BioMed SA, a San Antonio, Texas-based organization, has selected Dr. Stephen Badylak, professor of surgery and bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh and deputy director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, to receive its 2019 Award for Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience.

Badylak discovered the use of the extracellular matrix, or ECM, which has been shown to ignite cell regeneration and regrowth of damaged tissue. More than 10 million patients have benefited from his discoveries, including wounded warriors, through his collaboration with the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research and other San Antonio-based organizations focused on advancing regenerative techniques for military and civilian use… Continue reading.