Nichi-In* Centre for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) is the first Indo-Japan joint venture institute, carrying out research, training, and clinical applications-protocol development in regenerative medicine, with emphasis on Stem cells, Progenitor cells and autologous adult cells with regenerative capability to develop cell therapies for various illnesses.

NCRM has the following list of modest accomplishments till date:
  1. Successfully developed the Buccal epithelium Expanded and Encapsulated in Scaffold-Hybrid Approach to Urethral Stricture (BEES-HAUS) cell therapy for male urethral stricture and tech-transferred to an institute in Japan, now available as a treatment to patients in Japan as per the Act of Safety of Regenerative Medicine.
  2. Tech-transferred Autologous Immune Enhancement Therapy (AIET) for cancer using NK cells and T cells to an institute in Vietnam now approved by the Ministry of Health, Govt. of Vietnam.
  3. A novel approach (ICE-TUBE - In-vitro expanded Corneal Endothelial precursors- Transplanted Using Blis-film: Eye-for-eyes mission) to help restore vision in patients with bullous keratopathy using donor corneas adjudged transplant unworthy: The Eye-for-eyes mission, in clinical pilot study.
  4. In vitro cultured corneal limbal stem cells-based solution to manage unilateral ocular surface diseases caused by trauma, chemical injury or limbal stem cell deficiency, pre-clinically (Limbal epithelium Expanded and Encapsulated in scaffold – Hybrid Approach to Regenerate Cornea (LEES-HARC))
  5. Managing articular cartilage defects and potentially osteo-arthritis using in vitro cultured senescence reversed chondrocytes, pre-clinically (Enriched with Essentials and Lapped in Scaffold Transplant-suitable Autologous Leveraged Chondrocytes (EELS-TALC))

NCRM provides a platform for collaboration between likeminded scientists and clinicians in all specialties of medicine where there is a potential for regenerative medicine-based solutions. As a collaborator to the Training Programme in Regenerative Medicine (TPRM) by the University of Toronto, McMaster University and Ottawa University, has been hosting the active knowledge gaining event, the Fujio Cup Quiz (FCQ) every year as a part of the NCRM NICHE, the inaugural anniversary commemorative event in the month of October, since 2006.

One of our core strengths has been the possession of unique technologies both materials and methodologies, for processing, expanding and preservation of stem cells, precursor cells as well as mature cells through our collaboration with Japanese institutes. These tissue engineering platforms include an array of polymers, nanomaterials and non-composite hybrid cocktails without any animal protein contamination or endotoxins.