Founders

The Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society, Inc. (TERMIS) was founded by key leaders of the former European Tissue Engineering Society (ETES) and the Tissue Engineering Society International, Inc. (TESI). In January 2005, the leaders of these two organizations had a vision to join the societies to form one global organization that would link researchers in the field worldwide. The leaders of each society obtained approval by their membership to proceed with the merger. TERMIS was officially announced during the last TESI conference that was conducted in Shanghai, China in October 2005.

In August 2005, the leaders of the Asian-Pacific Societies met in Seoul, South Korea with Dr. Alan Russell and Prof. Jons Hilborn to discuss incorporating the Asian-Pacific Chapter in TERMIS. The representatives from the Asian-Pacific countries present at that meeting were as follows:

To learn more about the formation of the Tissue Engineering Society (TES), the Tissue Engineering Society International (TESI), the European Tissue Engineering Society (ETES), please refer to the piece written by Dr. Charles A. Vacanti, The history of tissue engineering published in J.Cell. Mol. Med. Vol 10, No 3, 2006 pp. 569-576.

FOUNDING MEMBERS

In October 2005 in Shanghai, P.R. China, the members of the board met to discuss key items associated with the formation of TERMIS. In addition, it was also decided to establish SYIS (Students & Young Investigators) Chapter Councils.

Governing Board Meeting Minutes from October 22, 2005
Governing Board Meeting Minutes from October 24, 2005

Those founding members of TERMIS are:

• Anthony Atala
• Stephen Badylak
• Ranieri Cancedda
• Steven Goldstein
• Jöns Hilborn
• Jeffrey Hubbell
• Hai Bang Lee
• Il-Woo Lee
• Mona Marei
• Geoff McKeller
• Robert Nerem
• Teruo Okano
• Buddy Ratner
• Rui Reis
• Alan Russell
• Yasuhiko Tabata
• David Williams
• Ivan Martin
• David Smith
• Gerjo van Osch
• Sarah Wilburn