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Cryo-Cell alleges Duke acted “fraudulently” related to pediatric cord cell deal

October 17, 2024 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Cord blood banker Cryo-Cell and Duke have had a long-running agreement. The potentially multi-million dollar deal has focused on the development of possible umbilical cord blood therapies for pediatric patients. A major first goal has been to open an infusion clinic, which I have been very skeptical about for various reasons. For instance, one big […]

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Liveyon made $21.6 million says DOJ; leader gets 3 years prison for stem cell activities

October 8, 2024 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

Back in late August, Liveyon leader John Kosolcharoen pleaded to federal charges on stem cells. What was Liveyon? Liveyon was a splashy umbilical cord stem cell supplier company. I don’t know if the company is still active now. One of its core products ended up sending dozens of people to the hospital due to contamination

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Liveyon leader John Kosolcharoen pleads to federal felony charges on stem cells

August 27, 2024 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

The stem cell clinic arena is a Wild West but perhaps few have been wilder than the perinatal stem cell clinic firm Liveyon run by John Kosolcharoen. Now John Kosolcharoen has pleaded guilty to felony charges related to Liveyon’s activities including distribution of an unapproved cell therapy drug. He will be sentenced next month. This

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Weekly stem cell reads: AI-human hybrids, eye drops, Cell Surgical Network case delay

August 18, 2024 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / Leave a Comment

Before we jump into our weekly stem cell and regenerative medicine reads, check out my new video on our stem cell YouTube channel below on robots with human brain tissue. In that video, I discuss the integration of computers and other technologies into the human body. When involving the brain, these technologies are often called

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Key Mayo Clinic stem cell webpage is overexuberant & outdated

March 21, 2024 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

The Mayo Clinic does some great research on stem cells and regenerative medicine. However, at times I’ve felt that a few Mayo researchers are overexuberant. This mainly relates to certain not-yet-proven stem cell and related offerings. Fitting with that perception, the Mayo website also has some inaccurate stem cell content that leans toward overstating things.

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Utah stem cell law OKs non-FDA approved placental cell drug therapies likely sparking conflict

March 5, 2024 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 21 Comments

Utah appears ready to pass a new stem cell law that would explicitly allow clinical use of non-FDA-approved placental cell drug therapies in the state. Bill 199 seems likely to set up a conflict with the FDA that may land in court. The key part of the bill says: “A health care provider whose scope

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Textbook case of bad media on ‘stem cell treatment’ clinic: Kirk Cousins Caribbean trip

January 24, 2024 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 9 Comments

It’s frustrating to see so much bad media coverage of celebrity trips to clinics to get supposed stem cell treatment of various kinds. Part of the concern here stems from ordinary people taking risks by following the example of the famous people. Good journalism should ask tough questions, talk to experts, and not yield an

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Man reportedly dies after getting unproven stem cell therapy in Mexico

October 17, 2023 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 32 Comments

stem cell death, stem cell therapy in mexico

A surfer news site reported that a man recently died after getting an unproven stem cell therapy in Mexico. The article is entitled Tragedy strikes in Mexico as Shane Dorian’s traveling companion for “life-altering” stem-cell therapy dies. Shane Dorian is a famous surfer who hopes to fight aging at 51. As part of that effort, Dorian

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Weekly reads: stem cell therapy for eyes research, DMD, cheating death, cancer sensors

August 27, 2023 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

Many avenues are being pursued to get stem cell therapy to the clinic for eye conditions. These different approaches employ a variety of stem cell types. In some cases, such as with iPS cells, the stem cells themselves are not transplanted. Instead, the iPS cells are used to make differentiated eye cells, such as RPE

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