"We're already using the fact that 5t4 is found in cancer cells, but not in normal tissue, to design immunotherapy against it and are testing two such systems in clinical trials, " said Professor Stern.

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Working at this crossroads has enabled him to make huge leaps in the field of drug delivery systems and to design biodegradable polymers on which human tissue can grow.

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