A consortium focused on taking regenerative medicine solutions for battlefield injuries to the next level.

Soldiers work on helping a wounded soldier.
Hyun-Wook Kang, researcher at Wake Forest University Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) , kidney printer, seeding cells on to a kidney scaffold, the printer seeds differnt types of cells onto various scaffolds including ear cartilage, bone(finger, and kidney.
U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 25th Infantry Division prepares bandage during the 25th ID best medic competition at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 4, 2023. The 25th Infantry Division best medic competition is a three-day event where medics across 25th ID compete in ten events that test each Soldier’s individual medical skill sets. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexander Steel, 28th Public Affairs Detachment)

Regenerative Medicine Legacy

Regenerative medicine is a science that takes advantage of the body’s natural abilities to restore or replace damaged tissue and organs. Since 2008, prior AFIRM consortia resulted in over 20 clinical studies for innovative regenerative medicine therapies, including new treatments for burns and limb, genitourinary, facial and skull injuries.

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The consortium is composed of partners from academia and industry…to accelerate the transition of regenerative medicine solutions into clinical use, and to improve the lives of our wounded service members, veterans, and the American public.

-Anthony Atala, MD, lead investigator for AFIRM and Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
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