Nichi-In Centre for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) is an Institute carrying out research, translational and clinical activities including protocol development in regenerative medicine, with emphasis on Stem cells, Progenitor cells and autologous adult cells with regenerative capability to take them to clinical application.

Regenerative Medicine is the science of creating living, functional tissues to repair, replace, rejuvenate or restore the lost function of tissue or organ due to damage, or congenital defects. Regenerative Medicine is the future of Medicine and its true potential can be tapped only when there is an amalgamation of multi-disciplinary expertise and knowledge of both scientists in the allied field and the physicians of all relevant specialties. Therefore this MSc programme has been designed to impart the current knowledge and expertise on Regenerative Medicine to the Students of Basic Sciences, Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Sciences and allied fields and this is the first such course in this discipline in the state of Tamil Nadu.