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New advances in harnessing the body’s ability to regenerate as well as how tuneable biomaterials will generate new treatments for a large range of diseases are discussed. This Insight discusses new therapeutic approaches for tissue regeneration and advances in bioengineering technologies towards personalized medicine. In addition, specific issues surrounding regeneration and repair of the spinal cord, brain, pancreas and eye are discussed.