Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0348887

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0348887

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

EX VIVO PRODUCTION OF MATURE RED BLOOD CELLS FOR TRANSFUSION. This project aims to establish a practical, cost efficient biotechnology platform for the expansion and maturation of blood stem cells to produce blood transfusion products. Red blood cell production will be used as the prototype model. It is envisaged that blood bioreactors will initially supplement and ultimately replace the current blood donor based process, thus overcoming the on-going donor recruitment, retention and safety issues associated with collection of single units of blood. This project is focused on providing solutions to two key technical and economical challenges: (a) achieving full maturation of red blood cells and (b) achieving at least a 100-fold intensification of the expansion and maturation process through perfusion.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 21-08-2003

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $240,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biomedical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Industrial Biotechnology | Haematology | Fermentation, Biotechnology And Industrial Microbiology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics)

Other Keywords

Biomedical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Fermentation, Biotechnology And Industrial Microbiology | Haematology | Industrial Biotechnology | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics)

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