In Depth 11 Jul 2017
Regenerating the Body With Stem Cells – Hype or Hope?
…recently acknowledged that it took about $1.5M and 6 months to treat each patient. It’s a great idea but it’s still got some way to go before it reaches the…
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Startup Scout 23 Nov 2018
This Biotech Arms Tumor-Busting Cells to Treat Cancer
…antibodies that recruit innate immune cells near tumors and activate them to kill cancer cells. T cells are immune cells that have a strong potential for use in cancer immunotherapies,…
Stem Cell-based Cultured Meat: No Longer Science Fiction
…of the first type of stem cells, totipotent cells, that possess the ability to be programmed into any cell type, including embryonic and placental cells. Second are the pluripotent cells,…
Best in Biotech 11 Jan 2024
Ten NK cell therapy companies to look out for this year
…that intend to treat AML, multiple myeloma, pancreatic, ovarian, and triple negative breast cancer. Last year, the biotech was awarded a patent for CISH knockout (KO) in NK cells, which…
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Best in Biotech 24 Feb 2020
Meet 20 European Immuno-Oncology Companies that are Fighting Cancer
…ligands that it recognizes are also expressed by the tumor microenvironment, which comprises the blood vessels that support the tumor and the cells that make sure the tumor can evade…
News and Trends 21 Oct 2024
Turning back time with cellular reprogramming: Shift raises $16 million in seed funding
…the most exciting areas in aging research. At the core of this technology is the concept of reverting mature cells to a pluripotent state to reset their biological age. The…
In Depth 30 Nov 2020
Can Anti-Aging Research Keep Us Healthy in the Long Run?
…senescent cells from harming the tissue around them instead of killing them. Another strategy — out-licensed to the Swiss company Rejuversen — is to stop senescent cells hiding from the…
News and Trends 19 Sep 2022
Tokyo scientists reveal possible new direction for getting rid of cancer cells
…Cell competition is achieved by healthy normal cells that surround mutant cancer cells through various mechanisms that trigger cell removal. In addition, epithelial cells – the type of cell that…
News and Trends 22 Nov 2021
Investors Flock to Startups Reprogramming Cell Therapies
…hard to replicate and translate to human studies. The use of stem cells can tackle these problems. Instead of trying to source scarce adult cells, researchers could simply turn plentiful…
In Depth 4 Oct 2023
CAR-NK: Can natural killer cell therapy pick up from where CAR-T left off?
…relapse. This led to the discovery that CAR-NK cells that express the gene interleukin-15 (IL-15) can provide a prolonged anti-tumor response. “Our data suggest that successful treatment using CAR-NK cells…
In Depth 12 Feb 2025
Dendritic cell therapy: Diakonos, Northwest Biotherapeutics and Mendus push ahead with next-generation candidates
…cells help stimulate the patient’s T cells to identify and attack cancer cells expressing those antigens.” Hartenbach said that, in principle, dendritic cell therapy can target almost any type of…
In Depth 22 Feb 2024
TIL therapies: the impact on cancer research
…In fact, this class of drugs is the first cell therapy to target a solid tumor. Unlike CAR-T, where cells are retrieved from the blood, TIL therapy takes T cell…
