CELLINK with partner has been granted project funding of SEK 10 million from the EU for the FUNC project. CELLINK's share amounts to SEK 5 million
CELLINK, together with Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA), has been awarded funding for the project Functionalized Collagen-based Bioink for 3D Bioprinting –"FUNC."The project will run for three years with a total budget of 19,5 MSEK. The project is financed to 50 percent through Eurostars. The consortium will develop a ready-to-use biofunctionalized collagen-based ink for 3D bioprinting. FUNC-BIOINK will provide mammalian (human) cells with an optimized biomimetic milieu. The incorporated peptides promote cell attachment, spreading and survival and direct differentiation.