Description
Over the past years, investigative and experimental dermatology has developed various approaches, ranging from utilisation of ex-vivo skin tissues to establishment of reconstructed in-vitro and in-silico skin models as tools in both basic and translational skin research. These models have the strong potential to increase the significance of scientific and clinical outcomes and to reduce animal experimentation. Nevertheless, current skin models lack sophistication and standardisation, thereby hampering their wider acceptance by the scientific community and regulatory bodies. This is partly caused by a lack of cross talk between relevant stakeholders — regulatory bodies, basic scientists, clinicians, and industry — whereby advances in new technologies have not delivered their full potential in this field.
In the proposed Action, interdisciplinary and intersectoral research and coordinated initiatives will drive the development and validation of standout sophisticated cell-based and computational skin models, including the development of artificial intelligence models for dermatological research. Furthermore, the Action has ambitions to develop ethical and sustainable reagents required for the elaboration of organotypic skin models, based on a strong partnership between network academia and industries. Harmonisation of scientific and technological knowledge and an enduring bottom-up dynamic in the field will be ensured by dissemination of leading-edge know-how among research intensive and research moderate European territories. Moreover, next-generation scientists will be trained for the long-term propagation and continued development of skin models. Action outcomes will turbocharge the field of skin models to meet rising scientific, clinical, economic, environmental and regulatory expectations, making Europe the epicentre of research in this field.
Action keywords
Skin - 3R principles - Skin models - In silico skin models - Skin bioprinting
Management Committee
Country | MC Member |
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Albania | |
Albania | |
Austria | |
Austria | |
Belgium | |
Bulgaria | |
Bulgaria | |
Croatia | |
Croatia | |
Cyprus | |
Cyprus | |
Czech Republic | |
Czech Republic | |
Denmark | |
Estonia | |
Estonia | |
Finland | |
Finland | |
France | |
France | |
Germany | |
Germany | |
Greece | |
Greece | |
Hungary | |
Hungary | |
Iceland | |
Ireland | |
Ireland | |
Israel | |
Israel | |
Italy | |
Italy | |
Lithuania | |
Lithuania | |
Luxembourg | |
Malta | |
Moldova | |
Montenegro | |
Netherlands | |
Netherlands | |
North Macedonia | |
North Macedonia | |
Norway | |
Norway | |
Poland | |
Poland | |
Portugal | |
Portugal | |
Romania | |
Romania | |
Serbia | |
Serbia | |
Slovakia | |
Slovakia | |
Slovenia | |
Slovenia | |
Spain | |
Spain | |
Sweden | |
Sweden | |
Switzerland | |
Türkiye | |
Türkiye | |
United Kingdom | |
United Kingdom |
Main Contacts
Action Contacts
COST Staff
Leadership
Role | Leader |
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Action Chair | |
Action Vice-Chair | |
Grant Holder Scientific Representative | |
Science Communication Coordinator | |
Grant Awarding Coordinator | |
WG1 Leader | |
WG2 Leader | |
WG3 Leader | |
WG4 Leader | |
WG5 Leader |
Additional roles
Role | Leader |
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Andrea Pirkovic | |
Milica Bojic | |
Amin Shavandi | |
Francisca Rodrigues | |
Desmond Tobin | |
Meital Portugal Cohen | |
Katja Eckl | |
Lionel Larue | |
Hans Christian Hennies | |
Joachim Fluhr | |
Iakowos Karakesisoglou | |
Skaidra Valiukeviciene | |
Maria Cavinato | |
Anca Chiriac | |
Andor Pivarcsi | |
Aleksandra Vilotic | |
Vincent Flacher | |
Christina Guttmann-Gruber | |
Serghei Sprincean | |
Sebnem Ercelen Ceylan | |
Roman Bauer |
Working Groups
Number | Title | Leader |
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1 | WG1- Sophistication of cell-based healthy skin models | |
2 | WG2: Sophistication of cell-based models of skin diseases, wound (repair) and ageing | |
3 | WG3: Towards ethical and sustainable research in dermatology | |
4 | Validation of models, cell lines, delivery systems, composites and reagents | |
5 | Regulatory, ethics, education, disseminating and technology transfer |
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Name | Working Group | Country |
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WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Romania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Poland | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Belgium | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Hungary | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Hungary | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Germany | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Germany | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Romania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | France | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Romania | |
WG 1 | France | |
WG 1, WG 4 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Norway | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Ireland | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3 | ||
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Hungary | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Netherlands | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Sweden | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 4, WG 5 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Norway | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | ||
WG 1, WG 2 | Denmark | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Belgium | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Romania | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1 | Netherlands | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Netherlands | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Germany | |
WG 1, WG 2 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Netherlands | |
WG 1, WG 3 | Romania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Austria | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Sweden | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Switzerland | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Switzerland | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Austria | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Austria | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | Cyprus | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Belgium | |
WG 1, WG 2 | France | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Romania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Slovenia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Romania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3 | France | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 5 | North Macedonia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Israel | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Spain | |
WG 1 | Netherlands | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 5 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | Brazil | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Switzerland | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Estonia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | United Kingdom | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Slovenia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | France | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | Germany | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4 | Austria | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Serbia | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Lithuania | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2 | France | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | ||
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4 | Greece | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Italy | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | Austria | |
WG 1, WG 3, WG 4, WG 5 | France | |
WG 1, WG 2 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 4 | Portugal | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Slovakia | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | Spain | |
WG 1, WG 2 | ||
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4, WG 5 | Sweden | |
WG 1, WG 5 | Türkiye | |
WG 1, WG 2, WG 4 | Spain | |