Regenerative medicine: A new frontier for therapeutic intervention: Highlights from the Society for Medicines Research Symposium held on March 11, 2010 at Granta Park, Cambridge, UK

Regenerative medicine is one of science's new horizons, holding the promise of groundbreaking new therapies to repair, replace or regenerate disease-damaged cells, tissues or organs. It is a multidisciplinary field of research that is acquiring increasing importance in drug discovery and development portfolios, but the realization of this promise depends on overcoming a number of significant challenges. On March 11, 2010, the Society for Medicines Research held a 1-day meeting entitled "Regenerative Medicine: A New Frontier for Therapeutic Intervention". This symposium, organized by Wendy Alderton, Richard Davenport and Paul Fish, brought together a panel of international speakers across the breadth of research and development in the field of regenerative medicine to present and discuss the advances that are currently being made. A number of case studies on important new approaches to regenerative medicine were presented by both academic and industry leaders in the field, and the challenges of conducting clinical trials in this area were discussed. Copyright © 2010 Prous Science, S.A.U. or its licensors. All rights reserved.