Benjamin Gantenbein

Prof. Dr. Benjamin Gantenbein is a Professor at the University of Bern, holding dual affiliations with the Department for BioMedical Research (Medical Faculty) and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at Inselspital. His research centers on tissue engineering for orthopaedics and mechanobiology, specifically targeting intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and regeneration.

Research interests include:

• Mechanobiology of Intervertebral Discs
• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
• Stem Cell Therapy for Disc Repair
• 3D Cell Culture and Advanced Imaging
• Disc Degeneration Pathomechanisms

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Leads the Tissue Engineering for Orthopaedics and Mechanobiology research group, utilizing organ culture models, bioreactors with 2-degree-of-freedom loading, and molecular techniques to investigate disc cell responses to mechanical/nutritional stress and develop regenerative therapies.