BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY FOR IPS-DERIVED CELL THERAPIES TURNED INTO GMP PLATFORM BY TREEFROG THERAPEUTICS & INVETECH

TreeFrog's C-Stem technology

BORDEAUX, France, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — TreeFrog Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing stem cell-derived therapies in regenerative medicine and immuno-oncology based on the biomimetic C-Stem™ technology platform, and Invetech, a global leader in the development and production of automated manufacturing solutions for cell and advanced therapies, today announced the delivery of a GMP-grade cell encapsulation device using the C-Stem™ technology. […]

Searching for a Spina Bifida Cure Part 1 – The Promise of Stem Cells

Searching for a Spina Bifida Cure Part 1 - The Promise of Stem Cells

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. In […]

RoslinCT and Lykan Bioscience Combine to Create Leading Advanced Cell Therapy CDMO

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EDINBURGH, UK AND HOPKINTON, MA, 4 August 2022 – RoslinCT, a cell and gene therapy Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (‘CDMO’) developing life-changing therapies in Edinburgh’s BioQuarter, and Lykan Bioscience (‘Lykan’), an innovative CDMO focused on cell-based therapies, today announce that they have entered into a business combination agreement to form a global leading innovative […]

Bionano Genomics Announces Publication of a New Study Using OGM to Investigate Chromosome Instability during Culture of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

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SAN DIEGO, July 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO), today announced publication of a study using optical genome mapping (OGM) to investigate numerical and structural changes to two induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines, WTC-11 and Tuba1-GFP, during long-term culturing. This research provides scientific and practical support for the use of […]

Cellino’s Path Towards Personalized Cell Therapies at Scale

Cellino CEO Nabiha Saklayen

Meet Cellino, a Leaps portfolio company that aims to make personalized cell therapies available at scale through advanced manufacturing. Founder and CEO Nabiha Saklayen shares her insight into the potential of cell therapies to change the course or even cure some of the most challenging diseases. Cellino’s unique interdisciplinary approach aims to automate the manufacturing […]

Global Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) Market Report 2022: Vast Potential in Cell Therapy, Disease Modelling, Drug Development and Discovery, Personalized Medicine & Toxicology Testing

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DUBLIN, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) Industry Report, 2022” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Since the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology in 2006, significant progress has been made in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. New pathological mechanisms have been identified and explained, new […]

Inceptor Bio Announces Strategic Collaboration with University of Minnesota to Develop Novel iPSC Platform for the Advancement of Next-Generation Allogeneic Cell Therapies

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MORRISVILLE, N.C., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Inceptor Bio, a biotechnology company advancing cell therapies for difficult-to-treat cancers, today announced a collaboration with University of Minnesota. The aim of this collaboration is to build a novel induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) platform that will accelerate Inceptor Bio’s best-in-class next-generation cell therapies platforms. Under the terms of […]

NeuriTest™ Presented Publicly for the First Time at the International Society for Stem Cell Research Annual Meeting

Roy Williams

SAN DIEGO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. Director of Bioinformatics, Roy Williams, Ph.D., presented NeuriTest™ for the first time publicly last week at the 2022 International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Calif. Dr. Williams’ podium presentation, “NeuriTest: A Bioinformatics-based Tool for Quality Control of iPSC-derived Dopamine Neuron Precursors […]

Can Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Regrow Bones & Teeth?

Dr Hiroshi Egusa using iPSC to grow teeth and bones

Losing your teeth is something that many people face every day. This not only can affect our self-esteem and physical appearance, but also our health and proper digestion of food. Dentures and implants are a common solution to replace teeth, but what if there was the option to actually regrow teeth? iPS cells or induced […]

FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics Launches Parkinson’s Disease iCell DopaNeurons featuring LRRK2 and GBA Mutations

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MADISON, Wis., May 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics, Inc., a leading global developer and manufacturer of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) products, announced today the launch of Parkinson’s disease (PD) iCell DopaNeurons featuring LRRK2 (G2019S) and GBA (N370S) mutations, which are common PD risk-associated mutations. These PD iCell DopaNeurons were developed […]