„Let the Stars Shine“: OSTEOGROW presented in the European Parliament

On June 19th, 2018 at the “Let the Stars Shine” exhibition in the European Parliament in Brussels project OSTEOGROW, coordinated by the University of Zagreb School of Medicine, was presented as one of five most significant Croatian projects financed by the European Union. “Let the Stars Shine” is a joint initiative by nine representatives in the European parliament with the goal to support...

OSTEOGROW – the success story continues

The main objective of the OSTEOGROW project was to develop a novel therapy for bone repair to address an unmet medical need in therapeutic area of bone regeneration. The novel and innovative investigational medicinal product (IMP) called OSTEOGROW is being used to accelerate and enhance bone repair following fracture. The high prevalence of acute bone fractures in the EU, in particular in...

OSTEOGROW presented in the research*eu Magazine

The OSTEOGROW project has made it to the latest edition of the European Commission’s magazine research*eu. The article named “Novel Regeneration Therapy Promises to Significantly Improve Bone Repair” (p. 13) is about the project’s unique approach towards a new bone regeneration therapy which promises to significantly improve bone repair and provide a realistic solution for patients who require...

OSTEGROW attracts national attention and big media coverage

The OSTEOGROW project was recently extensively covered in Croatian media. On Sept 10, 2016 the major Croatian daily newspaper Jutarnji List dedicated its first three pages, including the cover page, to the OSTEOGROW project and the team behind it. This report was followed with extensive OSTEOGROW coverage by several local media agencies, reporting on the project’s success.  

OSTEOGROW is making history!

The Croatian daily newspaper “Slobodna Dalmacija” dedicated its first three pages, including the cover page, to the EU FP7 project OSTEOGROW. OSTEOGROW is the first EU scientific grant coordinated by a Croatian Institution - University of Zagreb School of Medicine. The project comprises 11 partners from 7 different countries and scientists are working together with the aim to develop and...

Info about OSTEOGROW on CORDIS website

The Community Research and Development Information Service – CORDIS published some information about the OSTEOGROW project on their website. A Periodic Report Summary as well as a Factsheet are available in the “Projects & Results“ section. 

Closer to novel bone drug

The European Calcified Tissue Congress (ECTS) in Prague was the venue of the 2nd OSTEOGROW Progress Meeting from 19-20 May, 2014. OSTEOGROW coordinator, Prof Slobodan Vukičević, hosted the two-day event. Its objective was to implement the preparatory steps of the clinical trial, which is at the core of OSTEOGROW. The FP7-funded research project aims at harnessing novel bone therapy to accelerate...