The Iberos+ project, coordinated by the University of Vigo, has concluded four years of cross-border research in biofabrication and personalized medicine for healthy aging. The final meeting, held in Vigo, presented the results achieved by the consortium, comprising universities, research centers, companies, and health administrations from Galicia and Portugal. The project had a budget of approximately 2.2 million euros, funded by the Interreg Spain-Portugal 2021-2027 Program (Poctep).
The meeting highlighted advances derived from collaborative R&D, which have materialized in joint publications, projects, and patent registrations. New matrices for tissue regeneration, injectable therapies for joint pathologies, and biosensors for age-related diseases were presented. Three-dimensional marine platforms for joint regeneration and specific hydrogels for biofabrication were also showcased.
Knowledge transfer focused on cases such as the 3D Printing Platform at the Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital, aiming to develop tissues and organs tailored to each patient, and new resorbable scaffolds to promote tissue growth and regeneration, presented by Beta Implants.
Dissemination and training were also key aspects, with the presentation of results from the Bioimpresión 3D Summer School and the dual Master's degree in Biofabrication and Biomedical Engineering. The White Paper on Biofabrication was also promoted to analyze the sector's current status and future prospects.
The meeting also served to assess the scope of collaboration established between entities in the Euroregion and to analyze opportunities for continuing to promote joint initiatives in a strategic area for health.
