The kick-off meeting of the THE GRAIL project is be held in Hotel Ripa (Rome, Italy). Twenty scientist from around Europe gather together to plan research activities covering from material science to tissue engineering.

On January, 1 2012 the EC officially strats the THE GRAIL project aiming at designing and developing a bioactive and bioresorbable scaffold that locally regenerates intima growth after endovascular treatment of the obstructed arteries in patients with atherosclerosis.