The overall aim of research in the Malda lab is to translate biofabrication-based and clinically-relevant implants and models towards applications. The team adopting advanced in vitro, as well as ex vivo models, including systems in which simulated loading can be applied to further mimic the native situation in a healthy or pathological environment.

In close collaboration with researchers and clinicians at both the University Medical Center Utrecht and the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Utrecht University, we are also moving regenerative solutions towards the clinic. Moreover, through the Innovation Center of Advanced Therapies (ICAT), the lab aims take the next steps for the development of regenerative treatments, which includes the biofabrication of living implants under GMP conditions.