Genani was founded by a group of stem cell researchers, chemists, biomedical engineers and physicians devoted to using stem cells to help people. Genani comes from the Latin root genesis and means creation. The founder of Genani, Dr. Burt, pioneered the use of stem cells to treat autoimmune diseases and as a result stem cell transplantation is now considered by several medical societies as standard medical care for at least two autoimmune diseases: multiple sclerosis and systemic sclerosis, and stem cell transplantation for autoimmune disease is now going on in universities and medical centers worldwide.