Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine

The Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) is a federally funded institution in the United States, which is committed to develop clinical therapies for the following five areas:[1]

  1. Burn repair
  2. Wound healing without scarring
  3. Craniofacial reconstruction
  4. Limb reconstruction, regeneration or transplantation
  5. Compartment syndrome, a condition related to inflammation after surgery or injury that can lead to increased pressure, impaired blood flow, nerve damage and muscle death

The Institute was established in 2008 by the United States Department of Defense.[2]

  1. ^ "New Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine to Lead Way in Caring for Wounded". News Release. U.S. Department of Defense. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (2008)". U.S. Army Medical Department. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.