Stem cells helping patients with Parkinson’s Disease
News segment from Houston’s KPRC talking about the first FDA approved stem cell trial that is happening to help patient’s dealing with Parkinson’s Disease. Video Transcript: More than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s and 60,000 are in the U.S.. It’s a chronic progressive disease, which means it gets worse over time. But […]
2022 WMIF | The Cell Therapy Landscape | CAR-T to Stem Cells
Cell therapies, ranging from CAR-T cells to stem-cell-based approaches, are emerging as a transformative therapeutic modality. Panelists will examine this emerging landscape and discuss a range of key topics. What drives differentiation in this space given the high number of competing technologies? How will the uptake of autologous cell therapies and allogeneic versions evolve? When […]
Study Shows Effectiveness of Merakris’ Wound Care Products
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A peer-reviewed case study in the May 21 edition of SAGE Open Medical Case Reports highlights the effectiveness of two Merakris Therapeutics wound care products – Dermacyte® Amniotic Wound Care Liquid and Dermacyte® Amniotic Wound Care Matrix – in treating non-healing venous leg ulcers. The […]
What is Gene Therapy?
Gene therapy has been studied for more than 40 years and can help stop or slow the effects of disease on the most basic level of the human body—our genes. And to understand how it works, we’ll start at the basics. Here’s a great video from the American Society for Gene & Cell Therapy to […]
Foundation Fighting Blindness to Host VISIONS 2022 Conference
COLUMBIA, Md., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world’s leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, will host its VISIONS 2022 national conference at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort on June 17–18, 2022. This one-of-a-kind biennial event will provide attendees the opportunity to hear about exciting advancements […]
Top 12 Emerging Gene and Cell Therapy Technologies Likely to Impact Patient Care Announced in Annual “Disruptive Dozen” from Mass General Brigham
Boston, MA, May 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mass General Brigham today revealed the annual “Disruptive Dozen,” 12 emerging gene and cell therapy (GCT) technologies with the greatest potential to impact health care in the next several years. The “Disruptive Dozen” results from interviews of 50 Mass General Brigham senior Harvard faculty followed by a […]
Vitti Labs Announces FDA Approval of Phase II IND Clinical Trial of Combination Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Exosome Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis Secondary to Novel Corona Virus Infection (COVID-19)
LIBERTY, Mo., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vitti Labs, an AATB Accredited Tissue Bank focused on life Science Research, development, and manufacturing, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved their Investigational New Drug Application (IND) to move forward with Phase II Outpatient Clinical Trial using a combination of Umbilical Cord […]
NexImmune Announces Preclinical Research Collaboration with Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NexImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXI), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a novel approach to immunotherapy designed to orchestrate a targeted immune response by directing the function of antigen-specific T cells, today announced a preclinical research collaboration with Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s (CUIMC) Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC). The […]
Creative Medical Technology Announces Progress in Developing a Reproducible Clinical Grade of the Company’s ImmCelz® Product
PHOENIX, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Creative Medical Technology Holdings, Inc. (“Creative Medical Technology” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CELZ), a leading commercial stage biotechnology company focused on a regenerative approach to immunotherapy, urology, neurology, and orthopedics, today announced progress in developing a reproducible clinical grade product of ImmCelz®. Multiple clinical experiments were performed in which […]
bit.bio’s Game-Changing Technology for Reprogramming Stem Cells
In this episode of Vital Science, Mark Kotter and his team at bit.bio have an innovative solution to help create consistent and scalable human cells to help researchers study diseases – by “reprogramming” stem cells. Video Transcription: – [Mark Kotter] What’s unique about bit.bio, is not really the use of these pluripotent stem cells, it’s […]