Private sector is being encouraged to step in, help advance studies

Stem cell research faces budget crunch

The cash-strapped federal government’s ability to fund stem cell research has become severely limited, the top official in charge of the research told attendees at the World Stem Cell Summit on Wednesday. So the private sector is being encouraged to play a larger...
Private sector is being encouraged to step in, help advance studies

$1M Award to Develop a Replacement Liver Announced

The New Organ Liver Prize, a $1 million award for the development of a replacement liver, was announced today by the Methusaleh Foundation, a medical charity committed to driving advances in regenerative medicine to extend the healthy lifespan. David Gobel, CEO of the...
Private sector is being encouraged to step in, help advance studies

Stem Cell Leaders Call for Human Embryome Project

Just as an international consortium was formed to map and sequence the human genome, now a group of stem cell and regenerative medicine scientists say it’s critical that such an effort be ramped up to do a similar project focused on the human embryome.
Private sector is being encouraged to step in, help advance studies

World Stem Cell Summit: December 4, 2013 Update

Bernard Siegel, J.D., founder and co-chair of the World Stem Cell Summit (WSCS) and executive director of Genetics Policy Institute, today welcomed attendees of WSCS 2013, being held December 4–6, in San Diego, CA. “Stem cell science represents, to those afflicted...