Stem cell industry has substantial growth potential

The Nobel prize for Physiology to two stem cell research scientists in 2012 has firmly put the spotlight on this promisi...

January 31, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
ClinACE enters stem cell therapy development program

Singapore: ClinACE has collaborated with a stem cell banking and therapy company for conducting end-to-end clinical deve...

October 8, 2012 | Monday | News
Japanese stem cell researcher wins 2012 Nobel in medicine

Singapore: Dr Shinya Yamanaka, director of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, ha...

October 8, 2012 | Monday | News
LifeCell gets $7 mn funding from Helion Venture

Bangalore: LifeCell International, India's largest and most accredited stem cell bank, secured an investment of $7 milli...

February 21, 2013 | Thursday | News
What are the hurdles before stem cell research?

The pioneering research of Nobel Laureates Sir John Gurdon and Dr Shinya Yamanaka on reprogramming adult stem cells has ...

January 31, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
US firm wins stem cell drug patent in Australia

Singapore: US-based Osiris Therapeutics, which develops and markets stem cell products to treat serious medical conditio...

February 19, 2013 | Tuesday | News
RNL Bio founder to donate 90% of his wealth

Singapore: Dr Jeong-Chan Ra, founder and director of RNL Bio, a biotechnology R&D firm based in Seoul, South Korea, ...

September 10, 2012 | Monday | News
UK, China firms sign JV for stem cell therapies

Singapore: Cell Therapy Limited (CTL), which is based in Cardiff, UK, entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement with C...

August 7, 2013 | Wednesday | News
What drives differentiation in embryonic stem cells?

Embryonic stem (ES) cells possess unique therapeutic potential due to their ability to give rise to all the cells of the...

September 28, 2012 | Friday | Opinion
FDA approves stem cell trial for multiple sclerosis

Singapore: Tisch MS Research Center of New York has received Investigational New Drug (IND) approval from the Food and D...

August 15, 2013 | Thursday | News
Stem cell therapy effective in liver cirrhosis

Singapore: A study conducted by Beike Biotechnology Company in conjunction with physicians and researchers at two Chines...

July 4, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Australia, China team up to promote healthy ageing

Singapore: Senior scientists from Australia and China are meeting at the Australian Academy of Science on July 23 and 24...

July 23, 2012 | Monday | News
Bone Therapeutics proceeds with cell therapy for non-union fractures

Singapore: Europe based Bone Therapeutics, a regenerative therapy company, has received clearance from the Competent Aut...

December 6, 2013 | Friday | News
Nobel Laureate Yamanaka gives lecture at A*STAR

Singapore: A*STAR invited the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Medicine or Physiology, Professor Shinya Yamanaka, to give a lectur...

April 3, 2013 | Wednesday | News
There must be another way'- thought iPS cell guru Shinya Yamanaka

"When I saw the embryo, I suddenly realized there was such a small difference between it and my daughters. I thought, we...

October 25, 2012 | Thursday | Influencers
Chinese experts call for stem cell regulation

Singapore: Life science experts in China have called for more effective regulation in the domain of stem cell treatments...

June 20, 2013 | Thursday | Regulatory
LifeCell diversifies from cell banking to diagnostics, vaccine

LifeCell International, India's largest private stem cell bank and the first stem cell solution provider to bring the co...

December 31, 2012 | Monday | Influencers
Biostar, RNL Bio make stem cell lab FDA compliant

Singapore: US-based Human Biostar and South Korea-based RNL Bio have completed the revision and supplementation of the f...

November 22, 2012 | Thursday | Regulatory