Stem Cell Research and News: Florida
<-- Back To RegionsLargest Cord Blood Collection Program in the Nation
A new partnership between CORD:USE Cord Blood Bank and The Winnie Palmer Hospital for Mothers and Babies will create the largest umbilical cord blood collection program in the nation to be able to provide life-saving cord blood stem cells to...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on November 28, 2006 09:59 PM
Cord Blood Stem Cell Extraction and Isolation Video
Cryo-Cell International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CCEL), will be broadcasting online a video showing the collection of placental tissue for isolation of Plureon placental stem cells. Plureon stem cells are a type of stem cell that are showing potential for...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 13, 2006 04:01 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
GE Healthcare and Saneron Announce a Research Collaboration for the Development of Umbilical Cord Blood Processing
CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK AND TAMPA, FL - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), and Saneron today announced an R&D agreement to optimize GE Healthcare’s Ficoll-Paque for the isolation of stem cells from umbilical cord blood....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on December 4, 2005 09:54 PM
CRYO-CELL International Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results
Oldsmar, FL – October 4, 2005 - CRYO-CELL International, Inc. (OTC BBl:CCEL) (the "Company"), the world’s largest private cord blood bank, announced today financial results for the third quarter ended August 31, 2005. Consolidated revenues for the quarter were approximately...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on October 7, 2005 05:04 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
Florida, Burt Aaronson Launches Drive for Stem Cell Research
Palm Beach County Commissioner Burt Aaronson, who founded the stem cell committee, is starting a campaign, and he looks at raising $1 million from 1 million Floridians. "There has to be a million people who are willing to pony up...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 31, 2005 03:26 PM
CRYO-CELL Board Appoints Mercedes Walton Chief Executive Officer
Appointment Reflects Walton's Strategic Leadership as Interim CEO OLDSMAR, Fla., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - The Board of Directors of CRYO-CELL International Inc. (OTCBB: CCEL), the world's largest family cord blood bank, announced today that Mercedes Walton has been appointed Chief...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 17, 2005 05:42 PM
Cord Blood America Names Medical Advisory Board
Leaders from Broad Range of Blood and Stem Cell Disciplines to Advise Company LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2005 - Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTCBB:CBAI), an umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company, is pleased to announce the formation of an...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 17, 2005 04:54 PM
PharmaFrontiers Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results; Provides Research Update
THE WOODLANDS, TX, Wednesday August 16, 2005 - PharmaFrontiers Corp. (OTCBB:PFTR), a company involved in the development and commercialization of cell therapies, today provides an update on its research programs and future plans. In addition, the Company reports financial results...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 17, 2005 03:43 PM
CRYO-CELL Exceeds 100,000 Client Milestone
OLDSMAR, Fla., Aug. 3 -- CRYO-CELL International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CCEL), the world's largest family cord blood bank, announced today that it has now processed and cryogenically preserved cord blood stem cells for over 100,000 clients. The Company believes...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on August 3, 2005 04:07 PM
Combination Therapy Leads to Partial Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury in Rats
Following up on the stem cell therapy to treat spinal cord injuries in rats, the NIH released this latest news article: Combining partially differentiated stem cells with gene therapy can promote the growth of new "insulation" around nerve fibers in...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 28, 2005 11:21 PM
Researchers Find Circulating Stem Cells Play Role in Lung Repair
HOUSTON, TEXAS — (July 27, 2005)— Circulating stem cells play a minor role in repairing lung damage, according to a team of scientists who used male and female chromosomal differences to analyze the repair process in lung transplant patients. Reporting...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 28, 2005 10:09 AM
Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. Announces the Appointment of a New Director
CALGARY, July 18 /CNW/ - Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. ("SCT") is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James M. DeMesa, MD, MBA as a member of its Board of Directors. Dr. James M. DeMesa became President & Chief Executive...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 26, 2005 12:23 AM
CRYO-CELL International, Inc. Retains The Ruth Group for Investor and Public Relations Services
CRYO-CELL International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CCEL - News), the world's largest family cord blood bank, announced today that it has retained The Ruth Group (TRG) as its investor and public relations agency to further enhance its communications with investors...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 21, 2005 05:26 PM
CRYO-CELL International, Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter 2005
Company Reports Net Income, Increased Revenues, and Strong Cash Position SOLID FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL PROGRESS REFLECT SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN POSITIONING COMPANY FOR GROWTH Oldsmar, FL – July 15, 2005 - CRYO-CELL International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board Symbol: CCEL)...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on July 15, 2005 05:34 PM
Bone Marrow Program Now Pushes Cord Blood Donations
The Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, which is based in Boca Raton, Florida but is an international network, has just launched a new program working to convince Jewish familes to donate their babies’ umbilical cord blood. "The blood is...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 24, 2005 05:33 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
US Heart Patients Being Treated with Adult Stem Cells in Thailand
In Thailand, Chaophya Hospital is now treating no-option heart disease patients from abroad with adult stem cell therapy developed by TheraVitae Ltd. Dr. Amit Patel M.D., Director of Cardiac Stem Cell Therapies at The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on June 2, 2005 04:52 PM
U.S. BioDefense To Partner With MD Andersen
U.S. BioDefense (OTCBB:UBDE) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The company has the priority option to review and license the patent pending technology entitled ``Use of Non-marrow Stem...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 13, 2005 04:54 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
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, Appoints Renowned Neurologists Prof. Warren Olanow and Prof. Andre Lozano to Scientific Advisory Board
NEW YORK & TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2005--BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics (OTCBB:BCLI), an emerging company in stem cell therapeutics for neurological diseases, today announced that Prof. Andre Lozano and Prof. C. Warren Olanow, internationally renowned clinical neurologists and researchers, have...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on May 3, 2005 12:36 PM
Celgene Corporation First Quarter Results Deliver Record Operating Performance and Key Clinical and Regulatory Progress
SUMMIT, N.J., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Celgene Corporation (Nasdaq: CELG) announced adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.11 for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, driven by record product sales. On a reported basis, under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 28, 2005 04:20 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
Cord Blood Company CRYO-CELL International, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter 2005
OLDSMAR, Fla., April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CRYO-CELL International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board Symbol: CCEL) (the "Company") today announced consolidated revenues of approximately $3.3 million for the first quarter ended February 28, 2005, compared to approximately $2.6 million for the first...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on April 5, 2005 04:15 PM
Cord Blood Effective Treatment For Heart Attacks
Stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood are shown to be an effective treatment heart attacks in an animal study. Cardiologist Robert J. Henning, MD, and colleagues at the University of South Florida and James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital injected...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 30, 2005 11:47 AM
Bioheart, Inc. Expands in Sunrise - Biologics Laboratory Focused on Regenerating Damaged Heart Muscle With Adult-Derived Muscle Stem Cells
SUNRISE, Fla., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Howard J. Leonhardt, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Bioheart, Inc., and Sara Misselhorn, Representative from the Governor's Office of Tourism Trade and Economic Development, today announced the grand opening of Bioheart, Inc.'s...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 26, 2005 01:10 PM
Experts Available to Discuss Using RNA Interference to Treat ALS
Two studies show RNA interference may slow down the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, according to an article by Reuters. ALS is a fatal, motor neuron illness, which results in muscle loss and...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 15, 2005 10:47 AM
$6M Donated By Florida Couple for Stem Cell Research
A prominent Bay State developer and his wife are giving $6 million to a Hub hospital specifically for stem cell research. This is one of the largest ever donations given to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The donation, which...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on March 14, 2005 12:31 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
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
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
Florida: New Stem Cell Research Targetting Alzheimer’s
A compound similar to the components of DNA may improve the chances that stem cells transplanted from a patient’s bone marrow to the brain will take over the functions of damaged cells and help treat Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 14, 2005 04:28 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
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
Florida: Cord Blood Stem Cells Used Treat Heart Attack in Animals
Researchers from the University of South Florida ("USF") and James A. Haley Veterans Hospital have reported in the journal "Cell Transplantation" that stem cells from umbilical cord blood appear to effectively treat heart attacks in animal studies. Injected into rats'...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 10, 2005 11:45 AM
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
Lawmaker Pushes Umbilical Cord Donation
The Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Act, introduced Wednesday by Sen. Nancy Rodriguez, would require doctors to inform pregnant women about umbilical cord donation and require hospitals to allow pregnant patients to arrange for such donations....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on February 3, 2005 08:52 PM
Stem Cell Therapy Improves Heart Failure Treatment
Patients with heart failure complications experienced a marked improvement after being given an injection of their own stem cells, investigators reported today at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Thoracic Surgery in Tampa, Florida....
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on January 26, 2005 11:11 AM
Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Stem Cells Given Intravenously Reduce Stroke Damage
Stem cells from umbilical cord blood, then given intravenously combined with a drug designed to temporarily breach the brain's blood barrier, has been shown to dramatically reduce a stroke's size and damage, Medical College of Georgia and University of South...
Posted in Today's Stem Cell Research on November 27, 2004 09:07 AM