Biomanufacturing center takes central role in developing stem–cell therapiesUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonA Waisman Biomanufacturing specialist examines cells in a culture in the cell therapy clean room. The UW-Madison Waisman Center opened Waisman Biomanufacturing to ease the research and development of biological products and drugs. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cell Therapeutics Strengthens CD47 Franchise With Acquistion of …Marketwired (press release)(TSX VENTURE:SSS)(OTCQX:SCTPF), a biopharmaceutical immuno-oncology company developing cancer stem cell-related therapeutics, today announced that it has entered into an option agreement to exclusively license worldwide rights to a panel of fully … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Molecule Increases Growth of Stem Cells, Research SuggestsHarvard CrimsonRecently published results from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute’s first-ever clinical trials have identified a molecule that could increase the success rates of umbilical cord blood transplants in cancer patients. The trials found that umbilical cord … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell agency president to resign, return to AustraliaSan Francisco Business Times (blog)Alan Trounson, the Australian biologist turned administrator of California’s stem cell research funding agency, will resign after six years on the job, the organization said Wednesday. Trounson said he wants to spend more time with his family, which … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Desperate Family Turns To Controversial Stem Cell Treatment To Help ToddlerWBFSShe did some research and got a hold of their doctor, Burton Feinerman, a Tampa-based stem cell expert who has worked with families like the Bonillas for more than a decade. Dr. Feinerman explained to the family that with the treatment Andrew’s … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Kyoto team generates cartilage cells without using stem cellsThe Japan TimesKYOTO – Kyoto University researchers have found a way to use human skin cells to produce new types of cells faster than using stem cells, according to a study published Thursday in the U.S. online science journal Plos One. A team at the university’s … … Continue reading
Key stem cell patents are approved for Cellular Dynamics77Square.comCellular Dynamics International (CDI), the Madison stem cell company founded by UW stem cell researcher James Thomson, has received two patents this month that protect critical technology the company uses in its production methods. Most recently, the …Cellular Dynamics issued patent for blood vessel, blood cell technologyThe … Continue reading
Cellular Dynamics issued patent for blood vessel, blood cell technologyThe Business Journal of Milwaukee8,557,580 titled “Methods and Compositions for the Differentiation of Stem Cells” Tuesday, the firm said in a press release. The patent relates to a process that Cellular Dynamics uses for the creation of its iCell and MyCell products and enables the …Cellular … Continue reading