The American Chemical Society (ACS) held their annual fall conference in Denver. The Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering highlighted the Regenerative Engineering Society which was founded by Dr. Cato T. Laurencin. The mission of the Regenerative Engineering Society (RES) is to promote and advance regenerative engineering, a field defined as the convergence of Advanced Materials Sciences, Stem Cell Science, Physics, Developmental Biology, and Clinical Translation for the regeneration of complex tissues and organ systems.