Watch Bjorn Baselet’s presentation “Radiation resistance in space” from our summer school “Tissue Engineering & Space Medicine”! 🎬 🌌 ☢️ The 5-day event had expert lectures and Q&As on #SpaceHealth, radiation, bioengineering, and career opportunities with @esa.int. pulse-eic.eu/bjorn-basele...

Our @horizoneu.bsky.social team is working on solutions to implant-associated infections from a new perspective. 🦠✨ We are developing bio-hydrogels that, when applied on infections, transform bacteria into a source for producing beneficial proteins. Visit our site to find out how: bioaction.eu

Expedition 73 at the International Space Station started doing cardiac research this week! 💓 Nasa flight engineers E. Michael Fincke and @jonnykimusa.bsky.social are using ultrasound devices to “identify signs of space-caused plaque buildup or accelerated aging-like symptoms in the arteries.”

From 20–31 October, we will test our 3D bioprinter prototype in a #ZeroGravity flights campaign! 🛫🛬 It will be the first time our prototype will leave the lab to operate in flight — a huge step toward validating our technology for the International Space Station. pulse-eic.eu/pulse-projec...

another busy day over in Warsaw for #Biofabrication2025. here the summary of our fantastic day of talks 📊 and posters 📃 #ISBFWarsaw2025

It’s tomorrow! If you’re at Biofabrication 2025 and feel curious about new levitation approaches to 3D bio print better tissue models in microgravity, then go to Miguel J. S. Ferreira’s presentation at 11:30 CEST, session S22b. #ISBFWarsaw2025 #Biofabrication2025 #SpaceResearch

Our project partner, Alix Lemaître gave a talk about her recent research on hydrogel screening at #ESB2025 last week! Congratulations 👏 She presented how to optimise “Natural Hydrogels to Support Cardiovascular Cell Culture: Towards Physiologically Relevant Human Cardiac Models.” #CardiacModels

Miguel Ferreira, our partner from ICE Cubes Service will present our @horizoneu.bsky.social project and results next week at #Biofabrication2025 in Warsaw! 🇵🇱 Look for “PULSE - Magneto-acoustic 3D bioprinting onboard the International Space Station“ next Wednesday 17 September at 11:30 CEST.

Our @horizoneu.bsky.social project partner, Mariangela Clemente, presented her poster at ESB 2025! It showcased recent work on multicompartmental Janus Liposomes, which have distinct hemispheres that interact with bacteria and hydrogels. 🌗 Congratulations! 🙌 #EUfunded #HorizonEU #EUeic #ESB2025

Congratulations to our @horizoneu.bsky.social project partner, Anna Mariano, for her oral presentation titled “Bio-hydrogels with integrated osteoinductive signals for bone regeneration“ at ESB 2025! 👏 #TissueRegeneration #Hydrogels #EUeic #EUfunded

Only 3 days left and we'll also be in Warsaw🇵🇱 for #Biofabrication2025! Here all our contributions from @uni-wuerzburg.de, presenting many of our #meltelectrowriting and #bioprinting projects. 🌟Can't wait to see you all there!🌟

More recordings now available from our online summer school “Tissue engineering applications for space medicine”! Today we have “Radiation resistance in space” by Bjorn Baselet. 📽️ Watch his presentation at pulse-eic.eu/bjorn-basele... More videos coming soon! Follow us to stay in the loop. 🔔

Recordings from our online summer school are available now – exploring tissue engineering applications for space medicine!Watch them and browse the Q&As from day 1 of our week long discussions at pulse-eic.eu/online-summe... Follow our @horizoneu.bsky.social project for upcoming recordings! ▶️

ℹ️ NEW TALK DATE: If you are joining our summer school, please know that Damian Miles Bailey’s talk will now take place this Friday 29 August at the same time, from 14:00 to 15:00 CEST. Join us to hear Damian’s talk on “Mind over Mars: pushing the brain's limits” 🔴 🧠

✅ Registration is now open for #ESAOpenDays (12 September) at ESA ESOC in Darmstadt, Germany 👇 www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...

The third day of the PULSE online summer school (27 August) will explore how engineered tissue models and bioprinting technologies can help us understand and counter the effects of space and radiation on human health. ☢️🛡️ Key info, programme, and registrations at pulse-eic.eu/online-summe...

Day 2 (26 August) of our online Summer School will be all about how the ionising radiation of space, and the free radicals it can create, affect our bodies and how we might reduce their damage! 🧑‍🚀⚡️ Our @horizoneu.bsky.social project invites academics and professionals to explore #SpaceResearch!

Meet the confirmed speakers for Day 1 of the PULSE Online Summer School! The opening day of our programme on tissue engineering and space medicine will kick off with experts exploring how the human body adapts to life beyond Earth! 🧑‍🚀🩺 More about this event at pulse-eic.eu/online-summe...

Our Summer School is just over the horizon! We invite students, early-career researchers, and professionals to explore tissue engineering and space medicine. 🌌 🏗️ 🧫 It will happen online from August 25 to 29. It’s free, but spaces are limited, so register ASAP! pulse-eic.eu/online-summe...

Did you know there is a laboratory in space researching how to improve life on Earth? 🛰️🧑‍🔬 The International Space Station National Laboratory is where our @horizoneu.bsky.social project will use microgravity and space radiation to develop better cardiac models! 💞 youtu.be/JQogaKbZNLY?...

ICE Cubes Service, by our partner Space Applications Services, is helping us design and engineer our magneto-acoustic 3D bioprinter to meet ISS requirements. 🛰️ Check out the journal entry about our @horizoneu.bsky.social project on their beautiful website! www.icecubesservice.com/journal/puls...

Is space the place for better bioprinting? We think so! Our @horizoneu.bsky.social project is using magnetism, sound waves, and microgravity to 3D bioprint better cardiac models, making space exploration and healthcare safer. 💗🧑‍🚀🌍 Watch our explainer video and journey into our world! 🚀

Our @horizoneu.bsky.social project coordinator was awarded a @erc.europa.eu grant! In our project, Lorenzo Moroni and his team are developing a magneto-acoustic 3D bioprinter to construct complex cardiac models in microgravity. 💗 🚀 #EUeic #HorizonEU #InnovationEU

Catch PULSE in Room K9 @eutermis.bsky.social today! We’re showcasing how magneto-acoustic bioprinting will reshape tissue engineering—on Earth and in space. 🪐 Let us know your questions onstage or in the comments! Learn more about our #HorizonEU project at pulse-eic.eu #TERMISEU25 #spacehealth

Our partner, Catarina Custodio from Metatissue, was a guest on the latest episode of the SheEIC podcast hosted by Sara Jud. She shared the challenges of balancing academia and business, and how networking activities like the #EUeic Women Leadership Programme can help. 🇪🇺 youtu.be/cOxLqUhASK0?...

We will be paying attention to this event next month! It will spotlight how society benefit from the EU Space Programme. We hope to contribute to this positive impact by developing better cardiac models in microgravity! #SpaceMedicine #SpaceResearch

Milestone update: We will be boarding a parabolic flight mission in October! ✈️ 💗 A partnership between @dlr-en.bsky.social and @uni-magdeburg.de will test how human cardiovascular cells respond to short-term microgravity. #Microgravity #Bioprinting #SpaceMedicine #EUeic #HorizonEU

We are at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg for our two-year consortium meeting! We are sharing results & planning the next steps to advance 3D bioprinting for space & healthcare on Earth. 💗 🛰️ More about our European-funded project at pulse-eic.eu #SpaceMedicine #SpaceHealth #HorizonEU

We are happy to see our partner, Space Applications Services, presenting bioreactor designs for space @keeleuniversity.bsky.social! 🧫 🛰️ Our EU-funded project explores how space-based #bioprinting can create functional cardiac models. 💗 #TissueEngineering #Biofabrication #HorizonEU #EUeic

See PRISM-LT in motion! Our #HorizonEU project is developing a cutting-edge 3D bioprinting platform—get a glimpse! 🎬 Our team works on special bioinks that mimic natural tissue development and create hybrid tissues. 🏗️ 🧫 🔎 Learn more at prism-livingtissues.eu #biomaterials #bioprinting

Our consortium partner, Space Applications Services, is working on impressive technology to simulate lunar gravity! 🌖 For our EU-funded project, they are helping us design and engineer a new 3D bioprinter to be up to the standards of the International Space Station. 🛰️ youtu.be/a_mJx7bfFBo?...

Happy Valentine's Day! 💞 🔭🌍 Tired of the same old cards? We've got you covered ⬇️

let's start buildng a #Biofabrication community on Bluesky: go.bsky.app/KjXNCwG

Combining advanced technology and training can assist astronauts in maintaining their health during space isolation. This approach can also benefit isolated communities on Earth. 🌌 ➡ 🌎 #SpaceMedicine #SpaceResearch #SpaceHealth www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd92...

New #biomedical research launched to International Space Station! A team at Cedars-Sinai will grow stem cells in microgravity. 🚀🧑‍🔬 Our #HorizonEU project will 3D bioprint cardiac models in space to study its effects on the heart. 💓 More about the mission at www.issnationallab.org/release-ng-2...

Check out the latest on #SpaceOmics! 🧑‍🚀 🧬 @natureportfolio.bsky.social new issue reveals how spaceflight can impact health. 🔎 Read it at nature.com/nature/volum... Our #EUfunded team is tackling the dangers of space with our new 3D #bioprinting platform. Find out how at pulse-eic.xn--eu-qs72a

To space-travel as safely as possible, researchers are studying how our bodies handle space’s #microgravity and #radiation. 🧑‍🚀 Explore what is known in this comprehensive Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA)! 🌌 Including research on countermeasures to risks.🛡️ www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

We are proud to be part the diverse space #biotech sector! Now fully mapped by Space Impulse, Cx Bio, and Space Radar.🚀 Thank you for featuring us! 🙌 Our #EUfunded project will be 3D #biorpitning #cardiac #organoids via acoustic & magnetic #levitation in #space! 💗 spaceimpulse.com/2024/06/17/c...

As astronauts prepare for longer missions like the Artemis Program, scientists explore how #microgravity & #CosmicRadiation impact our organs. 🌌 Read “the largest study on the effect of #spaceflight on #kidney function” by Keith Siew from UCL at rdcu.be/dK06w 🧑‍🚀 #SpaceMedicine #SpaceHealth

The WI3R Symposium was a great success! Würzburg really shined as a research hotspot for developing new models and methods for #3R. Thanks to everyone who participated.

A #bioprinting study led by Jennifer Dionne combined #acoustic bioprinting & #AI-assisted #Raman #Spectroscopy to identify bacteria! 🔬🦠🆔 Our #EUfunded team combines acoustics & magnetism in space to advance cardiac research! 🌌💓 More at pulse-eic.eu/about-us/ doi.org/10.1021/acs....

Did you know that a very strong magnetic field can levitate a frog? 🧲 Our #EUfunded project will use a similar principle to bio fabricate scaffold-free & non-toxic #cardiac models in #space! 🚀 🔎 Discover how we will do it: pulse-eic.eu/about-us/ 🐸 How to levitate a frog: www.ru.nl/hfml/researc...

Did you know that our coordinator, Lorenzo Moroni, is also the scientific director of MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine? 🧬 Join their 10-year anniversary of discoveries at Maastricht University! 🎉 ✅ Register and submit your abstract at: www.aanmelder.nl/10yearsmerln...

Our experts in #vasculature #biofabrication and #bioprinting @bartolfkopp.bsky.social and Nathaly Chicaiza are attending #EMBOBuildNetworks in beautiful and sunny Barcelona, showing their fantastic work, don't miss the opportunity to talk to them!

Explore alternatives to Replace, Reduce, and Refine #AnimalTesting! 🧫 ✨ at the 1st International Conference of the Würzburg Initiative 3R #WI3R. Explore #Biofabrication, #Organoids, #DiseaseModelling, and more! Young investigators will have a dedicated day! ℹ️ Info: event.fourwaves.com/wi3r/pages

On this International Day of #HumanSpaceFlight, we celebrate the stellar milestones that made space safer! 🌌 We also highlight our #EUfunded consortium’s commitment to craft better ways to study space’s impact on the heart to make it even safer! 🛡️🫀 #SpaceHealth #EUeic #Bioprinting

Congratulations, Hilde Stenuit (Space Applications Services), for showcasing our #EUfunded project at Flanders Technology & Innovation! 📣👏 She & her team help bring our technology up to #ISS standards and assist with lunch & operations!🫀🛰️ More about Hilde’s talk at www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Check out this recent review by our partners @MoroniGroup and SCK CEN exploring the future of 3D #bioprinting in #SpaceMedicine & healthcare! It is a great stepping stone for our #HorizonEurope project focused on #cardiac models! 🫀🚀 pulse-eic.eu/perspectives...

Welcome to @pulse-eic.bsky.social! Our @ec.europa.eu-funded project is 3D bioprinting better cardiac models with a new mix of acoustic and magnetic levitation. We aim to study and mitigate microgravity and radiation in space exploration and healthcare on Earth. 🚀 🏥 #CardioSky #SpaceMedicine