On February 5, 2021, the U.S. FDA granted approval of Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel) to Juno Therapeutics, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Breyanzi is a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy approved for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory large-B-cell lymphoma who have not responded to, or who have relapsed after, at least two other types of systemic treatment. [Read more…]
New Lab at UF’s Sid Martin Biotech to Pave Way for Post-COVID Therapy, Regenerative Medicine Research
Noninvasive cellular and acellular therapies will lead to life-extending medicines and treatments, including post-COVID anti-inflammation therapy. A new partnership between the world’s top university for biotech business incubation and Neobiosis, a global expert in regenerative medicine, may fuel a healthcare revolution.
Alachua, FLA., January 19, 2021 – The inflammation COVID-19 patients suffer during and post-COVID-19 infection (AKA “Post-COVID Syndrome”) will be one of many focuses of a new Research & Development laboratory recently launched at the University of Florida Sid Martin Innovate Biotechnology Institute, the world-recognized leader in biotechnology incubation(1). Neobiosis, which produces regenerative tissues, cells and extracellular vesicles for research and clinical trials to help the body heal itself—without surgery—will operate the laboratory at the biotech center, located in Alachua, Fla. [Read more…]
The Complete Guide To Virtual Stem Cell Conferences in 2021
As the world has been rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, most in-person conferences have been canceled or switched to online formats. This goes for stem cell conferences too. However, stem cell conferences are still happening in 2021, albeit mostly virtual.
Here is your complete guide to virtual stem cell conferences in 2021. Learn more below to decide which ones to attend. For ease of reference, they are organized by date. [Read more…]
Celularity and GX Acquisition Corp. Announce Merger Agreement to Create a Publicly Listed Leader in Allogeneic Cellular Therapy
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. and NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2021 — Celularity, Inc. (“Celularity”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company, leading the next evolution in cellular medicine with the development of off-the-shelf allogeneic therapies derived from the postpartum human placenta, and GX Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GXGX), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which GX Acquisition Corp. will combine with Celularity. Upon the closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2021, GX Acquisition Corp. will be renamed Celularity Inc., and its common stock and warrants are expected to remain listed on Nasdaq under the new ticker symbols “CELU” and “CELUW.” [Read more…]
Ushering in the Era of CAR-T: Kymriah, Yescarta, and Tecartus
CAR-T cell therapy is a remarkably promising treatment for cancer patients. It is a type of immunotherapy where doctors collect immune cells, modify them in a laboratory, and provide them the power to easily recognize and kill cancer cells. When infused into a patient, the cells get multiplied and stay in the body as “living drugs.” [Read more…]
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