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U.S. Senate Clears NCBI Re-Authorization
Legislation is headed to President's desk for signature May 19, 2021 - The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved re-authorization of the National Cord Blood Inventory (NCBI) at up to $23 million annually through Fiscal Year 2026. The Senate sponsors of the bipartisan...

Longeveron Announces the Hiring of Dan Gincel, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President, Strategic Collaborations & Scientific Affairs
Will Lead Business Development Activities After 14 Years as Executive Director of Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund MIAMI, May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN) ("Longeveron" or "Company"), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing...

Noble Capital Markets and Channelchek to Host Investor Forum C-Suite Interviews During Prestigious 16th Annual World Stem Cell Summit
BOCA RATON, Fla., May 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via InvestorWire -- Noble Capital Markets (“Noble”), a research-driven investment bank, today announces its platinum-level sponsorship of, and collaboration with, the 16th World Stem Cell Summit, to be held virtually...

Amritha Jaishankar, Ph.D. Appointed As New Executive Director of Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund
COLUMBIA, Md. (May 10, 2021)—The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission has approved funding to its second-round of 2021 recipients for a total of $6,052,901. The Commission has also appointed Amritha Jaishankar, Ph.D., the current MSCRF Director - Programs &...

Human mesenchymal stem cells show promise in treating chronic lung infections
Durham, NC – A study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine offers hope for those suffering from a chronic, difficult to treat condition called non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infection. The study describes how researchers at Case Western...

Longeveron Selected to Present at the 2021 World Stem Cell Summit Dr. Joshua Hare, Longeveron’s Chief Science Officer, to present during this year’s Longevity Session
MIAMI, April 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN) ("Longeveron" or "Company"), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for chronic, aging-related and life-threatening conditions, announces it has been selected to...

Breakthrough Paper Outlines Path to Heart Regeneration After Cardiac Injury
ALACHUA, Fla. (PRWEB)April 21, 2021 - Cardiovascular disease kills more than 650,000 Americans annually.(1) Those who survive myocardial infarction remain at risk of death because the human heart has a very limited ability to repair itself. No one has yet found a...

Advancing the Development of Safe and Effective Regenerative Medicine Products
By: Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Link to article The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plays a vital role in facilitating the development and availability of innovative medical products. Products such as...

Clinical trial assesses stem cells’ ability to prevent major cause of preemie deaths
Durham, NC - A phase 2 clinical trial whose results were released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine might point to a way to overcome bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a major cause of death in preterm infants. The study, conducted by researchers at Samsung...

Fat grafts enhanced with ADSCs show promise in treating facial scleroderma
Durham, NC – A study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine suggests a new way to correct facial atrophy of localized scleroderma (LoS) in patients. It shows how applying grafts made up of the patient’s own fat enhanced with adipose‐derived stem cells...

Registration open for the VIRTUAL World Stem Cell Summit and Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course June 14-18, 2021
Wellington, FL — On June 14-18, 2021, the Regenerative Medicine Foundation (RMF) and Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) will broadcast the combined event showcasing global experts, luminaries and visionaries from government, science, medicine,...

Clinical Trial for Novel Investigational Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Open for Enrollment in Miami
Diabetes Research Institute Investigators Will Lead the First Site Activated for the Vertex Study MIAMI, FL – April 6, 2021 – Researchers with the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Vertex Pharmaceuticals...