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Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 14, 2008 03:55 PM
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Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 26, 2007 05:16 PM
Stem Cell Research Quickie - New Adult Stem Cell Found
A fast note, though not much depth... Moraga Biotechnology Corporation, Los Angeles, California adult stem cell research company, has announced that they have discovered a primitive stem cell that is very similar to embryonic stem cells. Researchers at Moraga have...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 20, 2006 02:35 PM
Stem Cell Research Comes to Scripps Research Institute
Scripps Research Institute is to start a new study that focuses on embryonic stem cells as a participant in a consortium of three stem cell California bioscience institutes and a university. The goal of the joint venture is to build...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 12, 2006 03:00 PM
Spinal Regeneration Stem Cell Therapy Studied at Univ. of Louisville
News regarding spinal and nervous system stem cell research has been thin lately. However, hopefully we will get more along these lines that will allow us to see what progress is being made. The last news we posted related to...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 10, 2006 01:38 AM
First US Embyo Bank in San Diego
The nation's first public embryo bank has started at a secret location in San Diego, California and are collecting leftover embryos from in vitro fertilization clinics. The clinic plans to send these frozen embryos to stem cell researchers all over...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 7, 2006 07:11 PM
California Institute for Regenerative Science Heads to Trial
The California Institute for Regenerative Science, which was voted into existence by passing a $3 billion California state bond, heads to trial today. The lawsuit, is pretty straight forward: Institute for Regenerative Science opponents claim that lack of direct state...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 27, 2006 04:35 PM
Adult Stem Cells Possible Solution for Diabetes
Been a while since we have dug into stem cells and diabetes related research. Seems suitable then to find this latest article discussing adult stem cells in the pancreas that can be transformed into insulin-producing cells. Researchers at the Burnham...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 21, 2006 04:10 PM
Stem Cells Used To Treat Sickle Cell Anaemia
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco are reporting that they have found a means to successfully correct a mutation that causes the blood disorder sickle cell anaemia. The research currently has shown cellular repair on stem cells taken...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 11, 2006 03:49 PM
Alliance for Stem Cell Research Supports Motion to Dismiss Prop 71 Lawsuits
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 12 - The Alliance for Stem Cell Research, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the field of stem cell research through education and patient advocacy, announced its support for a "motion for judgment on the pleadings"...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on November 3, 2005 01:38 PM
Hwang Woo-suk Seeks AIDS Cure from Stem Cells
Scientists led by Korea's Dr. Hwang Woo-suk are seeking ways to fight Aids using human stem cells, according to Gerald Schatten, a close collaborator of Korea’s cloning pioneer. The team is studying the viability of repairing the body’s immune system...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on October 18, 2005 06:36 PM
Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. Announces Symbol Change to "SCII"
TAMPA, FL, Oct 14, 2005 - Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. (Other OTC:ATYD.PK), a pioneer in the field of research and development of stem cell transplantation (SCT) therapy and regenerative medicine, announced today that it has changed its stock symbol...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on October 17, 2005 05:09 PM
Stem Cell Therapy International Engages the Cutler Law Group
TAMPA, Fla. - Sept. 22, 2005 - Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc., (ATYD), a company in the field of regenerative medicine that specializes in the treatment of patients with stem cell transplantation therapy as well as being a global supplier...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on October 4, 2005 05:46 PM
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Receives a Stand-Alone Stem Cell Training Grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Other Grants Made to USC, Stanford, Cal Tech and UCLA, Among Other Institutions LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2005 - The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has received an initial three-year, $2.4 million stem cell training grant from...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on October 4, 2005 05:18 PM
Stem Cell Therapy International Signs Exclusive License Agreement for the Supply of Stem Cells and Use of 26 Related Patents from the Institute of Cell Therapy In Kiev, Ukraine
TAMPA, Fla. - Sept. 19, 2005 - Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. (OTC: ATYD) today announced that it has signed an exclusive global Licensing Agreement with the Institute of Cell Therapy (ICT) a biotechnology company incorporated and organized in Kiev,...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on October 4, 2005 04:44 PM
Stem Cell Therapy International Names Four Leading Scientists to Scientific Advisory Board
Advisory Board to Dramatically Expand Stem Cell Therapy International's Role in the Advancement and Application of Stem Cell Transplantation Therapy TAMPA, Fla. - Sept. 28, 2005 - Stem Cell Therapy International (OTC:ATYD) today announced the appointment of four leading international...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on October 3, 2005 04:48 PM
Stem Cell Therapy International Corp. is Acquired by Altadyne
Stem Cell Therapy International Corp., (OTC: ATYD.PK), a company devoted to the sale and distribution of biological solutions containing stem cell products, today announced it has been acquired by Altadyne, Inc., a Nevada corporation. Stem Cell Therapy International Corp. CEO...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on September 23, 2005 12:23 PM
Progenitor Cell Therapy Inks Manufacturing Deal with Cellerant Therapeutics to Bring Stem Cell Treatment to Market
Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC (PCT), a leading cell engineering and cell therapy services company, announced today that its cGMP facility in Mountain View, California will serve as the manufacturing site for Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc.’s (Cellerant) premier product. Hackensack, NJ (PRWEB)...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on September 22, 2005 05:39 PM
Cytori Therapeutics Demonstrates Adipose-Derived Adult Stem and Regenerative Cells Enhance Cardiac Function in Preclinical Study
Data Featured in One of Four Cytori Presentations at Annual Adipose Biology Meeting San Diego, CA, September 12, 2005 - Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (Frankfurt: XMP), today announced preclinical results that support therapeutic opportunities for adult stem and regenerative cells derived...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on September 22, 2005 04:19 PM
Californian Heart Disease Patient Shows Improvement After Stem Cell Therapy
Improvement of California woman stuns her cardiologist one month after receiving stem cell treatment in Bangkok, Thailand. Palo Verde, CA (PRWEB) September 9, 2005 - Dee Coats, the first Californian to receive VesCell™ stem cell therapy for heart disease is...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on September 22, 2005 03:55 PM
Published Study Shows First Direct Link Between Human Neural Stem Cells and Restored Motor Function in Spinal Cord Injured Mice
StemCells Inc.’s Adult Human Neural Stem Cells Regenerate Protective Layer Around Nerves Following Spinal Cord Injury PALO ALTO, Calif., (September 19, 2005) – StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq: STEM) today announced results of a published study that demonstrates that the Company’s...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on September 21, 2005 09:53 AM
Invitrogen Promotes David Onions, Ph.D. to Chief Medical Officer
Scientific Leader to Help Company Transition toward Patient-Centric Support Technologies CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 31, 2005 - Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN) today promoted David Onions, Ph.D. to the newly created position of Chief Medical Officer. In this new role, Dr. Onions will...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on September 2, 2005 05:15 PM
StemCells, Inc. Receives Manufacturing License for Cell Processing Facility in California
PALO ALTO, Calif., (August 31, 2005) – StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM) today announced that it has received a manufacturing license for its cell processing facility from the State of California Department of Health Services, Food and Drug Branch. This enables...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on September 2, 2005 04:00 PM
Family Cord Blood Services Assumes Leadership Role amongst Private Cord Blood Banks by Creating Choice for Clients to Make Cord Blood Stem Cells Available to the Public
Pioneer in Private Family Cord Blood Banking Leads Way to Help Grow Access to a Greater Public Pool of Cord Blood Stem Cells via "Public Donation" Option Family Cord Blood Services, a leading umbilical cord blood bank and subsidiary of...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on September 2, 2005 03:43 PM
Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Pledges Donation to Alex's Lemonade Stand
Labor on Labor Day Funds Pediatric Cancer Research PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1 - CorCell, Inc., a national, private umbilical cord blood bank, announced today the promise of a monetary donation to Alex's Lemonade Stand, a foundation dedicated to funding pediatric cancer...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on September 2, 2005 03:13 PM
U.S. BioDefense Stem Cell Initiative Positively Featured in California Newspaper
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Aug. 30, 2005 - U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTCBB:UBDE) was recently featured in the Wednesday, August 24, 2005 edition of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, a leading Southern California Daily Newspaper (visit sgvtribune.com). The article recognized the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on September 1, 2005 07:56 PM
U.S. BioDefense Provides Updated Information About the Stem Cell Industry Council
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Aug. 26, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) - U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTCBB:UBDE), on July 28th, announced that it sponsored the successful launch of 1-800-STEM-CELLS.COM, a major success for the Stem Cell Industry Council, a newly formed IRS approved 501(C)...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on September 1, 2005 06:58 PM
Holland's Hottest Start-Ups to Present Latest Stem Cell
Holland's Hottest Start-Ups to Present Latest Stem Cell and High Tech Innovations to Silicon Valley's Investment Community at Netherlands Technology Showcase 2005 LOS ALTOS, Calif., Aug. 25, 2005 - What can Bay Area businesses learn from Northern Europe's experiences in...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 30, 2005 02:17 PM
Schwarzenegger, Feinstein and Villaraigosa Fight for Stem Cell Research
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, joined with patients, advocates and scientists have united last week to protect California’s stem cell research initiative from threat in Washington. They were joined at...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 30, 2005 01:07 PM
Lantos Affirms Support of Expanded Stem Cell Research - Applauds Commitment by VistaGen Employees and Investors
BURLINGAME, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Francisco, San Mateo) speaking from the laboratories of VistaGen Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, affirmed his support of the expansion of stem cell research using human embryos that would otherwise become...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 24, 2005 01:05 AM
Shaggy-Haired Mice Help in Research About Cellular Aging
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a strain of long-haired mice that may point to a surprising new role for an enzyme which we well know is linked to aging and cancer. Steven Artandi, a Stanford cancer researcher, along with...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 19, 2005 12:34 PM
U.S. BioDefense Director of Research Dr. Cyndi Chen, Ph.D., to Present "Non-Controversial" Adult Neural Crest Stem Cell Line and Its Utilization in Human Transplantation
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., -Aug. 12, 2005 - U.S. BioDefense's (OTCBB:UBDE) Director of Research Dr. Cyndi Chen provides a layperson's guide on "Generation of Human Neural Crest Stem Cell Line and Its Utilization in Human Transplantation" and related applications with...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 16, 2005 01:50 PM
Largest-Ever Gathering of World’s Leading Stem Cell Researchers is Recognized as a Forum for Scientific Advancement, Possibilities and Concerns
Northbrook, Ill. — “You are my heroes,” said Robert Klein, addressing the more than 2,100 scientists assembled for the International Society for Stem Cell Research 3 rd Annual Meeting. The meeting was the largest gathering of stem cell researchers yet...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 15, 2005 03:27 PM
North Carolina Representative Earl Jones Promotes Stem Cell Research Funding
North Carolina would be joining states like California in funding research on human stem cells, including those referred to as embryonic stem cells, with proposed legislation sponsored by a Guilford County member of the General Assembly. This new bill proposes...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 13, 2005 03:54 PM
VistaGen Therapeutics Secures Development Support for New Drug Candidate for Huntington's Disease
BURLINGAME, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel small molecule and protein therapeutics using embryonic stem cell technologies, announced today that the High Q Foundation, Inc. has...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 11, 2005 06:08 PM
Michael Monko Named Vice President Sales, Serologicals Corporation Research Products Group
ATLANTA, GA – August 10, 2005 – Serologicals Corporation (NASDAQ: SERO) announced today that Michael Monko has joined the Company as Vice President, Sales for the Research Products Segment, consisting of Chemicon International, Inc. and the Upstate Group, Inc. Mr....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 11, 2005 05:59 PM
London, Ontario Stem Cell Researcher Heads to McMaster
Robarts Research Institute, in Canada is losing yet another top stem cell scientist. 35-year Dr. Mick Bhatia has already been offered more than $500,000 U.S. to move to the US. Dr. Bhatia has thusfar turned down American offers and instead...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 11, 2005 05:19 PM
Missouri Blocks Kansas City Research
The ethical debate over embryonic stem cells reaches beyond Washington to state capitals and research parks across the country. With competition hot from Maryland to California for cutting-edge research and the profits that could follow, many states are evaluating the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 11, 2005 05:17 PM
NIGMS Funds New Stem Cell Centers
Focus on Basic Biology, Training Scientists Human embryonic stem cells have properties that make them uniquely valuable for studying virtually any cellular process. Despite their promise for research and therapeutic purposes, stem cells are difficult to grow in the laboratory...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 11, 2005 05:10 PM
Advanced Cell Technology Announces New Board Member
Alan C. Shapiro, Ph.D., brings wealth of corporate and international financial management experience Worcester, MA – Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:ACTC.OB) today announced that Alan C. Shapiro, Ph.D., has been elected to serve as a member of the Company’s Board...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 8, 2005 05:47 PM
Guam Opens Cord Blood Bank
Guam is getting onboard the cord blood banking bandwagon if you will. They are setting up new policies in order to help preserve cord blood and will further develop options to have cord blood stored. Dr. Thomas Shieh has announced...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 8, 2005 01:57 PM
Advocacy Group Applauds Stem Cell Institute
New Generation of Scientists: First Stem Cell Training Grants to Be Approved SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 3 - Susan DeLaurentis, CEO of the Alliance for Stem Cell Research, responded today to the announcement by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 5, 2005 06:10 PM
Geron Corporation Reports 2005 Second Quarter Financial Results and Events
Geron saw a reduction in overall net loss in regards to the same quarter last year, with a reasonably increased revenue. Hope to see some more progress going forward for them and I for one have high hopes regarding the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 5, 2005 02:59 PM
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Honors Five Scientists for Outstanding Work in Blood Cancer Research
Stem cell researchers are now seen as major contributors in the development of potental treatments for leukemia and lymphoma by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. As a result, they are being honored with the Stohlman Scholar Award. ..... WHITE PLAINS,...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 3, 2005 04:13 PM
Advanced Cell Technology and The Burnham Institute Announce Collaboration to Isolate Stem Cell Specific Differentiation Markers
Worcester, MA / La Jolla, CA – Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:ACTC.OB) announced today it has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the The Burnham Institute, a California based non-profit medical research institution, to conduct research that aims to...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 1, 2005 05:47 PM
Swedish Researchers Create New Brain Cells From Stem Cells
New functional brain cells have been created by Swedish stem cell researchers by using stem cells taken from the brains of living adults. This new research gives even more hope that one day, effective treatments for illnesses like Parkinson's and...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 28, 2005 11:44 PM
U.S. BioDefense Sponsors 1-800-STEM-CELLS.com, a Major Success for New Stem Cell Industry Council Non-Profit
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., July 28, 2005 -- U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTCBB:UBDE) announced today that it has recently sponsored the successful launch of 1-800-STEM-CELLS.COM, a major success for the Stem Cell Industry Council, a newly formed IRS approved 501C3 Non-Profit...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 28, 2005 10:57 PM
Chemicon to Expand Labs In Temecula, California
Chemicon International company officials said this week that it will expand its work force in Southwest County, California and start producing research equipment for human embryonic stem cells. The development there is separate from its operations in Temecula, but both...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 28, 2005 10:44 PM
PhereSys Therapeutics Announces Consulting Agreement with Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy, LLC
PhereSys(TM) Therapeutics Corporation ("PhereSys") announced today that it has entered into a comprehensive consulting services agreement with Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy LLC ("ACGT"), Scott R. Burger, MD, Principal. Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy, LLC, located in Chapel Hill, North...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 27, 2005 05:53 PM
U.S. BioDefense, Inc. Retains Researcher Dr. Cyndi Chen, Ph.D. as Director of Stem Cell Research
City of Industry, CA -- July 26, 2005 -- City of Industry, CA -- 07/26/2005 - U.S. BioDefense (OTCBB: UBDE) announced today that is has retained Dr. Cyndi Chen, 26, as the new director of Stem Cell research. Dr. Chen...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 26, 2005 11:05 PM
StemCyte, Inc. Completes Significant Round of Financing
Leader in Stem Cell Technology Adds New Investors ARCADIA, Calif., July 19 /PRNewswire/ - StemCyte®, Inc., a leading umbilical cord blood stem cell transplantation and therapeutic products company, today announced it has recently completed a significant round of financing from...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 26, 2005 01:55 PM
Geron Corporation Appoints Charles Homcy To Its Board Of Directors
Menlo Park, CA – July 19, 2005 – Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) announced today the appointment of Charles J. Homcy, M.D., to its board of directors. Dr. Homcy is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Portola Pharmaceuticals, a...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 26, 2005 12:17 AM
Stem Cell Research Stalls In Senate .. Again
Wired is covering the stall in the Senate on expanding federal funding of stem cell research. Backers of the bill are unable to get the anticipated vote in July have instead promised today to force the issue one way or...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 22, 2005 08:21 PM
Stem Cells Could Treat Diabetes If Coaxed Onto That Path
As many of you already know, diabetes is one of the most targetted uses for stem cell research. Fortunately, many corporate and university level research teams are making some progress in getting stem cells to differentiate into pacreatic cells or...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 21, 2005 04:54 PM
Stem Cell Institute Must Abide by 'Good Government' Rules Before Issuing Grants
Santa Monica, CA - The California taxpayer-funded stem cell research institute must abide by the same good government rules that apply to every other state board, according to the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR)....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 19, 2005 10:47 AM
VistaGen Therapeutics Awarded $197,000 NIH Grant for Expanded Preclinical Development of New Drug Candidate for Neuropathic Pain
BURLINGAME, Calif., July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel small molecule and protein therapeutics for Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) disorders and metabolic diseases...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 19, 2005 10:13 AM
USC Partnership Studies Stem Cells In Quest To Restore Nervous System Function
In the brave new world of neuroscience, surgeons will no longer simply remove diseased parts of the brain; they will replace them with new, healthy cells grown in the lab. Parkinson’s patients will steadily grasp a pen without shaking. Stroke...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 18, 2005 06:12 PM
Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, Comptroller Hynes Announce $10 Million Stem Cell Research Program To Fund Medical Cures
CHICAGO – Governor Rod R. Blagojevich and Comptroller Dan Hynes announced, on July 12th, that Illinois will become the first state in the Midwest, and only the fourth state in the nation, to commit public funds to the life-saving work...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 18, 2005 11:20 AM
Thermogenesis Corp. Completes Enrollment Of 150-Patient Human Clinical Trial Of CRYOSEAL® Fibrin Sealant System
RANCHO CORDOVA, California (June 22, 2005) – ThermoGenesis Corp. (NASDAQ: KOOL) announced today that enrollment is now complete for its pivotal U.S. 150-patient blinded, randomized, multi-center clinical trial for the CryoSeal Fibrin Sealant (FS) System. This pivotal trial evaluated the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 12, 2005 11:33 AM
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Ready to Disburse Funds
California's $3 billion experiment in state-financed stem cell research has finally reached a major milestone. Officials leading the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine have announced that they have reached "essential agreement" with legislative foes in order to settle disputes about...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 11, 2005 03:10 PM
Cambridge To Be New HQ for Scottish Stem Cell Company
Cambridge is to become the UK headquarters and a key hub in a global growth strategy for a Scottish stem cell company that will float on AIM in the next fortnight. Stem Cell Sciences in Edinburgh will use some of...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 29, 2005 01:37 AM
PhereSys Therapeutics Corp. Sheet
PhereSys Therapeutics Corp. Articles More PhereSys Therapeutics Corp. Articles Corporate Summary (site quote): PhereSys Therapeutics is a privately held company founded to become the premier therapeutic apheresis and cellular therapies provider in the United States. Therapeutic Apheresis or 'blood...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 27, 2005 05:43 PM
UK Stem Cell Firm Struggles With European IPO Market
Stem Cell Sciences stated last Wednesday it intends to float on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market. This move that would make the Scottish company one of the first embryonic stem cell related firms in the world to go...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 27, 2005 12:23 PM
New Investment Report Reveals Rapid Growth of Stem Cell Technology Research
Investment into stem cell technology is continuing apace despite public controversy and legal and regulatory barriers, according to a report by Marks & Clerk, one of the world’s leading firms of patent and trade mark attorneys. In its Biotechnology Report...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 23, 2005 02:18 PM
Stem cell research activist, Dr. Wise Young, tackles current issues
This is a pretty good article giving us the background of Dr. Wise Young, a Rutgers University neuroscientist who has a great deal of interest in stem cell research being done abroad, specifically China, Korea and Portugal. As proof of...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 21, 2005 12:04 PM
Advanced Cell Technology Expands Senior Scientific Team into California
Worcester, MA, June 17, 2005 – Michael West, Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer of A.C.T. Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:ACTH.OB) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (collectively, "ACT") announced today the expansion of ACT’s senior scientific team with the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 21, 2005 11:48 AM
AmCyte to Present at BIO 2005 Conference
Los Angeles – June 8th, 2005. AmCyte Inc., a leader in encapsulated islet replacement and pancreatic adult stem cells, will present at the BIO 2005 Conference in Philadelphia on Tuesday June 21st at 12 noon in Room A as part...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 20, 2005 07:13 PM
10 'Daddies-to-Be' Kicked Off Father's Day Weekend at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the First-Ever Daddy Olympics as They Competed Against Each Other in Fatherly Skills
LOS ANGELES, June 17 -- The Olympic flame burned once again in Los Angeles this morning as 10 expectant fathers participated in the pursuit of "daddy gold medals," in the first-ever Daddy Olympics in front of The Los Angeles Memorial...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 20, 2005 06:37 PM
Stem Cell Training Program To Make Its Stanford Debut
STANFORD, Calif. — For the first time ever, an advanced training program that teaches how to create and maintain embryonic stem cell lines will be offered outside of the University of Pittsburgh, where it originated in 2003. The weeklong course...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 20, 2005 11:40 AM
Chemokine Therapeutics Announces Dual Trading on the TSX in Canada and the OTCBB in the U.S.
Vancouver, BC (June 15, 2005) – Chemokine Therapeutics Corp. (TSX: CTI, OTCBB: CHKT), a biotechnology company developing peptide-based therapies to treat cancer, blood disorders, cardiovascular, and infectious diseases, today announced that it has established trading in the United States in...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 16, 2005 12:55 PM
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Press Release: ICOC Appoints Members to Scientific and Medical Research Facilities Working Group
EMERYVILLE, CA – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced the appointment by the Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC) of members to serve on its Scientific and Medical Research Facilities Working Group (Facilities Working Group). The members were recommended...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 16, 2005 11:30 AM
Thermogenesis Hires New Executive Director Of Scientific Affairs
Rancho Cordova, California (June 8, 2005) -- THERMOGENESIS CORP. (Nasdaq: KOOL) announced today that it has hired John R. Chapman, Ph.D. as its Executive Director of Scientific Affairs. Dr. Chapman is an internationally published scientist in the field of blood...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 14, 2005 08:53 PM
Stem Cell Research To Help The U.S. Military
The San Francisco Chronicle has another twist on the evolution of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. How will it be beneficial to our active military and troops? With more than 12,000 soldiers that have been wounded in the Iraq...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 14, 2005 04:22 PM
Top Physician-Scientist Named Chair of UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Linda Giudice, MD, PhD, a nationally renowned physician-scientist focused on women's health, has been named the chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the UCSF School of Medicine. Currently at Stanford University School of Medicine, Giudice...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 14, 2005 03:01 AM
Lawyers look to jump on stem cell bandwagon
MSN is carrying an article about one segment of the stem cell research boom that I really had not given much though to. Effectively the overall impact to the legal community, and the possible opportunities it brings, at least to...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 13, 2005 05:39 PM
UCSF To Train Stem Cell Research Scientists in India
Its being reported that the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), will begin training groups of Indian scientists in the field of regenerative and stem cell research. This based on statments from visiting Union Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss has...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 13, 2005 03:52 PM
$5 million Donation For Stem Cell Firm From Unlikely Donor
Sound pioneer Ray Dolby and his wife, Dagmar, are donating $5 million to kickstart the embroiled California stem cell program troubles, state officials said Sunday. The donation by Dolby, who is the founder of well known Dolby Laboratories, and his...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 8, 2005 03:20 PM
New Stem Cell Institute Already Attracting Top Scientists to Bay Area
Two of the nation's best know and top stem cell researchers are headed to Stanford University this fall. What brought them from their relatively safe positions elsewhere? Part of what attracted them in part is the California Institute for Regenerative...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 30, 2005 03:45 PM
Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Clarifies Previous Announcement of Stock Distribution and Reverse Split
A spokesperson for Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (Pink Sheets:BMXG) noted the Company has received numerous questions about its May 20th announcement of a stock dividend in its wholly owned subsidiary, Frezer Inc. and a 1-for-10 reverse stock split. In an...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 29, 2005 09:51 PM
Adult Stem Cells Yield Groundbreaking Therapies Without Controversy
Stem Cell Therapies Show Hope for People With Cancer, Muscular Dystrophy and Arthritis ARLINGTON, Va., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The use of adult stem cells promises to grow as the controversy over the use of human embryonic stem cells remains...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 25, 2005 09:03 PM
Gene Keeps Neural Cells on Correct Developmental Path
Embryonic stem cells with identical genomes grow into distinctive tissues, such as heart, bone, and brain. At one time, scientists believed the differences among cell types arose from various sets of genes switched on inside developing cells. Then, studies showed...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 20, 2005 02:13 PM
Unrestrained Retina Too Much of A Good Thing
La Jolla, CA — When primitive nerve cells begin forming an eye in the mouse embryo, they are programmed to build a retina. But the ability to see depends upon connecting the retina to the brain via the optic nerve....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 17, 2005 10:14 PM
PharmaFrontiers Adds Three Members to Its Scientific Advisory Board
THE WOODLANDS, Texas May 17, 2005 PharmaFrontiers Corp. (OTCBB:PFTR), a company involved in the development and commercialization of cell therapies, announced today that it has appointed three new members to its scientific advisory board (SAB). The new members are Norman...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 17, 2005 01:54 PM
Serologicals Corporation to Present at Banc of America 2005 Healthcare Conference
Serologicals Corporation (Nasdaq/NM: SERO) today announced that it is scheduled to give an investor presentation at the Banc of America 2005 Healthcare Conference on May 17, 2005. Bud Ingalls, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Serologicals Corporation, will...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 13, 2005 01:45 PM
Geron Announces Publication Describing Animal Cell-Free Derivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
MENLO PARK, Calif. May 12, 2005 -- Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) announced today the publication of studies which show that human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can be derived without the use of animal cell feeders. In a report published in the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 12, 2005 07:12 PM
Reeve-Irvine Research Center's Press Release On Stem Cell Treatment Improveing Mobility After Spinal Cord Injury
A treatment derived from human embryonic stem cells improves mobility in rats with spinal cord injuries, providing the first physical evidence that the therapeutic use of these cells can help restore motor skills lost from acute spinal cord tissue damage....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 11, 2005 03:29 PM
More News On Stem Cells and Spinal Cord Injury Repair
Today we are going to see a lot about this, from all angles. We will try to have the articles from analysts and science journals that reference the work being done on spinal cord injury repair. So I figured for...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 11, 2005 03:20 PM
Geron Announces Publication of Studies Showing Oligodendrocyte Progenitors Derived From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Induce Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
Now this is some news we have all been looking for. Stem Cell Research Leading To Recovery For Spinal Cord Injury This news is also flooding out through the wire. We will try and get a list of news entries...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 11, 2005 03:15 PM
Favrille, Inc. Announces Phase 2 Clinical Trial Results for FavId(R) Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation to Be Presented During ASCO
SAN DIEGO, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Favrille, Inc. (Nasdaq: FVRL) today announced that the results of a physician-sponsored Phase 2 clinical trial using FavId® following autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with follicular cell and mantle cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 11, 2005 12:05 AM
Venture Capital Firms Get Ready For Stem Cell Research In San Francisco
California's $3 Billion dedicated to stem cell research has the investors lining up, and naturally venture capitalists lead the race California's stem-cell agency, is getting the investors in line too, a lot of the coming funding is headed to the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 10, 2005 02:57 PM
New York Concerned About Falling Behind in Stem Cell Research
Robert Palazzo, the head of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's (RPI) biotech effort is concerned that New York State is falling behind in stem-cell research. Not a shock considering the latest news regarding the final announcement of the California Institute of Regenerative...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 9, 2005 11:00 AM
San Francisco Chosen for Stem Cell Headquarters
San Francisco was chosen this past Friday as the headquarters for California's new stem cell agency. The followups that San Fran beat out were San Diego, Sacramento and Emeryville. The stem cell institute was formed this past November after voters...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 7, 2005 12:48 PM
New York Times Covers California Stem Cell Headquarter Battle
This should come as no real news. However the NY Times has a good article on the frantic push to determine the location for the headquarters for California's new embryonic stem cell research program. So far, the overall goal is...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 5, 2005 07:07 PM
Regal One Acquires Interest in American Stem Cell Corporation; Advancing Biomedical Research and Supporting California Economic Growth
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2005--Regal One Corporation (OTCBB:RONE) has recently acquired a 10% interest in Nevada-based American Stem Cell Corporation (ASC). Regal One has the option to acquire additional equity in the company. Following regulatory approval, Regal One plans to...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 5, 2005 06:54 PM
ThermoGenesis Corp. Retains Matthew Plavan, New Chief Financial Officer
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., May 05, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThermoGenesis Corp. today announced that Mr. Matthew Plavan has been appointed as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer, reporting directly to Kevin Simpson, the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Plavan...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 5, 2005 06:35 PM
BioE First to Clone and Commercialize Multipotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Umbilical Cord Blood
ST. PAUL, Minn. — May 11, 2004 — BioE®, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops antibody-based technology platforms used in the development of therapeutics and diagnostics, announced today it has isolated and defined a unique population of stem cells with...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 4, 2005 03:50 PM
Stem Cell Research, Policy Implications Showcased at BIO 2005
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 27, 2005) -- A series of thought-provoking, educational panel sessions on varying aspects of stem cell research will be showcased at the BIO 2005 Annual International Convention, June 19-22, 2005, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 3, 2005 03:37 PM
Feminists For Life On Stem Cell Research
Feminists for Life of New York held a discussion about embryonic stem cell research this past Monday at Monroe Community College. The pro-life group's main speaker was the Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, a Catholic priest who is the director at the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 25, 2005 06:30 PM
Bones Day, Bit Off Topic: UCLA Researchers Discover New Method to Generate Human Bone
Today there was some more news regarding research bones and cartilage. Not directly related to stem cell research, but since I already posted the article regarding growing cartilage by way of stem cell research, this seemed relevant. Additionally its good...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 22, 2005 10:00 PM
Curis Announces Reports of New Cancers Linked to Abnormal Hedgehog Pathway Signaling
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 21, 2005 - Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a therapeutic drug development company, today announced that there were a number of new reports presented at the current annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research that corroborate...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 22, 2005 06:01 PM
Stem Cell Therapy International Sponsors Tech Council of Maryland's 'The Business of Stem Cell Research Conference'
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2005--Stem Cell Therapy International Corp. (SCTI), a leading supplier of xeno stem cells, that is, stem cells derived from animals, for transplant procedures in humans, announced that it is a sponsor and scholarship donor of "The...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 22, 2005 09:14 AM
Advanced Cell Technology Names Jonathan F. Atzen as General Counsel
Worcester, MA, April 20, 2005 – William Caldwell, IV, Chief Executive Officer of A.C.T. Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACTH.OB) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., a leading biotechnology company applying stem cell technology in the emerging field...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 20, 2005 07:39 PM
Human Stem Cell Trials On The Horizon
Wired has a really good write up on the current race to get certain stem cell procedures ready for full human trials. Some of us have read the news regarding procedures that have used embryonic or fetal stem cells to...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 20, 2005 01:03 PM
Cord Blood America to Present at the FSX Investment Conference
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/13/2005 -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC BB: CBAI) announced that Matthew Schissler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present an overview of the Company's progress and strategy at the Cinapsys Microcap Conference...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 19, 2005 07:21 PM
States Compete In Attracting Stem Cell Researchers
Throughout the US, states are evaluating or actually setting up their own embryonic stem cell programs. The potential rewards in medical breakthroughs and economic development are too lucrative to ignore. As a result, the legislatures in these states are putting...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 18, 2005 02:15 PM
New Jersey Governor Cody Creates Stem Cell Research Ethics Panel
After pledging to invest $380 million in stem cell research, New Jersey Governor Richard J. Codey this past Friday named a well-known academic to oversee the ethical issues involved in the project. Codey stated that bioethics expert Harold T. Shapiro,...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 17, 2005 08:10 PM
MultiCell Moves to Larger Facilities to Support Expanding Research Programs
(BUSINESS WIRE) - April 13, 2005 -MultiCell Technologies (OTCBB:MUCL) announced today that it will relocate its offices and laboratory into larger, more modern facilities on April 15th. The new space will significantly upgrade the Company's research capabilities and bring research...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 15, 2005 08:06 PM
City College of San Francisco Offers Stem Cell Training
For students intending to work in the field of stem cell research, City College of San Francisco is now offering some advantages as compared to other college level programs. Courtesy of a California state-funded training program that the school announced...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 15, 2005 11:32 AM
Stem Cells Derived From Fat Used To Treat Horses
Interestingly, it appears that the human stem cell research debate has effectively help out roar some of the research being done in other fields. So a story about horses being treated with stem cells may crawl under the radar. Count...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 13, 2005 04:29 PM
California Stem Cell Agency Adopts Stringent Conflict of Interest Rules - New Policies Apply to Board Members, Advisory Panels and Staff
Los Angeles, CA – Taking a step forward to advance ethical standards, leaders of the California stem cell agency acted to adopt a stringent set of rules governing its grant-making, policy-making, scientific and administrative practices. The policies are designed to...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 13, 2005 02:38 PM
Four Cities on the Stem Cell Headquarters .. San Fran Moves Ahead
San Francisco appears to have be one of the front-runners that may get California's new $3 billion stem cell headquarters. Effectively its highly incentived bid scored the highest among the four cities named to the list of contenders throughout California......
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 13, 2005 02:34 PM
Biolaser Used to See The Inner Workings of Stem Cells
It appears that researchers will finally be able to see stem cells actually go through the process of differentiation .. A new laser has been developed that will illuminate stem cells in more detail. This will allow researchers to actually...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 13, 2005 02:28 PM
Stem Cell Services Re-Named to Better Reflect Its Corporate Culture of Creating and Sustaining Families; Family Cord Blood Services to Serve as New Moniker for a Recognized Leader in Cord Blood Banking
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 12, 2005 - California Cryobank Stem Cell Services, an umbilical cord blood processing and storage company, and division of one of the largest and oldest reproductive tissue banks in the world, California Cryobank, Inc., announced today that...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 12, 2005 10:01 PM
A Paralyzed Patient's Perspective on Stem Cell Treatment In China
We have had several articles regarding Will Terpstra from New Zealand a motor neurone sufferer that went to China for stem cell therapy. This procedure was done by American-educated neurosurgeon Dr. Hongyun Huang, and have heard some promising reports. What...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 12, 2005 08:06 PM
Scientists Share Type 1 Diabetes Research
With the news regarding coaxing white blood cells to produce insulin, this conference, which will be taking place tomorrow, hopefully will discuss some more of this research. Hope to hear some more on this soon .... The American Diabetes Association...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 7, 2005 11:22 PM
The Nation's Leading Speakers Confirmed for Upcoming Stem Cell Conference
ROCKVILLE, Md., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tech Council of Maryland and Arent Fox announced and confirmed one of the most impressive rosters of speakers ever assembled on stem cells for the Business of Stem Cell Research Conference, on April...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 7, 2005 07:11 PM
Genzyme’s Physicians Treated First Patients in Phase 3 Clinical Study and Curis Announces Collaboration with Genetech
City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 04/04/2005 - Biotechnology industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU). Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) announced that physicians have treated the first patients in a Phase 3 clinical study to test the safety and...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 5, 2005 12:05 PM
Osiris Cleared by FDA to Begin Stem Cell Trial for Knee Repair; The Announcement Marks the Third Adult Stem Cell Product That Osiris Has in Human Clinical Trials
BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2005--Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin enrollment in the first human clinical trial for a stem cell therapy targeted at injured tissue in knee...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 4, 2005 09:51 AM
A New Drug Screening Company, Cellular Dynamics International, Opening in Madison, WI
MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2005--Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), a privately held company, announced today that it recently began construction of laboratory facilities for a new biotechnology-based drug screening company at University Research Park in Madison, Wisconsin. CDI was founded by...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 1, 2005 09:32 AM
U.S. BioDefense Files for Stem Cell Research Center of Excellence with National Institutes of Health with Research Collaborators from Los Alamos, CHOC, UCLA, and UCI and Liver Regeneration Technology from UCL Biomedica University College London
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 30, 2005 - U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTCBB:UBDE) CEO David Chin is pleased to announce today that the company has filed a proposal in response to an RFA: "Center of Excellence in Translational Human Stem Cell...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 31, 2005 05:58 PM
Verispan StateLine Issue Reports Monitor Legislative Activity Related to Specific Topics, Such as Stem Cell Research
YARDLEY, Pa. - Stem cell research has emerged as one of the most controversial and complex issues facing state lawmakers. As the level of attention and controversy has increased, states are introducing and passing legislation in record numbers. For example:...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 31, 2005 05:49 PM
Researchers at USCD Produce Stem Cells Without Contaminated Animal Feeder Layers
More on the growth of embryonic stem cells without animal product related contamination: Growth and maintenance of human embryonic stem cells without the use of contaminated animal products has also been demonstrated by University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 28, 2005 02:00 PM
University of Connecticut Nears Creation of Embryonic Stem Cells
The University of Connecticut has announced it is poised to become one of the first colleges in the country to actually launch a program for the development of human embryonic stem cells. Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang, who is a cloning expert...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 25, 2005 05:43 PM
California's Stem Cell Agency's Chairman Rejects Changes
The chairman of California's stem cell agency's oversight board has rejected every point in a petition seeking more open meetings, stricter conflict-of-interest rules and salary caps at the new research institute. However, pressure has been mounting in the Legislature and...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 24, 2005 03:18 PM
California Court Dismisses Stem Cell Program Lawsuits
The California Supreme Court this past Wednesday dismissed two lawsuits that sought to block the state's publicly financed $3 billion stem cell research program approved by voters last year. The court however, posted at its San Francisco headquarters, said the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 24, 2005 01:38 PM
Albany Medical Center Hires Ethics Ace
A British company wants to make rings out of human bone, by growing a loved one's cells into a keepsake to be worn by his or her mate. This same company, this week, asked Glenn McGee to serve on its...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 21, 2005 06:00 PM
California Talk on human stem cell research open to public
Stem cell research will be a hot topic at the American Association of University Women in California. Susan Fisher, who is a professor and co-director of the human stem cell biology program at the University of California, San Francisco, will...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 18, 2005 10:56 PM
Cord Blood Registry (CBR) Corp. Sheet
Cord Blood Registry (CBR) Articles More Cord Blood Registry (CBR) Articles Corporate Summary (site quote): CBR is the world’s largest newborn stem cell bank. CBR has been collecting and processing newborn stem cells for family banking since 1995, with...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 17, 2005 02:14 PM
Stem Cell Research and the Avalanche of State-Funded Initiatives
New York, March 16 - The New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA) announced today that its 2005 Annual meeting keynote luncheon program would focus on the impact major state funded initiatives such as Proposition 71 in California could have on biotech...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 17, 2005 01:09 PM
California Bay Area Submits Bid To Host Stem Cell Institute
On Wednesday, Bay Area cities will submit their bid to become the headquarters of California's new stem cell institute. This venture is expected to provide both cachet and an economic boon to the region. The new headquarters for the California...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 14, 2005 10:48 AM
First North American Encapsulated Islet Transplant without Long-term Immune Suppression into a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes
LOS ANGELES --AmCyte Inc. (www.amcyte.com), a leader in encapsulated islet replacement and pancreatic adult stem cells, announced today the transplantation of the first Type 1 diabetic patient in North America to receive islets without long-term immune suppression. The transplant took...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 10, 2005 10:32 PM
Scientists Discover That Three Overlapping Signals In Embryo Help Get The Backbone Right
A major step in the development of the vertebrate embryo - the establishment of a back that morphs into a brain, spinal cord and muscles - turns out to be so important that the body uses at least three signals...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 10, 2005 10:16 PM
U.S. BioDefense Retains Stem Cell Consultant Hugh Keeping, Ph.D.
U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTCBB: UBDE) is pleased to announce today that the company has retained the consulting services of Dr. Hugh S. Keeping Ph.D., founder of MatriExtend Technologies, a consulting firm for development and marketing of cellular diagnostic assays, to...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 9, 2005 12:42 PM
Mouse Will Have 100% Human Brain Cells
For all intensive purposes, it will appear as any other ordinary mouse, but for US scientists this tiny animal threatens to ignite a profound ethical dilemma. In yet another highly controversial scientific project, a group of university researchers in California's...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 7, 2005 12:08 PM
Zach W. Hall, Interim President of California's Stem Cell Research Institute
Zach W. Hall, a veteran neuroscientist and associate dean of medical research at the University of Southern California's medical school, was recommended Monday to become interim president of California's new $3 billion stem cell research institute. The recommendation by a...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 1, 2005 05:10 AM
StemCells, Inc. Names Alan Jacobs Chief Medical Officer and VP of Clinical Research, Neural Program
StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM) today announced that Dr. Alan Jacobs will join the company as chief medical officer and vice president of clinical research, neural program. Formerly the senior director of clinical development at Titan Pharmaceuticals, Jacobs offers valuable experience...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 28, 2005 03:56 PM
CHEMICON International Corp. Sheet
CHEMICON International Corp. Articles More CHEMICON International Corp. Articles Corporate Summary (site quote): CHEMICON International, Inc. has been in operation since 1981, supplying immunological reagents to the biomedical research community. In 1992, CHEMICON expanded into the area of diagnostic...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 28, 2005 01:29 PM
Stem Cell Effort Could Have Headquarters by May 6
The Site Search Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (Prop 71) on Thursday chose the speedy schedule for evaluating sites around the state for the headquarters of the Institute. The full board, meeting March 1, is expected to...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 25, 2005 08:56 PM
Geron Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter 2004
Geron Corporation (Nasdaq:GERN) today reported financial results and highlights for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. Net loss for the 2004 fourth quarter was $9.5 million or $(0.20) per share, compared to $7.6 million or $(0.21) per...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 25, 2005 03:16 PM
Utah: Sen. Orin Hatch Concerned With Utah Falling Behind
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch told the State House Tuesday that Utah can't afford to fall behind other states in embryonic stem cell research. Knowing he was addressing some Republicans "who disagree with me," Hatch, R-Utah, said he had studied the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 24, 2005 03:19 PM
Hadassah Pushing Stem-cell Legislation
In a move that is likely to bring it into conflict with Catholic and Evangelical Christian groups, the largest Jewish organization in America is launching a push for pro-stem-cell-research legislation in state houses around the country. Hadassah, the 300,000-member women's...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 24, 2005 12:59 PM
California: Christian Groups Sue To Stop California Stem Cell Research Initiative
Conservative public-interest groups with ties to Christian organizations have filed lawsuits Tuesday seeking to invalidate the $3 billion stem-cell research institution approved by California voters in November. One lawsuit alleges that the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine violates California state...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 23, 2005 12:53 PM
California: San Jose Attempts to Woo California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
San Jose, always known as the land of IT and part of the area many of us in IT know as Silicon Valley is on a quest to land the headquarters for the new California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. This...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 22, 2005 10:18 AM
California: More on Stem Cell Research and Fertility Clinics
It appears that the first areas of clinical medicine to derive any practical benefit from human embryonic stem cell research will likely be the fertility clinics that provided the embryos used to generate the stem cells. In vitro fertilization clinics...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 21, 2005 05:35 PM
Wisconsin: Foundation Looking To Tap into California Spending
California may be the state ready to spend $3 billion on stem cell research, but Wisconsin is looking to get a piece of that pie. A Wisconsin foundation is positioning to play a major role in, and perhaps even profit...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 21, 2005 05:08 PM
California: San Mateo Wants to Be Home to Stem-Cell Group
California's new stem-cell research institute is searching for a home, and a group of San Mateo County power brokers aim to throw out the red carpet. However, they know that they are headed for a tough fight to win the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 21, 2005 02:01 PM
California: Stem Cell Critics Demand More Open Meetings
Critics of the state's stem cell program have filed a petition seeking to have more open meetings, salary caps and tighter-conflict-of-interest rules for paid executives. The petition also calls for the stem cell oversight committee to develop grant guidelines before...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 21, 2005 01:45 PM
California: UBDE at the Internationalizing Early-Stage Clinical Drug Research & Development Conference
U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTCBB:UBDE) announces that they will be attending the Internationalizing Early-Stage Clinical Drug Research & Development Conference, being hosted at The Stadium Club at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, March 3rd, 2004. "We are very...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 21, 2005 01:32 PM
Connecticut : Mayor says Rell budget will hurt city's programs
More from Connecticut, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. has loudly voiced his opinion that Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell's state budget proposal would have a negative economic impact on New Haven, and some of the city's business leaders agree. Rell's proposal...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 18, 2005 01:02 PM
Connecticut : Dean Alpern Answers Stem Cell Questions On State Legislature Panel
Yale Medical School Dean Robert Alpern testified yesterday on the economic and medical benefits of stem cell research at a hearing of the joint Commerce and Higher Education Committees of the Connecticut General Assembly. The hearing proceeds from debate over...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 18, 2005 11:54 AM
Decontaminating the Contaminated Stem Cell Lines
As a consequence of the pressing and controversial technical barrier in stem cell biology, scientists at the WiCell Research Institute and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a recipe that allows researchers to grow human embryonic stem cells in the...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 18, 2005 12:29 AM
Research Crunch at University of Washington
In a University of Washington laboratory gleaming with stainless steel, Kristen Helton carefully dips a pipette into neat rows of tiny vials. She's testing spit, trying to figure out how to use saliva instead of blood for medical tests. It's...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 17, 2005 01:59 PM
Free Rent an Obstacle for San Francisco Stem Cell Bid
It's crunch time for San Francisco's effort to become the home for the state's new stem cell research center -- and now the city is behind and scrambling. Unlike rivals San Diego and Sacramento, San Francisco can't seem to get...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 17, 2005 01:44 PM
California: New Blood Revives Old Muscles
Researchers out at Stanford University have found that an infusion of young blood into older "patients" has some pretty significant benefits. The scientists have linked the blood supply of young mice to old mice, and what they have found will...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 17, 2005 11:48 AM
Washington: More on the Latest U.S. Bills Seek to Promote Stem Cell Research
Attempting to circumvent President Bush's limits on the use of stem cells from human embryos, members of Congress on Wednesday introduced bills to allow federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. Supporters from BOTH major parties joined the coordinated introduction...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 17, 2005 12:05 AM
California: Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Applies for Cryogenic Stem Cell Bank Certification
Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (Pink Sheets:BMXG) is applying for Cryogenic Stem Cell Bank certification in California. The Company anticipates this being the first step in establishing a Cryogenic Stem Cell Bank in California. President Brian Pockett stated, "Once certification for...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 16, 2005 08:36 PM
Stem Cells' Promise Pits Jobs vs. Values
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Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 16, 2005 02:31 PM
California Scrambles to Pay for Stem Cell Research
The clock counts down to May for California's audacious $3 billion experiment in funding stem cell research. That's when Robert Klein, the architect of the program and acting president of the newly organized California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, hopes to...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 16, 2005 01:08 PM
La Jolla Man Cured of Heart Disease Using Stem Cells from His Own Blood
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Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 16, 2005 12:48 PM
Wareham Took Inside Track on Stem Cell Institute
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Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 15, 2005 11:05 AM
Missouri: Ban On Stem Cell Research Moves Forward
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Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 15, 2005 11:02 AM
MultiCell Technologies Appoints Stephen Chang, Ph.D. as President
MultiCell Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MUCL),the leading supplier of functional non-tumorigenic immortalized human hepatocytes, announced today that it has appointed Stephen Chang, Ph.D. as President. In this role, Dr. Chang will spearhead the development of products based on the Company's immortalized...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 14, 2005 05:01 PM
New Jersey: Last Months State Stem Cell Research Pledge Delights Coriell Institute
Since 1953, the Coriell Institute for Medical Research has been known as one of the world's expert centers for human cell culture. Dr. David Beck, President of the Coriell Institute says: "We've actually collected samples from thousands of diseases. We...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 14, 2005 04:01 PM
California: What Is The Worst Thing One Can Do To Politicians? Give Them Money
Well, not that it would come as any real suprise, but now with Prop 71 basically a thing of the past, here comes the drama. Now that the politicians have gotten the state to approve effectively $3 Billion in funding...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 13, 2005 02:54 PM
California: Stem Cells Help Achieve Remission in HIV-Associated Lymphomas
Durable remissions can be achieved in patients with high-risk HIV-associated lymphomas with the use of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation, according to a report from City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, California. "The take-home message for clinicians is...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 11, 2005 11:47 PM
California: U.S. BioDefense Plans Response for Funding and Building 'Center of Excellence in Stem Cell Research'
U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTCBB:UBDE) CEO David Chin is pleased to announce today that the company will file a Letter of Intent for Grant Funding and follow on proposal in response to an RFA: 'Center of Excellence in Translational Human Stem...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 11, 2005 11:40 PM
United Kingdom: Dr. Melissa Carpenter is Returning to California, Leaving Robarts Research Institute in London
Two years after crowing the recruitment of one of North America's top stem cell scientists, the Robarts Research Institute is now losing the leading-edge researcher. Dr. Melissa Carpenter is leaving to work for a biotechnology firm in San Diego, Calif.,...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 11, 2005 11:36 PM
Rare Stem Cells In The Hearts Of Newborns Could Be Used To Treat Babies With Cardiac Problems.
These new types of stem cells form heart muscles in developing foetus'. The University of California study, published in Nature, showed that some of the cardiac progenitor cells were still present in babies' hearts even after birth. These researchers proved...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 10, 2005 11:42 PM
Blind, Mute Child with Cerebral Palsy Began Seeing and Speaking Following Blood Cord Stem Cells
"Child with Cerebral Palsy Who Could Not See or Speak Does Both Following Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Therapy" - is how the title of a press release article sounds today, February 10, 2005. During December 2004 the Sinclair Broadcast Group...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 10, 2005 02:49 PM
Cloning Ban Likely to Make Comeback
With President Bush briefly alluding to stem cell research and cloning during his State of the Union address, instigating much speculation on what to expect in 2005. Many of the State of the Union's observers don't believe that the president...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 10, 2005 01:27 AM
Massachusetts: Harvard Stem Cell Researcher Urges State to Endorse Controversial Science
A leading researcher in human embryonic stem cells urged lawmakers and business leaders on Tuesday to send message of support for the controversial science or risk losing top scientists to other states who have passed supportive laws and put up...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 9, 2005 01:48 PM
Maryland: Stem Cell Showdown Looming
The national debate over embryonic stem cell research will arrive today in Annapolis, when Maryland lawmakers will introduce legislation to spend state money on science that the federal government refuses to fund. Modeled after a successful ballot initiative in California,...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 7, 2005 11:26 AM
Firm Hired to Help Find First Stem Cell "Czar"
Facing a May target for issuing its first stem cell research grants, directors of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine hired professional help Thursday to hunt for a chief executive while its first few staffers settle into temporary headquarters in...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 7, 2005 10:45 AM
Stem Cell Institute to Set in Emeryville, California
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine said it selected office space in Emeryville as a temporary home while it seeks a permanent headquarters from which it will oversee disbursement of $3 billion in stem cell research grants. The institute will...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 7, 2005 10:41 AM
U.S. BioDefense, Inc. Publishes 'Collaborative Stem Cell Technology Commercialization ..
U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTCBB:UBDF) is pleased to announce today that it has released its White Paper at usbiodefense.com entitled "Collaborative Stem Cell Technology Commercialization Opportunities In California"; excerpts may be read farther on. The White Paper is focused on exploring...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 2, 2005 03:10 PM
UBDF 3:1 Forward Split Effective Monday
Stem Cell stocks rebounded Friday as a recent Los Angeles Times article quoted UC San Francisco professor, Susan Fisher, explaining the importance of Prop. 71, which provides $3 billion in funding for stem cell research, circumventing President Bush's Federal restrictions....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 1, 2005 09:16 PM
Stem Cell Funding Sparks Rush and Brain Drain
The inboxes of prominent California medical and biological researchers are beginning to collect inquiries from out-of-state undergrads, post-docs and well-placed scientists interested in stem cell research. The subject is simple and direct: Is California the place I ought to go?...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 1, 2005 11:52 AM
S.D. Still in the Running for Stem Cell HQs
News the other day were saying that several California cities (San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego and other) plan to offer incentives ranging from free rent to discounts on nearby hotel rooms in a bid to lure the state's...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 27, 2005 01:56 PM
Governor Appoints Dean to Stem-Cell Commission
Dr. Brian Henderson, dean of the Keck School of Medicine, has been appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as a member of the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee, a board formed to manage and oversee the allotment of $3 billion for stem-cell...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 27, 2005 12:22 PM
In California Stem Cell Advocates Seek Research Freedom
Advocates of embryonic stem cell research urged the Bush administration Monday to loosen federal policy to allow new colonies of stem cells to be created with federal grant money. A study released over the weekend confirmed the widely held assumption...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 26, 2005 10:17 AM
Bio-Matrix Applies for Membership in the Cryogenic Society of America
Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (Nasdaq: BMXG) has submitted its application for membership in The Cryogenic Society of America. Bio-Matrix' President Brian Pockett stated, "In becoming a member of the Society, Bio-Matrix will strengthen its move towards the development of an...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 25, 2005 04:58 PM
ACT Appoints Mr. William Caldwell, IV as Chief Executive Officer
Concurrent with the initial closing of its Series A financing on December 31st, 2004, the Board of Directors of Advanced Cell Technology has appointed Mr. William Caldwell, IV as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Board of Directors has...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 25, 2005 04:32 PM
Stem-cell Stocks Damaged by Study Showing Contamination
Shares of three stem cell-related companies fell sharply Monday after a study asserted the bulk of embryonic stem cells used for U.S. research are contaminated and may not be suitable to transplant into humans. Shares of Aastrom Biosciences closed down...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 25, 2005 09:55 AM
California Stem Cell Agency Launches Website
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, announced today the launch of its website (www.cirm.ca.gov). The site will provide an interactive medium for the public to follow the activity and progress of the Institute as it works to support the development of...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 24, 2005 01:55 PM
Embyonic Cell Lines in U.S. Too Contaminated to Use?
Based upon the strict policies of the U.S. government, entire batches of human embryonic stem cells which are available are contaminated with an animal molecule and are probably no good for using to treat people, scientists reported on Sunday.......
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 24, 2005 09:43 AM
Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Attends the Stem Cell Conference
Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (BMXG) attended the Stem Cell Conference that represented the initial roll-out of Proposition 71, which was approved by California voters creating a $3 billion fund for stem cell research last November. Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. is...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 21, 2005 03:12 PM
U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (UBDE) Corp. Sheet
U.S. BioDefense, Inc. Articles More U.S. BioDefense, Inc. Articles Corporate Summary (site quote): U.S. Biodefense is a high technology company that acquires, develops and finances Homeland Security related businesses and technologies for its own portfolio and those of its...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 21, 2005 03:10 PM
California Stem Cell Initiative Draws 60 Participants
There has been a forum on stem cell research yesterday held at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, by the California Research and Cures Coalition, a nonprofit group that advocates stem cell research. The forum was part of an effort...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 20, 2005 11:26 AM
CA. Proposition 71 Directors Disclose Personal Holdings Data
Directors of California's $3 billion stem cell venture revealed an array of financial holdings Tuesday, including some ties with biomedical companies, but insisted that all official decisions will be made free of any conflicts of interest. Members of the 29-member...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 20, 2005 11:18 AM
StemCells Inc. Corp Sheet
Latest Stemcells Inc. Articles More StemCells Inc. Articles StemCells Inc., founded by Irving L. Weissman, M.D., Fred Gage, Ph.D., and David Anderson, Ph.D. currently have active research and development programs in three areas: The Neural Cell Program is investigating therapies...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 18, 2005 03:14 PM
Guidelines to Precede Stem Cell Grants
Robert N. Klein, chairman of California's new $3 billion stem cell research institute wants to award its first grants in less than five months, even though the institute has no staff, headquarters or review procedures - a timetable that some...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 14, 2005 02:04 PM
Stem Cell Research Programs at Universities Around the World.
After reading around, and trying to get some resources in place for Stem Cell Research references and news sources, we decided to get a list of University Medical Programs that participate in or are part of the Stem Cell Research...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 14, 2005 12:29 PM
Connecticut To Look At State Funding of Stem Cell Research
As other well known states such as California line up to invest literally billions of dollars into stem cell research, state of Connecticut lawmakers vowed Tuesday to act quickly on legislation that would enable it's state to join them....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 14, 2005 01:11 AM
Ethics Rules Transparency Discussed at 2nd Meeting
The committee that will dole out $3 billion in state grants for stem cell research met for the second time; one of the overriding messages from the public and some of the committee members was to start by establishing standards...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 8, 2005 05:23 PM
Stem Cell Research Drama over Proposition 71 Concerning Dissemination of Information
Keeping in mind that it IS $3 Billion USD, many state watchdogs are going to be keeping a close eye on what is developed in California with this funding and making sure that money and research information is being properly...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 7, 2005 03:24 PM
Travaglini Vows Push on Research
Democratic leaders on Beacon Hill vowed yesterday to immediately push legislation to promote stem cell research in the Bay State, hoping to blunt the appeal of California's $3 billion investment in stem cell research......
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 7, 2005 02:00 PM
New Stem Cell Agency Under Fire
California's new stem cell agency isn't telling the public much about how it's being organized or where it will ultimately spend $3 billion in taxpayer money. Board members of the agency meet Thursday to discuss the hiring of a president...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 6, 2005 02:50 PM
Stem Cell Research Companies List
Aastrom Biosciences LifeCell Corporation Advanced Cell Technologies Inc. MacroPore Biosurgery AnorMED Inc. Mesoblast Limited AVI BioPharma MultiCell Technologies, Inc. BioE, Inc. Osiris Therapeutics Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. PharmaFrontiers Corp. BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. PhereSys Therapeutics Cartilix Pluristem Life...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 5, 2005 03:59 PM
New Stem Cell Research May Save Lives While Preserving Life
Hans Keirstead, a researcher at the University of California-Irvine, is making paralyzed rats walk again by injecting them with healthy brain cells sussed from a reddish soup of human embryonic stem cells he and his colleagues have created......
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 4, 2005 05:11 PM
Stem Cell Quality Control System Discovered
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have discovered that embryonic stem cells have a mechanism that allows them to divide indefinitely while avoiding the duplication of genetically damaged cells that can lead to cancer.... Read On...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 30, 2004 12:25 PM
Chemicon and Thromb-X N.V., the R&D Division of ThromboGenics Ltd., Enter Into Agreement for Exclusive Sale and Marketing of New Embryonic Stem Cell Tissue Culture Media
ATLANTA, GA and LEUVEN, BELGIUM – October 26, 2004 – Thromb-X N.V., the R&D division of ThromboGenics Ltd., and Chemicon International, a division of Serologicals Corporation (NASDAQ/NM: SERO), today announced the signing of an exclusive global agreement to market embryonic...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 28, 2004 02:38 PM
Missouri Lobby Opposing Bill Banning Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Missouri biotech companies are opposing a proposal to ban embryonic stem cell research and all forms of human cloning in the Show Me State. Representatives of four Missouri research institutions have sent a letter to legislators asking them to reject...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 23, 2004 02:13 PM
The Biology 101 Stage of Learning the Potentials for Stem Cells
Scientists really have only been experimenting with stem cells since 1998, and much about their basic biology is still unknown. However, scientists have learned how to grow stem cells in the lab and have transplanted cells into lab animals with...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 21, 2004 06:10 PM
Stem Cell Researcher Makes Paralyzed Rats Walk
Oh now this is an interesting one! Hans Keirstead is making paralyzed rats walk again by injecting them with human embryonic stem cells he and his colleagues have worked on.......
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 21, 2004 11:05 AM
Illinois Comptroller Hynes Proposes a Model Way to Tackle Stem Cell Research
Comptroller Dan Hynes' legislative initiative for state-supported stem cell research is remarkable, because it includes hallmarks of good public policy - a distinct rarity for traditionally policy-challenged Illinois.... Read On...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 21, 2004 11:02 AM
NY Spano pushes Gov. Pataki for Stem Cell Bond
Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano wants New York to follow California's example and hold a statewide referendum to fund stem cell research.... Finally, some East Coast support! Read On...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 21, 2004 10:57 AM
Connecticut Governor Calls for Funding Research into Stem Cells
Not wanting to be left behind by big states like California, Illinois and Wisconsin, the governor of Connecticut says she wants the insurance capital of the country to be a national leader in another category: embryonic stem cell research. Rell...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 14, 2004 07:00 PM
City Hall Lawyer Likely Stem Cell Board Pick
Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante is expected to appoint San Francisco Deputy City Attorney David Serrano Sewell today to the committee that oversees $3 billion in bonds for stem cell research. Bustamante's expected appointment will come a day after the deadline...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 14, 2004 06:30 PM
Senator Hutchison To Push Texas On Stem Cell Policy
Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, said Friday that state leaders should work with Gov. Rick Perry and the Legislature to develop a stem cell research policy that keeps Texas from being "left in the dust by California"... Read On...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 14, 2004 05:47 PM
CA. State Controller Westly Appoints Sherry Lansing to Stem Cell Oversight Committee
State Controller Steve Westly today appointed Paramount Pictures executive and cancer research advocate Sherry Lansing to the oversight panel that will govern stem-cell research in California.... Read On...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 13, 2004 10:36 AM
Local Biotech Exec Withdraws Name from Prop 71 Committee
Proposition 71 creates issues within Biocom, where the one appointed as a future president, Joe Panetta as one of four representatives of the commercial life sciences industry on the 29-member committee, turned it down just because of problems this Proposition...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 13, 2004 10:25 AM
Stem Cell Spending Fight .. into the Fray!
A state senator is seeking legislative oversight for the bond money approved by voters for research. Like we couldn't see that coming ... The initiative's author opposes the idea. The long-simmering disagreement between State Sen. Deborah Ortiz — a key...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 13, 2004 10:15 AM
Fat Stem Cells Can Heal Broken Skulls
Stem cells purified from fat have been used to heal yet another type of injury in a living animal. Michael Longaker of over at Stanford University in California and his team showed in mouse experiments that so-called adipose-derived adult stromal...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 10, 2004 09:08 AM
US National Public Radio discusses Stem Cell Research
Relatively comprehensive discussion of Stem Cell Research, relateing to California's Proposition 71 and Wisconsin and Minnisota focus' on research planning... Read On...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 9, 2004 08:18 AM
Officials in Texas fear Stem Cell Researchers Will Move to California
Officials in Texas are worried about Stem Cell Researchers leaving the state for California as a result of the new funding for research .. Read More...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 9, 2004 07:50 AM
California looks to cover its Stem Cell Investments
California looks to better cover its investments which may start sending checks out in May of 2005 with provisions that would guarantee that the access to stem cell treatment for low-income residents of California and grant the state a share...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 8, 2004 03:36 AM
Stem cells of limited use for cardiac muscle repair
New evidence suggests that a promising investigational treatment for patients with damaged hearts, using adult stem cells to regenerate heart tissue, may not work as planned.........
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 2, 2004 02:32 AM
Tax Revenues from Cosmetic Surgery for Stem Cell Research
Taking the lead somewhat from California, Illinois is evaluating setting aside tax revenue for Stem Cell Research. This tax revenue would be derived from state taxes on that is currently levied on face-lifts, Botox fun, and ever the favortie liposuction...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on November 20, 2004 03:16 PM