Following the approval of the new Assisted Reproduction Act (November 2003), it is now possible to carry out research in Spain with stem cells derived from frozen human embryos.

The Spanish Ministry of Health (MSC), together with the Autonomous Communities, approved the creation of three research centres (July 2004):

• Catalonia (CMRB)
• Andalusia (CABIMER)
• Valencia (Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe)

The basic task of these centres is to carry out research with human embryonic stem cells and different animal models in order to understand:

• The basic mechanisms of initial development and organogenesis.
• Application of the cell lines derived from stem cells to diseases
  (regenerative medicine)in which there is a loss of cells (degenerative
  diseases).

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  Our mission is to carry out research into the field of stem cells , regeneration and embryonic development.