Thirteenth André Schroeder Research Prize awarded to Karthikeyan Subramani

The André Schroeder Research Prize, an annual award worth CHF 20 000 for the advancement of dental research and development, was presented in Bern to Mr Karthikeyan Subramani.

The award was presented by Straumann’s President and CEO, Gilbert Achermann, at the André Schroeder Memorial Symposium, an important dental congress that took place in Bern, Switzerland.

Karthikeyan Subramani commended for work on hydrogels in guided tissue regeneration

Karthikeyan Subramani (28), who is the thirteenth recipient of this prestigious prize, was selected by the jury for his scientific investigation of the cell adhesive properties of polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel and its potential as a carrier for growth factors.

A possible application of this might be to modify implant surfaces in order to guide and promote differentiated tissue attachment to specific areas, while preventing attachment to others.