The mission of the “Wuerzburg Initiative Tissue Engineering” e.V., which was founded in March 2003, is to facilitate the recognition of Würzburg as a national and international center of excellence in tissue engineering research and education.

Together with BioMedTec Franken e. V., a local organization supporting and advising biotechnology start-ups in northern Bavaria, WITE also fosters economic development by promoting the growth of a regional biotechnology industry rooted in the field of tissue engineering.

The goals of WITE are:
- Promoting collaboration among Würzburg's leading health and academic institutions
- Sponsorship of educational programs for students and professionals
- Funding of research with clear potential commercial impact
- Organization of a biannual international tissue engineering conference
- Playing a leadership role in defining community strategies for regional development
- Facilitating access to innovative technology transfer systems

President

Jochen Eulert, MD
Professor and Chairman
Orthopaedic Institute, König-Ludwig-Haus
University of Würzburg

Vice-Presidents

Ulrich Nöth, MD
Head, Division of Tissue Engineering 
Orthopaedic Institute, König-Ludwig-Haus
University of Würzburg

Ulf R. Rapp, MD
Profesor and Chairman
Medizinische Strahlenkunde und Zellforschung (MSZ)
University of Würzburg

For further information please contact

Ulrich Nöth, MD
Head, Division of Tissue Engineering
Orthopaedic Institute
König-Ludwig-Haus
Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg
Brettreichstrasse 11
97074 Würzburg, Germany
tel: (+49) 0931/803-0
fax: (+49) 0931/803-1109
u-noeth.klh@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de