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Former, current pro athletes seeking out stem cell treatments for injury – Syracuse.com

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2015-09-02 NEWS

Syracuse.com

Former, current pro athletes seeking out stem cell treatments for injury
Syracuse.com
“It’s called “The Soup” — a mixture of human cells that includes stem cells derived from a patient’s own fat. If it works the way they hope, The Soup can help repair injuries that otherwise might require surgery — damaged knees, elbows, hips, necks

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2015-09-02 NEWS

ChronicleLive

Newcells Biotech pioneering new stem cell technology from Newcastle base
ChronicleLive
A Newcastle life-science start-up is pioneering a way to reproduce cells without the need for embryonic stem cells. Newcells Biotech Ltd – a Newcastle University spin-out – creates induced Pluripotent Stem Cells or iPSCs which are derived from …

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2015-09-02 NEWS

ChronicleLive

Newcells Biotech pioneering new stem cell technology from Newcastle base
ChronicleLive
A Newcastle life-science start-up is pioneering a way to reproduce cells without the need for embryonic stem cells. Newcells Biotech Ltd – a Newcastle University spin-out – creates induced Pluripotent Stem Cells or iPSCs which are derived from …

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2015-09-02 NEWS

USA TODAY

Companies offer athletes hope with questionable stem cell treatments
USA TODAY
It’s called “The Soup” — a mixture of human cells that includes stem cells derived from a patient’s own fat. If it works the way they hope, The Soup can help repair injuries that otherwise might require surgery — damaged knees, elbows, hips, necks
Neurologists warn against potentially dangerous ‘stem cell tourism’Fox News
World’s largest public stem cell bank inaugurated in CaliforniaSacramento Bee
Calif. stem cell agency opens new stem cell bank to spur disease research89.3 KPCC
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel –California Healthline –SFGate
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2015-09-01 NEWS

89.3 KPCC

Calif. stem cell agency opens new stem cell bank to spur disease research
89.3 KPCC
That ability to be formed into any type of cell makes induced pluripotent lines similar to embryonic stem cells. But the pluripotent cells – grown from donated adult skin and blood cells – aren’t controversial like embryonic cells, which typically
Novato’s Buck Institute opens world’s largest public stem cell bankSan Jose Mercury News
State agency forming big stemcell bank to help find curesSFGate
Camden research center opens world’s largest public stem cell collectionPhiladelphia Business Journal (blog)
Newswise (press release) –GenomeWeb
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2015-09-01 NEWS

Xconomy

Cellular Dynamics launches ‘world’s largest’ public stem cell bank
Xconomy
Cellular Dynamics, aka CDI, has made 300 iPS cell lines available to its customers, which include pharmaceutical companies and research institutions, says CDI executive vice president Chris Parker. The remaining 2,700 lines will become available by the …
Cellular Dynamics Announces Launch of World’s Largest Public Stem Cell Bank Business Wire (press release)

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2015-09-01 NEWS

Asterias’s stem cell therapy shows promise in study
Business Insider
(Reuters) – Asterias Biotherapeutics Inc said initial data from a small study showed that its lead stem cell therapy could improve mobility in patients paralyzed by a spinal cord injury. The therapy, AST OPC-1, is the first product derived from human

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2015-09-01 NEWS

Philadelphia Business Journal (blog)

Novato’s Buck Institute opens world’s largest public stem cell bank
San Jose Mercury News
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded Wisconsin-based Cellular Dynamics International and New Jersey-based Coriell Institute for Medical Research about $26 million to establish and run the stem cell bank. Both organizations pay
State agency forming big stemcell bank to help find curesSFGate
Camden research center opens world’s largest public stem cell collectionPhiladelphia Business Journal (blog)
Coriell Institute Opens World’s Largest Public Stem Cell CollectionPharmiWeb.com (press release)

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