Astellas Pharma announced it is acquiring Ocata Therapeutics for $379M. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Astellas is the second largest drug company in Japan, generating over $10 billion in drug sales last year, while Ocata is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Astellas’ cash flow is essential, because the company has agreed to pay $8.50 a share for Ocata, a 79% premium over the stock price last Friday. [Read more…]
3D Printing, Stem Cell Manufacturing, Future Directions for iPSCs, and More
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Without question, 3D printing is a transformative technology. It is now impacting a diverse range of industries, including medicine, science, technology, manufacturing, and defense. 3D printing is also impacting the stem cell industry, as recent weeks have seen “thaw and use” stem cell ink, 3D printing of iPSCs, and successful blood vessel creation. This article introduces current successes with 3D printing, including 3D printed kidneys and techniques that may speed up by 3D printing by 100, or possibly even 1000, times.
Cynata Therapeutics to Test Proprietary MSC Manufacturing Process in GvHD Clinical Trial
Cynata Therapeutics, a stem cell and regenerative medicine company listed on the Australian stock exchange (ASX: CYP), released major news by announcing that mesenchymal stem cells produced using its Cymerus™ manufacturing platform will be utilized in a Phase 1 clinical study involving patients with steroid-refractory GvHD. The Clinical Trial Company Ltd was identified as the contract research organization (CRO) that Cynata has engaged to conduct the study.
Cynata Therapeutics, a stem cell and regenerative medicine company listed on the Australian stock exchange (ASX: CYP), released major news by announcing that mesenchymal stem cells produced using its Cymerus™ manufacturing platform will be utilized in a Phase 1 clinical study involving patients with steroid-refractory GvHD. The Clinical Trial Company Ltd was identified as the contract research organization (CRO) that Cynata has engaged to conduct the study.
Where to Get Your Morning Stem Cell News? Top 15 Accounts to Follow on Twitter
In a July 2013 USA Today article, Rem Rieder discusses how Twitter “can function as a conveyor belt for first-rate journalism, bringing to your attention terrific material that you might otherwise never encounter”. He then goes on to point out that Twitter is a news pipeline for more than 200 million active users, often ‘breaking’ news before it’s actually news. In this article, you’ll learn the top 15 accounts to follow on Twitter to have breaking stem cell news delivered to your Twitter feed.
In a July 2013 USA Today article, Rem Rieder discusses how Twitter “can function as a conveyor belt for first-rate journalism, bringing to your attention terrific material that you might otherwise never encounter”. He then goes on to point out that Twitter is a news pipeline for more than 200 million active users, often ‘breaking’ news before it’s actually news. In this article, you’ll learn the top 15 accounts to follow on Twitter to have breaking stem cell news delivered to your Twitter feed.
Future Directions for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Research, by an iPSC Scientist
The discovery that we can induce plasticity in formerly fully differentiated cells is one of the greatest inventions of the last decades. In this article, Kevin Bielec, a Scientist at RheinCell Therapeutics GmbH, explores a several aspects that should be considered as future directions for iPSC-related research and development. RheinCell is a Düsseldorf-based company that specializes in research-grade production and characterization of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC).
The discovery that we can induce plasticity in formerly fully differentiated cells is one of the greatest inventions of the last decades. In this article, Kevin Bielec, a Scientist at RheinCell Therapeutics GmbH, explores a several aspects that should be considered as future directions for iPSC-related research and development. RheinCell is a Düsseldorf-based company that specializes in research-grade production and characterization of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC).
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Guest Post: Role of the Physio-chemical Environment in Steering Stem Cell Differentiation
This guest post by JM Wilkinson and Kelly S. Davidge of Kirkstall Ltd. highlights an emerging technology, organotypic cell cultures.
Cell culture has come a long way in the last 20 years. 3D is rapidly replacing 2D (plated cells on cover slips) and now perfusion based systems with gentle flow of media are improving proliferation rates, control of differentiation and cell function. For in vitro safety and efficacy testing the goal is organotypic behaviour where the cell metabolism accurately reflects what happens in the human body. However some of the techniques also have direct relevance for stem cell research too. In this note we discuss some of the important factors that help to steer stem cell differentiation and could deliver mature cells with low batch to batch variation and a far more homogeneous population. [Read more…]
Top 10 Most Shared Stem Cell Articles of the Past 12 Months
Social Analytics Reveal Key Findings about Stem Cell Article Popularity
The field of stem cell research has boomed over the past twelve months, bringing to light new ideas for treatments and applications. Here at BioInformant, we strive to do our best to provide you with the most up to date information related to the industry. As a supplement to our monthly round-ups, we thought it would be important to share the top ten most shared stem cell articles from the past year.
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Top 5 Stem Cell Influencers on Twitter
Do You Know the Top 5 Stem Cell Influencers on Twitter?
Twitter is one of the most widely used social media platforms that exists. There are now 316 million monthly active users and 500 million Tweets sent per day, according to Twitter’s company statistics. In fact, every single minute of the day, there are nearly 350,000 Tweets posted to Twitter. Importantly, it is now one of the 9th most most visited website in the world, according to Alexa, an Amazon company that ranks relative traffic for websites. Within the United States, Twitter is the 8th most visited website, an absolutely incredible feat. [Read more…]