Prix Interrégional de la Recherche

The Cartilage Net of the Greater Region was in 2012 awarded the 1er Prix interrégional de la Recherche by the Groupe de Travail Enseignement Supérieur et Recherche for its ambition to serve as a multinational platform for the different groups of the Greater Region interested in the basic scientific and clinical aspects related to cartilage research, establishing an enhanced scientific cooperation of the Greater Region.

This award was endowed with a price money of 35,000.00 €, funded by an international council consisting of governmental departments of Germany (Saarland: Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft, Rhinelend-Palatine: Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Weiterbildung und Kultur), France (Lorraine: Conseil Régional de Lorraine / Délégation Régionale à la Recherche et à la Technologie), Luxemburg (Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche), and Belgium (Wallonia-Brussels: La Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles).

We wish like to thank the funders and the selection committee of this award very much for their belief in our ideas and the generous support of our project. We would also like to thank all our members for their productive contribution to The Cartilage Net of the Greater Region.