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Rick Perry plugs Celltex MSCs on Fox for COVID-19 prevention

July 2, 2020 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 10 Comments

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Why is former Texas Governor/Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry plugging unproven stem cells from a clinic firm called Celltex for COVID-19 prevention on Fox News? Perry follows in Giuliani’s footsteps? And more generally, what is it with conservative politicians promoting unproven therapies for COVID-19 and in particular stem cells for the novel coronavirus disease? First, […]

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Rick Perry resigns from stem cell clinic Celltex, where he earned $175K

January 22, 2017 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

Former Texas governor Rick Perry, now the Trump Department of energy (DoE) nominee, has a long association with the Texas stem cell clinic, Celltex. He was a patient of Celltex, which some years back infused Perry with non-FDA approved stem cells. The company received a warning letter from the FDA and since that time has

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Celltex FDA FOIA Letter #3 Raises Key New Questions

July 26, 2013 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

This is the fourth post in a series I’m doing on an FOIA release of letters between Texas stem cell clinic Celltex and the FDA. The first three posts, which include helpful background and discussion of other FOIA material from Celltex, can be found here, here, and here. Today’s post is focused on a newly

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Jeong Chan Ra Arrest: Can RNL Bio (알앤엘바이오) Survive?

July 13, 2013 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Over at Health in the Global Village, Leigh Turner yesterday published an excellent piece updating us all on the latest news on Korean stem cell company RNL BIo (알앤엘바이오) and its leader, Dr. Jeong Chan Ra (라정찬 ). Addition: The story was reported in several Korean news outlets including Hani here. A video here by MBC News of Korea, one

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Celltex advocate Rick Perry will not run again for Texas governor: stem cell impact

July 10, 2013 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Texas Governor Rick Perry just announced that he will not run again for governor. This political development has important impact in the stem cell field, particularly in the state of Texas. Perry is one of the biggest advocates of certain types of adult stem cell commercialization. When he is no longer governor there will be impact

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Did Celltex just get an FDA warning letter?

October 1, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Did Celltex just get an FDA warning letter? I’m not sure. We may find out tomorrow as the FDA updates their public warning letter list early in the week. What’s Celltex? Celltex is that famous stem cell company in Sugarland, Texas that gave Guv Rick Perry stem cell transplants. It was inspected by the FDA

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Celltex unsure if FDA agrees product isn’t a drug, but expects 2nd FDA visit soon

August 14, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

I recently asked Celltex if they had definitely convinced the FDA their product was not a drug (i.e. the FDA confirmed their product was not a drug) or rather they had tried and hoped they had. It appears the latter is correct from the Celltex response below: Dear Dr. Knoepfler, Thank you for your interest

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New Celltex website goes live for the first time, making many safety & efficacy claims

August 2, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Celltex, the controversial stem cell clinic in Texas, announced in a press release (PR) today a couple of new hires. It also fired up its website for the first time that I am aware of. You can check out the website here. Wow. The website is notable since it has been inactive for quite some

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Celltex future may hinge on a single word: drug

July 10, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

Celltex is a clinic down in Texas most famous for isolating and growing up the stem cells that were given as a transplant to Texas Governor and one time GOP candidate for president, Rick Perry. The FDA audited Celltex in April for two weeks. Based on the audit of Celltex, the FDA issued a 483 form

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Celltex SEC filing reveals smart moves & strategy for a path forward

July 8, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

Dr. Leigh Turner, who always seems ahead of the curve on breaking news regarding Celltex, reported today that Celltex has filed a Form D with the SEC. This filing points toward some strategies moving forward for the company and in my opinion shows some very smart moves. Amongst these actions include hiring new personnel very

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