The University of Sheffield is the host institution for a multidisciplinary network aimed at using Synthetic Biology to create novel solutions for the tissue engineering field named MATEs – Microbial Applications to Tissue Engineering.

MATEs is one of six research council funded networks aimed at placing the UK at the forefront of Synthetic Biology research. Its members are drawn from a number of scientific, engineering and social science backgrounds and from a range of UK and European universities.
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