News and Opinions - World Stem Cell Summit

In cell therapy, cost is a hot issue. The industry might need a cold solution.

by admin | Aug 29, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Michael Gibney – PharmaVoice – The first cell therapy approved by the FDA, Dendreon’s Provenge for prostate cancer, had a bumpy start on the market in 2010, as the autologous treatment was logistically difficult to manufacture and administer, and thus...

$Stem cell discovery could be key to healing tough-to-fix fractures$

Stem cell discovery could be key to healing tough-to-fix fractures

by admin | Aug 28, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Penn Medicine – The ability of a newly understood stem cell originating in skeletal muscle to turn into bone could hold the key to bone healing after catastrophic fractures. When bones break and there is extreme tissue loss—such as after a car accident or a...

USAMRIID scientists develop novel 3D bioprinted tissue model

by admin | Aug 27, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

by Quentin Johnson – dvidshub.net – FORT DETRICK, Md.– Scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases have successfully created a novel 3D bioprinted vascular liver tissue model, marking a significant advancement in...

ARPA-H data chief departs over disagreement with mRNA vaccine rollback

by admin | Aug 26, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Darren Incorvaia – Fierce Biotech – After the Department of Health and Human Services canceled about $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine development, one senior agency leader has decided to call it quits. Alastair Thomson is resigning as chief data...

Trained human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells restore tissue immuno-microenvironment in fulminant hepatic failure mice

by admin | Aug 25, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By BMC – Part of SpringerNature – Trained immunity with human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSC) is a promising approach to liver regeneration. This study aimed to clarify the trained-hBMSC (T-hBMSC) in restoring tissue immuno-microenvironment in...

Barcelona Biobank Gets Grant To Research Stem Cell Reprogramming in Wild Animals

by admin | Aug 22, 2025 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Technology Networks – The Barcelona CryoZoo aims to safeguard and study biological material from a wide range of animal species. The Barcelona CryoZoo is a one-of-a-kind project aiming to safeguard and study biological material from a wide range of animal...