Genes that Form Specific Bones In the Womb Heal them Later in Life
NEW YORK, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Genes long known to control the formation of bones before birth also control bone healing later in life, a new study found. Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, a new study pinpointed key Hox genes, specific to each location in the body, as the controllers of stem cells […]
First Female Patient Remains HIV-Free 5 Years After Stem Cell Transplant
A woman who underwent a stem cell transplant to cure her HIV infection has remained virus-free for five years, according to a report on Live Science. The patient, who was diagnosed with leukemia and HIV, received the transplant from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that provides resistance to HIV. This groundbreaking procedure, also […]
BENEV Partner ExoCoBio Secures 3 Additional Exosome U.S. Patents
MISSION VIEJO, Calif., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — BENEV Company Inc., an FDA registered manufacturer with a global presence, is proud to announce that their strategic partner, ExoCoBio has secured 3 additional patents1 in the U.S. for their Exosome products relating to: These patents join 3 others that protect the intellectual and clinical rights to an important advancement […]
WWE Star Tommaso Ciampa Receives Final Stem Cell Treatment to Speed Up Recovery
WWE wrestler Tommaso Ciampa recently underwent his final stem cell treatment, as he continues to recover from multiple nagging injuries sustained during his in-ring career. Ciampa had been out of action since September and revealed on Instagram last week that he had traveled to Medellin, Colombia, to receive stem cell treatments from BioXcellerator, a leader […]
Positive Echocardiography Data from BioCardia Phase III CardiAMP Cell Therapy Heart Failure Trial Presented at American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioCardia®, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA], developer of cellular and cell-derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, announces that detailed echocardiography data from the roll-in cohort of the Phase III CardiAMP® Cell Therapy Heart Failure Trial is being presented today at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting by […]
Gameto licenses Wyss Institute’s technology for growing human ovaries from Harvard University
BOSTON, MA, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Despite the fact that we all start out as an egg cell in one of our mother’s ovaries, these human reproductive organs are surprisingly under-studied. Scientists have been working on creating in vitro models of human ovaries so that we can learn more about them and develop treatments for […]
Michael F. Price Memorial Grant from DeGregorio Family Foundation Awarded to Disrupt Cancer Stem Cells with Novel Experimental Drugs
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The DeGregorio Family Foundation with support of the Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association has awarded $75,000 to Dr. Anthony Capobianco, PhD, Professor at The DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The Grant is named in memory of Michael F. Price, the noted value investor and philanthropist, who […]
Helocyte, Inc. Announces Positive Data from Stem Cell Transplant Donor Vaccination Trial to be Presented at the 2023 Tandem Meetings: Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR
MIAMI, Feb. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Helocyte, Inc., (“Helocyte”) a subsidiary company of Fortress Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIO), announced today that data from a Phase 1 pilot trial (see NCT03560752) evaluating the potential safety, immunological response and efficacy of the cytomegalovirus (“CMV”) vaccine Triplex to enhance CMV protective immunity in immunosuppressed recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic […]
StemBioSys Announces Launch of NeuroMatrix™, a Technological Leap Forward in Laboratory Production of Functionally Mature Human Neural Cell Types
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — StemBioSys, Inc. (StemBioSys) announced today the launch of NeuroMatrix™, an astrocyte-derived extracellular matrix that enables the culture of human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) derived and primary neural cell types. StemBioSys designed NeuroMatrix™ to expand the use of iPSC-derived neurons in drug discovery and toxicity testing. “NeuroMatrix™ represents a breakthrough in hiPSC-derived neuronal development […]
Kytopen and Mirus Bio Announce Partnership to Unlock New and Scalable Genome Engineering Capabilities for the Next-Generation of Living Medicines
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Kytopen, a biotechnology company leading advancements in high-throughput cellular and genome engineering platforms, today announced a partnership with the pioneering transfection company, Mirus Bio, pairing their technologies to resolve challenges related to the delivery of complex genetic materials to living human cells. “Gene-modified cell therapies hold great promise for patients. […]