Episode 171: Tim Nelson and ReGen Theranostics

Today on the show we sit down with Dr. Tim Nelson, a researcher and physician at Mayo Clinic specializing in hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). HLHS is a severe congenital disease where infants are born without the left side of the heart and require three open-heart surgeries to survive. Dr. Nelson is also a founder at Rochester-based biotech firm ReGen Theranostics, which manufactures induced pluripotent stem cells in a reproducible manner. ReGen was one of the first tenants in the Minnesota BioBusiness Center and now is located on 41st Street NW. Currently, ReGen is in the final stages of preclinical testing and hopes to offer the first clinical trial of bioengineered cardiac tissues in 2021. On the podcast today we talk about Dr. Nelson’s journey with ReGen and his biomedical research, including local resources key to the company’s success.

Links from today’s podcast:
ReGen Theranostics
Website: https://regentheranostics.com/

Cause2Cure Podcast
Website: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cause2cure/id1489215831

NIH Stem Cell Information
Website: https://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/5.htm

Collider Donation Campaign:
Website: https://www.4giving.com/C2C3

Music Attribution: Jane Fonda by The Grand Affair is licensed through the YouTube Audio Library.

Today on the show we sit down with Dr. Tim Nelson, a researcher and physician at Mayo Clinic specializing in hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). HLHS is a severe congenital disease where infants are born without the left side of the heart and require three open-heart surgeries to survive. Dr. Nelson is also a founder at Rochester-based biotech firm ReGen Theranostics, which manufactures induced pluripotent stem cells in a reproducible manner. ReGen was one of the first tenants in the Minnesota BioBusiness Center and now is located on 41st Street NW. Currently, ReGen is in the final stages of preclinical testing and hopes to offer the first clinical trial of bioengineered cardiac tissues in 2021. On the podcast today we talk about Dr. Nelson’s journey with ReGen and his biomedical research, including local resources key to the company’s success.

 Links from today’s podcast:

ReGen Theranostics

Website: https://regentheranostics.com/

Cause2Cure Podcast

Website: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cause2cure/id1489215831

NIH Stem Cell Information

Website: https://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/5.htm

Collider Donation Campaign:

Website: https://www.4giving.com/C2C3

Music Attribution: Jane Fonda by The Grand Affair is licensed through the YouTube Audio Library.