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by Vanesa Listek 3D Printing | Bioprinting To deal with the challenges in regenerative medicine, in 2018, pioneer bioprinting expert Anthony Atala announced the foundation of an organization dedicated solely to advancing the field through manufacturing. Known as the...

Durham, NC – Infection, inflammation, trauma, disease, contact lenses – all of these and more can lead to corneal scarring, which according to the World Health Organization is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. While corneal transplant remains the gold standard...

By Dustin Gardiner- May 5, 2020, San Francisco Chronicle Supporters of a proposed $5.5 billion bond measure that would keep California’s stem cell research institute in business say they have submitted enough signatures to qualify it for the November ballot. The...

April 24, 2020 - By Mark Terry - Melbourne, Australia and New York-based Mesoblast Limited announced that in a study of COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), there was 83% survival with two intravenous infusions of the...

April 24, 2020 / Yimy Villa Dr. John Zaia, City of hope The governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) continued its commitment to help with the coronavirus pandemic by awarding $749,999 to Dr. John Zaia at City of Hope.  He will be...

The RMF team has assembled a google drive folder that contains notable clinical trials related to COVID-19. We will be constantly updating this drive as news about clinical trials is released. There are several folders in the google drive link. Click the link below to...

Personalized Stem Cells, Inc. and Calidi Biotherapeutics collaborate to rapidly bring a stem cell therapy into clinical trials for COVID-19 patients. POWAY, CALIFORNIA, USA, April 13, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The scientific community is racing to bring new COVID-19...

Dear Friends, We hope that in the midst of these unprecedented times that this message finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. At present - and without hyperbole - our world is faced with crisis that knows no borders, race, or creed. While an invisible foe,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 9, 2020 After a lightning round of proposals and reviews, an international team of scientists led by Dr. Camillo Ricordi was granted immediate FDA authorization for a 24-patient clinical trial to test the safety and exploratory efficacy of...

As the situation with COVID-19 evolves, Gift of Life wanted to shine a light on the doctors, nurses and health care workers who are tirelessly serving on the front lines. To support their important work, Gift of Life donated 10,000 urgently-needed swabs to Baptist...

March 26, 2020 Dear President Trump, Secretary Azar, and Director Collins: We write to you out of concern that the current Fetal Tissue Ban that took effect in June 2019 is hampering our Nation’s ability to address COVID-19. Scientists at the National Institutes of...

Durham, NC – Researchers have potentially made a breakthrough in the war on antibiotic-resistant superbugs – including MRSA, which kills an estimated 20,000 people in the United States alone each year – with a new discovery whose details are published today in STEM...

March 20, 2020 - The ISSCR announces its endorsement for the California initiative to invest $5.5 billion in stem cell research to continue the research and development of new therapies for life-threatening and devastating diseases. The new initiative will build on...

Durham, NC – A new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine could provide a major breakthrough in finding a cure for gastroparesis, a painful condition in which the stomach is unable to empty itself of food. Among the symptoms are heartburn, abdominal...

Latest notification from Harvard Medical School concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic... Dear Members of the HMS, HSDM and Harvard Chan School Research Communities: Given the COVID-19 pandemic, our shared goal is clear: we must lower the risk of infection within our...

by Erin Hare and Emily Durham A team of researchers from CMU has partnered with Pitt and secured a $22 million DARPA grant to develop a device combining artificial intelligence, bioelectronics, and regenerative medicine to regrow muscle tissue, especially after combat...

Durham, NC – In a new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), researchers at the University of California, Davis and the Chinese Academy of Science demonstrate how induced pluripotent stem cells can provide a renewable supply of endothelial...

March 6, 2020 - ISSCR has become aware of recent claims that stem cells can be used to treat people infected with COVID-19. While stem cell research shows promise for numerous diseases and conditions, there currently are no approved stem cell-based approaches for the...

Recognized as a Pioneer in Vascular and Lung Engineering and Biomedical Imaging Humacyte, an innovator in biotechnology and regenerative medicine, announced today that company founder, Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D., a world leader in tissue engineering and cellular...

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - March 2, 2020 - Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) have developed the world's most sophisticated laboratory model of the human body, creating a system of miniaturized organs that can be used to detect harmful...