Posted on February 14, 2008 by jrowley
ES cell biopsy from blastocyst.
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Posted on December 31, 2007 by jrowley
The FDA has scheduled an April 10, 2008 meeting to “discuss scientific considerations for safety testing for cellular therapy products derived from human embryonic stem cells.” This meeting will be followed by another meeting on April 11 that will “discuss updates on 1) research management related to the September 29, 2005 review of research programs [...]
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Posted on November 20, 2007 by jrowley
On November 15, 2007, Athersys announced in a press release that they had received a letter from the FDA giving the green light to start a Phase I safety study of MultiStem, their adult, allogeneic stem cell product. Athersys will start an open label, dose escalation trial to test their cells after bone marrow transplantation.
This [...]
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