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Can you 3D print human tissue in space? Wake Forest University puts it to the test
By Brad jones - WGHP News WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Our state is becoming a hotbed for innovation. One high-profile research program is making headlines after going to a whole new level. Wake Forest University recently hosted the Regenerative Medicine Essentials...
Inside ProKidney’s decision to add 330 jobs, invest $485M in NC’s growing biotech industry
By Christopher Capot. WRAL Tech Wire News RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – ProKidney LLC, a Winston-Salem-based clinical-stage biotechnology company founded in 2015 and targeting chronic kidney disease (CKD) with a proprietary cell therapy, plans to create up to 330 jobs and...
Reanimated hearts donated after death work just as well for transplants, study finds
By Elaine Chen - Stat News A new method of heart transplantation that uses machines to reanimate donor hearts from people who have died is just as good as traditional heart transplantation, a new study finds. If adopted broadly in the U.S., the procedure that could...
NC’s governor receives award for role in life sciences development
By WRAL News North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper was recognized June 6 at the 20th annual World Stem Cell Summit in Winston-Salem for his role in developing the life sciences. Cooper received the Regenerative Medicine Action Leadership Award from the Regenerative Medicine...
In regenerative medicine, the new organ is never rejected
Bioprinting pioneer and surgeon, Anthony Atala visits Spain to talk about medical research into reconstructing vital organs from their own cells By Javier Arroyo -El Pais Peruvian surgeon, urologist and bioengineer, Anthony Atala, 65, has the perfect credentials for...
Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at World Stem Cell Summit in Winston-Salem
By WXLV ABC News Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 6, 2023 - Today Governor Roy Cooper visited Wake Forest Biotech Place to speak at the World Stem Cell Summit. "The very fact that the World Stem Cell Summit is here in Winston-Salem is a testament to our state's and...
Innovation Quarter to host Public Day as part of World Stem Cell Summit
Free and open to all, Public Day in Wake Forest Biotech Place will highlight Winston-Salem’s emergence as a global hub for regenerative medicine WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — May 30, 2023 — Innovation Quarter, in partnership with the World Stem Cell Summit, Greater...
New Weapon Against Brain Cancer: Gene Engineered Cell Therapy’s Two-Pronged Assault on Metastatic Melanomas
By Brigham and Women's Hospital & SciTech Daily Scientists have devised a promising immunotherapeutic approach for treating melanoma brain metastases, offering the potential to significantly improve the survival rate, according to research published in Science...
The Regenerative Medicine Foundation Announces Regenerative Medicine “Action” Award Honorees Advocating for Future Science and Medical Breakthroughs
20th Edition of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Action Awards to be Presented at World Stem Cell Summit , June 5-9, 2023 in Winston-Salem, NC. Winston-Salem, May 31, 2023 – The Regenerative Medicine Foundation has announced this year’s Stem Cell &...
Please Read: Details and Information to ensure your time with us is smooth and enjoyable
Welcome Attendees, In one week, you will be joining us for the 2023 Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course and World Stem Cell Summit! We are writing you with important details and additional information to ensure your time with us is smooth and enjoyable!...
Methuselah Foundation to be recognized by Regenerative Medicine Foundation with its Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine “Action” Award for National Advocacy
The Methuselah Foundation believes that no one is a mere statistic. No one dies statistically. It acknowledges there is good in trying to decrease suffering by hastening breakthroughs that give us all longer and healthier life. This pioneering nonprofit organization...
ARPA-H launches program to help joints heal themselves
By ARPA-H The Biden Administration today launched the first program under its newly-established Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) agency: the Novel Innovations for Tissue Regeneration in Osteoarthritis (NITRO). NITRO seeks to develop new ways of...