Regina Luttge

Regina Luttge is an Associate Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Chair of Neuro-Nanoscale Engineering. Her research focuses on developing biomimetic brain-on-chip systems through micro-nanofabrication, combining tissue engineering with microfluidics for studying neurodegenerative diseases.

• ERC Starting Grant (2011) and Proof of Concept Grant (2015)
• Chief Scientific Officer at MyLife Technologies BV since 2012

Research Interests:

• Temporal/spatial cellular microenvironment control
• Directional neuronal network formation via nanogrooves
• Hydrogel scaffolds for 3D neural cultures
• Clinically relevant preclinical models
• Microfabrication for neurotechnology

Recent Publications demonstrate trends in mechanodynamic brain-on-chip, epileptic seizure modeling, and neurodegenerative assembloids, with keywords spanning Biomedical Microsystems, Nanofabrication, and Neurotechnology.

Scientific Awards

• ERC Starting Grant (2011) for "Chatting with Neurons"
• ERC Proof of Concept Grant (2015) for "Sieving Neuronal Networks"

Education & Supervision: PhD from Imperial College London (2003), former researcher at Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz. Supervised 38 student theses including T. Labeur's hydrogel bead trapping research and T.A. Roza's automated Brain-on-Chip feedback-loop system.

Industry Collaboration: Co-founded MyLife Technologies BV, bridging academic research with commercial microsystem development while mentoring student entrepreneurship through TU/e's challenge-based learning initiatives.