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. Since early 2009, the MATES group has worked independently of NSTC but is in the process of being charted under the NSTC's Subcommittee on Technology to reflect an emerging focus on translation. This process is ongoing as of December 2016. . The principal purpose of the MATES IWG is to provide a platform across which the many member agencies can interact and exchange information on tissue engineering efficiently and effectively. The group played a role in responded to a GAO review of regenerative medicine in 2015. The MATES IWG regularly organizes and co-chairs workshops at the annual premier meeting in the field, the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), held this past year December 11-14, 2016. |
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 |
