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Klaas Poelstra

Principal Investigator

University of Groningen

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New therapeutic proteins for inflammatory and fibrotic diseases.

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We develop innovative drug targeting strategies with special focus on the fibrotic liver. We design therapeutic proteins that selectively accumulate in key pathogenic cells. Our innovations initiated several start-up companies and our products are tested in several clinical trials (up to phase III).

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University of Groningen

Fibroblast-specific antifibrotic drug delivery for intestinal fibrosis using precision-cut human intestinal slices

A platform combining cell-specific drug carriers targeting PDGF and IGF-II receptors on activated fibroblasts with precision-cut human intestinal slices (PCIS) and primary human fibroblast cell lines to develop targeted ...

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Klaas Poelstra

Principal Investigator

University of Groningen

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University Medical Center Groningen

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University of Groningen

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