Over the past six months I have been honored and pleased to have seen and been part of an increasing focus and attention being paid to the unique manufacturing and bioproduction issues related to cell therapy. Certainly it is the Cell Therapy Group‘s view, that this is both timely and much-needed as more cell therapies [...]
Read the Rest...As you will see just below, this post falls under the category of a thinly veiled and somewhat shameless plug which I hope you’ll tolerate if I’m transparent about it upfront and I add what may be a little useful commentary along the way. I won’t have to convince “regular” readers of this “irregular” blog [...]
Read the Rest...For those of you who follow this blog, you’ll imagine my surprise to wake up the morning to the following announcement from the FDA: _____________________________________________________________ FDA NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 6, 2010 Media Inquiries: Shelly Burgess, 301-796-4651, shelly.burgess@fda.hhs.gov Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA Seeks Injunction Against Colorado Manufacturer of Cultured Cell Product Violations of [...]
Read the Rest...This is simple. You can give real money to regenerative medicine without it costing you a dime. JPMorgan Chase & Co’s Chase Community Giving program is giving away $5 million to the charities with the most votes. Your vote could mean money for regenerative medicine. Don’t be silly. Just click here and vote. www.celltherapyblog.com hosted [...]
Read the Rest...This may seem a little off-topic for those who don’t know me but for those of you who do, you’ll know this is a little mix of many of my primary loves – cell therapy/regenerative medicine, communications/public relations, social media, and all things internet/technology. This is a reprint (with permission) of an article I was [...]
Read the Rest...Stewart Lyman of Lyman BioPharma Consulting posted a great article in today’s Xconomy summarizing some key points and links to more information about the rules governing the Therapeutic Discovery Project Credit which have now been released by the US Treasury Department. Today, a detailed fact sheet was released about the tax credit program and it [...]
Read the Rest...While the US government prints money to shore up failing and broken business models which no one likes but are considered simply too big (not too important or significant or even useful) to fail, Google is making money and investing it in start ups who expect nothing less than to create “disruptive, even world-changing technologies”. [...]
Read the Rest...It has been a long-time coming. It has been hyped and scoffed, bet against and hoped for, but now none of that matters. It’s here. Dendreon has brought Provenge to market. Here, in the word’s of the FDA… FDA NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 29, 2010 FDA Approves a Cellular Immunotherapy for Men with [...]
Read the Rest...I know I haven’t been a very good blogger for quite some time but I wanted to pass on a letter I just received from my friend James Price as a Charter member of the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation. They’re going for a Webby award. You don’t have to be Canadian to support their cause [...]
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