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

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Cryo Cell, Cryo-Cell

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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Vice tackles dicey Cryo-Cell Duke mega-million peds clinic plan

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stem cells for autism

When I first learned about the multi-$10 million cord cell clinic deal between Duke and Cryo-Cell I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Duke’s involved in this? The problem: marketing unproven cells for kids Yes, this wasn’t some stem cell clinic operating out of a strip mall seeking to make big money off of injecting

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FDA should freeze Duke EAP & probe $58 million Cryo-Cell deal linked to it

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cryo cell infusion clinic marketing

I recently found concerning SEC filings from the biotech Cryo-Cell about a deal it has with a Duke team for infusions of children with unproven umbilical cord cells. This turns out to be a $58 million deal. It relates in a major way to a Duke compassionate use or expanded access program (EAP) that already had raised

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