by rss feed | Dec 30, 2021 | COVID-19, Cryo-cell, News Feeds, organoids, Year in review
The past year was all over the place for the stem cell and regenerative medicine field. As you can see in my scoring of my 21 predictions for 2021, quite a few things were surprises in terms of what did and didn’t happen. Here’s an overview of the top...
by rss feed | Dec 26, 2021 | Cryo-cell, News Feeds, stem cell scientists
We’ll begin this week’s recommended reads with some news on two wonderful stem cell scientists. While there are thousands of stem cell scientists, some stand out for their especially creative work. News on stem cell scientists Nobel laureate...
by rss feed | Nov 23, 2021 | Cryo-cell, News Feeds, therapeutic misconception
One of the core problems in the world of unproven stem cell clinics is something called therapeutic misconception. I’ll talk more about that in a minute, but first, let me tell you what brought this to mind now. Surprisingly, the story starts at Duke University....
by rss feed | Oct 12, 2021 | Autism, cord blood, Cryo-cell, Duke, Duke autism, News Feeds
When I first learned about the multi-$10 million cord cell clinic deal between Duke and Cryo-Cell I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Duke’s involved in this? The problem: marketing unproven cells for kids Yes, this wasn’t some stem cell clinic...
by rss feed | Aug 19, 2021 | Cryo-cell, Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg, Duke, Duke autism, Joanne Kurtzberg, News Feeds
I recently found concerning SEC filings from the biotech Cryo-Cell about a deal it has with a Duke team for infusions of children with unproven umbilical cord cells. This turns out to be a $58 million deal. It relates in a major way to a Duke compassionate use or...
by rss feed | Jan 19, 2021 | cord blood, cord blood banking, Cryo-cell, Duke, News Feeds, stem cell banking, ViaCord
When my wife and I were expecting our first daughter way back in the nineties, we received a paper pamphlet about cord blood banking. Back then, I was a graduate student at UC San Diego School of Medicine working toward my Ph.D. in Molecular Pathology and my wife was...
