Together, an extensive panel of consented patient samples and iPSC technology will advance AD drug development and patient stratification.
CAMBRIDGE, England & EDINBURGH, Scotland — Axol Bioscience Ltd. (Axol), a leading pluripotent stem cell technology provider for drug discovery has signed an exclusive agreement with StrataStem to access and commercialize its extensive collection of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) patient samples. Harnessing its stem cell expertise, Axol will reprogram these patient samples into induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) that can then be differentiated into a wide range of brain cells, including neurons and neuroinflammatory cells. Grown in vitro, these cells can provide patient specific human brain models from a large cohort of AD patients – to create a ‘clinical trial in a dish’. [Read more…]