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Biocells Inc Acquired By Cord Blood America
18 July 2010
Cord Blood America has recently announced that all preliminary due diligence is now complete for the acquisition of controlling interest in BioCells, Inc. BioCells is headquartered in Argentina, with affiliates under development in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Panama and Puerto Rico. The company is the second largest stem cell storage company in Argentina, and is considered [...]
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Cord Blood Donation and Storage Facility Opens in Arizona
13 July 2010
The Celebration Stem Cell Centre has just recently opened in Gilbert, Arizona. Celebration is a private umbilical cord blood bank, public cord blood donation bank, adult stem cell processing, genetic counseling and research facility. Their services include the processing and banking of umbilical cord blood, bone marrow and adipose tissue derived stem cells. They will [...]
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UCSD’s $11.5M For Stem Cell Research On ALS
08 July 2010
A grant of 11.5 million dollars has been awarded to UC San Diego to go towards stem-cell research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) – also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The goal of the team is to further ongoing research to human clinical trials within the next four years. The money comes from the California [...]
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Cord Blood Good Option for Adults With Leukemia
04 July 2010
People with leukemia who received cord-blood transplants had similar survival levels as those given cells or bone marrow from a nonfamily donor, according to a new research report in the journal Lancet Oncology. From the patients whose disease was in remission at the time they received their transplants, 40% to 55% were free of the [...]
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Stanford Gets $5 Million For Stem Cell Research
30 June 2010
Four researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have been awarded just over $5.5 million for their stem cell research projects. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is now funding projects that are attempting to find ways to overcome immune system rejection of transplanted stem cells. The institute is the state stem cell agency [...]
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Stem Cell Scientist Receives Kyoto Prize
20 June 2010
Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, an accomplished scientist and stem cell researcher at UCSF’s Gladstone Institutes has won Japan’s $550,000 Kyoto Prize. Dr. Yamanaka discovered a technique for transforming adult skin cells into “pluripotent” stem cells without resorting to human embryos. The Kyoto Prize is an international award that honors scientific, cultural and spiritual contributions to human [...]
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