Future Life: Health
The production line 'heart in a box'
One is 'off-the-shelf' organs for emergency transplantations - a 'heart-in-a-box' fresh from the production line.
The other is to produce customised organs to match the exact needs of patients.
In stem cell research, too, chemical engineers are playing a major role - their work into exactly how cells grow and what makes them divide is crucial to the development of this new science.
So it is an exciting time for the world of science as it stands on the threshold of a dramatic breakthrough in combating disease and illness.
Limitless supplies of new organs and tissue, the cure for many of the world's worst illnesses - the ultimate goal for humankind is potentially limitless.
And right at the front of this revolution are Chemical and Biochemical Engineers; bringing hope to millions around the world.