Identification of training needs

Shifting assays from traditional cell culture or animal experiments to bioengineered advanced organ-on-a-chip systems will also change the type of work performed by the responsible researchers. This working group will identify interdisciplinary skills and experiences necessary to prepare young scientists for the utilization of organ-on-a-chip technologies in their future employments. T3.3.1 This task will involve the setting of evaluation criteria for the training taking into account the respective relative importance of skills and expertise. The developed questionnaire will be used for individual and collective stakeholder consultations. T3.3.2 Collective stakeholder’s consultations will be organized in each participating sector and country. All Consortium members who are in close contact to end-users and technology developers will organize stakeholders’ consultations. These consultation events can stand alone or be additional to other events where numerous stakeholders are present (with WP2). The questionnaires resulting from T3.3.1 will be completed. T3.3.3 If procurable, additional experiences from a Marie-Curie Innovative Training Network on organs-on-a-chip, applied for in the H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017 call and coordinated by the FhI-IGB, will be used as further input.