Search Results for: athersys

Mesoblast gets FDA RMAT; List of 10 total designations so far

August 23, 2022 / By / 13 Comments
Mesoblast-e1514313188176

Australian stem cell biotech Mesoblast announced that it has received regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation from the U.S. FDA. This is very good news for the company and an encouraging development for the field. Interestingly, last month the FDA clarified that there is expanded RMAT designation that can include gene therapies too. At the Meeting …

Mesoblast gets FDA RMAT; List of 10 total designations so far Read More »

2017 stem cell predictions: score card at 1/2-way point

February 1, 2021 / By / 1 Comment
stem-cell-crystal-ball-300x3001

In December of each year I make a list of stem cell predictions for the coming year, and I made 20 such predictions for 2017 so I’m wondering how I’m doing so far on these now that it’s June. Below is my work-in-progress scorecard for these so far. Positive news from Asterias on trial for stem cell-based …

2017 stem cell predictions: score card at 1/2-way point Read More »

Q&A video with Paul Episode 2: stem cell & CRISPR questions answered

February 1, 2021 / By / 3 Comments
paul-video

This is the second in a series of videos I’m doing where I answer questions about the stem cell field. You can see the Episode 1 video here. Today I tackle more questions on the stem cell field. If you have more stem cell questions, let me know and I’ll try to answer them next time. …

Q&A video with Paul Episode 2: stem cell & CRISPR questions answered Read More »

Recommended weekend reading on stem cells & science

February 1, 2021 / By / 1 Comment
human-animal-chimeras

I try to catch up on my science reading over the weekends and evenings. Here’s my recommended weekend reading on stem cells & science. Did I miss anything especially cool? Let me know in the comments. Direct reprogramming of skin cells into insulin-producing cells. I love direct reprogramming. Healios and Athersys Enter Into Regenerative Medicine Partnership. …

Recommended weekend reading on stem cells & science Read More »

Tale of 7 stem cell biotech stock woes

February 1, 2021 / By / 11 Comments
Ocata

To get from point A of a stem cell discovery to point B of a patient actually receiving a treatment based on that discovery is a long and non-linear road, which requires biotech company research. Stem cell biotech companies including publicly traded companies are an integral part of the field making that journey. How those …

Tale of 7 stem cell biotech stock woes Read More »

Olbermann Puff Interview on Stemedica & Gordie Howe

February 1, 2021 / By / 22 Comments
Stemedica-Olbermann

The stem cell company Stemedica has made a name for itself in the media lately through hockey legend Gordie Howe, who received a non-FDA approved stem cell “treatment” in Mexico via Stemedica and its partner, Novastem. Howe, known as Mr. Hockey, had several strokes in late 2014 and his health was declining. Stemedica and Novastem …

Olbermann Puff Interview on Stemedica & Gordie Howe Read More »

Key questions for stem cell field bouncing around on a Friday morning

February 1, 2021 / By / 7 Comments
ViaCyte-New-Logo

What are the most interesting questions for the stem cell field in 2014 right now? What’s on your mind? I’m not going to give this deep thought, but rather just list those questions bouncing around at the moment in no particular order. You can see a lot of translational/clinical things are on my mind. I’ve …

Key questions for stem cell field bouncing around on a Friday morning Read More »