Accelerating Innovation:
Building A Global Nexus
We help regenerative medicine companies build, grow, and scale through access to world-class resources, expertise, space, and collaboration opportunities.
Accelerating Innovation:
Building A Global Nexus
We help regenerative medicine companies build, grow, and scale through access to world-class resources, expertise, space, and collaboration opportunities.
There is no better place in the world to develop and de-risk your technology.
The Regenerative Medicine Engine, funded by the National Science Foundation and based in North Carolina, is a dynamic innovation ecosystem that is accelerating the translation of use-inspired research into commercial applications, driving economic growth and job creation. By bridging industry, workforce development, and science, the RegenMed Engine is creating a brighter future for all.
Our Goals
- Bring real-world technologies from lab to life
- Build a skilled workforce for the future
- Reestablish U.S. leadership in biomanufacturing
- Generate new investment and public-private partnerships
- Create high-paying jobs
“This initiative doesn’t just support science—it supports lives, livelihoods, and the leadership of our country on the global stage.” — Dr. Anthony Atala, Chief Innovation Officer of RME and director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Explore how the Regenerative Medicine Engine™ is helping commercialize technologies and scale businesses.
Ecosystem Partners
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) is the recipient of the inaugural U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Engines Program award. The NSF Engines: Piedmont Triad Regenerative Medicine Engine is a regional project to provide an innovation ecosystem to stimulate workforce development, job creation, and economic growth through the development of technologies that benefit the emerging regenerative medicine industry.
The NSF Engines: Piedmont Triad Regenerative Medicine Engine core team consists of WFIRM, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T), Winston Salem State University (WSSU), Forsyth Technical Community College, and RegenMed Development Organization (ReMDO). The team is supported by multiple businesses, governmental entities, and not-for-profit agencies, including Axiom Space, Epredia, Oracle, Piedmont Triad municipalities, Greater Winston-Salem Inc. Over 80 partners have joined the regional effort.