Japan will continue its dominance with iPS cell clinical trials with the launch of a physician-lead trial for Parkinson’s disease. In its July 2018 press announcement, Kyoto University announced that its University Hospital and the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) will launch the world’s first clinical trial for Parkinson’s disease to utilize an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS cell) derived therapeutic product.
Existing iPS Cell Trials
This newest iPS cell trial represents only the third iPS cell trial to be undertaken worldwide. The other existing iPS cell trials are being conducted by the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDC) and Cynata Therapeutics (ASX:CYP), respectively. [Read more…]
SEATTLE, Aug. 06, 2018 — Nohla Therapeutics, a leading developer of universal, off-the-shelf cell therapies for patients with hematologic malignancies and other critical diseases, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to dilanubicel (NLA101) for patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies receiving an allogeneic cord blood transplant. Dilanubicel has already received PRIME designation from the European Medicines Agency, and Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA and European Commission. 
Melbourne, Australia; 31 July 2018: Australian stem cell and regenerative medicine company, 
