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Syntax Bio and Applied StemCell Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Stem Cell Innovation

July 13, 2026 By BioInformant Team Leave a Comment

The companies will generate data using Applied StemCell’s induced pluripotent stem cell technologies and Syntax Bio’s Cellgorithm™ platform to support application discovery and development

CHICAGO & MILPITAS, Calif. — Syntax Bio, a synthetic biology company programming the next generation of cell therapies, and Applied StemCell Corp. (ASC), a leader in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology and genome engineering, announced a strategic collaboration to help unlock the next generation of regenerative medicine. The collaboration will focus on evaluating ASC’s iPSC and hypoimmune cell lines using Syntax Bio’s proprietary Cellgorithm™ platform to advance stem cell research and therapeutic application discovery and development. [Read more…]

RoosterBio and Applied StemCell Partner to Advance Scalable iPSC-Based Bioprocess Solutions

July 8, 2026 By BioInformant Team Leave a Comment

Partnership pairs Applied StemCell’s induced pluripotent stem cell technology with RoosterBio’s engineered media, reagents, and scalable bioprocess systems to accelerate development and manufacturing of advanced therapies

MILPITAS, Calif. and FREDERICK, Md., July 8, 2026 — Applied StemCell, Inc., a biotechnology company with deep expertise and intellectual property in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology, and RoosterBio, Inc., a leading supplier of cellular starting materials, bioprocess media, and advanced therapy manufacturing solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize scalable iPSC-based bioprocess solutions. The collaboration combines Applied StemCell’s GMP-compatible iPSC technology with RoosterBio’s engineered media systems and scalable manufacturing expertise to provide advanced therapy developers with a unique bioprocess solution supporting research through clinical manufacturing. [Read more…]

BBG Advanced Therapies Launches Mobile Leukapheresis Center in Collaboration with Kite to Bring CAR T-cell Therapies Closer to Patients

July 7, 2026 By BioInformant Team Leave a Comment

BBG Advanced Therapies, a subsidiary of San Antonio-based nonprofit BioBridge Global, today announced a collaboration with Kite, a Gilead Company and global leader in cell therapy, to deploy BBG Advanced Therapies’ Mobile Leukapheresis Center (MLC) across Texas—marking an important milestone in how patients can access Kite’s CAR T-cell therapies which are individualized cancer treatments made from a patient’s own cells.

SAN ANTONIO, TX, July 7, 2026 – BBG Advanced Therapies, a subsidiary of nonprofit BioBridge Global (BBG), today announced a collaboration with Kite, a Gilead Company and global leader in cell therapy, to deploy BBG Advanced Therapies’ Mobile Leukapheresis Center (MLC) across Texas — marking an important milestone in how patients can access Kite’s CAR T-cell therapies which are individualized cancer treatments made from a patient’s own cells. [Read more…]

RoosterBio and Qkine Partner to Deliver a Single-Source Platform of Cells, Media, and Growth Factors to U.S. Customers

July 7, 2026 By BioInformant Team Leave a Comment

Distribution agreement gives U.S. customers a single-vendor source for high-quality cells, bioprocess media, and recombinant growth factors—giving cell and exosome therapy developers a single, translation-friendly source for critical raw materials

FREDERICK, MD., July 7, 2026 — RoosterBio, Inc., a leading supplier of cellular starting materials, bioprocess media, and advanced therapy manufacturing solutions for hMSCs, iPSCs, and exosome therapeutic developers, today announced a distribution agreement with Qkine Ltd., a Cambridge, UK–based manufacturer of high-purity, animal origin-free recombinant growth factors, cytokines, and complex bioactive proteins. Under the agreement, customers in the United States can now order Qkine’s full range of translation-friendly research use only (RUO) growth factors and cytokines directly from RoosterBio. [Read more…]

MEDIPOST Inc. Treats First U.S. Participant in Phase III Trial of Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

July 5, 2026 By BioInformant Team Leave a Comment

U.S. Phase III Trial Expands Clinical Investigation of Stem Cell Therapy for Knee Cartilage Defects

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–MEDIPOST Inc., a biotechnology company developing allogeneic, umbilical cord blood-derived stem cell therapies for inflammation-driven degenerative diseases, announced today the treatment of the first U.S. participant in its Phase III clinical trial evaluating its investigational mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy to treat symptomatic cartilage defects in adults with knee osteoarthritis. The FDA has agreed that this single pivotal study, supported by confirmatory evidence from prior Phase 3 trials in South Korea and Japan together with Korean real-world evidence, can serve as the basis for MEDIPOST’s planned U.S. BLA filing. The milestone marks a significant step forward in MEDIPOST’s mission to bring a first-of-its-kind regenerative therapy to patients in the United States. This procedure was performed by Dr. Justin Newman at Orthopedic Centers of Colorado. [Read more…]