A comprehensive review of the challenges that exist in patient accessibility to regenerative medicines (RMs), presenting clinical trials, marketing authorization, HTA, pricing, reimbursement, affordability, payment and partnership agreements of RMs and commercialization. Specfically, we investigated how COVID-19 has impacted the RM industry by elaborating on the disruptions it caused but also the new opportunities it brought. The ultimate goal of this work is to make strategic recommendations for manufacturers and decisions-makers on effective strategies to address the above obstacles and facilitate patient access to promising regenerative medicines.

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Regenerative medicine (RM) is an emerging interdisciplinary field aiming to replace or regenerate human cells, tissues, or organs in order to restore normal function.        

1. RM holds the promise of revolutionizing treatment in the 21st century.       
2. RMs bring new hope for some previously untreatable diseases, as well as holding promise for the treatment of common chronic diseases.        
3. Rapid advancements in biotechnology and improved understanding of disease pathophysiology have attracted tremendous interests in the development of RMs.        
4. Discusses the high cost of RMs which may challenge the sustainability of healthcare insurers (public and private).