Functional Vasculature Generated from Advanced Cell Technology’s Human Embryonic Stem Cells 06 January 2009 Hemangioblasts form multilayered blood vessels with functional smooth muscle; could provide an inexhaustible source of cells to treat vascular disease.
Cell Death from Cytomegalovirus may Bring new Life to Treatment of Retinal Disease 06 January 2009 A recent $1.3 million grant from the National Eye Institute is enabling studies of what's likely the body's well-intended effort to stop cytomegalovirus retinitis.
Cleveland Clinic Recognizes Circulating Tumor Cell Technology as Top Medical Innovation for 2009 01 January 2009 Veridex announces that the CellSearch® technology to measure CTCs is ranked as the top medical innovation for 2009 by the Cleveland Clinic.
Hebrew University Scientists Succeed Through Stem Cell Therapy in Reversing Brain Birth Defects 31 December 2008 New brain cells induced in the heroin damaged brain by transplantation of neural stem cells.
Technique for Creating Authentic Rat Embryonic Stem Cells 31 December 2008 The technique licensed exclusively by Stem Cell Sciences, is expected to allow the generation of rat ES cells to create genetically modified animals.
Hebrew University Scientists Reveal Mechanism that Triggers Differentiation of Embryo Cells 30 December 2008 The discovery can have consequences for replacement cell therapy based on the use of embryonic cells.
Embryonic Stem Cells from Rats Derived 29 December 2008 The breakthrough finding will enable scientists to create more effective animal models for the study of a range of human diseases.
Novocell Announces Non-Exclusive Drug Discovery Collaboration with Pfizer 23 December 2008 Pfizer gains access to Novocell’s proprietary pancreatic progenitor cells derived from human embryonic stem cells.
Fluidigm and Stemgent Awarded One of CIRM’S First Grants to the Biotech Industry 23 December 2008 The grant will be used to develop a cell culture chip and support system that will help researchers accelerate stem cell research in California.
Single Virus Used to Convert Adult Cells to Embryonic Stem Cell-Like Cells 22 December 2008 Researchers have simplified the creation of induced pluripotent stem cells, cutting the number of viruses used in the reprogramming process from four to one.
StemCells Inc. Receives FDA Approval to Initiate Clinical Trial of HuCNS-SC® Cells in a Myelin Disease 19 December 2008 The Phase I trial is designed to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of HuCNS-SC cells as a treatment for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease.
VistaGen and WARF Sign License Agreement for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Technology 19 December 2008 The license is expected to accelerate Vistagen’s commercial programs focused on stem cell-based ‘clinical trials in a Test Tube™.
High Blood Sugar's Impact on Immune System Holds Clues to Improving Islet Cell Transplants 18 December 2008 Scientists say that a biological tit for tat may hold clues to improving the success of islet cell transplants intended to cure type 1 diabetes.
Mouse Studies Show Gene Therapy Method Holds Promise in Targeting Tumor Blood Vessels for Destruction 18 December 2008 Cancer researchers develop method for delivering a therapeutic gene specifically to the blood vessels of tumors in mice.
The Broad Foundation Donates $25 Million to UCSF Stem Cell Program 18 December 2008 The funds will be used for constructing a headquarters for the program to enhance scientists’ efforts to develop treatments for a wide range of diseases.
BioLife Solutions Completes Safety Studies on HypoThermosol® and CryoStor™ 17 December 2008 The studies evaluated injections of HypoThermosol, CryoStor, or control phosphate buffered saline into healthy rodents.
Millipore and Guava to Award Instrumentation to Advance Cell Biology Research 16 December 2008 Both Companies to jointly award a Guava® flow cytometer instrument to a scientist whose research proposal will advance the understanding of cell biology.
Horizon Discovery Signs Technology Evaluation Agreement with OSI Pharmaceuticals 15 December 2008 The agreement covers a twelve month evaluation of a panel of nine X-MAN cell lines and their matched parental backgrounds.
Thermo Fisher Scientific to Highlight new Cell-based Technologies at ASCB 2008 12 December 2008 The Company will showcase the latest tools and methods related to key mammalian cell-based research.
Novocell Announces Collaboration with Renowned Stem Cell Researcher of Kyoto University 11 December 2008 The collaboration with Kyoto researcher will allow Novocell to explore the creation of human islet cells from induced pluripotent stem cells.
A Novel Human Stem Cell-Based Model of ALS Opens Doors for Rapid Drug Screening 10 December 2008 A study at the Salk Institute confirmed that dysfunctional human astrocytes turn against their charges and kill off healthy motor neurons.
BioLife Solutions Granted European Biopreservation Patent 10 December 2008 The patent expands protection of key intellectual property related to minimizing cell death.
Roche and Axiogenesis Enter into Co-Development and Marketing Agreement 10 December 2008 The embryonic-stem cell derived specific organ system will further boost the technology of the xCELLigence System for life cell-analysis.