Frances Bach, DVM, PhD, postdoctoral scientist, obtained her propedeutic diploma in Biomedical Sciences (2005) and thereafter studied Veterinary Medicine (UU, the Netherlands). After obtaining her veterinary degree in 2012, Frances started her PhD on intervertebral disc regeneration under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Björn Meij (UU, the Netherlands) and Prof. Dr. Keita Ito (Eindhoven University of Technology and University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands). Furthermore, she visited the laboratory of Prof. Danny Chan (The University of Hong Kong, China) and Prof. Daisuke Sakai (Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan), which resulted in three joint manuscripts exploring fundamental aspects of disc biology. She recently obtained her PhD with Cum Laude and continues her research focusing on NC- derived technologies within the (inter)national iPSpine network.