OptiStem is an EU-funded research project that brings together stem cell biologists and clinical experts from 18 partner institutions in six European countries.

The project combines basic research about stem cells with pre-clinical work, and ultimately clinical trials. It will investigate the possible use of stem cells from adult tissues to treat degenerative diseases of epithelia and skeletal muscle.

OptiStem began on 1^st March 2009 and will run for five years. More information is now available at www.optistem.org