Tag: stem cells
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University Lab Licenses Printed Kidney Tissue Process
A start-up company is acquiring the rights to a stem cell and three-dimensional printing process to produce tissue needed by people with kidney failure.
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Preclinical Test Advances Synthetic Bio ALS Treatment
A candidate treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS made with synthetic genetic material is shown to improve motor function and survival in lab mice.
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Cell Therapy Start-Up Raises $6M in Seed Funds
A new company providing clinical development and commercialization for emerging cell therapies began operations and raised $6 million in seed funding.
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Cell Therapy Biotech Raises $75.5M in Venture Funds
A developer of off-the-shelf genetically engineered platelet cells to treat a range of diseases is raising $75.5 million in its second venture round.
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Stem Cell Patch Shown to Repair Retinal Damage
Research with lab rats shows a transplanted tissue patch derived from stem cells repairs damaged retinas and helps restore visual functions.
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Off-the-Shelf Stem Cell Company Forms, Gains $72M
A new enterprise developing packaged blood-forming stem cells as therapies for a range of diseases began operations and raised $72 million in venture funds.
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Pharma, Biotech Partner on Off-the-Shelf Cell Therapies
A biotechnology enterprise is teaming with a pharmaceutical company to develop off-the-shelf therapies for malfunctioning mitochondria, energy centers of cells.
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FDA Clears Stem Cell Trial for Multiple Sclerosis
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a clinical trial of stem cells extracted and cultured from patients to treat their cases of multiple sclerosis.
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FDA Okays Trial of Donated Stem Cells for Parkinson’s
An organization studying stem cell therapies says it received FDA authorization for a clinical trial to test donated stem cells to treat Parkinson’s disease.
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Trial to Test Direct Crispr Blood Stem Cell Edits
A clinical trial is set to begin that tests a direct form of gene editing with Crispr to correct inherited malfunctioning genes causing sickle cell disease.