Avectas Launches the Solupore® Platform for the Clinical Manufacturing of Next-Generation Gene-Modified Cell Therapies with Unparalleled Cell Health and Functionality
DUBLIN, Ireland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avectas, a cell engineering technology leader, announces the launch of the Solupore platform at the Advanced Therapies Week, Miami Beach Convention Centre, January 17th – 20th, 2023, Booth # 331 The Solupore non-viral delivery system enables the clinical manufacturing of advanced cell therapies differentiated by unparalleled cell health and superior […]
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Partners with NEALS, The ALS Association, and I AM ALS to Provide Public Access to Biospecimens from NurOwn’s Phase 3 ALS Study
NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that BCLI will donate biospecimens from NurOwn’s placebo-controlled Phase 3 ALS trial to the Northeast Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Consortium (NEALS) biorepository for use by the research community. The specimens are being submitted to the […]
FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics Announces License Agreement with Novo Nordisk for the Development of iPSC-Derived Cell Therapies
MADISON, Wis., Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics, Inc., a leading global developer and manufacturer of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), announced today that it has entered an agreement to grant global healthcare company Novo Nordisk A/S a non-exclusive right to use FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics’ iPSC platform for the development and […]
Century Therapeutics to Present at the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Century Therapeutics (NASDAQ: IPSC), an innovative biotechnology company developing induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cell therapies in immuno-oncology, today announced that Lalo Flores, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 41st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 9:45 AM PT. A live webcast of […]
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Announces Type A Meeting with FDA Granted for NurOwn®
NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a Type A meeting to discuss the contents of a refusal to file letter previously issued regarding the company’s New Biologics License Application […]
World-first stem cell surgery saves baby’s life
The UK has conducted a one-of-its-kind surgery using stem cells from a placenta bank. The operation was conducted on a baby who was born with a congenital heart defect.
The World’s First Fetal Surgery Using Stem Cells for Spina Bifida
The first ever in utero stem cell treatment for spina bifida is the culmination of decades of work from UC Davis surgeon-scientist Diana Farmer. This novel fetal surgery at UC Davis Children’s Hospital could change the life of a developing baby with spina bifida, who otherwise could be born paralyzed from the waist down. This […]
Aspen Neuroscience Inks $40 Million Debt Deal with Silicon Valley Bank
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Aspen Neuroscience, Inc., a private biotechnology company developing autologous cell therapies including the first iPSC-derived autologous neuron replacement treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD), has signed a $40 million credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Deal terms were not disclosed. “We are pleased to work with Silicon Valley Bank. As a leader […]
Updated Invectys and CTMC announce FDA clearance of IND application for anti-HLA-G CAR-T cell therapy
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Invectys, Inc. and CTMC, a joint venture between MD Anderson Cancer Center and National Resilience, Inc., today announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a Phase 1/2a clinical study of IVS-3001, Invectys’s lead engineered human leukocyte antigen A (HLA-G) targeting chimeric antigen […]
Angiocrine Bioscience Announces it has been awarded a $15M Grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine for AB-205 Phase 3 Clinical Trial
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Angiocrine Bioscience, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company today announced that the California Institute for Regeneration Medicine (CIRM) has approved investing $15M in the Phase 3 registration study AB-205-301 (E-CELERATE), a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of AB-205 in adults with lymphoma undergoing high-dose chemotherapy (HDT) and autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT). AB-205 […]