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World-leading experts from the field of stem cell science have convened at NUI Galway last night and again todayfor the Galway International Stem Cell Conference which will focus on the latest developments in basic science and translational aspects of Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) research in Ireland, the UK and worldwide.

NUI Galway researchers are part of an exciting EU-funded project looking at how stem cells from adult fat tissue could be used to activate the regeneration of cartilage. If successful, their work could lead to effective new treatments for millions of osteoarthritis sufferers. Positive, early results indicate the treatment could become a reality for patients within the next five years.

Ireland has the capacity to be an international centre for commercialisation in the field of regenerative medicine, delegates at an international stem cell conference in NUI Galway heard this week.

Director of REMEDI, Professor Timothy O’Brien, is Head of Medicine at NUI Galway and a consultant endocrinologist at Galway University Hospital. REMEDI is one of Ireland’s top biomedical research institutes.

Some determined fundraising and strong community spirit in Tuam may lead to blind 15-month-old Amelia Filipczak travelling to China for groundbreaking stem cell treatment which, it is hoped, may result in her acquiring sight.

A €3.5 million EU funded collaborative research project aimed at revolutionising the processing of high quality adult stem cells has been launched at NUI Galway.

A two-year-old Connemara girl whose fight for survival has defied all odds, and amazed doctors and family alike, is looking for help.