The following co-operation partners are involved in the multicentric Phase III study:

Partners in Research and Development:

the Clinic and Policlinic for Cardiac Surgery of Rostock
the German Heart Institute Berlin (DHZB, Prof. R. Hetzer)
the Hannover Medical School (MHH, Prof. A. Haverich)

Partner for biometric design and statistical analysis:

the Institute for Medical Informatics and Biometry

Industry partners:

Miltenyi Biotec GmbH for the production of stem cell suspensions and Research & Development (R&D)
D-Trust GmbH (subsidiary company of Bundesdruckerei GmbH) for development and application of the electronic documentation system TrialDoc which is being used for clinical studies
Advanced Therapy Partners GmbH as consultant for planning, preparation and accomplishment of clinical studies
Seracell stem cell technology GmbH for production of test preparations