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Programme Activities

RAMP-UP: Regenerative Medicine and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products – United for PhD Excellence

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RAMP-UP is an interdisciplinary doctoral programme designed to equip doctoral fellows with the knowledge, skills, and networks they need for a career in the field of regenerative medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs). The programme combines world-class research with structured training, intersectoral collaboration, and international mobility to educate a new workforce with a holistic view of the ATMP process.

Doctoral Research Projects

Through doctoral research projects, RAMP-UP will educate a new generation of interdisciplinary advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) experts. The program will provide these experts with unique opportunities to advance their research careers and fulfill the unmet need for specialists across the entire ATMP value chain.

Fifty-five doctoral fellows, split across two cohorts, will be hosted by one of the program's implementing partners to conduct doctoral research projects selected for the RAMP-UP programme. Each doctoral fellow will be supervised by renowned scientists in high-quality, supportive environments. 

PhD Courses

In addition to scientific research, the RAMP-UP training programme includes a complementary set of courses and activities enabling students to be fully equipped when finishing their thesis. 

More information coming soon

Summer and Winter Schools

Over the course of the programme, all RAMP-UP fellows will participate in three comprehensive Summer and Winter schools hosted across partner institutions, focusing on four interconnected areas crucial to ATMP development: 

  • Invention and Innovation
  • Clinical Translation
  • Commercialisation
  • Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI)

These gatherings serve as academic milestones and community-building moments, combining advanced technical training with leadership development, responsible research practices, and hands-on workshops.

Coming soon in 2026

Secondments

The RAMP-UP programme is designed to build a career platform for education, mentorship, and peer-to-peer networking in the broader communities of regenerative medicine and ATMP. Doctoral Fellows within the programme will join the European ATMP ecosystem formed by RAMP-UP. This ecosystem is comprised of a network of leading European universities and over 30 associated partners from industry, healthcare, and regulatory agencies.

To bridge the gap between research and implementation, each fellow will complete one or more secondments with RAMP-UP’s associated partners. These placements are tailored to each PhD project and may include:

  • Clinical research centres
  • Biotech and pharmaceutical companies
  • Public regulatory or health agencies
  • International academic labs

Secondments deepen the fellow’s expertise, foster professional adaptability, and enable them to apply their research in real-world contexts.

Contact

RAMP-UP Doctoral Programme

Email: RampUp [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se

Call for Doctoral Fellows – Now Open

Applications are now open for the first cohort of RAMP-UP doctoral fellows. Talented early-career researchers from around the world are invited to apply for fully funded PhD positions linked to the research projects listed on this page.

Application period: 30 January – 30 March
Programme start: Autumn 2026

Each position offers interdisciplinary training, international mobility, and full employment at one of RAMP-UP’s host universities.

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SUPPORTED BY AN EU COFUND ACTION

The RAMP-UP program has received funding from the European Union’s COFUND action, a part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Program within the European Commission MSCA framework. RAMP-UP Grant agreement ID: 101216514

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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or MSCA. Neither the European Union nor the MSCA can be held responsible for them.

Last updated: 2 Feb 2026 | alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se