Approval to produce artificial skin from a patients’ own stem cells has been granted to uroderm GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI in Leipzig. This brings new hope to patients who suffer from chronic wounds.
From plucking a few hairs to a growing a piece of human skin in four to six weeks, the process sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. The actual process which is performed in the new cleanrooms at the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI in Leipzig is not as simple as a Hollywood film.