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Trial Okayed for Gene-Edited Stem Cell Lupus Treatment

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A developer of treatments for cancer and autoimmune disorders from stem cells says FDA cleared its request to start a clinical trial of its therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus. . . . → Read More: Trial Okayed for Gene-Edited Stem Cell Lupus Treatment

Academic, Industry Labs to Build Brain Cell Models

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Researchers from university labs in the U.K. are developing models of brain cell interactions using a company’s synthetic human cells derived from stem cells. . . . → Read More: Academic, Industry Labs to Build Brain Cell Models

Lab-Grown Tissue Company Gains $38M in Seed Funds

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A company producing tissue samples in the lab, for drug discovery and preclinical research with robotics and artificial intelligence, raised $38 million in seed funding. . . . → Read More: Lab-Grown Tissue Company Gains $38M in Seed Funds

Trial Okayed to Transplant Donated Islet Cells for Type 1 Diabetes

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Health authorities in Sweden authorized the start of a clinical trial testing insulin-producing cells from donors engineered to prevent immune reactions in people with type 1 diabetes. . . . → Read More: Trial Okayed to Transplant Donated Islet Cells for Type 1 Diabetes

Biotech Thymus Tissue Process Gains ARPA-H Funding

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A company with a process to generate new thymus tissue for immune system functions is receiving a $37 million award from the government’s health breakthrough agency. . . . → Read More: Biotech Thymus Tissue Process Gains ARPA-H Funding

Neurons from Stem Cells Produced for Overdose Therapy Tests

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Researchers use stem cells to generate human neurons resembling those in the brain that control breathing during opioid reactions, for eventual chip devices to test overdose therapies. . . . → Read More: Neurons from Stem Cells Produced for Overdose Therapy Tests

Trial Underway Testing Stem Cell Particles for Burns

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A clinical trial has begun testing an experimental treatment for burns using off-the-shelf therapeutic particles derived from human bone marrow stem cells. . . . → Read More: Trial Underway Testing Stem Cell Particles for Burns

Streamlined Gene Therapy Delivery Process Demonstrated

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A group of academic and industry researchers exhibited in lab cells and mice a more direct delivery technique that could make gene therapies more accessible and inexpensive. . . . → Read More: Streamlined Gene Therapy Delivery Process Demonstrated

Trial Cleared for Lab-Grown Replacement Knee Cartilage

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A biotechnology company creating living tissue from a person’s stem cells says it received FDA clearance for a clinical trial of its replacement knee cartilage. . . . → Read More: Trial Cleared for Lab-Grown Replacement Knee Cartilage

Trial Underway Testing Engineered Cancer-Killing Viruses

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A clinical trial, testing stem cells for neurons fortified with tumor-killing viruses, administered its first doses to a patient with glioma, an aggressive type of brain cancer. . . . → Read More: Trial Underway Testing Engineered Cancer-Killing Viruses