Chris Arts receives grant (1.9 M€) for scoliosis research
The Dutch BioMedical Materials (BMM) program will assign M€ 4.5 to young research projects dedicated to the development of novel biomedical materials and their therapeutic application. Earlier this week (BMM) announced which projects will be financed within the Young Investigator Call. Dr. Chris Arts from CAPHRI obtains M€ 1.9 for his research into a new method to treat patients with a spinal deformation called ‘idiopathic scoliosis’.
lso, dr. J. Sluijter, PhD from UMC Utrecht receives M€ 1.3 for his project proposal on improving cardiac function in myocardial disease using small RNA molecules. Dr. J. Rotmans, MD, PhD from LUMC received M€ 1.3 on how to improve vascular access in kidney patients undergoing hemodialysis.
BMM’s Young Investigator Call opened in July 2009, and was directed specifically towards young investigators who had obtained their PhD degree less than 10 years ago. In contrast to earlier Calls by BMM, the current Call focused not only on the project proposal and the consortium to execute this proposal, but also on the skills of the young investigator that will act as principal investigator heading the consortium.
About BMM
BMM (the BioMedical Materials program) is a Netherlands based public-private partnership dedicated to enable breakthroughs in the development and application of innovative biomedical materials. With a total amount of M€ 90 available, BMM’s research agenda focuses on new therapies and applications that prevent chronic organ and tissue failure, and contribute to the improvement in patients’’ quality of life. BMM is financed by the Dutch government (50%), academia (25%) and industry (25%).