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Archive for September, 2010

Harvard Scientists report Progress in Stem Cell Production

September 30th, 2010 No comments

Boston scientists have pioneered a fast and efficient new technique for turning adult cells into stem cells that is already changing laboratory practice and eliminates a major safety hurdle Read more…

Life Sciences Jobs and Investment Act of 2010, H.R. 6165

September 30th, 2010 No comments

Members of the  House of Representitives introduced bi-partisan bill to spur investment and create jobs in the life science industry: that will provide tax incentives Read more…

Stem Cells Identify Dangerous Side-Effects

September 30th, 2010 No comments

Researchers hope they can use human tissue created from stem cells to help identify potentially dangerous side-effects Read more…

Categories: Stem Cell Technology

New FDA Reporting Rules on Clinical Trial Safety Data

September 30th, 2010 No comments

FDA has issued new rules to clarify what safety information must be reported during clinical investigation Read more…

Myoblast Program Update, Advanced Cell Technology (ACTC.OB)

September 29th, 2010 No comments

ACT or ACTC.OB provided an update today on the status of its myoblast program. Read more…

Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act, HR 6081

September 29th, 2010 No comments

H.R. 6081 is expected to be considered on the House floor on Wednesday, 9/29/10, under a suspension of the rules, requiring a 2/3’s majority vote to pass. Read more…

UC SD Gets $5M for iPSCs Research in Type 1 Diabetes

September 29th, 2010 No comments

Dr Maike Sander, MD, associate professor of pediatrics and cellular and molecular medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine has been awarded  $4.95 M Read more…

Appeals Court allows Stem Cell Funding to Continue

September 29th, 2010 No comments

A US appeals court on 9/28/10 allowed federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research to continue pending a full appeal, lifting an injunction Read more…

Updating the Legalese in the Stem Cell Courtroom

September 28th, 2010 No comments

Updating, the stem cell courtroom controversy; the appeals court made no ruling from the bench after the hearing, Read more…

IRB for Banking Immune Matched hpSCs, International Stem Cell (ISCO.OB)

September 28th, 2010 No comments

OTCBB: ISCO has received the approval of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) for its oocyte collection and activation protocol. Read more…