Currently over 50% of men and women are directed to unnecessary treatment or surgery. A new approach may help. Professor Alan Doucette of Dalhousie University and his colleagues have published a study funded by the Breast Cancer Society of Canada in which they capture particles released by rapidly growing cells called exosomes. Like parcels containing tools and instructions, exosomes contain an “inventory of intent.” Meaning, the cells that have released them contain genetic material proteins and metabolites that promote invasion of normal cells and commandeer their resources. [Read more…]
Exosome Company Codiak BioSciences Closes $76.5 Million in Series C Financing
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 29, 2017 — Codiak BioSciences, Inc., the leading exosome therapeutics company, today announced the closing of a Series C financing round of $76.5 million. In its two years as a company Codiak’s funding totals $168.5 million. Codiak’s initial investors, including ARCH Venture Partners, Flagship Pioneering, Fidelity Management and Research Company, the Alaska Permanent Fund, and Alexandria Venture Investments, participated in the Series C round, and were joined by new investors, including Qatar Investment Authority, Boxer Capital of the Tavistock Group, Sirona Capital, EcoR1 Capital, and Casdin Capital.
Avalon GloboCare Acquires Leading Beijing Exosome Technology Company
Avalon Forms Subsidiary U.S. Company, GenExosome Technologies Inc., for the Global Advancement of Exosome Technology for Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases
FREEHOLD, NJ–(October 30, 2017) – Avalon GloboCare Corp. (OTCQB: AVCO), a leading global developer of cell-based technologies, announced today that its majority-owned subsidiary GenExosome Technologies Inc. (GenExosome) acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Beijing Jieteng (Beijing GenExosome) Biotech Co. Ltd. Concurrently, GenExosome entered into and closed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Dr. Yu Zhou, CEO of GenExosome Beijing, pursuant to which GenExosome acquired all assets, including all intellectual property, patents and patent applications held by Dr. Zhou pertaining to the business of researching, developing and commercializing exosome technologies. Additional details of the transaction are available in the Company’s form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on October 27, 2017, and is available at www.sec.gov.
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WideCells’ CellPlan Insurance is Live – 1st Sales Made to Biovault’s Base of Cord Blood Banks
World first stem cell insurance plan, CellPlan, secures maiden sales agreement signaling commencement of commercial roll out.
CellPlan Limited (‘CellPlan’), which has developed the world’s first stem cell healthcare insurance plan and medical concierge service, has cemented its agreement with Biovault Technical Ltd (‘Biovault’), the UK’s largest private human tissue storage facility via a definitive agreement. CellPlan is part of London-listedWideCells Group plc, the healthcare services company focused on providing end-to-end stem cell services. [Read more…]
Global Cooperation – MD Anderson and NIH to Fund Clinical Trial Combining Mesoblast Technologies
MD Anderson Cancer Center and National Institutes of Health to Fund Trial Combining 2 Proprietary Mesoblast Technologies for Rapid Engraftment of Stem Cell Transplants in Cancer Patients
New York, USA; and Melbourne, Australia; December 6, 2016: Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB; Nasdaq:MESO) today announced that MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) in Texas and the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund a clinical trial combining Mesoblast’s two synergistic proprietary technologies, Mesenchymal Precursor Cell (MPC)-based expansion and ex-vivo fucosylation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for cord blood transplantation in cancer patients. The trial will provide clinical data on whether the combination of these two technologies synergistically facilitates more rapid cord blood HSC engraftment for bone marrow transplant patients than can be achieved by either technology alone.
The number of allogeneic bone marrow transplants performed globally each year could be substantially increased beyond the current 30,000, for cancer and non-cancer indications, if safe and effective alternative sources of allogeneic HSCs are available, such as cord blood, for patients who cannot find a matched donor. Unfortunately, cord blood transplants are associated with prolonged engraftment times due to insufficient numbers and inadequate homing capacity of cord blood HSCs, adversely impacting their clinical outcomes. [Read more…]