The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state stem cell agency, funds adult and embryonic stem cell research at institutions and for-profit organizations in California. These funds are accelerating a field of research that holds the possibility of bringing new therapies for debilitating diseases.

CIRM was established in 2004 following the passage of Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. The statewide ballot measure provided $3 billion in funding for stem cell research at California universities and research institutions over 10 years.

Visit our Web site for information about the science we've funded, background material on stem cell research and summaries of research results.