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Body organ regenerator
A method that allows to re-grow all damaged organs for regenerative medicine
Rationale
Regenerative medicine deals with the "process of replacing, engineering or regenerating human or animal cells, tissues or organs to restore or establish normal function". This field holds the promise of engineering damaged tissues and organs by stimulating the body's own repair mechanisms to functionally heal previously irreparable tissues or organs. Regenerative medicine also includes the possibility of growing tissues and organs in the laboratory and implanting them when the body cannot heal itself. Imagine a liquid that when placed into your mouth lets missing teeth regrow within a day. Imagine a process that allows us to individually re-grow all damaged tissues or organs.
Future Insight prize winner 2025
The Future Insight™ prize 2025 was awarded to Magdalena Götz, Helmholtz Centre Munich, for her work in reprogramming glial cells for neuronal regeneration. Her team demonstrated that glial cells, traditionally seen as support cells, can act as neural stem cells and be reprogrammed into neurons. This discovery paves the way for regenerative therapies targeting neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.