ReGen

Repositioning to close the gap in spinal care

Moment

Strategic pivot

Sector

Healthcare

Services

Brand

ReGen main image
Challenge

In Malaysia, the outlook for individuals with serious spinal injuries was bleak. While rehabilitation rates in the US and Europe reached as high as 70%, in much of Asia, including Malaysia, that number barely reached 30%. The problem was awareness, infrastructure, and a lack of inspiring examples that challenged what recovery could look like.

The goal was ambitious: create a rehabilitation service that made high-quality recovery both possible and affordable for Malaysian communities. But to achieve that, ReGen needed a brand that could redefine what people believed was possible after spinal trauma.

Idea

We created a brand identity rooted in the radical idea of reversal, not just recovery.

A simple, elegant ‘G’ forms as a backward-pointing arrow became the centerpiece of the brand: a symbol of turning back time, restoring movement, restoring dignity, restoring life.

The design tells a story of hope – not just in words, but in its very shape. The visual metaphor of “reversing your situation” carries emotional weight for patients, families, and clinicians alike. It became a rallying cry for a new kind of rehabilitation experience, where people saw a real pathway to getting their life back.

ReGen logo development

Reversing the odds through brand

The ReGen identity was built to attract patients, but also to reframe an entire category. It challenges long-held assumptions about what’s possible in spinal injury care across Southeast Asia.

ReGen nurse and patients talking

An identity rooted in narrative

More than just a logo, the identity unlocked a powerful narrative:

  • Culturally resonant: By blending Western rehabilitation principles with Southeast Asian accessibility, the brand bridges a crucial gap in understanding.
  • Locally empowering: Positioned as a local solution to a global disparity, it offers Malaysians a chance to recover without losing hope or leaving the country.
  • Visually iconic: The backward arrow in the “G” represents more than clever design. It represents a promise. That what feels like the end could, with the right help, be a beginning again.
ReGen brand assets
ReGen patient waits on a waiting room below the ReGen rehab centre logo.
ReGen Rehab centre building
Person smiling and listening during a conversation, wearing a sleeveless dark top.

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