As the STARSTEM project comes to an end, we wrapped up the project with a project review meeting. The STARSTEM team gathered online on 9th of August and hosted our project Monitor, who provides expert feedback to the EC about our project.
Project Coordinator Prof. Martin Leahy, of TOMI-NUI Galway welcomed the team and provided an overview of our achievements over the past project period and across the entire project. We were happy to share how STARSTEM has achieved its ambitious objectives. Discussion focused on nanostar optimisation and production; the production and labelling of cell therapies within STARSTEM, including Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) and the isolation of extracellular vesicles; the labelling of cell products with our STARSTEM nanostar and with iron SPIONs; and the comprehensive in vitro and in vivo work carried out over the past 18 months. A multi-disciplinary project-wide publication is currently under development, where we share the success of nanostars as a contrast agent for regenerative medicine.