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 […]
Cell and Gene Therapy Companies Leverage GenScript’s cGMP sgRNA Capability to Accelerate Speed to Market
PISCATAWAY, N.J., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GenScript USA Inc., the world’s leading life-science service provider, recently expanded its global current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) single-guide RNA (sgRNA) manufacturing capabilities to meet the growing demand for cell and gene therapies. GenScript’s 400,000 square-foot cGMP facility enables next-generation gene and cell therapy R&D programs to advance IND filings and clinical trials. “We are […]
Fate Therapeutics Features Multiple Novel Approaches to Eliminate Conditioning Chemotherapy for Off-the-shelf, iPSC-derived Cell Therapies at 2022 ASH Annual Meeting
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FATE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of programmed cellular immunotherapies for patients with cancer, presented preclinical data of several novel strategies designed to enable administration of off-the-shelf cell-based cancer immunotherapies without conditioning chemotherapy at the 64th American Society of Hematology […]
GT Biopharma and Fate Therapeutics Present Preclinical Data Highlighting Novel Dual Antigen Targeting Approach For The Treatment of AML at ASH 2022
BRISBANE, CALIFORNIA, Dec. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GT Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTBP) today announced the presentation of new preclinical data at the American Society of Hematology’s 64th Annual Meeting (ASH 2022). The presentation highlights the potential of a novel dual antigen targeting approach for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by combining GT […]
IN8bio Announces FDA Clearance to Initiate a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of INB-400 Gamma-Delta T Cells for Glioblastoma
NEW YORK, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IN8bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: INAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative gamma-delta T cell therapies, today announced that it has received clearance of its Investigational New Drug (IND) application from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a Phase 2 clinical trial of a genetically modified […]