Month: October 2016

Where does stem cell business Stemedica go from here after KPBS investigative report?

October 5, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 9 Comments

For quite a while there San Diego-based stem cell business Stemedica had a good run of publicity with reports of high-profile professional sports legends getting stem cells and the media reporting apparent good outcomes for stroke recovery, but more recent times have yielded some different publicity. An investigative report by KPBS reporter David Wagner raised some …

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4,000+ comments on FDA stem cell guidances, mostly clones of “My cells are my cells”

October 2, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Keep your hands off of my cells! At least, that is what many are telling the FDA regarding stem cells. The FDA issued four draft guidances related to stem cells in the past year or so, held two public stem cell meetings, and now must decide what it is going to do with an out …

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