There are times in human history when quantum leaps occur in our thinking and approach towards the various issues we face as a race.

The world of medicine and healthcare has witnessed one such landmark in the past decade. This is the revolutionary ﬁeld of cell therapy that was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in the year 2012.

This Nobel Prize was awarded jointly to British scientist Sir John B. Gurdon and Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent.