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Stem Cell Headlines: Wednesday, 11/25

Obama Names Chairs of New Bioethics Panel - 11.25.09

  • President Obama's council will study "intellectual property issues, the application of neuro- and robotic sciences, ... conflicts of interest in scientific research, and the intersection of science and human rights." Both committees were charged with exploring stem cells and protecting human subjects in research.

 

Biotechs Look Overseas to Launch a Stem-Cell Revolution - 11.25.09

  • Smeenk says the company is pioneering a new business model for the rapidly evolving stem-cell marketplace: conduct clinical trials overseas to demonstrate the utility of a therapeutic technique, then use those trial results to persuade investors to shell out the big bucks required for FDA approval. "When you take that overseas patient data and use it to generate an FDA clinical trial," he says, "you pretty much know the outcome before you start. There's less risk for investors in that case."

 

BioTime, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Update on Recent Developments - 11.25.09

  • BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BTIM) reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 and an update.

 

Osiris Therapeutics to Present at Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference - 11.25.09

  • Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIR) announced today that C. Randal Mills, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. EST.

 

American Diversified Holdings Corporation Announces New Website - 11.25.09

  • American Diversified Holdings Corporation (ADHC.PK) is a publicly traded holding company headquartered in Del Mar, California. ADHC is engaged in developing innovative technologies in the life science sector, specifically targeting the fast growing Stem Cell arena.

 

Stem Cells Could Offer New Source for Skin Grafts - 11.25.09

  • By tweaking the way the cells are grown in a Petri dish, a team of scientists at the Institute for Stem Cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases near Paris, France, was able to coax human embryonic stem cells into becoming multilayered skin tissue.

 

New Discovery About The Formation Of New Brain Cells - 11.25.09

  • Although the research has been carried out using mice and cultured cells, it could lead to a new medicine for human beings, which could be given to patients who have had a stroke or other disorders that damage or destroy the nerve cells.

 

Aboriginal Group Partners With National Stem Cell Donor Network - 11.25.09

  • The Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Canadian Blood Services as part of National Stem Cell Awareness Week.

 

W-S to host Regenerative Med forum - 11.25.09

  • The Translational Regenerative Medicine Foundation will hold a three-day forum on "Drivers and Strategies for Healthcare Innovation and Personalized Medicine" in Winston-Salem in April, according to an announcement.

 

Spring Creek Capital Corp. Engages New Castle Financial Services, LLC as Financial Advisor for Stem Holdings, Inc. - 11.25.09

  • Stem Holdings, Inc. d/b/a AllStem, Inc., a portfolio investment of Spring Creek Capital Corp., is a Nevada Corporation with offices in Florida. AllStem's business plan is to provide cellular based life saving or life enhancing options to all individuals seeking assurances that they will be able to take advantage of current and future medical advancements in the field of stem cell sciences.

 

NIH awards stimulus funds to Marine Biological Laboratory - 11.25.09

  • MBL also announced that the NIH is providing $550,000 for the its Frontiers in Stem Cells and Regeneration training course, designed for young researchers looking for training in research strategies and state-of-the-art approaches in  regeneration and regenerative medicine research.

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