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Did COVID derail FDA stem cell clinic plan?The FDA stem cell clinic problem just continues to grow, while the agency has been oddly quiet in this space for more than a year. It’s been a major disappointment, particularly as in recent years FDA leadership had implied that bold action was coming. Their own words spiked expectations that…
Is embryonic stem cell research a target after Roe?
When I first started this blog back in 2010 the most contentious issue on the more political side of our …
Weekly reads: teratoma in iPSC trial, Piero Anversa & friends, Athersys, China Initiative
It’s been mostly a downbeat week on the stem cell news front including a deep revisit by Reuters to the …
What is an FDA warning letter & how should firms respond
Firms that are active in the biologics space face many possible challenges but the possibility of getting an FDA warning …
Weekly reads: Jan Nolta recognition, new director after Irv, FDA guidance
People are the real driving force in the stem cell and regenerative medicine field including my colleague Jan Nolta here …
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