The first robotic bioprinter in Eastern Europe has started work at the biomedical research laboratory of Kharkiv Karazin National University. The device REGENHU R-GEN200 will be used for the creation and development of medical products and tissue counterparts of the human body.
Modern bioprinting technologies make it possible to manufacture ultra-thin coatings and three-dimensional structures from natural and synthetic polymers, biocompatible metals, ceramics and living human cells. In particular, the device is able to create applicators, implants, as well as equivalents of skin, cornea, bone and cartilage tissue.
“The launch of a bioprinter at the Karazin University opens a new horizon for the development of medical bioengineering and the formation of a new generation of specialists. This step demonstrates the potential of Ukrainian universities to be at the forefront of scientific research and to implement advanced educational practices at the level of world standards, noted the rector of the university Tetiana Kaganovska.
Thanks to the new equipment, the university will be able to design medical products. The university is convinced that the use of a bioprinter will contribute to the establishment of cooperation between the university and business, as well as help train highly qualified specialists.
Support for the modernization of the university and the purchase of equipment take place within the framework of the joint project of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the World Bank “Improving higher education in Ukraine for the sake of results” (UIHERP). Karazin University once again proves that the future of science is being created here and now, even despite the war.
