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A 3D human skin bioprinter from UC3M receives the Wonderful Minds in Research Award

Awards given by the Madrid Chamber of Commerce

12/19/18

The award for Wonderful Minds in Research in the area of the health sector given by the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services has been won by the 3D human skin bioprinter developed by researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with the CIEMAT (Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research, from Spanish CIEMAT- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas), the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and the BioDan Group company.

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These Business Awards to the health sector were given out in a ceremony which took place yesterday, December the 18 th , at the Madrid Chamber of Commerce’s head office in the Palacio de Santoña. In the Wonderful Minds in Research Award category, the jury decided that this recognition would be given to the prototype of a 3D human skin bioprinter. The researcher and lecturer from UC3M’s Department of Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering, José Luis Jorcano, who is also the head of the Mixed CIEMAT/UC3M Biomedical Engineering Unit, was one of the people who collected the award.

His research team demonstrated, for the first time, that human skin can be produced via new three dimensional printing techniques. This skin "can be transplanted to patients or used in the business world for testing chemical, cosmetic or pharmaceutical products since it is produced in quantities, times and prices which are perfectly compatible for these uses".

The jury, led by Rafael Pérez-Santamarina, manager of the Hospital Universitario La Paz, and made up of professionals from different areas within the health sector, recognised initiatives, professionals and private institutions from the Community of Madrid health sector. Prizes were thus also awarded in other categories, such as: Civics, Patient Care, Medical Innovation, Private Institution, Excellence in Pharmacy, Organisation in the Service of the Patient and Professional Career.

The objective of these awards is to recognise the work of companies, projects, initiatives and professional careers in the different sectors of the Madrid economy. The sector selected for the first edition of these awards was the health sector. The goal was to recognize the work done in a sector which, in addition to being a cornerstone of the welfare state, is an engine for spending which stimulates the economy. The Special Award for Health was given to the Community of Madrid’s Department of Health for providing citizens with a universal, personal, humane and quality health care.