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Centre for Regenerative Medicine, the Glossary

The Centre for Regenerative Medicine (CRM) is a stem cell research centre at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, dedicated to the study and development of new regenerative treatments for human diseases.^[1]

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Biotechnology in the United Kingdom
Infrastructure completed in 2012
Organisations supported by the Scottish Government
Research institutes in Edinburgh

Anne, Princess Royal

Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950) is a member of the British royal family.

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Austin Gerard Smith

Austin Gerard Smith (born 1960) is a professor at the University of Exeter and director of its Living Systems Institute.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Business incubator

A business incubator is an organization that helps startup companies and individual entrepreneurs to develop their businesses by providing a fullscale range of services, starting with management training and office space, and ending with venture capital financing.

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Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.

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Charles ffrench-Constant

Charles Kenvyn ffrench-Constant FRCP FMedSci FRSE is a neurology researcher, specialising in multiple sclerosis.

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Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is a condition of the liver in which the normal functioning tissue, or parenchyma, is replaced with scar tissue (fibrosis) and regenerative nodules as a result of chronic liver disease.

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Clare Blackburn

Catherine Clare Blackburn is a British biologist.

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Corporate spin-off

A corporate spin-off, also known as a spin-out, or starburst or hive-off, is a type of corporate action where a company "splits off" a section as a separate business or creates a second incarnation, even if the first is still active.

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Edinburgh BioQuarter

Edinburgh BioQuarter is an initiative in the development of Scotland's life sciences industry, which,, employs more than 39,000 people in over 750 organisations. Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Edinburgh BioQuarter are Biotechnology in the United Kingdom.

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Edinburgh Science Triangle

The Edinburgh Science Triangle (EST) is a multi-disciplinary partnership between universities, research institutes, the National Health Service, science parks, the national economic development agency Scottish Enterprise, and central and local government in Edinburgh and neighbouring council areas. Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Edinburgh Science Triangle are organisations supported by the Scottish Government and research institutes in Edinburgh.

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Good manufacturing practice

Current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) are those conforming to the guidelines recommended by relevant agencies.

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Ian Wilmut

Sir Ian Wilmut -- (7 July 1944 – 10 September 2023) was a British embryologist and the chair of the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

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Joint venture

A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance.

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Little France

Little France is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

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Liver disease

Liver disease, or hepatic disease, is any of many diseases of the liver.

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Macrophage

Macrophages (abbreviated Mφ, MΦ or MP) are a type of white blood cell of the innate immune system that engulf and digest pathogens, such as cancer cells, microbes, cellular debris, and foreign substances, which do not have proteins that are specific to healthy body cells on their surface.

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Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is responsible for co-coordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom.

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged.

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NHS Research Scotland

NHS Research Scotland (NRS, formerly Health Science Scotland and Scottish Academic Health Science Collaboration), is a government agency that supports clinical and translational research in Scotland. Centre for Regenerative Medicine and NHS Research Scotland are organisations supported by the Scottish Government.

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Regeneration (biology)

Regeneration in biology is the process of renewal, restoration, and tissue growth that makes genomes, cells, organisms, and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbance or damage.

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Regenerative medicine

Regenerative medicine deals with the "process of replacing, engineering or regenerating human or animal cells, tissues or organs to restore or establish normal function".

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Enterprise (Iomairt na h-Alba) is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government which encourages economic development, enterprise, innovation, international and investment in business.

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Scottish Government

The Scottish Government (Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the devolved government of Scotland.

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Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) is the national blood, blood product and tissue provider.

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Sheppard Robson

Sheppard Robson (previously Richard Sheppard, Robson & Partners) is a British architecture firm, founded in 1938 by Sir Richard Herbert Sheppard, with offices in London, Manchester, and Glasgow.

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Stem cell

In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can change into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell.

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Thymus

The thymus (thymuses or thymi) is a specialized primary lymphoid organ of the immune system.

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Translational research

Translational research (also called translation research, translational science, or, when the context is clear, simply translation) is research aimed at translating (converting) results in basic research into results that directly benefit humans.

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University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine is one of the three colleges of the University of Edinburgh. Centre for Regenerative Medicine and University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine are university of Edinburgh.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_for_Regenerative_Medicine

Also known as Institute for Stem Cell Research, Institute of Stem Cell Research, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Medical Research Council Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine.