SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE OA BIO EUROSTARS PROJECT
Published on September 18, 2024 by Chondrometrics-admin
The stakeholders of the OA_BIO_CONSORTIUM (Eurostars) held their final project_meeting on September 16/17, 2024 in Freilassing, the location of Chondrometrics GmbH, one of its members.
In 2020, a 4.2 million € Eurostars grant had been awarded to the consortium, consisting of 4Moving Biotech, AO Research Institute Davos (ARI), Utrecht University, and Chondrometrics GmbH, with the aim to develop life-changing therapy for osteoarthritis following a biomarker-driven approach.
During the meeting, all parties presented the work performed during the past 4 years, and it was nice to see things come together. On behalf of Chondrometrics GmbH, Felix Eckstein presented on MRI acquisition, analysis, endpoints, and biomarker validation for clinical trials. Trials such as those 4Moving Biotech (4P-Pharma) are currently preparing for their i.a. compound liraglutide, which is intended to be submitted as a DMOAD (disease modifying osteoarthritis drug) to regulatory agencies.
But the meeting also focused on celebrating the strong friendship grown between the participants over the past years. Day 1 started with a Get together and lunch at the Chondrometrics GmbH office, and the actual meeting was then followed by a tour through rainy Salzburg. Dinner was taken at the famous Stiegl-Keller Salzburg, with the day rounded off by after dinner drinks at the CHM office. At the end of day 2, Osteria Lisa in Freilassing served their famous antipasti, before trains and airplanes had to be caught.
The participants also celebrated the installation of the OA BIO LinkedIn page that will showcase achievements made in the projects, with many publications yet to be finalized and published.
We thank all project partners for the great collaboration and hope to meet as often as possible in the future.
4Moving Biotech / 4P-Pharma:
Keren Bismuth, Jérôme Breton, Anne-Claire Gaudiez, Céline Martin, Coralie Meurot, Revital Rattenbach, Daniel López Sánchez, Lola Vigouroux Sautet
AO Research Institute Davos (ARI):
Eda Çiftci, Sibylle Grad, Mauro Alini, Zhen Li
Utrecht University:
Joost von Hegedus, Ann-Sofie Scheike, Marianna Tryfonidou
Also, thanks so much to 4P-Pharma for the very kind invitation to their 10th Anniversary and for the fantastic “Best of” video about this remarkable event, which is a must see: OA Best Of de la soirée du dixième anniversaire de 4P-Pharma
September 19th was a magic evening amongst great friends and dear colleagues, cruising Paris along the Seine on the boat used by the French “equippe” for the opening of the Olympics 2024.
4 Comments
Susanne Maschek
•Exciting and inspiring meetings with lively discussions – whether in Paris, Davos or at the OA Bio closing meeting in Freilassing, which we had the pleasure of hosting. Despite the rainy weather, our guests (meanwhile more friends than colleagues) clearly enjoyed the evening in Salzburg – I certainly did! Thank you all again for coming!
Felix Eckstein
•The one thing we did not get right was the weather. Nevertheless, this created a special atmosphere of being together with such a productive group.
Zhen Li
•Thanks Chondrometrics for hosting this great meeting at the lovely Salzburg. It was a lot of insight discussion about OA and GLP1RA, and a lot of fun with the Austrian beer! We are still continuing the work with OA_BIO at AO Research Institute Davos. More publications to come soon!
Coralie Meurot
•It was a wonderful way to close three years of a truly inspiring consortium. Working alongside such knowledgeable, dedicated, and kind experts in the field of osteoarthritis has been both enriching and motivating. Every meeting and moment shared together was a real pleasure — not only from a professional perspective, contributing to meaningful progress in our OA project, but also on a human level. Thank you all for these memorable years of collaboration!
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