Students gaining hands-on experience in the CWRU Cellular Therapy Lab
Students in the Regenerative Medicine and Entrepreneurship program benefit from site visits throughout the CWRU campus and Cleveland area. Site visits provide students with a chance to see the principles and practices they are learning in the classroom, put into action! Learn more about past site visits below.
On-campus Sites
Case Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics
The Case Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics was created, in part, to strengthen Cleveland's presence in modern proteomics and bioinformatics research to make the region a leader in the field. One of the primary goals of the CPB is to develop an infrastructure of sophisticated equipment that facilitates and maximizes shared equipment usage, as well as to offer a wide array of proteomics and bioinformatics services including, mass spectrometry, protein expression/interactions, systems biology, and biostatistical analyses.
Cellular Therapy Integrated Services
The Cellular Therapy Lab is located on the campus of CWRU within the Wolstein Research Building. It complies with all FDA regulations and is accredited by the Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT). In addition to manufacturing, the lab supports lot release testing, quality control of clinical products, lab correlates and process development. Laboratory staff have extensive Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) training, quality management and regulatory experience to ensure FDA compliance.
Learn more about the CWRU Cellular Therapy Lab
CWRU Center for Imaging Research
Designed to develop, cultivate and support leaders in creating innovative and relevant technologies that will transform the future of patient care. The CCIR seeks to build a strong and robust research community that ignites and expands imaging research.
11000 Cedar Startup Incubator
Our building sits across the street from CWRU’s main campus, providing a tight connection between our community and university resources, including faculty expertise, core facilities, and student workforce talent. Our location provides unparalleled clinical access, too. Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center are each within a mile of our front door.
Learn more about the Cedar Startup Incubator
Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship
At the Case Western Reserve University Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship, our mission is to give everyone in the CWRU community an opportunity to explore, develop, and demonstrate entrepreneurial skills. We empower students by leveraging frameworks that drive action, creating opportunities to collaborate and compete, and embracing failure as learning. We support CWRU entrepreneurs as they think about their startups, do the work to move from idea to venture, and thrive at CWRU and beyond.
Learn more about the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship
Off-campus Sites
Abeona Therapeutics
Cleveland, OH
Working together to deliver cell and gene therapies for people impacted by serious diseases. Abeona's strategy is to harness the promise of genetic medicine to transform the lives of patients is inspired by our vision, to realize a world where cure is the new standard of care.
Learn more about Abeona Therapeutics
Andelyn Biosciences
Columbus, OH
Andelyn Biosciences is a gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization born out of Nationwide Children's Hospital and based in Columbus, OH, where the first FDA-approved systemic gene therapy was discovered and worked on by members of our current team.
Learn more about Andelyn Biosciences
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Students will have the opportunity to hear from one of the individuals behind the development of Cleveland Clinic's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) facility. While the facility is still being built and developed, future RGME cohorts will likely get to tour the brand-new facility upon completion.
Learn more about the CC GMP Facility
Cleveland Cord Blood Center
Cleveland, OH
One of only eight FDA-licensed cord blood centers in the U.S., the Cleveland Cord Blood Center (CCBC) collects, processes, stores and distributes stem-cell rich umbilical cord blood for transplantation in patients with life-threatening disorders such as leukemia, lymphoma and immune system disorders.
Learn more about the Cleveland Cord Blood Center
Forge Biologics
Grove City, OH
Forge is a CDMO built for gene therapy developers, by gene therapy developers. We provide the scale, manufacturing expertise, and technology to accelerate gene therapies for genetic diseases.
Learn more about Forge Biologics
MetroHealth
Cleveland, OH
Regenerative Medicine and Entrepreneurship students will have the opportunity to travel to Cleveland's only community hospital, MetroHealth Medical Center. At Metro, they will have the opportunity to explore both Regenerative Medicine related research lab spaces, as well as the hospital's GMP facility.
Trailhead Biosystems
Beachwood, OH
Trailhead Biosystems is pioneering advancements in human cell biology, leveraging iPSC technology to explore novel disease models and therapeutic possibilities. Their proprietary High-Dimensional Design of Experiment (HD-DoE) platform enables precise control over cell signaling and differentiation, unlocking the ability to guide stem cells into specific, desired states.
Learn more about Trailhead Biosystems
U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Students connect with employees of the FDA to hear about federal research and development of vaccines and other biologics.