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Orca Bio announces Precision-T phase 3 study open and enrolling patients across US transplant centers

US-based Orca Bio, today announced Precision-T, its pivotal phase 3 study, is open, enrolling and treating 174 leukemia patients at more than 20 clinical trial sites. Precision-T is a randomized, open-label multi-center study that is evaluating the safety and efficacy of Orca Bio’s lead investigational high-precision cell therapy, Orca-T, compared to standard of care allogeneic […]

August 3, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 28 Jul 2022

AGC Biologics announces gene therapy partnership with Altheia Science

A new development partnership between gene therapy company Altheia Sciences, which pioneers cell and gene treatments, and AGC Biologics, will look at strategies to treat autoimmune disease and cancer. Specifically, the partnership will help advance development of autoimmunity treatments, focused on modulating PD-L1 expression in patients’ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, into clinical testing. PD-L1 […]

July 28, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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News and Trends 21 Jun 2022

Aussie uni develops new 3D printing solution for stem cell manufacturing

Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia, have developed a 3D printed system for harvesting stem cells from bioreactors. The scientists said this could lead to high quality, wide-scale production of stem cells in Australia at a lower cost. Stem cells offer great promise in the treatment of many diseases and injuries, from […]

June 21, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Stem Cell-based Cultured Meat: No Longer Science Fiction

Since the turn of the century, stem cell technology has delivered on its promise to transform the healthcare industry, while its applications across different sectors have continued to emerge. Bioreactors, offering improved process control as well as scalability, have been adopted worldwide for stem cell production and cultivation. Join us as we dive into the […]

August 26, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Sudha Sundaram

News and Trends 12 May 2020

Gamida Cell’s Bone Marrow Transplant Cuts Treatment Time in Phase III

A rapid-acting bone marrow transplant developed by the Israeli biotech Gamida Cell was engrafted in blood cancer patients 10 days faster than standard umbilical cord blood transplants in a phase III trial. The trial recruited 125 blood cancer patients in more than 50 clinical centers globally. One group received a standard transplant of donor umbilical […]

May 12, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 3 Jun 2019

Dutch Company Raises €28M to Push Cancer Cell Therapy to European Market

The Dutch Kiadis Pharma has raised €27.6M in a private placement to fund the clinical development of immune cell therapies treating blood cancer. The money will fund phase III trials of Kiadis’ lead candidate cell therapy for blood cancer, aimed to get European approval by the end of 2019. In addition, the cash will boost […]

June 3, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 22 May 2019

Microbiome Companies Unite to Push for EU Regulation Reform

European microbiome biotechs have launched a collaboration to streamline the EU’s regulatory pathways for microbiome-based treatments, which have the potential to treat inflammatory disease and bacterial infection. The companies will propose EU regulatory changes that make it easier to commercialize treatments based on targeting a patient’s microbiome bacteria. Microbiome-based treatments form a young field in […]

May 22, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 13 May 2019

Cell Encapsulation Biotech Raises €7M to Target Cell Therapy Bottlenecks

The French company Treefrog Therapeutics has raised over €7M in Series A investment to develop its encapsulation technology to improve the production of stem cells for cell therapies. Part of the Series A money will help Treefrog to automate its stem cell production process by 2021. The round will also fund the development of a […]

May 13, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 25 Apr 2019

UK Scientists Engineer Cell Membrane for Long-Lasting Cell Therapy

Scientists at the University of Bristol, UK, have made a cell therapy that produces a glue-like hydrogel, which could make stem cells last for longer in the body and help wound healing in conditions such as type 2 diabetes. Cell therapies have a lot of potential for healing wounds and regenerating tissue, but they also […]

April 25, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 15 Apr 2019

First Stem Cell Therapy for Liver Failure Shows Promise in First Human Trials

A stem cell therapy developed by the Belgian company Promethera has improved symptoms, such as jaundice, in patients with acute liver failure, a condition with no effective treatments. A phase I/IIa trial of the therapy recruited 19 patients with chronic liver disease. Of these,12 patients had developed acute-on-chronic liver failure, a life-threatening syndrome where the […]

April 15, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 3 Apr 2019

UK Scientists Activate Stem Cells to Heal Corneal Injuries

A group of researchers in the UK has developed a potential treatment for corneal injuries, such as those caused by chemical burns, by making surrounding tissue softer and letting stem cells regenerate damaged tissue. The cornea is a transparent tissue that is important for focusing light onto the retina and guarding entry into the eye. […]

April 3, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 28 Mar 2019

Gene Therapy Exceeds Expectations in Treating Children’s Neurological Disease

A gene therapy developed by the UK company Orchard Therapeutics has greatly improved the motor symptoms of children with an incurable neurological disease. The 20 children in the phase II trial suffered from metachromatic leukodystrophy, a rare genetic disease caused by the mutation of a protein that breaks down sulfur-containing molecules in cells. This leads […]

March 28, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Orca Bio announces Precision-T phase 3 study open and enrolling patients across US transplant centers

AGC Biologics announces gene therapy partnership with Altheia Science

Aussie uni develops new 3D printing solution for stem cell manufacturing

Stem Cell-based Cultured Meat: No Longer Science Fiction

Gamida Cell’s Bone Marrow Transplant Cuts Treatment Time in Phase III

Dutch Company Raises €28M to Push Cancer Cell Therapy to European Market

Microbiome Companies Unite to Push for EU Regulation Reform

Cell Encapsulation Biotech Raises €7M to Target Cell Therapy Bottlenecks

UK Scientists Engineer Cell Membrane for Long-Lasting Cell Therapy

First Stem Cell Therapy for Liver Failure Shows Promise in First Human Trials

UK Scientists Activate Stem Cells to Heal Corneal Injuries

Gene Therapy Exceeds Expectations in Treating Children’s Neurological Disease

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