全球知名的市場研究公司Frost & Sullivan的報 告,在再生醫療領域,細胞療法會是成長最快 速。細胞療法包括了免疫細胞和幹細胞治療,其 中幹細胞將會是最大的市場,預估幹細胞全球市 場在2020年將達400億美元,而2030年則會衝到 1800億美元,約5.4兆台幣。 http://www.frost.com/sublib/display- report.do?id=PA1F-01-00-00-00 WHAT IS CELL THERAPY? Cell therapy is a medical treatment using viable cells to regenerate functions of tissues or organs impaired by disease or injury ORGAN A part that has particular functions in the body (e.g. liver, heart) ORGAN BUD Minimum set of cells of an organ TISSUE Aggregation of similar cells with a function (e.g. skin, cartilage) CELLS Minimum constituent unit in the human body (e.g. nerve cells, cardiomyocytes) Central player in cell therapy