Innovative bioreactor unveiled at UiB Innovation Festival

At the UiB Innovation Festival today, September 20, Shuntaro Yamada, Francesco Torelli and Kateřina Holomková demonstrated the latest bioreactor system, a variety of biomaterials for hands-on demonstration (hydrogels for biomedicine, 3D-printed bone scaffolds and spongy bone scaffolds), and a stunning scientific image exhibition.

In 2023, Shuntaro Yamada, a postdoc in the Tissue Engineering group at the Department of Clinical Odontology, received funding for his UiB Idea project, which aimed to develop a bioreactor for growing bone tissue in three dimensions. Today, he demonstrated this system, which he had spent the last year designing. The exhibition was well attended.

The new bioreactor system, with its potential to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of cell-based tissue regeneration, brings innovation to regenerative medicine. Its ability to replace animal studies in pre-clinical testing is a promising step towards more ethical and effective research. This system also serves as a shining example of successful collaboration between academia, clinicians, and industry. The next step is to conduct proof-of-concept experiments in the laboratory.