics relating to technical systems for biotechnology and medical engineering with a focus on the interaction between the technical and biological components of those systems.
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Prof. Dr. Klaus Liefeith
Prof. Dr. Klaus Liefeith
Dr. Holger Rothe
Dr. Ronald Schade
Syntellix AG is a young German medical technology company, focused on research, development and marketing of highly innovative bioabsorbable – meaning self-dissolving – metallic implants.
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Dipl.-Ing. Robert Schavan - Director of product management
Dr.-Ing. Jan-Marten Seitz - Director of research and development, engineering and production
Robert Schavan on the occasion of the Innovation Award of the German Economy 2012/2013 in the category start-ups (German)
High-Precision Laser Manufacturing of Components for Medical Devices
MeKo is a global, ISO certified supplier specialized in laser material processing for medical applications. The company is characterized by over 20 years of experience, especially in laser cutting of stents, heart valve frames and other medical devices made of metal (NiTi, 316LVM, L605) and bioresorbable materials (Mg, PLLA). MeKo offers numerous machining processes, such as electro-polishing, heat treatment and machining.
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Michael Stekker
Michael Stekker
Project Engineer R&D MeKo
Developement of bioresorbable alloys based on magnesium for vascular applications.
G.Rau GmbH & Co. KG is a globally active supplier in the field of metal engeneering that has achieved a degree of specialization in the highly complex and versatile world of metals over the past 130 years, remaining unsurpassed to this day.
G.RAU processes and refines far more than 200 various kinds of metals and metals alloys into products. This makes G.RAU an expert in the manufacturing of strips, tubes and wires made of precious metals, special alloys and composite materials. In addition, G.RAU also uses these prematerials to manufacture precision parts and complex assemblies.
Today, with more than 540 employees, G.RAU is still a family-owned metal engineering company with three production sites in Pforzheim, one in Costa Rica and a subsidiary in the United States. G.RAU is also the parent company of several well-known suppliers in the field of medical technology.
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Dr. Ulmer
Dr. Stefan Knoll
GALAB is an independent service laboratory for external quality control. We analyse and evaluate food, food packaging, sanitary products, industrial products, biopharmaceutical products or the environment for substances or contaminants.
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Dr. Jürgen Kuballa
Meotec GmbH & Co. KG is an innovative research company from Aachen that has specialised in electrochemical surface modification (ceramisation) of light weight metals. In addition, Meotec does research in the field of medical technology and surface technology.
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Alexander Kopp, Dipl.-Ing. - Managing Director
Christoph Ptock, M.A. - authorized officer