About us

The Regenerative Orthopedics group is a young, multidisciplinary, and international research team embedded within the department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University, the Netherlands. The research laboratory is situated in the Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht (RMCU) which is located at Utrecht Science Park.

The group is led by Prof. Marianna Tryfonidou and focuses on osteoarthritis and low back pain due to intervertebral disc degeneration with a clear focus on clinical translation. The research follows the One Health-One Medicine principle and aims to make an impact on the health and lives of animals and human patients with low back pain and knee joint pain.

Latest news

• Welcome Chantal and Olivia!September 8, 2025
  The new academic year has started and so have internships! Chantal van der Meer and Olivia Kilic both started their…
• Meet us at the 2nd CRS BNLF meeting!September 8, 2025
  Jordi Martens and Aida Moreira will both join the 2nd Controlled Resease Society Benelux and France meeting on October 15-16th…
• New publication: Disc-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Environmental Cues for Nucleus Pulposus RegenerationJuly 17, 2025
  Congrats to Lisanne Laagland and colleagues for their latest paper where they explored an alternative for notochordal cells using human…
• Regenerative Orthopedics group at Ombion Launch Event!July 16, 2025
  On July 7th, we proudly celebrated the official launch of Ombion – Centre for Animal-free Biomedical Translation. The Regenerative Orthopedics…
• New internship position: development of an ex vivo model for local delivery and joint regenerationJuly 16, 2025
  We have a new internship position! Check it out here >>
• Three new University Teaching Qualifications!July 15, 2025
  The Regenerative Orthopedics group is incredibly proud of Lizette Utomo, Michelle Teunissen, and Ineke Smit for achieving their University Teaching…