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First iPSC-Derived CAR-T Therapy by CiRA and Takeda Nears Clinical Testing

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− iCART Program Advances the Potential for a Highly Scalable, Lower Cost, Off-the-Shelf CAR T-Cell Therapy to Treat Cancer

KYOTO and OSAKA, Japan I July 16,2019 – The Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced that a novel induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell-derived chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy (iCART) has been transferred from their T-CiRA research collaboration to Takeda as the program begins process development toward clinical testing. Under the terms of the T-CiRA agreement, Takeda has the global rights to develop and commercialize the iCART product and CiRA will receive development and approval milestones. The teams will continue to collaborate as they prepare the iCART program for a clinical trial in 2021. [Read more…]

Forever Labs, Is It Worth $7,000 to Save Cells from Your Younger Self?

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Forever LabsForever Labs is one of the first companies worldwide to offer stem cell storage for adults. Interestingly, there is a prolific market for the storage of newborn tissues, including umbilical cord blood, umbilical tissue, and placental blood and tissue.

However, storage for stem cells from adult sources, including fat (adipose) tissue and bone marrow, is extremely limited. 

The company was founded, because the management team believes stem cell therapies will be ubiquitous in the future, and when your time of need comes, your ideal donor will be your younger self. 

Are you interested to store your stem cells before you (and they) get too old?

If so, read on to enjoy this interview with Dr. Mark Katakowski, Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer of Forever Labs. In it, we explore his background, the mission of Forever Labs, and the importance of storing young adult stem cells. 

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What are Placental Stem Cells? | What are Placental Stem Cells Used For?

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What are placental stem cells and what are placental stem cells used for? As placental stem cells get explored for a variety of therapeutic applications, these questions become increasingly important. The opportunity to collect placental stem cells is also a once in a lifetime opportunity. [Read more…]

Only a Few Seats Left for AAOSCP’s Scientific Congress & Workshop in Miami (Aug 2-4, 2019)

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Workshop features BM, SVF, UCB, Peptides, Cytokines and Exosomes under the same roof.

AAOSCPThe American Academy of Stem Cell Physicians (AAOSCP) is hosting an August 2-4, 2019 conference that is filling up fast. With only a few seats left, medical practitioners who are seeking to learn skills and techniques for integrating regenerative medicine (RM) into their practice are encouraged to register immediately. [Read more…]

Century Therapeutics Launches With $250 Million for Allogeneic iPSC Platform

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  • Created by Versant Ventures and partnered with Fujifilm to develop iPSC-derived adaptive and innate immune effector cell therapies

  • Leaps by Bayer leads investment round with USD 215 million commitment to develop next-generation immune oncology treatments

July 01, 2019, LEVERKUSEN, Germany & PHILADELPHIA & TOKYO–Century Therapeutics, which was created by Versant Ventures as part of the firm’s core strategy to launch innovative biotech companies, emerged from stealth mode today with USD 250 million in financing commitments from Bayer, Versant and Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics Inc. (FCDI). The proceeds will enable Century to advance multiple programs into the clinic for hematologic and solid malignancies. [Read more…]

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