MetBioMat Partners

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.

Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Hannover Medical School (MHH)
Medical University Graz (MUG)
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel (CAU)
Leibniz Universität Hannover
University of Applied Sciences Stralsund
Schönklinik Hamburg-Eilbek
Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus Hamburg (BUKH)
Universitätsmedizin Rostock
Institute for Bioprocessing and Analytical Measurement Techniques (iba)
Syntellix AG
MeKo
G.RAU GmbH & Co. KG
GALAB Laboratories GmbH
Meotec GmbH & Co. KG