Traditionally, the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) market was for pharmaceutical services, including drug compound development and manufacturing. Over time, many pharmaceutical companies expanded into offering services for biopharmaceuticals and biologics as well, and a companies went as far as to specialize in cell therapy CDMO services. [Read more…]
Black Beret Life Sciences LLC Leads Acquisition of Okyanos Center for Regenerative Medicine
Houston-Based Life Sciences Firm Adds Bahamas Adult Stem Cell Therapy Company to Portfolio
HOUSTON, July 25, 2017 — Black Beret Life Sciences LLC has finalized the acquisition of Okyanos Operating Company, Ltd., a state-of-the-art adult stem cell and regenerative medicine center based in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Flagship Pioneering Launches Sigilon to Advance Encapsulated Cell Therapies
Flagship Pioneering Launches Sigilon Therapeutics to Advance Afibromer™ Encapsulated Cell Therapies
– Category-defining platform to engineer biocompatible encapsulated cell therapeutics to treat serious diseases
– Company assembles leadership team with extensive success in cell biology, translational materials science, medical research and biopharmaceutical development
Cambridge, Mass. (June 21, 2017) – Flagship Pioneering, a fully-integrated life science innovation enterprise, announced the launch of Sigilon Therapeutics Inc. Sigilon Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops category-defining biocompatible encapsulated cell therapies. Sigilon Therapeutics’ discovery platform combines cell engineering and revolutionary biocompatible Afibromer™ technology, a new class of implantable biomaterials that do not trigger fibrosis. [Read more…]
Pluristem Announces Promising Results from Non-Human Primate Pilot Study of PLX-R18 in Acute Radiation Syndrome
- All PLX-treated groups showed improvements in survival rates compared to untreated groups
- PLX-R18 cells did not increase leukocyte levels in non-irradiated NHPs, indicating no requirement to determine levels of radiation exposure prior to administration
- Data will inform a pivotal trial that could support marketing authorization under the FDA’s Animal Rule regulatory pathway
Pluristem’s PLX-PAD Cells May Save $1B in Post-Op Costs for Hip Fracture
The lifetime prevalence of hip fracture in the U.S. is 10% for men and 20% for women. Incidence is expected to continue to rise, driven by an increasing elderly population. Even with today’s surgical repair techniques and post-operative care, at 6 months postinjury, only half of patients can perform their pre-fracture daily living activities.
At 1 year after hip fracture, older adults are five times more likely to be institutionalized than age-matched controls without hip fracture, and mmortality rates resulting from hip fracture range from 12% to 37% within the first year. In parallel, the cost to the U.S. healthcare system is also staggering, and amounts to between $10 and $15 billion annually. [Read more…]
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