In August 2014, CarePilot USA, based in Newport Beach, California, announced a collaboration with the “Cord for Life” storage program offered by Lifeforce Cryobanks, a company based in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Through this partnership, CarePilot is now offering significant discounts on the collection, processing, and storage of newborn umbilical cord blood. Specifically, CarePilot is offering two, six, and 21-year storage plans at major discounts relative to the market rates offered by the “Cord for Life” program. [Read more…]
Top 5 Stem Cell Influencers on Twitter
Do You Know the Top 5 Stem Cell Influencers on Twitter?
Twitter is one of the most widely used social media platforms that exists. There are now 316 million monthly active users and 500 million Tweets sent per day, according to Twitter’s company statistics. In fact, every single minute of the day, there are nearly 350,000 Tweets posted to Twitter. Importantly, it is now one of the 9th most most visited website in the world, according to Alexa, an Amazon company that ranks relative traffic for websites. Within the United States, Twitter is the 8th most visited website, an absolutely incredible feat. [Read more…]
[BREAKING] Hitachi and CiRA at Kyoto Univeristy to Create Healthy Volunteers’ iPS Cell Panel
Hitachi, Ltd. and the Center for iPS Cell Research & Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University Agree to Collaborate
Important news was announced today within the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS cell) industry in a press release distributed by Hitachi, Ltd. The press release announced that Hitachi, Ltd. and the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application at Kyoto University have reached an agreement to collaborate in building a “healthy volunteers’ iPS cell panel.” [Read more…]
BioInformant is Honored to Sponsor the Perinatal Stem Cell Society Conference
BioInformant is honored to be a sponsor for the upcoming “Perinatal Stem Cell Society Conference” in Aspen, Colorado, over March 2-4, 2016. This 3-day event will feature the world’s leading perinatal stem cell researchers, specializing in Amnion, Amniotic fluid, Cord Blood for Regenerative Medicine, Cord Tissue, and the Placenta. BioInformant’s sponsorship of the event is in collaboration with Save the Cord Foundation, as part of our partnership to promote cord blood banking awareness around the world.
The Perinatal Stem Cell Society was founded on the basic principle that stem cells from perinatal tissues contain enormous, untapped life potential to treat many disorders. It will be hosting a scientific program with topics covering all aspects of the perinatal stem cell field. Attendees are actively advancing perinatal stem cell research, and focused on paths towards treatment. [Read more…]
CDI, a FUJIFILM company, Announces Launch of World’s Largest Public Stem Cell Bank
Cellular Dynamics International Announces Launch of CIRM hPSC Repository and First 300 iPSC Lines
Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), a FUJIFILM company since March of 2015, announced news today that has reverberated throughout the stem cell community, suggesting hope and progress for the future of stem cell research.
As an indisputable leader in the the manufacture and production of iPS cell products, Cellular Dynamics was awarded a $16 million grant by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine in March of 2013. In that landmark funding awarded, CIRM allocated $16 million for CDI to create 3 induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines from 3000 healthy and diseased donors. At the same time, CIRM awarded Coriell Institute approximately $10 million to structure and store the iPSC lines within a secure biobanking facility, of which CDI was to be a “primary subcontractor.” [Read more…]
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