2012
Dr. Philip Kollmannsberger was awarded Marie Curie Fellowship
Congratulations! Dr. Philip Kollmannsberger was awarded Marie Curie Fellowship. The EU-project's title is "How mechanical forces regulate tissue growth in defined 3D geometries - 3D Multicell Growth".
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Tampere Finland
Professor Viola Vogel received an honorary doctoral degree in Philosophy. Read more in the article on the website of Tampere University. external page September 2012
Supercomputer for Science
Scientific simulations are based on computationally very intensive data processing. They get applied in more and more areas of research. Bio-engineer Viola Vogel and Thomas Schulthess, director of the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre CSCS, discuss what this implies for thecomputer and the scientist. Download June 2012 - Text in german
Science is on the ball
How can the high numbers of accident in football be reduced? And how can we regenerate faster the injuries of athlets? Theses questions were in the center of the event organized by the international governing body of football FIFA and the ETH Zurich. A new professorship at the ETH supported by the FIFA should get new scientific findings for the urgent questions of the sports and clinics daily routine.
Anchoring points determine fate of stem cells
Researchers were positive: a substrate’s softness influences the behaviour of stem cells in culture. Now other researchers have made a new discovery: the number of anchoring points to which the cells can adhere is pivotal.
FIFA looking into the future of health
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and FIFA Chief Medical Officer Jiri Dvorak announced a forward-looking partnership with ETH Technical University at Zurich that will focus on maintaining player health. Blatter officially endowed a Chair in Cartilage Regeneration at the school and also discussed the sudden death of 25-year-old Italian player Piermario Morosini.
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