The Princess Royal gave the royal seal of approval to a pioneering bio-medical and stem cell research facilities in Edinburgh when she officially opened the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM).

The centre, funded by the University of Edinburgh, Scottish Enterprise, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the British Heart Foundation through its Mending Broken Hearts Appeal, was opened by the Princess Royal in her role as Chancellor of the University.
It includes the most up-to-date facilities in the UK, which meet the highest guidelines, to manufacture stem cell lines that could be used for patient therapies.
The SCRM will carry out cutting edge stem cell research for a number of conditions and be home to world-leading experts. The building has purpose-built facilities for developing new regenerative therapies that could be used to treat heart failure.

Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: “Patients are already reaping the benefits of the research and development taking place in labs and centres across Scotland and I am confident this is set to continue. This is an incredibly exciting and dynamic time for health care - a life changing discovery could be made at this location.”

Source: The Scotsman          ;        BHF