2013-04-09 19:24:00

International Conference on Regenerative Medicine in Vatican


Vatican City, 09 April 2013: ‘In 2010, the stem for life foundation began a miraculous partnership with the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture. Together, we would join hands and embark on a bold mission – to educate the world on the ability of adult stem cell therapies to cure countless diseases and dangerous medical conditions’, so said Dr. Robin Smith, CEO of NeoStem and President of the Stem for Life Foundation. He was speaking at a press conference on Tuesday morning in the Holy See Press office in the Vatican. The Press conference was a prelude to the International Conference on Regenerative Medicine scheduled to be held in the Vatican from 11 to 13 April.

At the center of this mission, said Robin Smith, was a rigorous commitment to ethical science. We wanted to demonstrate that to address global suffering, one does not have to choose between their faith and science, that these two ideas fit together symbiotically, he added.

Talking about the Conference, Dr. Smith said: our Second International Vatican Adult Stem Cell Conference starts on Thursday and will advance our mission to educate the world on the power and promise of these therapies - to make sure this science is described in a way that is accessible to everyone - we have politicians and the most incredible scientists from around the world working to find adult stem cell cures. We have Church leaders, ethicists and educators and we are honored to have the world’s most renowned journalists serving as moderators this year.

The Conference will also give awards this year to children and adults, whose lives have been saved or transformed by adult stem cell therapies and who are now advocating for this cause. It will also be awarding scientists who pioneered these therapies and the philanthropists who had the vision and generosity to bring these cures out into the world.

Bishop Tomasz Trafny, from the Scientific Department of the Pontifical Council for Culture also spoke on the occasion.

Source: VR Sedoc








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