Jacek Kamil Wychowaniec
Deputy Focus Area Leader Biomedical Materials, Research Scientist, PhD
AO Research Institute Davos (ARI)
Clavadelerstrasse 8
7270 Davos, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 81 414 24 53
Clavadelerstrasse 8
7270 Davos, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 81 414 24 53
Jacek Wychowaniec received his PhD in Nanoscience from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2017. From 2018 to 2021 he was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Ireland, working on designing printable and magnetically responsive inks and colloids, 3D printing technologies, and platforms for organoids growth to enable innovative healthcare applications. In 2021, he secured a Marie Curie Research Fellowship (MSCA) at the AO Research Institute Davos (ARI) as a member of the Biomedical Materials group. Since completing the Fellowship, he has remained at ARI as a Research Scientist, and in March 2024 was appointed Deputy Focus Area Leader.
Wychowaniec’s expertise lies in translating and linking the fundamental behaviour of biomaterials toward desired biological functions. He uses physical chemistry and bioengineering expertise to develop structured biomaterials for the next generation of treatments for musculoskeletal tissue regeneration.
He now focusses on studying the behaviour of self-assembling peptide-based bioinks, used for modulation of immune system cells, under microgravity with an ultimate future goal of providing a basis for novel biofabrication tools for studies both in space and on earth.
Wychowaniec’s portfolio of achievements includes over 40 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters (LinkedIn; Google Scholar; ORCID; Twitter). He is also a very active member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Materials Research Society (MRS), European Society of Biomaterials (ESB), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), and has organized multiple symposia over the past 6 years. Wychowaniec has supervised and co-supervised multiple early career stage researchers (>12), including Post-Docs, PhD, Master, and undergraduate students and provided workshops and lectures as part of a large Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence (BBCE) project (H2020-EU.4.a., 857287). He is also an expert in early-stage commercialization and has contributed to procuring commercial grants for start-ups and to designing next generation magnetic beads for enhanced viral RNA detection and improved COVID19 testing during the pandemic.
Wychowaniec’s expertise lies in translating and linking the fundamental behaviour of biomaterials toward desired biological functions. He uses physical chemistry and bioengineering expertise to develop structured biomaterials for the next generation of treatments for musculoskeletal tissue regeneration.
He now focusses on studying the behaviour of self-assembling peptide-based bioinks, used for modulation of immune system cells, under microgravity with an ultimate future goal of providing a basis for novel biofabrication tools for studies both in space and on earth.
Wychowaniec’s portfolio of achievements includes over 40 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters (LinkedIn; Google Scholar; ORCID; Twitter). He is also a very active member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Materials Research Society (MRS), European Society of Biomaterials (ESB), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), and has organized multiple symposia over the past 6 years. Wychowaniec has supervised and co-supervised multiple early career stage researchers (>12), including Post-Docs, PhD, Master, and undergraduate students and provided workshops and lectures as part of a large Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence (BBCE) project (H2020-EU.4.a., 857287). He is also an expert in early-stage commercialization and has contributed to procuring commercial grants for start-ups and to designing next generation magnetic beads for enhanced viral RNA detection and improved COVID19 testing during the pandemic.