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Translational Research Symposium—collaborative efforts as driving forces of healthcare innovation

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The 5th Translational Research Symposium was organised at the annual meeting of the European Society for Biomaterials 2018, Maastricht, the Netherlands, with emphasis on the future of emerging and smart technologies for healthcare in Europe. Invited speakers from academia and industry highlighted the vision and expectations of healthcare in Europe beyond 2020 and the perspectives of innovation stakeholders, such as small and medium enterprises, large companies and Universities. The aim of the present article is to summarise and explain the main statements made during the symposium, with particular attention on the need to identify unmet clinical needs and their efficient translation into healthcare solutions through active collaborations between all the participants involved in the value chain.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the: European Commission Horizon 2020, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Innovative Training Networks 2015, Tendon Therapy Train project, under the grant agreement number 676338; Science Foundation Ireland, Career Development Award, under the grant agreement number 15/CDA/3629; Science Foundation Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund, under grant agreement number 13/RC/2073.

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  1. These authors contributed equally: João Q. Coentro, Andrea De Pieri, Diana Gaspar, Dimitrios Tsiapalis

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  1. Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), National University of Galway Ireland (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland

    João Q. Coentro, Andrea De Pieri, Diana Gaspar, Dimitrios Tsiapalis & Dimitrios I. Zeugolis

  2. Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Galway Ireland (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland

    João Q. Coentro, Andrea De Pieri, Diana Gaspar, Dimitrios Tsiapalis & Dimitrios I. Zeugolis

  3. Proxy Biomedical, Spiddal, Galway, Ireland

    Andrea De Pieri

  4. Medtronic, Sofradim Production, Trevoux, France

    Yves Bayon

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Coentro, J.Q., De Pieri, A., Gaspar, D. et al. Translational Research Symposium—collaborative efforts as driving forces of healthcare innovation. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 30, 133 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-019-6339-2

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