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Programme Activities

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

Photo of a person at a microscope in the clean room.

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. 

  • Find a doctoral research project at Lund University (coming soon)
  • Find a doctoral research project at Leiden University Medical Center (coming soon)
  • Find a doctoral research project at Hannover Medical School (coming soon)
  • Find a doctoral research project at the Technical University of Denmark (coming soon)

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

Last updated: 24 Sep 2025 | alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se