Cell and Tissue Engineering

doc. RNDr. Irena Koutná, Ph.D.

E-mail: irena.koutna@fnusa.cz
Phone: +420 54 318 5571

Irena Koutná’s main field of expertise is cell therapy and regenerative medicine. In addition to leading her own research group at the International Clinical Research Center (ICRC), a joint workplace of St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno and the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, she also lectures at the Department of Histology and Embryology at the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University. In the spring of 2020, together with her team, she introduced a methodology for testing memory immunity after COVID-19, tracking how the memory response evolved and declined over the long term following the illness. They also studied the development of memory immunity.

When cells heal

The CTEF department consists of two teams:

  • The Center for Cell and Tissue Engineering, St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno (CTEF-FNUSA) – production in SVP/GMP quality.
  • The Center for Cell and Tissue Engineering, Masaryk University (CTEF-MUNI) – research division.

The Center for Cell and Tissue Engineering at St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno (CTEF-FNUSA) is a team of professionals focused on the production and quality control of medicinal products for advanced therapies, including cell and gene therapies. All production and quality control are conducted in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations and supervised by the State Institute for Drug Control (SÚKL).

CTEF holds certifications for the production of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP) and ISO 9001 standards.

Team members:

  • Doc. RNDr. Irena Koutná, Ph.D. (Head of CTEF)
  • RNDr. Daniela Hulínová (Production Manager)
  • Mgr. Tereza Souralová (Implementation Science Manager)
  • Mgr. Ivana Ťapuchová (Quality Control Manager)
  • Ing. Petra Česnek, Ph.D. (Lab Manager)
  • Ing. Marie Vávrová (Qualified Person)
  • Mgr. Jindřich Beránek (Laboratory Technician Specialist)
  • Mgr. Eliška Buštíková (Laboratory Technician Specialist)
  • Mgr. Barbora Frimlová (Laboratory Technician Specialist)
  • Ing. Lucie Müllerová, Ph.D. (Laboratory Technician Specialist)
  • Mgr. Katarina Streďanská (Laboratory Technician Specialist)
  • Mgr. Milan Hluchý, Ph.D. (Laboratory Technician Specialist)

Lab Manager:

Ing. Petra Česnek, Ph.D.
543 185 581
petra.cesnek(at)fnusa.cz

email for orders:  objednavky-ctef@fnusa.cz

Our Goals

  • Collaborating with doctors to advance modern medicine and thus help patients
  • Developing procedures for the production of cell and tissue preparations for preclinical and clinical applications
  • Establishing procedures for thorough characterization and product release using analytical methods
  • Manufacturing and quality control of products in accordance with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and their release
  • Pushing the boundaries of personalized medicine in the Czech Republic
  • Keeping pace with global trends in cell and gene therapies
  • Ensuring the competitiveness of the Czech Republic in the global production of cellular products