This disclosure is in the field of medical therapy in particular, it concerns the use of encapsulated cells in cell therapy. More in particular, this disclosure relates to the second medical use of a composition comprising encapsulated cells. Even more in particular, the disclosure relates to the use of a foreign body, suitable for implantation into a subject at a predefined location, wherein the foreign body comprises cells encapsulated in high-M alginate for inducing or stimulating angiogenesis.