The Workshop on “Matrix Engineering meets Stem Cell Therapy” is a joint workshop of the Biomaterials & Stem Cell-Based Therapeutics Laboratory together with the group for Biophysical Chemistry from the University Leipzig, Germany. The workshop is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD within the Program “Dialogue with Institutions of Higher Education in Southern Europe”. The aim of this two day workshop is not only to establish scientific collaborations between the research groups, but also to develop connections between the Universities of Coimbra and Leipzig.