Regenerative Medicine

Enabling the Promise of Stem Cells By Robert Shaw and Dr Jeff Till The remarkable potential of stem cells to generate several hundred differentiated cell types is driving their use for regenerative medicine and for supporting the traditional drug discovery and development process (Figure 1). However, sustained progress in these areas is dependent on advances […]

By Michael Werner, Morrie Ruffin and Elizabeth West The regenerative medicine market offers phenomenal opportunities for growth in the next few decades. However, there are still major issues to be addressed to enable this nascent industry to truly flourish, especially with regard to investment and the attitudes of regulatory agencies and reimbursement bodies in an […]

3D Cell Culture: Easier said than done By Dr John Comley The transition from cell culture on the flat surface of a conventional two-dimensional (2D) culture vessel to a three-dimensional (3D) environment, matrix or scaffold with 3D architecture has begun, and is providing much needed support for emerging applications in tissue engineering and stem cell […]

Stem Cells for Cellular Therapy Space By Dr Enal S. Razvi and Dr Gary M. Oosta This article explores the emerging market landscape vis–vis the use of stem cells as cellular therapeutics. For more than 40 years, hematopoietic stem cells have been utilised as cellular therapeutics in a number of malignant diseases as well as […]

Stem Cell Applications and Opportunities in Drug Discovery By Dr Mark A. Thiede The high attrition rate of late stage drug candidates has led the pharmaceutical and biotech industries to a reassess the in vitro models used to select and validate drug targets and subsequent lead molecules. Traditional cell lines from animals, tumours, or genetic […]

Human ES Cell Derived Functional Cells as Tools in Drug Discovery By Dr Petter Bjorquist, Dr Peter Sartipy, Dr Raimund Strehl and Dr Johan Hyllner The drug discovery process is extremely-time consuming and expensive. Consequently, novel approaches for these processes and for reducing late-stage attrition are of great value for the pharmaceutical industry. In pre-clinical […]

Share Share Tweet Email Stem Cell PHARMACEUTICS Stem Cell PHARMACEUTICS By Dr Gregory G. Lennon Recent research advances in the understanding of stem cell properties are inevitably leading to therapeutic strategies potentially applicable to many diseases. The pharmaceutical manipulation of multipotential cells such as stem cells is therefore now primed to evolve in its own […]

The Future of Cardiovascular Gene Therapy By Christopher J. Reinhard Advances in regenerative medicine go hand in hand with new perspectives and insights into potential treatments for heart disease. After a decade of pre-clinical and early Phase 1 and 2 clinical studies, gene therapy is now emerging as a genuine therapeutic option with the potential […]

By Dr Doros Platika As the population ages, the scientific and medical communities are working to solve the challenges this changing demographic will place on society. Companies involved in the promising field of regenerative medicine are now on the cutting edge as it strives to promote longevity without disability. Regenerative medicine offers hope and promise […]