Drug development - May 31, 2019
Stem cells in drug development
The high cost and uncertain outcomes of developing new drugs has taken a toll on research over the past several years. Few companies can take the hit of investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in research and testing, only to see dangerous side effects emerge during the final stages, human clinical trials. The pursuit of […]
Clinical Trials - October 12, 2015
Unique stem cell study
A study is to be conducted for the first time involving the transplantation of stem cells into unborn babies with the brittle-bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta, which causes repeated fractures often before birth. The study is to be coordinated by Karolinska Institutet but to be run as a collaboration between several leading European research centres and […]
Uncategorized - August 1, 2015
Cellaviva launches new service
Diamyd Medical’s associated company Cellaviva launches service for private family saving of stem cells. Diamyd Medical has announced that the their associated company Cellaviva AB on September 1 launches its service in which expecting parents in Sweden can save stem cells from their newborn child. Stem cells from the baby’s umbilical cord are saved and stored […]
Collaboration - May 11, 2015
Biobank Could Help Diamyd with Diabetes Vaccine
Diamyd, which is developing a vaccine against type 1 diabetes, now owns 39 percent of Cellaviva, Sweden’s first commercial biobank for stem cells. Diamyd made the investment because of the potential resource for research. “We believe in stem cells. Among other things, we hope that in the future we will be able to use them […]
Uncategorized - April 22, 2015
‘Scaffolding’ a Fix for Torn Tissue
Researchers at iNANO at Aarhus University are testing a type of “scaffolding” made from biodegradable nanofibers that takes over for structures in the body that hold cells together and support body tissue. “So far we’ve tested it on mice and rats. But there’s still some way to go before we can use this scaffolding on […]
Uncategorized - January 7, 2015
Stem Cells Reduce Heart Attack Effects
Transplanting mouse stem cells from fatty tissue to the same mouse can reduce damage from a heart attack, researchers at the University of Oslo discovered. During a study, stem cells were transplanted into the neck of the mice. After some time the researchers induced a heart attack in the mice in a controlled environment, subsequently testing heart function […]
