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

July 2, 2020 February 1, 2021 / By 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 February 1, 2021 / By 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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Jeong Chan Ra Arrest: Can RNL Bio (알앤엘바이오) Survive?

July 13, 2013 February 1, 2021 / By 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 February 1, 2021 / By 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 February 1, 2021 / By 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 February 1, 2021 / By 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 February 1, 2021 / By 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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Surprising FDA audit report of Celltex a blow to dubious stem cell clinics

June 25, 2012 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

As I first reported, the FDA conducted a two-week audit of Texas adult stem cell firm, Celltex, sometime in April. Today I received a copy of the so-called “483 report” of that audit. It is basically a summary of problematic issues that the FDA says need to addressed. The FDA report is cause for some …

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Open letter to Rick Perry: how Texas can lead on stem cells

May 22, 2012 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 6 Comments

Dear Governor Rick Perry, Yesterday I came down very hard on you in a post for your visit to the Scripps Research Institute in California and the video that was made about it. (2020 update: Rick Perry is still plugging Celltex after 8 more years!) Maybe I was a bit over the top… However, it got …

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Celltex versus University of Minnesota: support for Elliott and Turner

March 12, 2012 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Recently, there has been a brewing controversy surrounding a journal called American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB), a company called CellTex, a bioethicist named Dr. Glenn McGee who founded and used to run AJOB until he recently resigned, and two University of Minnesota professors, Drs. Carl Elliott and Leigh Turner who have been publicly critical of …

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