(13.04.2021)
On April 15 at 4:05 pm, LBI Co-Director Susanne Wolbank will be a guest on Radiodoktor, a broadcast on the Austrian radio channel Ö1. As part of the focus on "Years Won - New Paths to Old Age", she will talk about how biotechnological processes can be used to restore tissue and organ structures after injuries.
(12.04.2021)
On April 21st and 22nd, the Global Sepsis Alliance will host the World Sepsis Congress 2021 - Advancing Prevention, Survival, and Survivorship of Sepsis and COVID-19.
This free online congress is a great opportunity to connect and learn with leading sepsis experts from around the globe – right from the comfort of your home or office.
(09.04.2021)
In their brand new review article, Marcin Osuchowski and his co-authors from more than twenty research institutions from all over Europe address the interplay between preclinical and clinical research in the context of COVID-19.
(07.04.2021)
Nineteen partners from universities, research centers, SMEs, multinational corporations, and hospitals are collaborating on this project, funded by the EU with 6 million euros. A multidisciplinary team working on the fusion of different biomaterials and 3D printing technologies aims to bring a new solution to the fabrication of biomimetic implants.
(07.02.2021)
"I have been following the scientific discourse on SARS-Cov-2 and the mRNA vaccination for a long time and I understand that it is not easy to keep track of things."
With these words, Wolfgang Holnthoner opened his comment in the Pinkafelder Stadtzeitung, in which he speaks about the role of mRNA and explains scientific discourse and consensus.
(20.01.2021)
Wolfgang Holnthoner, head of the Vascular Biology Research Group at LBI Trauma, will be on virtual stage as invited speaker at the Life Science Tuesday, February 9. The event is hosted by ÖGMBT, the Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology.
(03.12.2020)
In December 2020, MedUni Vienna awarded the title “Researcher of the Month” to Sylvia Nürnberger, head of the cartilage regeneration group at LBI Trauma. The award was presented to her on the occasion of the study “Repopulation of an auricular cartilage scaffold, AuriScaff, perforated with an enzyme combination” published in the Top Journal Acta Biomaterialia.
(20.11.2020)
The European Researchers’ Night is a mega-event that takes place every year in many European cities. Due to the current Covid19 situation, the event will be held exclusively online for the first time, giving everyone the opportunity to take part comfortably from home. The program will be streamed via several online channels.
(16.11.2020)
Jaw surgery often includes bone augmentation via implants. A common method to gain bone tissue is to transplant it from the patient’s femur – a process which is associate with an increased infection rate, a prolonged healing process and additional stress for the patient.
(13.11.2020)
In 2005, archaeological excavations on the Wachtberg in Krems an der Donau (Austria) revealed two Upper Paleolithic infant burials. Among them was the 31,000 years old double burial of two infants, protected by the shoulder blade of a mammoth and well preserved. Genetic, morphological and chemical studies were able to identify the two infants as identical twins and shed light on their short survival time.