by rss feed | Jun 8, 2025 | Deaths & Tributes, News Feeds, weekly reads
It’s been a crazy week on the cell and gene therapy front. We live in strange times more generally. I just wrote about a Thursday FDA cell and gene therapy roundtable that generally promoted the idea of less oversight. And far more speed to human use. RFK Jr....
by rss feed | Jan 14, 2024 | CRISPR Therapeutics, Deaths & Tributes, News Feeds, Vertex, weekly reads
The biotechs Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics have an interesting relationship as biotechs. They are partners are multiple levels but also are very different as companies including in size. There’s been a key development in one of their partnerships. Before we...
by rss feed | Dec 12, 2023 | Deaths & Tributes, News Feeds, William P. Murphy
It’s kind of a tragedy that William P. Murphy, former chairman of unproven stem cell clinic firm, US Stem Cell, might be most remembered after his recent passing for his doings there. For example, I didn’t know until now of his prolific past as a...
by rss feed | Oct 17, 2023 | Cellular Performance Institute, Deaths & Tributes, News Feeds, Shane Dorian, stem cell death, stem cell tourism
A surfer news site reported that a man recently died after getting an unproven stem cell therapy in Mexico. The article is entitled Tragedy strikes in Mexico as Shane Dorian’s traveling companion for “life-altering” stem-cell therapy dies. Shane Dorian is a famous...
by rss feed | Dec 18, 2022 | CIRM, Deaths & Tributes, Kevin McCormack, News Feeds, weekly reads
Out of the blue this past week we lost Kevin McCormack of CIRM to a heart attack. When I first heard, my reaction was that can’t be, but it is. About Kevin McCormack If you aren’t familiar with him, Kevin was officially Director of Patient Advocacy at our...
by rss feed | Sep 9, 2022 | Deaths & Tributes, News Feeds, NYSCF, Susan Solomon
It was a shock to learn today that New York Stem Cell Foundation CEO and Co-Founder Susan Solomon had passed away yesterday after a long battle with ovarian cancer. I met Susan a few times over the years and was always struck by her positive energy. At a practical...
