Drug Discovery & DevelopmentThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the StemCells Inc.’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for clinical testing of the company’s HuCNS-SC human neural stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injury. As a first action …StemCells, Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Offering to Raise $16.2 MillionWall Street JournalFDA … Continue reading
thebahamasweekly.comFREEPORT, The Bahamas – Okyanos Heart Institute, whose mission it is to bring a new standard of care and better quality of life to patients with coronary artery disease using cardiac stem cell therapy, has announced that they will be hosting a free … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Researchers celebrate 25th anniversary of major stem cell discoveryScope (blog)A new era of stem cell science began 25 years ago. At that time, Stanford researcher Irving Weissman, MD, and his colleagues announced in Science that they had purified hematopoietic stem cells from a mouse. This was the first “adult” (tissue specific … and more …read … Continue reading
Cellular Dynamics International awarded stem cell patentMilwaukee Journal SentinelCellular Dynamics International said it has received a patent for a new method of creating stem cells that could open the door to therapeutic research and clinical use. The patent involves using circular pieces of DNA called episomal vectors to … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Geron’s Stem Cell Program SoldScientist (blog)Geron’s Stem Cell Program Sold. The company, which launched the first ever clinical trial for a human embryonic stem cell therapy before shuttering its stem cell arm, has finally struck a deal with BioTime. By Jef Akst | October 2, 2013. Comments … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Neural stem cells pulled from rat’s brain using magnetNew ScientistIt’s like pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Researchers have reached inside the brain of a rat and pulled out neural stem cells – without harming the animal. Since the technique uses nanoparticles already approved for use in humans, it is hoped that it … … Continue reading
World-first Trial for Tendon Repair Using Tendon Stem Cells Published in the …Sacramento BeePERTH, Australia, Oct. 2, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Regenerative medicine company, Orthocell Limited (Orthocell), today announced the results of its unprecedented and successful clinical trial for the treatment of tendon injuries using its patented stem … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Welsh firm announces stem cell logistics joint ventureSelectScience.net (press release)Biotec Services International, a leader in clinical trials supply chain management, has announced a joint venture with AwenID, a Swansea University Life Sciences spin-out company, to develop technology that increases efficiency and reduces risk in stem … …read more &nbs… Continue reading