VANGUARD Consortium Meeting 2024 in Turin
Last week, the VANGUARD face-to-face meeting took place in Turin, Italy, at the Molecular Biotechnology Center. The event was kindly hosted by Prof. Follenzi from the University of Eastern Piedmont and her team who gathered 21 representatives of the VANGUARD consortium for a two-day programme. The agenda consisted of project updates, planning sessions, and discussions. […]
New Patient Area on the VANGUARD Website: everything you need to know about the advancement of bioartificial pancreas development
We are excited to announce the launch of a new Patient Area on the VANGUARD website. While we have previously addressed common patient inquiries through an official letter available on our Outreach page, we have taken a step further. The VANGUARD partners are committed to transparency and open communication about the research progress and the […]
VANGUARD Featured on EU Platform for Research Results
The latest research from the VANGUARD project has been featured on the EU research platform together with another EU-funded HemAcure project, highlighting their significant impact on medical science. The HemAcure study on haemophilia A treatment was supported by the VANGUARD project and aimed to establish whether LV-corrected blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOECs) implanted through a […]
VANGUARD Consortium’s Commitment to World Health Day 2024
The VANGUARD consortium is proud to join the World Health Organization in commemorating World Health Day 2024 on April 7. This year’s theme, ‘My Health, My Right,’ champions the fundamental right to health services and quality living conditions for everyone worldwide. Continuing their mission to contribute to the improvement of humanity’s health, the VANGUARD partners […]
Advancing Global Health: Milestones in the VANGUARD Project’s 52nd Month
The VANGUARD project is currently in its 52nd month of research and has made progress in all its work packages. Specifically, the research outcomes have resulted in a significant number of dissemination and communication activities, exceeding initial expectations. To date, our partners have delivered 44 oral presentations at scientific conferences, showcased 8 scientific posters, and […]
VANGUARD Consortium Meeting 2024 in Innsbruck, Austria
On January 27-28, the VANGUARD general assembly took place in Innsbruck, Austria. Nineteen participants representing the consortium’s nine project partners gathered for a two-day program consisting of project updates, planning sessions, and discussions. The meeting was kindly organized by the members of the Ludwig-Maximilians University München team. The first day commenced with a welcome session […]
Regulatory Challenges at the Intersection of Cellular and Medical Device Therapies in Europe: The Case of the Bioartificial Pancreas
A new publication on Regulatory Challenges at the Intersection of Cellular and Medical Device Therapies in Europe: The Case of the Bioartificial Pancreas in Law, Technology and Humans. Abstract Regenerative medicine solutions for type 1 diabetes are a rapidly developing field of medical technology. So far, these solutions have been principally cell-based treatments and, at […]
Review article on Clinical Translation of Bio-Artificial Pancreas Therapies
As part of the Transplant International special issue on The Future of Beta Cells Replacement in the Era of Regenerative Medicine and Organ Bioengineering, VANGUARD partners published a review article on Clinical Translation of Bio-Artificial Pancreas Therapies: Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Interdisciplinary Considerations and Key Recommendations. The full article is available open access online: https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/ti.2023.11705/full […]
VANGUARD Project Leaps Forward: Successful Bi-Annual Meeting in Milan
On the 3rd and 4th of July, the cosmopolitan city of Milan, Italy, played host to the bi-annual project meeting of VANGUARD. The meeting was organised by Lorenzo Piemonti and his team from San Raffaele Hospital. The agenda was dense and engaging, with VANGUARD project partners taking turns to brief each other on their respective […]
Annual VANGUARD meeting held in Igls, Austria
Team members of the VANGUARD project travelled to Igls in Austria for the annual consortium meeting which was held on 22 January 2023. The full day meeting covered the research progress of all work packages in the first three years of the project, the next steps planned and enough time for lively discussions between representatives […]
