Category Archives: Stem Cell Research

Key Highlights: Melbourne, Australia; 26 September 2022: Cynata Therapeutics Limited (ASX: CYP or Cynata), a clinical-stage biotechnology company specialising in cell therapeutics, is delighted to announce that the Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has awarded a grant of approximately $1 million under the NHMRC 2021 MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission, to fund a major preclinical research project to investigate Cynatas Cymerus MSCs as a treatment for IHD. The project will be led by Dr Shiang (Max) Lim (Head, Cardiac Regeneration Laboratory, St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne). It will also involve a number of other leading institutions, including the University of Adelaide, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, the University of South Australia, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, the University of Arizona, Monash University, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, and hearts4heart Continue reading →

BOSTON & ZUG, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRSP) today announced that Vertex has concluded discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the FDA granted exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) a rolling review for the potential treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT). Vertex will submit its biologics licensing application (BLA) for exa-cel for rolling review, beginning in November 2022 and expects to complete the submission by the end of Q1 2023 Continue reading →

Melhem Solh, MD, discusses his research on post-transplant outcomes of patients with TP53-mutant acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Melhem Solh, MD, medical director for the Cellular Therapy Program at Northside Hospital, discusses his research on post-transplant outcomes of patients with TP53-mutant acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Investigators, including Solh, examined 30 patients to evaluate overall survival (OS), relapse and non-relapse mortality, and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with AML or MDS with a TP53 mutation and who had underwent an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant for this indication Continue reading →

JACKSON CENTER, PA / ACCESSWIRE / September 27, 2022 / Halberd Corporation (OTC PINK:HALB) entered into a strategic alliance with AI Longevity, Inc. and Stem of Hope to form a strategic alliance as a wholly owned subsidiary of Halberd Corporation named "ExtendalifeTM." The mission will be to develop treatments intended to increase longevity and develop successful Alzheimer's Disease and Cancer treatments using the combined patented and patent-pending technologies of the alliance member companies Continue reading →

Los Angeles, USA: A recent report published by Verified Market Research, titled [Global Stem Cell Assay Market, History and Forecasts for 2022-2029, data broken down by manufacturers, key regions, types and applications], contains an in-depth analysis of the Global Stem Cell Assay Market. The research report is divided in such a way as to highlight the key areas of the market and give the reader a complete picture. The report examines various aspects of the Stem Cell Assay market, such as its opportunities to explore its driving forces and limitations, market size, market segment analysis, regional prospects, key players and the competitive environment. Continue reading →

Researchers design CAR T cells engineered with a dominant negative TGF receptor that can break through solid tumor defenses iStock When developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, researchers take T cells from a patients blood and engineer them to target specific antigens presented on cancer cells. Continue reading →

Loren and Mike Gordon. Image by Sonya Yruel A personal investigation into the lifelong implications of his type 1 diabetes (T1D) culminated in a $7 million gift from Mike Gordon, co-founder of Meritech Capital Partners, and his wife, Loren, to help UCSF surmount a key impediment to treating the disease. The funds will support world-class stem cell biologists, immunologists, and bioengineers who are working to overcome significant barriers to beta-cell replacement therapy as an effective treatment for T1D. Continue reading →

Two weeks after the US Supreme Court overturned the federal right to an abortion, Ye Yuan heard from a woman who wanted to reverse her decision to donate her embryos to scientific research. The womanwho contacted Yuan anonymously through a fertility counselorwas fearful that if the law in Colorado changed to make it illegal to discard or experiment on human embryos, then she would be forced to have hers frozen indefinitely Continue reading →

SAN FRANCISCO, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The global cell culture media market size is expected to reach USD 10.2 billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Continue reading →

Autologous Stem Cell and Non-Stem Cell Based Therapies Marketbusiness report provides detailed information on important aspects such as drivers and constraints that define the future growth of the market. This business report includes both qualitative and quantitative aspects of the industry in each region and country mentioned in the market research study. Continue reading →