Objectives
Increased level of research excellence
- To promoteBBCE institution staff, PhD students and Early Stage Researchers (ESR) integration in the international scientific environment
- To develop the research capabilities and capacity of BBCE
- To increase the capability of attracting funds
Increased level of innovation
- To deliver and share the gained knowledge
- To transfer the knowledge
- To ensure the sustainability of BBCE product development and further growth
Advanced biomaterial development for medical applications
- To transfer the innovations in medical devices to patients through industry and/or other international research partners
- To establish a full cycle for biomaterial development from material science to clinics
- To ensure continuous upgrading of BBCE staff knowledge in biomaterials development, testing and transferring to clinics
- To strengthen collaboration with existing competence centres and propose a dedicated competence centre on medical devices
BBCE project´s main objective is to establish a joint Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence for advanced biomaterials development based on the long-term strategic cooperation between AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland (ARI) and Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany (FAU) on the one hand and RTU RBIDC, LIOS, RSU and RSU IS on the other hand.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 857287