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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) board criticized for conflicts of interest

December 7th, 2012 No comments

 The stem cell agency board should be restructured to shore up the integrity of its grant process… Read more…

Athersys (ATHX) Appeals California rejection of $8 M proposal

October 26th, 2012 No comments

  “Grifting” the CIRM from Cleveland … Read more…

StemCells (STEM) leapfrogs the “valley of death”

October 17th, 2012 No comments

   Another view of STEM reaping stem cell funds despite panel’s advice Read more…

California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Excerpts about Geron’s Decision

November 16th, 2011 No comments

    Q&A about Geron’s decision and its implications for the stem cell field Read more…

StemCells (STEM) awarded CIRM Planning Grant

September 1st, 2011 No comments

  Grant to pursue preclinical development of HuCNS-SC Cells for Alzheimer’s disease Read more…

CIRM expands Funding Oppurtunities and Definitions

June 24th, 2011 No comments

The governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved a $30M initiative Read more…

New Chairman of CIRM

June 23rd, 2011 No comments

Jonathan Thomas, PhD, JD, will be the new Chairman of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Read more…

Investor and Over-sight Member nominated for CIRM

May 20th, 2011 No comments

Jonathan Thomas, a founding partner of Saybrook Capital, has been nominated to lead CIRM, Read more…

CIRM funding Troubles

April 4th, 2011 No comments

The collapse of efforts to resolve California’s financial crisis places the $3B stem cell research program perilously close to a serious cash crunch. Read more…

CIRM awards $1.9M to Cedars-Sinai for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

February 4th, 2011 No comments

A research team at the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute has been awarded a $1.9M grant Read more…