Future Investigators of Regenerative Medicine (FIRM)

The Future Investigators of Regenerative Medicine (FIRM) is an international society which brings together early career researchers, who are passionate about regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Their keynotes and delegates have diverse, multidisciplinary backgrounds from molecular biology to mechanical engineering. The unique atmosphere at FIRM allows young scientists to expand their regenerative medicine network, facilitate collaborations and hone their career development skills.

FIRM was established in 2013 by Alex Lomas, Haraklea Markides, Jim Rose and David Smith of the EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) in Regenerative Medicine based between Loughborough, Keele and Nottingham University. Over the past 7 years, our community has grown to exceed 250 researchers from more than 60 world-class institutions based in over 20 different countries. FIRM has been a hugely successful project, and we hope you will join us on our journey to strengthen the links within regenerative medicine.