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Divisions within the University of Tampere with a role or interest in biosecurity:
Institute of Medical Technology
The Institute is an independent research and educational institute of the University of Tampere, founded in 1995. The Institute is dedicated to modern biomedical research, and to the provision of high quality education at undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral levels in natural sciences related to biotechnology and molecular biology.

Regea Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Regea Institute was founded in 2004 in order to enable top-level research in the field of tissue engineering. Tissue engineering is a field of research that applies medical science, cell biology, biochemistry and engineering sciences.Regea is a joint institute that operates under the University of Tampere. It was founded by the University of Tampere, Tampere University of Technology, University Hospital in Tampere, Pirkanmaa Polytechnic and Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement.

Website:: http://www.uta.fi/english/
Phone:: +358 (0)3 355 111
Address:: Kalevantie 4, FI-33014 University of Tampere, Finland

July 15, 2010
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