Title of Collaborative Activity: |
Multi-Agency Tissue Engineering Science (MATES) Interagency Working Group |
Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Multi-Agency Tissue Engineering Science (MATES) Interagency Working Group (IWG), originally organized under the auspices of the Subcommittee on Biotechnology of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), was established in 2000 to provide a forum for federal agencies involved in tissue science and engineering to stay informed of each other’s activities and coordinate research efforts. Its five-year plan was renewed in 2002 and new Terms of Reference were introduced in 2007. The MATES group now works independently of NSTC and is comprised of many participating agencies. The principal purpose of the MATES IWG is to provide a platform across which member agencies can interact and exchange information on tissue engineering efficiently and effectively. It is the means by which Federal agencies involved in tissue engineering stay informed of each other’s activities and coordinate their efforts in a timely and efficient manner. The MATES IWG organized and co-chaired the opening symposium of the 2014 meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), held December 13-16, 2014. MATES members responded to a GAO review of regenerative medicine in FY15 and MATES is mentioned in the report that was released in June 2015. |
Type of Collaborative Activity: |
Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group
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Year the Collaborative Activity Originated: |
2000 |
NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director: |
NCI, NHLBI, NIA, NIAMS, NIBIB, NICHD, NIDCD, NIDCR, NINDS |
HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity: |
ACL, CMS, FDA |
