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A cancer patient desperately needs a stem-cell transplant. But the US won’t grant the donor a visa. – Washington Post

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2017-09-20 NEWS

Washington Post

A cancer patient desperately needs a stemcell transplant. But the US won’t grant the donor a visa.
Washington Post
Doctors told Helen’s family the patient needed a life-saving stem cell transplant. The procedure required as close of a genetic match to Helen as possible. Her three sisters — all living in Vietnam — were the best bet. Doctors could proceed if they

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2017-09-20 NEWS

STEMCELL Technologies Signs Exclusive License with Propagenix to Commercialize EpiX, an Innovation …
Business Wire (press release)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–STEMCELL Technologies has signed an exclusive license with Propagenix of Rockville, MD to commercialize its patented EpiX™ technology, a novel and revolutionary cell culture medium that enables …

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2017-09-20 NEWS

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Synpromics Announces Gene Therapy Research Partnership with Solid Biosciences
Technology Networks
The use of Synpromics’ synthetic promoters will enable the enhancement of Solid Biosciences’ investigational gene therapy candidates for the treatment of DMD. These muscle-selective promoters have been designed using Synpromics’ PromPT® technology …

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2017-09-20 NEWS

Technology Networks

Chemically-Defined Dendritic Cell Culture Medium for Immunotherapy Applications
Technology Networks
Current approaches to immunotherapy include harnessing the power of the body’s immune system to treat tumors with cell therapies. One approach is through vaccination, a method where an antigen together with an adjuvant stimulates the body to create …