Anthony Atala is the G. Link Professor and Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University, USA. He is a practicing surgeon and a researcher of regenerative medicine. His work focuses on growing human cells, tissues, and organs. He has led/served several national professional and government committees, including the National Institutes of Health working group on Cells and Developmental Biology, the National Institutes of Health Bioengineering Consortium, and the National Cancer Institute’s Advisory Board. He is a founding member of the Tissue Engineering Society, Regenerative Medicine Foundation, Regenerative Medicine Manufacturing Innovation Consortium, Regenerative Medicine Development Organization, and Regenerative Medicine Manufacturing Society. He is a recipient of the US Congress-funded Christopher Columbus Foundation Award, the World Technology Award in Health and Medicine, the Edison Science/Medical Award for innovation, the R&D Innovator of the Year Award, and the Smithsonian Ingenuity Award for Bioprinting Tissue and Organs.