About the Leibniz Joint Lab fiT
People, medicine and materials - are key subjects of the interdisciplinary research at the DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials. The Leibniz Joint Lab “fiT" (first in Translation) is dedicated to educate and guide researchers with basic research discoveries in the biomedical field through the required preclinical- and clinical product development phases.
The fiT provides the translational research expertise and connects researchers, clinical trial experts and physicians at the RWTH Medical Faculty to find the way into first-in-human clinical trials.
Providing safe, effective, and high quality therapeutic and diagnostic solutions is a mandatory, non-negotiable requirement of healthcare provision, as reflected in globally accepted standards and guidance for healthcare products and clinical trials. By providing translational expertise and resources the fiT is dedicated to guide basic academic research into innovative healthcare solutions.
The Leibniz JointLab fiT is made possible by grants from the structural program "Operational Program of North Rhine-Westphalia for the Promotion of Investments in Growth and Employment from the European Regional Development Fund" (OP EFRE NRW). Thanks to the special commitment of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the construction project could be realized and was inaugurated in 2024.