Industries BiotechnologyClinical TrialsHealth CareLife ScienceMedicalHeadquarters Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Founded Date 2005 Operating Status Active Related Hubs California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Portfolio Companies
Company Type For Profit
Investor Type Micro VC Number of Exits
Contact Email info@cirm.ca.gov Phone Number (510) 340-9101
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine ("The Institute" or "CIRM") was established in early 2005 following the passage of Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. The statewide ballot measure, which provided $3 billion in funding for stem cell research at California universities and
research institutions, was approved by California voters on November 2, 2004, and called for the establishment of a new state agency to make grants and provide loans for stem cell research, research facilities and other vital research opportunities.
The mission of CIRM is to support and advance stem cell research and regenerative medicine under the highest ethical and medical standards for the discovery and development of cures, therapies, diagnostics and research technologies to relieve human suffering from chronic disease and injury.