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 Tanya!A warm welcome to our newest research technician Tanya van Emmerik who will support us with the research activities within…
- Welcome Annabelle!A warm welcome to Annabelle de Kort, a recent graduate of Veterinary Medicine, who started her PhD on February 2nd….
- Meet us at ISSLS 2026 and congrats to Chantal Voskamp for winning the ISSLS Basic Science Research Grant!Chantal Voskamp and Marianna Tryfonidou will join the 2026 Annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of the…
- New publication: Regenerative Potential of Extracellular Vesicles on Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: What is the EV-idence?A massive congratulations to Daniele and his supervisory team (Chantal, Marianna, and Marca Wauben) for publishing his first peer-reviewed paper!…
- Defense of Ann-Sofie ScheikeOn January 22nd 2026 at 14:00, Ann-Sofie will defend her thesis entitled: From model to medicine: The horse as a…
- New publication: A bioactive hydrogel harnessing the regenerative potential of notochordal cells serves as instructive cell carrier for nucleus pulposus repairA wonderful gift before the end of the year for the iPSpine team! The latest work is published in Biomaterials,…