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Growth spurts

... is needed. A new technique known as "liquid cell in situ transmission electron microscopy," in ... microscope (TEM) are brought to bear on a liquid cell that allows liquids to be observed inside a ... of about 8 angstroms through the thick liquid cell sample. "The JEOL 3010 In-Situ Microscope is ...

ThermoGenesis Announces Expanded Collaboration With Celling Technologies

... the launch of its Res-Q System, an automated cell processing medical device for the concentration ... the manufacture, preservation and delivery of cell and tissue therapy products. These products ... cryogenic device, is used by cord blood stem cell banks in more than 25 countries for ...

ThermoGenesis Provides Update on Fiscal 2009 Results

... in minutes and delivers a high rate of stem cell recovery. The Company also announced ... position as a leading manufacturer in the stem cell industry. "A large portion of the non-recurring ... the Company in fiscal 2010: Solid stem cell collection activity at our largest private cord ...

Data Published in Cell Stem Cell Demonstrates Potent Anti-Cancer Activity for OncoMed Pharmaceuticals' Lead Antibody

... stem cells, today announced the publication in cell Stem cell of data demonstrating potent anti-cancer ... targets cancer stem cells, a type of tumor cell responsible for driving tumor initiation, growth ...

Cell Therapeutics Second Quarter Net Loss Decreases 54%; Pixantrone NDA Submitted to the FDA for Approval

... SEATTLE, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) ... (FDA)," said James A. Bianco, M.D., CEO of cell Therapeutics. "On the financial front, we ... two hours after call ends. About cell Therapeutics, Inc. Headquartered in Seattle, ...

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

... signaling cascade that has been shown to induce cell growth and cell transformation. KRX-0401 has demonstrated both ... which are pathways associated with programmed cell ...

Cord Blood America Retires $2.53M Obligation

... Board: CBAI), the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company ( ... CBAI as one of the largest domestic stem cell storage companies. Our obligation was to pay the ... which facilitates umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation for expectant parents and their ...

Plastics that convert light to electricity could have a big impact

... an understanding of exactly how a solar cell converts light into electricity. Ginger believes ... The bubbles and channels affect how well the cell converts light into electricity and how much of ... model materials considered basic to organic solar cell research because their response to forces such as ...

Poniard Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Provides a Corporate Update

... Phase 3 SPEAR trial of picoplatin in small cell lung cancer in the fourth quarter of 2009 with ... from the pivotal Phase 3 SPEAR trial in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in the fourth quarter of 2009; ... picoplatin include a Phase 3 trial in small cell lung cancer and Phase 2 trials in metastatic ...

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. to Hold Conference Call on Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 8:30am EDT

... signaling cascade that has been shown to induce cell growth and cell transformation. KRX-0401 has demonstrated both ... which are pathways associated with programmed cell ...

VIASPACE Pursuing Renewable Energy Business in Asia

... cellulosic biofuels and develops and markets fuel cell cartridges, products and technology. VIASPACE subsidiary Direct Methanol Fuel cell Corporation owns a portfolio of fuel cell patents licensed from Pasadena-based California ...

DOR BioPharma Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for orBec(R) for the Treatment of Chronic Gastrointestinal GVHD

... who have undergone allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. The US Orphan Drug Act is ... a major complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. GVHD is an inflammatory disease ... cancer patients after receiving allogeneic stem cell or bone marrow transplants. Similar to acute ...

Bacteria pack their own demise

... for publication by top journal Molecular cell , with congratulations from the editorial board. ... in the same way, i.e. in the DNA. Every human cell contains 46 neatly folded DNA strands that ... both a toxin and its antitoxin. As long as the cell is producing both, all is well. However, if for ...

Stemline Therapeutics CEO to Present at IBC's New Frontiers in Cancer Drug Development Conference

... of oncology compounds directed to cancer stem cell targets, today announced that the Company's CEO, ... Drug Candidates Directed to Cancer Stem cell Targets: Preclinical and Clinical Update" is ... following the presentations. Cancer stem cell targeted therapeutics have emerged as the next ...

Sangamo BioSciences Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

... trials. Achievement of key milestone in cell engineering agreement with Genentech. A key ... genes in a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line using Sangamo's proprietary zinc finger ... Genentech is using ZFN technology to generate cell lines with novel characteristics for ...

First U.K. Stem Cell Awareness Rally to Take Place in Manchester, England on August 9th, 2009

... July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- In what will be the Stem cell Awareness Association's ( ... will meet in Manchester to learn about stem cell technologies and discuss the various current treatments available throughout the world. Stem cell advocate Darren Clarke is organizing the ...

SAFC Biosciences(R) Defines Hydrolysate Components That Enhance Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) Cell Line Protein Production

... that it has developed a new, chemically defined cell culture supplement based on the characterization of hydrolysate components proven to provide cell growth and protein production capabilities ... Matt Caple, SAFC Biosciences Director of cell Sciences and Development, states: "The capacity ...

United States FDA Clears the REGEN Trial to Test Bioheart's Combination Gene and Stem Cell Therapy in Heart Failure Patients

... trial ever to test a combination gene and stem cell therapy for cardiovascular disease." The ... approval, commercialization of autologous cell therapies for the treatment of chronic and acute ... is an innovative clinical muscle-derived stem cell therapy designed to populate regions of scar ...

PacificGMP and USC to Collaborate on Recombinant Protein Development and Manufacturing for Phase 1 Clinical Trial

... formation, scarring and aggressive squamous cell carcinomas. Keck School of Medicine of the ... a range of cGMP and non-GMP services from cell line optimization, cell banking, early process design, development, ...

Spectrum Announces Fetal Bovine Serum Product Line

... of specialty pre-screened FBS for embryonic stem cell research. Each FBS order includes a full ... quality Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) ideal for many cell culture applications. In partnership with an ... of specialty pre-screened FBS for embryonic stem cell research. This serum is pre-tested for its ...

University of Lodz Invests in the Unique Cellaxess(R)HT System for Research on Multidrug Resistance Genes in Cancer

... our efforts in our research program focusing on cell biology and molecular genetics of ... efficiency and viability in biologically relevant cell types. Cellaxess(R)HT will allow us to undertake ... of any genetic material to biologically relevant cell types." About Cellectricon ...

Junying Yu, Leading Stem Cell Researcher, Joins Cellular Dynamics International

... has shown her to be one of the leading stem cell researchers in the world. Dr. Yu's scientific ... to reproducibly differentiate into essential cell types for drug discovery and development and ... Officer. "Junying is one of the top stem cell researchers in the world, and with her on our ...

NeoStem, Inc. Appoints Leading Chinese Medical Official to Its Advisory Board

... States and China, especially in the field of stem cell research and applications using VSELs, opens ... NeoStem is developing a network of adult stem cell collection centers that are focused on enabling ... to advance its position in the field of stem cell tissue regeneration. For more ...

NeoStem Featured on CBS2 News; Success of Licensed Stem Cell Treatments Shown for Arthritis and Orthopedic Problems; Procedure to be Used by NeoStem Affiliate in China

... Christopher Centeno, a NeoStem consultant in stem cell therapies for orthopedics, and featured the ... more than 1,000 clinical trials are testing stem cell therapies" for various conditions and "showing ... staff in relation to the provision of stem cell therapies for orthopedics. Robin Smith, ...

Cellular Dynamics International In-Licenses Key Patent Portfolio for Using Stem Cell-Derived Cells in Drug Testing

... US-issued patent portfolio on optimizing the stem cell differentiation selection process and on using ... drug screening. First, the Field patents cover a cell purification strategy that enables greater than ... process enabling us to plug in different cell types and generate large quantities of purified ...

Santaris Pharma - Interim Report for the Period 1 January to 30 June 2009

... microRNAs in lung cancer Nature cell Biology In first half of 2009 Santaris ... the promise of RNAi/Cambrigde/MA/USA - cell & Gene Therapy/Washington/USA - St. ... Officer Direct phone +45-4517-9888 cell +45-4026-0900 E-mail: hs@santaris.com ...

Significant Milestone Marks the Beginning of FDA-Authorized Breast Cancer Trial

... cancer trial has begun to receive its dendritic cell therapy. QI is currently sponsoring ... The clinical trials involve the use of dendritic cell therapy using the oncofetal antigen ("OFA"), or ... the body's own immune system) found in many tumor cell lines or fetal tissue, but absent on normal, ...

Accuri Cytometers Completes $4 Million Series D Financing

... flow cytometer is a full-featured bench-top cell analysis system that provides capabilities ... and marketing revolutionary high performance cell analysis systems designed to bring the power of ... C6 Flow Cytometer(R) is a full-featured bench-top cell and bead analysis system that provides similar ...

Progenitor Cell Therapy Appoints VP of Manufacturing Operations

... NJ (Vocus) July 13, 2009 -- Progenitor cell Therapy, LLC (PCT) today announced the recent ... Dr. Robert A. Preti. About Progenitor cell Therapy, LLC Progenitor cell Therapy, LLC (PCT) is a client-based company ...

Stem Cell Cord Blood 'Banking' Is Huge Global Business for Hospitals, Says CEO of Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc.

... BMSN), today said that he believes that stem cell cord blood banking is a "huge business ... the world are now eagerly starting their own stem cell cord blood banks. "Hospitals from the U.S. to ... patients and the overall awareness of this stem cell storage banking concept is catching on fast." ...

Nanopillars promise cheap, efficient, flexible solar cells

... materials in contact with each other form a solar cell in which the electrons flow through the ... the efficiency of a 3-D nanopillar-array solar cell include its density and the exposed length of the ... the researchers made a flexible solar cell of the same design by etching away the aluminum ...

Stem cells' 'suspended' state preserved by key step, scientists report

... the pluripotent state, an elusive step in stem cell research but one crucial to a range of potential ... patients is an area of enormous promise in stem cell research. Reversing the natural process -- ... specialized cells back into the all-purpose stem cell stage is another great promise of ...

Cellular Dynamics International Reprograms Blood Cells into Stem Cells

... us to provide the pharmaceutical industry with a cell portfolio representing individual biology, ... exposed to documented reprogramming factors. iPS cell colonies were observed after three weeks. ... the pluripotent ability to differentiate into any cell type. About Cellular Dynamics ...

iZumi Bio and Pierian Merge to Form iPierian to Advance Cellular Reprogramming

... have deep knowledge and experience in both stem cell technology and drug discovery. The company will ... and will be joined by a cadre of leading stem cell scientists. "Since the inception of iZumi, ... a new and powerful force in the field of stem cell science," said CEO John Walker. "Drs. Daley, ...

New Report Just Published: World Prostate Cancer Therapeutics Market Report

... Medimmune, LLC, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, cell Genesys Inc., Dendreon Corporation, EUSA Pharma, ... on Bavituximab in Prostate Cancer II-54 cell Genesys Reveals Data of GVAX Immunotherapy for ... of Genasense(R) in Prostate Cancer II-55 cell Therapeutics Reveals Phase 2 Clinical Trial ...

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Appoints Sunil Patel Senior Vice President, Corporate Development

... for OncoMed as we discover novel anti-cancer stem cell therapeutics and advance our product candidates ... and metastases. A leader in cancer stem cell research, the company has established a library of antibodies to cancer stem cell proteins for the treatment of solid tumors such ...

Data on WaferGen's SmartChip(TM) System to be Presented at 3rd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers Conference

... to companies and organizations involved in stem cell and cell biology research. SmartSlide represents the first fluidics integrated micro-incubators enabling cell biology and ...

Cord Blood America Secured $7.5 Million Investment For Series A Preferred Stock

... one of the largest umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation companies ( ... are anticipated to be used to fund new stem cell initiatives, potential acquisitions, and working ... which facilitates umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation for expectant parents and their ...

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and The International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation Partner to Develop Cell Lines to Advance Research

... immortalized Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM) cell lines that would be made widely available to ... a curative treatment has yet to be developed. cell lines are invaluable in understanding the ... stable and satisfactorily representative WM cell line will enable researchers throughout the world ...

High-Tech 'Smart' Face Mask Helps Hong Kong Families Combat Swine Flu

... by disrupting their surfaces (viruses) and cell walls (bacteria). Many viruses, including ... sialic acid residue on the surface of the human cell membrane. The binding agent in the BioFriend(TM) ... them by disrupting their surfaces (viruses) and cell walls (bacteria). BioFriend(TM) kills ...