UK to carry out a stem cell arthritis trial by reimplanting mesenchymal cells and chondrocytes
Stem cell trial for osteoarthritis launched (InPharm)
Connecticut Researchers are turning embryonic stem cells into chondrocytes
Connecticut Researchers Turn Stem Cells into Chondrocytes (HealthPointCapital)
OrthoCyte is spun out to develop novel stem cell technology for musculoskeletal disorders
Arnold Caplan, PhD from Case Western will serve as CSO. He was the founder of Osiris Therapeutics. BioTime Forms New Subsidiary, OrthoCyte Corporation, to Develop Treatments for Orthopedic Conditions Using Stem Cell Technology (BusinessWire)
ISTO’s breakthrough in cartilage regeneration —> harvested cartilage cells from deceased juveniles
ISTO’s Cartilage Regeneration Breakthrough (Orthopedics This Week) The paper, “The Potential of Human Allogeneic Juvenile Chondrocytes for Restoration of Articular Cartilage,” is scheduled to appear in the July 2010 edition of The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
New wound repair membranes from Snoasis Medical show promise in the dental market – BioXclude made of placenta tissue
Placenta technology promises healing benefits link to OrthopedicsThisWeek BioXclude™ represents the first membrane composed of amnion and chorion tissue for use as a wound covering in guided bone regeneration procedures
Will stem cells in a polymer scaffold ultimately replace allograft bone grafting for hips?
Mending Damaged Hips With The Help Of Stem Cells by MedicalNewsToday Bone stem cells could in future be used instead of bone from donors as part of an innovative new hip replacement treatment, according to scientists at the University of Southampton.
AAOS: Uncertain Future for Platelet-Rich Plasma
published at MedPage Today… http://ow.ly/1nBpu Clinicians are trying to determine where platelet-rich plasma (PRP) fits into the armamentarium of treatments for orthopedic injuries. PRP is created by taking an individual’s whole blood, putting it into a centrifuge, concentrating the platelets, and injecting the platelet-rich mixture into a site of injury. While normal whole blood has [...]
Adult Stem Cells May Be Helpful in Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have demonstrated in rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an injured spinal cord can help restore the electrical pathways associated with movement. In spinal cord injury, demyelination, or the destruction of the myelin sheath in the central nervous system, occurs. The [...]
Robin Young’s predictions at the 2010 Stem Cell Summit in NYC
The 2020 market for stem cells will be$8B, and 35-40% percent of that market will have direct orthopedic applications Over the past 5 years, ~ 60,000 patients have been treated with either allograft or autologous stem cells in the US Not one single patient has reported an adverse reaction to FDA, not one! 1 in 10 [...]
Alphatec Spine gains rights to distribute Osteoprogenitor Adult Stem Cells for Treatment of Spinal Disorders
Agreement Provides Alphatec Spine With Exclusive Global Rights to Distribute Parcell’s Proprietary Osteoprogenitor Adult Stem Cells for the Treatment of Spinal Disorders ATEC Press Release… http://ow.ly/Wo6j
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