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End of line for StemCells Inc., pioneering & controversial stem cell biotech

May 31, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 10 Comments

A sad, but not surprising day for the stem cell field as the biotech StemCells, Inc. announced that it is winding down its operations after terminating its spinal cord injury trial called the Pathway Study. The data generated so far did not justify continuing the trial. StemCells, Inc. (stock symbol STEM) has struggled financially for …

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Can StemCells Inc. Cheat Death?

February 2, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 5 Comments

California stem cell biotech, StemCells, Inc. ($STEM), has really struggled for years and its stock is now flatlining raising the question: can it cheat death? Will 2016 be the year that STEM turns things around? So far this year hasn’t started off that well. You can see the graph at right from today on the …

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Biotech Talks #ISSCR2015: StemCells Inc, Semma, ViaCyte, & Le Blanc

June 27, 2015 February 1, 2021 / By Heather Main / 1 Comment

The path to the clinic is a slow and arduous activity, frustrating not only to the researcher and patient, but investors and biotech companies. Successful clinical translation of technologies requires a balance of science, streamlined translation and funding. To develop fantastic science and then realise the most important components cannot be adapted to the clinical …

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Interview with StemCells Inc. leadership on hot topics

August 31, 2014 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 5 Comments

StemCells Inc. is a top biotech company developing stem cell-based therapies. They have a deep pipeline that includes already ongoing trials for a variety of diseases. I invited company leadership to do an interview and they graciously accepted. Below is the interview with CFO Greg Schiffman (picture at left from LinkedIn) including what I thought …

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StemCells, Inc. Faces Lawsuit With Serious Allegations

July 16, 2014 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 12 Comments

StemCells, Inc. is one of those stem cell-related biotech companies that we in the field hope will become a big success and help many patients in the future via stem cell technology. There are a lot of obstacles facing such companies. Some are privately held, while others such as StemCells, Inc. are publicly traded (stock …

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Weekly reads including MSCs & cancer stem cells

August 8, 2021 August 8, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / Leave a Comment

One of my main interests is the relationship between stem cells and cancer as well as what makes cancer stem cells tick. This week I’ve chosen to highlight articles on the role of stem cells in cancer plus other interesting publications. Cancer pubs related to stem cells including on cancer stem cells Identification of cancer-related …

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Weekly recommended reads including asymmetric division & chromatin

August 1, 2021 August 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / Leave a Comment

One of my favorite types of papers are those on stem cells and chromatin, and a new one in Current Biology caught my eye this week. My own lab website has the URL chromatin.com so that says something. You can also read more about our research here. Recommended reads: chromatin and stem cells, more Asymmetric …

Stem cell news bites: microbiota, clinic doc death, Stem Cells Inc, & more

August 16, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

This edition of our stem cell news bites finds a number of notable stem cell news items. A potentially cool link between gut stem cells and microbiota is reported by Tae-Hee Kim of the Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine. See the nifty image of the stem cells from Dr. Kim showing proliferating gut cells in …

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Update on the stem cell field: Spring 2011

March 16, 2011 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

How are things looking for the stem cell field for Spring 2011? Issue One. Getting to the clinic. At this point, Geron and ACT have their FDA-approved clinical trials underway using derivatives of human embryonic stem cells. As expected no news has leaked out on how things are going and it may well be Fall …

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The zoo that is stem cells on Reddit

February 23, 2024 February 23, 2024 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 8 Comments

Can you learn important things about stem cells on Reddit? Yes, you can, but it’s a wild experience at times. Researchers may often think about stem cells through the lens of traditional routes of communication like academic journals, but laypeople turn elsewhere to learn about regenerative medicine. This includes digging into stem cells on Reddit. …

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