We are a spinoff company of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) and the University of Crete.
We develop advanced patient-tailored treatments using proprietary technologies
Our Technology
We provide expertise in
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precision biofabrication
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active biomaterial development
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stem cell culture and differentiation
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cell and animal models of neurodegeneration
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animal models of CNS injury
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imaging
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robotics
Neuroimplants
We develop novel treatments for Central Nervous System Injuries consisting of potent Neural Cell Progenitors grown inside bioactive ​biomaterials
Relevant Publications
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Kourgiantaki A., et al. Neural stem cell delivery via porous collagen scaffolds promotes neuronal differentiation and locomotion recovery in spinal cord injury. NPJ Regen Med 5:12, 2020. doi: 10.1038/s41536-020-0097-0.
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Georgelou K., et al. Microneurotrophin BNN27 Reduces Astrogliosis and Increases Density of Neurons and Implanted Neural Stem Cell-Derived Cells after Spinal Cord Injury. Biomedicines 11(4):1170, 2023. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11041170.
Our Team
Achilleas Gravanis, CEO, co-founder
Professor of Pharmacology; Medical School, University of Crete. Affiliated Researcher; IMBB-FORTH. Affiliated Professor; Faculty of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, USA. Affiliated Principal Investigator; Emulate Co, USA. Vice-Chair of Board of Directors; Athens LifeTech Park. Venture partner; BigPi Ventures. Has served as member of the Biomedical Research Program Committee of the European Commission. Co-founder of biotechnology spinoffs BioNature Ltd and ReNeuroCell Therapeutics.
Dimitrios Tzeranis, CSO, co-founder
Assistant Professor; Material Science & Engineering, University of Crete. Affiliated Faculty; IMBB-FORTH. Assistant Professor (unpaid leave); Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus. Affiliated Faculty; IMBB-FORTH. Founder of FORTH/UoC Biomaterials & Medical Devices Lab. Expertise: bioengineering, mechanical engineering, biomaterials, biofabrication, imaging, robotics.
Ioannis Charalampopoulos, COO, co-founder
Professor of Pharmacology; Medical School, University of Crete & Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, University General Hospital. Researcher; IMBB-FORTH. Fellow; Dept of Neuroscience, Karolinska Medical School. Director, Graduate Program in Neurosciences, Medical School, University of Crete. Partner; Bionature Ltd.
Konstantinos Fotakis, co-founder
Emeritus Professor of Physics; University of Crete. Distinguished Member; FORTH. Has served as Alternate Minister for Research and Innovation from January 2015 till July 2019.
Emmanuel Stratakis, co-founder
Research Director; IESL-FORTH. Head; Ultrafast Laser Micro- and Nano- processing laboratory. Director; FORTH European Nanoscience Facility. National expert in the High-Level Group of EU on Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing. Member; COST Scientific Committee. Founder and CEO; FORTH spinoff Biomimetic.
