Orgenesis and UC Davis: The Dynamic Duo Transforming Cell and Gene Therapy
Orgenesis Inc., a global biotech company, and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) have announced a partnership to deploy Orgenesis Mobile Processing Units and Labs (OMPULs) at medical and academic institutions within the University of California system. The agreement outlines a phased approach where Orgenesis will install and operate OMPULs, enabling their proprietary point-of-care […]
RoslinCT and Lykan Bioscience: The Dynamic Duo Redefining the Future of Cell and Gene Therapy
RoslinCT and Lykan Bioscience, two leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs) in the Cell and Gene Therapy industry, have announced their integration to form a unified business that will operate under the RoslinCT brand. This integration, facilitated by GHO Capital, a global investment firm, aims to establish a dominant player in the Advanced Cell […]
Stem Cells in Space: The Unexpected Solution to Age-Related Diseases?
Age-related diseases like stroke, cancer, dementia, and other neurodegenerative conditions present significant challenges to patients and families, and pose an escalating health burden in the United States. Stem cell-based therapies may provide a solution, but creating large numbers of stem cells is challenging. To address this, scientists in regenerative medicine are using the International Space […]
How These College Interns Are Saving Lives and Breaking Records with Be The Match
Be The Match, the organization behind the world’s most diverse registry of blood stem cell and marrow donors, announced that the William G. Pomeroy Foundation has granted them an additional $300,000. This generous contribution will allow the organization to further diversify the Be The Match Registry by expanding its presence at historically Black colleges and […]
Stem Cell Game-Changer: BioCardia Receives Patent for Innovative Therapeutic Approach
Sunnyvale, California-based BioCardia, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA], a company specializing in the development of cellular and cell-derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, announced on May 9, 2023, that the United States Patent Office has awarded them Patent Number 11,642,377. The patent, titled “Bone Marrow Derived Neurokinin-1 Receptor Positive (NK1R+) Mesenchymal Stem Cells […]
Be The Match Advocates Garner $420,000+ at 2023 NY Gala for Life-Saving Blood Stem Cell Transplants
On May 4, 2023, Be The Match Foundation® hosted its annual New York Gala at the Cipriani on Broadway to raise funding for patient assistance grants, research to improve transplant outcomes, and diversification of the Be The Match Registry®. In 2022, the foundation provided $6.1 million in grants to 2,320 patients and families in need […]
Transforming Lives with Cutting-Edge Science: Orchard Therapeutics Takes Center Stage at ASGCT Conference
Orchard Therapeutics, a global gene therapy leader, announced that six presentations from its hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy platform will be featured at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) in Los Angeles from May 16-20, 2023. The presentations will include updated results from the company’s ongoing […]
Revolutionary Cell Therapy Shows Promise: Over 90% Seizure Reduction in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Patients
Neurona Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, is developing regenerative cell therapies for the treatment of neurological disorders. They recently presented updated clinical data from their ongoing Phase I/II trial of NRTX-1001 in people with drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) at the American Academy of Neurology 2023 Annual Meeting. The data showed a >90% reduction […]
Defying Gravity: How Space-Based Stem Cell Research Could Revolutionize Medicine
Cedars-Sinai investigators, in partnership with Axiom Space of Houston, are preparing to send stem cells to space in early May to study the effects of microgravity on their production. This groundbreaking mission, funded by NASA, will involve astronauts manufacturing induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time. The […]
Hair Today, Gray Tomorrow? Researchers Discover Pathway to Prevent Hair Graying
A new study from NYU Grossman School of Medicine sheds light on the process of hair graying and could potentially offer a pathway to reverse or prevent it. The research focused on melanocyte stem cells (McSCs), which control hair color by maturing into pigment-producing cells. The study found that these cells have a unique ability […]