The State of Florida bestowed a $1 million grant upon Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Research & Education Foundation for its work to support regenerative medicine research, effective July 1.
Here's what you should know:
1. The Andrews Research & Education Foundation at Gulf Breeze-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine will use the grant money to hire personnel and purchase equipment for the Gulf Breeze-based Andrews Institute Regenerative Medicine Center.
2. The grant will support new and ongoing studies.
3. Andrews Institute Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist Adam Anz, MD, said of the grant, "This funding will help us be a beacon of light in the regenerative medicine fog. Currently, regenerative medicine is a foggy place. There are a lot of unknowns and unsupported claims. We need to be a driving force in clearing the fog so that we know what works and what doesn't work."
4. The grant comes with a series of deliverables centered on recruitment, institutional review board approval and patient enrollment.