The event is co-organized by the Fraunhofer TLC-RT, the Chair Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, the German Research Foundation (DFG) funded research clusters SFB/TRR 225 ("From the fundamentals of biofabrication towards functional tissue models"), GRK2157 (3D-Infect) and SFB 1583 (Decide) of University Hospital and University of Würzburg as a joint event.

Within the 1st WI3R symposium the German Research Foundation (DFG) will grant the 20th anniversary of the Ursula M. Händel Animal Welfare Prize. It recognizes scientists who have made exemplary and sustained efforts to improve the welfare of animals in research. The €80,000 prize is currently the largest prize of its kind in Germany, awarded every two years.

Please find more information about the objectives of the event, the speakers and the preliminary program on the webpage.