September 14-17, 2025
The TENTACLE consortium took part in the International Conference on Biofabrication 2025, hosted in Warsaw, Poland. This year’s theme, “Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Biofabrication: Challenges and Breakthroughs for a Healthier Future”, highlighted the transformative role of biofabrication in addressing some of the most pressing medical challenges.
As part of the programme, Prof. Giovanni Vozzi (University of Pisa) and Dr. Ayça Bal Ozturk (AdBioInk, TENTACLE partner) co-chaired the symposium “Bioprinting Approaches in EU Projects”. The session brought together principal investigators from EU-funded projects under the Horizon Europe TOOL-11 call, offering a platform to exchange knowledge and foster collaboration across initiatives working at the forefront of regenerative medicine.
Within this framework, Prof. Jürgen Groll, TENTACLE’s coordinator, delivered a podium presentation titled “Innovative in situ 4D bioprinting for regeneration of colorectal mucosa and submucosa”. His talk introduced the project’s unique approach: combining advanced biomaterial inks and minimally invasive 4D bioprinting technologies to regenerate tissue directly within the patient, aiming to transform future treatments for colorectal diseases.
The presetation “Clusters as tools for enhanced collaboration and increased impact of Horizon Europe projects” by Giulia Leonetti from the European Commission further underlined the significance of EU support in driving innovation and collaboration in the field of biofabrication.
Participation in Biofabrication 2025 represented a valuable opportunity for TENTACLE to showcase its objectives, strengthen scientific networks, and engage with the international community shaping the next breakthroughs in healthcare.
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The symposium agenda featured the following presentations:
- Clusters as tools for enhanced collaboration and increased impact of Horizon Europe projects
Giulia Lionetti - ILLUMINATING in situ bioprinting for joint regeneration
Marcy Zenobi-Wong - The m2M project: A bioprinting platform for the rapid, reliable, controlled and quantifiable patterning of cellular aggregates and microtissues into macroscale regenerative grafts with programmable architectures
Daniel Kelly - Innovative in situ 4D bioprinting for regeneration of colorectal mucosa and submucosa
Jürgen Groll - 3D Bioprinting with Self-Healing, Photocurable Supramolecular Hydrogels without Photo-Initiators
Cristian P. Pennisi - LUMINATE: lighting the way towards in situ osteochondral regeneration through microextrusion and filamented light bioprinting
Giovanni Vozzi - Automated generation of dense, functional, and perfusable bioprinted liver constructs for transplantation
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