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Vor Biopharma Raises $110M to Develop Engineered Hematopoietic Stem Cells

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  • Vor Biopharma Closes $110 Million Series B Financing

  • Proceeds will advance the company’s lead program into clinical trials and expand the portfolio

July 07, 2020, CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Vor Biopharma, an oncology company pioneering engineered hematopoietic stem cells (eHSCs) for the treatment of cancer, today announced it has raised $110 million in a Series B financing. Proceeds will advance the company’s lead candidate VOR33 into clinical trials, deepen its portfolio, and accelerate the validation of additional targets for its scientific platform, which is designed to remove redundant proteins so that transplanted stem cells become invisible to targeted therapies while leaving diseased cells vulnerable. [Read more…]

Stem Cell Therapy as Hemophilia Treatment

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Traditionally, hemophilia treatment has leveraged injections of a clotting factor or plasma. Learn more about how stem cells may hold promise for treating hemophilia using a cellular approach.

In this article:

  1. What Is Hemophilia?
  2. What Are the Causes of Hemophilia?
  3. Is Hemophilia Life-Threatening?
  4. How Does Embryonic Stem Cell Transplant Work with Hemophilia Treatment?
  5. Do Bone Marrow Stem Cells Contribute to Hemophilia Treatment?

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Top 5 TED Talks About Stem Cells

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Check out the best TED Talks below to understand the growing importance of stem cells within regenerative medicine.

In this article:

  1. What Are TED Talks?
  2. TED Talks Topics: Stem Cells
  3. Criteria for Choosing the Top 5 TED Talks Topics About Stem Cells
  4. Top 5 Most Inspiring TED Talks About Stem Cells

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How to Find a Stem Cell Clinical Trial for Your Condition

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Stem cell clinical trials are research studies that involves human patients. Learn a simple tool to identify stem cell clinical trials for your condition.

Are you or a loved on suffering from arthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS), COPD, Alzheimer’s disease, asthma, or other chronic condition? If so, how do you find a stem cell clinical trial?

This article provides the answers, including links to find a clinical trials near you, as well as links to clinical trials for specific conditions. 

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Cord Blood Market Consolidation in Latin America

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In this interview with James Alexis Mendez, we discuss the market strategy of CryoHoldco, a stem cell bank holding company that is the market leader in Latin America and one of the ten largest cord blood banks in the world. James Alexis Mendez currently serves as the CFO and Board member of CryoHoldco.

Approaching 200,000 stem cell units in storage, CryoHoldco is more than 5X larger than any other stem cell bank in Latin America. CryoHoldco owns the cord blood market leaders in both Mexico and Colombia, and plans to expand into other regions of Latin America.

In this interview, we discuss the current and future state of cord blood banking within Latin America, Cryoholdco’s role within this evolving marketplace, and future directions for the company.

Prior to initiating the consolidation strategy of CryoHoldco with ACON Investments, Alexis was a Director of TCP Latam, a private equity and restructuring fund in Brazil.  Prior to TCP Latam, he was a senior associate at Long Point Capital, a leveraged-buyout private equity fund in New York, where Alexis was responsible for equity investments in excess of USD $100 million in several private companies.

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