PALO ALTO, Calif., May 11, 2022 – I Peace, Inc. (CEO: Koji Tanabe), a Palo Alto-based biotech start-up in the field of GMP cell manufacturing CDMO, announced that the company, in collaboration with Genequest Inc., a Tokyo-based direct-to-consumer genetic testing service provider, established a data-driven method to identify potential cell donors with specific haplotypes. With this high-throughput method, the company has already succeeded in identifying 1,547 HLA-homozygous potential donors and has already generated iPSCs. [Read more…]
Cord Blood
Because cord blood present within a newborn’s umbilical is rich with stem cells, it can be collected and stored for future medical use.
Global Cord Blood Corporation Announces Entry into Cell Therapy Market by Acquiring Cellenkos and Its Products Rights
HONG KONG, April 29, 2022 — Global Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO, “GCBC” or the “Company”), China’s leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing and stem cell storage services, announced today that the Company will acquire 100% of Cellenkos, Inc (“CLNK”) and the rights to develop and commercialize all of its existing and future products worldwide except those related to CLNK’s existing collaboration with Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq: INCY, “Incyte”). [Read more…]
StemCyte Requests BLA from U.S. FDA for Allogeneic Cord Blood Product
StemCyte, a regenerative cell therapy company, has applied to the U.S. FDA for a BLA for its allogeneic umbilical cord hematopoietic progenitor cell product (HPC-Cord Blood)
StemCyte’s BLA has been accepted for quality review and StemCyte anticipates licensure in 2023
StemCyte Reports Successful Phase I Trial Using Cord Blood to Treat Cerebral Stroke
StemCyte Announces Successful Outcome in Phase I Clinical Trial for Treating Acute Cerebral Stroke Using Allogeneic Human Umbilical Cord Blood
StemCyte is a portfolio company of Microbio Group focusing on new drug discovery in cell therapy with operations in the U.S., Taiwan, and India
BALDWIN PARK, Calif., Jan. 26, 2022 — Southern California cord blood therapeutics company StemCyte Inc. is announcing successful preliminary results for Phase I of the company’s clinical trial for treating acute cerebral stroke using monocytes from allogeneic human umbilical cord blood (hUCB). [Read more…]
How the Cord Blood and Tissue Market is Changing
The global cord blood and tissue banking market is consolidating, driven by the emergence of holding companies and aggressive M&A activity. This is creating risks for cord blood market participants, as well as new opportunities.
Serious threats to the industry include:
- Low rates of stored cord blood utilization
- Utilization of bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells as alternative sources of stem cells for HSCT
- Growing prevalence of haploidentical transplantation
- Expensive transplant procedures, ranging from $200-300K
- Difficulty educating Obstetricians about the future value of cellular therapies
- Low rates of market penetration
- Low rates of cord blood awareness among expectant parents
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