Two interesting studies by our CHANGE MSCA Doctoral Network Doctoral Candidate Alessia Brancolini, supervised by Johannes Grillari and Regina Grillari at Evercyte GmbH, got published this month. The first paper (https://lnkd.in/gttBTh5v) focuses on the comparison between primary and hTERT-immortalized WJ-MSCs for extracellular vesicle (EV) production, that represents an important step toward standardized, scalable, and reproducible EV manufacturing for future therapeutic applications. The...

Ready to take the next step in your research career? With a budget of €399.05 million, the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 call is now open for submissions, closing on 9 September! To help you get ahead, here are 6 essential steps to prepare your application: 1️⃣ Familiarise yourself with funding basics 2️⃣ Verify your eligibility 3️⃣ Search for a suitable host organisation and supervisor 4️⃣ Prepare your application draft 5️⃣ Seek feedback from knowledgeable experts 6️⃣ Submit your...

We have had an amazing third year of the project! Our DCs presented their data at national and international meetings, and contributed to several publications. We published 62 research outputs, we have had a great annual meeting in Padova (thank you Paolo, Paola and Matilde!), and we are really looking forward to our satellite meeting at the German Society for Matrix biology conference next month!. Read all about these (and more) in our third annual newsletter here: