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THE VISION
When wagon trains headed west and came to a challenging creek, pioneers threw their hats to the other side. Since no one in their right mind would leave a hat behind, throwing it across committed them to ford the creek, retrieve it and carry on.
To entrepreneur and philanthropist Charles C. Gates, throwing the hat symbolized a commitment to take the risks necessary to keep moving toward a goal.
Toward the end of his life, he foresaw the future in regenerative medicine and exhorted his children, Diane Gates Wallach and John Gates, and others to bring it to fruition. We are grateful for the legacy of his vision that lives on at the Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and within its Charles C. Gates Biomanufacturing Facility, which is dedicated to enabling the safe and expedited translation of discovery into human therapies for people worldwide.
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