- pos itive ▁patients ▁are ▁not ▁any ▁longer ▁denied ▁access ▁to ▁trans plant ation ▁if ▁they ▁need ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁an ▁IS ME TT ▁team ▁led ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Bruno ▁Grid elli ▁performed ▁a ▁lung ▁trans plant ▁on ▁an ▁H IV ▁positive ▁patient ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁inter vention ▁was ▁author ized ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁and ▁was ▁included ▁within ▁an ▁experimental ▁program ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Trans plant ▁Center . ▁This ▁time , ▁no ▁controvers y ▁was ▁recorded ▁and ▁the ▁procedure ▁received ▁con gr at ul atory ▁press . ▁ ▁The ▁Cell ▁Factory ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Reg ener ative ▁Medicine ▁and ▁Cell ▁Ther apy ▁Unit ▁( Un ità ▁di ▁Med icina ▁R ig ener ativa ▁e ▁Ter ap ie ▁Cell ular i ), ▁term ed ▁the ▁Cell ▁Factory , ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁IS ME TT ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁to ▁initi ate ▁a ▁program ▁of ▁reg ener ative ▁medicine ▁that ▁research es ▁the ▁re par ation ▁of ▁dam aged ▁org ans . ▁The ▁mobile ▁production ▁labor ator ies ▁( G MP ▁Fac ility ) ▁of ▁the ▁unit ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁project ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Region ▁of ▁Sic ily ▁and ▁the ▁Bud get ▁and ▁Fin ance ▁under ▁the ▁" I CT ▁for ▁the ▁excell ence ▁of ▁the ▁territ ories ." ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁research ▁tri als ▁carried ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁Cell ▁Factory ▁is ▁the ▁injection ▁of ▁f etal ▁he