Translational Center for Regenerative Medicine Leipzig

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The Translation Center for Regenerative Medicine (TRM) Leipzig was a central scientific institution of the University of Leipzig from 2006 to 2015. It will be continued under the name Saxon Incubator for Clinical Translation (SIKT).

The TRM Leipzig was founded in October 2006 with the aim of developing and evaluating novel diagnostic and therapeutic forms of regenerative medicine and using translational medicine to transfer them to clinical application. The TRM Leipzig was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research , the Free State of Saxony and the University of Leipzig. It was part of the Leipzig life science network and a founding member of the national initiative for regenerative medicine (RMIG). Funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research ended at the end of June 2015.

After the end of the federal funding, the Free State of Saxony and the University of Leipzig want to establish the center as a Saxon incubator for clinical translation. The Saxon State Ministry for Science and Art will contribute a base amount of one million euros each for three years. In addition, new third-party funded projects are to be acquired. The main focus of the SIKT is on the areas of heart medicine, connective / supporting tissue and liver.

Translation

The TRM Leipzig had set itself the goal of accelerating the transfer of research results into clinical practice through a strict translation orientation. The basis was a strict three-goal funding system. The gates stand for entry into the conceptual, preclinical and clinical work phase that every new therapy or diagnostic concept must go through. The TRM Leipzig thus guaranteed efficient translation and combined it with comprehensive support and coordination of research projects.

research

The TRM Leipzig supported productive, application-oriented and interdisciplinary research projects in four areas:

  • Tissue Engineering and Materials Science (TEMAT),
  • Cell therapies for repair and replacement (CELLT),
  • Regulatory Molecules and Delivery Systems (REMOD) as well
  • Imaging, modeling and monitoring of regeneration (IMONIT).

Service units

Three service units, the so-called "Core Units", support the scientific work of the TRM Leipzig:

  • Image Processing (IPCU)
  • Quality Management (QMCU) and
  • Microsurgery and Animal Models (MACU).

advancement

The TRM Leipzig offered young scientists a research space in which they could implement their own application-oriented research ideas. The innovation potential was promoted by the funding models (awards) of the TRM Leipzig. Independent scientists, research groups and tandem groups of clinicians and scientists could apply for funding.

Infrastructure

The director was Frank Emmrich from 2006 to 2015 .

The scientific work of the center was accompanied by two committees: The board decided on the strategic direction of research at the center. The board of directors and board of directors were supported and advised by an internal advisory board with defined tasks and responsibilities. The internal advisory board was composed of experts from science, clinics and business.

At its location in the buildings of the former university women's clinic in Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 55-57, the TRM Leipzig had its own laboratories for preclinical, molecular biological, genetic engineering and cell biological research on an area of ​​around 500 square meters, which at the end of 2010 another 2,800 square meters was expanded. One of the few small animal computer tomographs in Germany belonged to the TRM .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ University of Leipzig: University of Leipzig: Saxon incubator for clinical translation. In: www.zv.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
  2. ^ University of Leipzig: University of Leipzig: News. In: www.zv.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Translational Center for Regenerative Medicine Leipzig (Ed.): Image brochure . 2016.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 21.6 ″  N , 12 ° 23 ′ 56.6 ″  E