Our research is situated at the interface of chemical biology, materials science biomedical engineering and health technologies. We focus on a wide range of interdisciplinary research topics including:

  Organ-specific drug delivery

  Autonomous reconstruction of organoids and 3D tissues

  AI-driven development of innovative biomaterials for the 3D bioprinting of entire organs and tissues

Precise organ-specific drug delivery is only possible if realistic test systems such as organoids or artificially reconstructed 3D tissues on so-called organs-on-a-chip are available. We are therefore developing autonomous and AI-controlled processes for the automatic production of these biological models. At the same time, we are optimizing the material properties and manufacturing processes of high-precision biomaterials in self-driving labs using artificial intelligence in order to create functional, customizable inks for 3D bioprinting and thus enable new approaches in regenerative medicine and drug research. A particular focus is on biocompatible materials for the 3D printing of individualized heart valves, corneas and other functional tissue structures for organ-on-chip systems. Our research ranges from high-throughput experiments to identify optimal material properties through to validation in animal models. Our research thus makes an important contribution to the further development of personalized therapeutic approaches.