Thorsten Steinberg received his Diploma in Biology from Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg. He completed his Ph.D. studies at the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. He is now an Associate Professor in Experimental Cell Biology and the Laboratory Head of the Division of Oral Biotechnology in the Center for Dental Medicine at the University Medical Center of Freiburg. His research interests include the interface between material sciences and biological systems, with the aim of developing and evaluating biomaterials for hard and soft tissue regeneration for different body sites. He is a co-inventor of 10 patents around different clinical applications, and one of his inventions has succeeded in a spin-off company in China with the goal of obtaining regulatory approval for a medical device class III for soft tissue regeneration, especially for large and full-thickness wound situations.