By combining materials engineering with cell biology and clinical research, the Ehrbar laboratory is engaged in studying and engineering tissue healing. Towards this end, we have developed materials, which by modular assembly of synthetic and biological building blocks allow creation of specific, cell-instructive, healing microenvironments. These platforms are being used to optimize materials properties and signals that control recruitment, expansion, and differentiation of local progenitor cells. Based on such findings next generation materials and application strategies are being designed, which will be tailored towards clinically relevant treatments.


We proudly announce the following recognitions:

• Mira Jacobs is the winner of the Best Poster Award of the SSB+RM 2026 30th Annual Meeting
• Sara Caviglia receives the award in collaboration with the 2026 Academy of Feto-Maternal Medicine (AFMM) for the presentation entitled: Dulaglutide and pregnancy: a comprehensive safety assessment using ex vivo placenta perfusion and in vitro models
• Lukas Moser receives the Brigitte Müller Award at the ECFS 2026 for best aspiring presentation
• Silvia Pravato is the winner of the Best Poster Award of the 8th SSB+RM Young Scientists Symposium 2026