Mark Curtis
Mark is a Business Development Analyst at the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM), where he collaborates with the team to help evaluate the commercial potential of regenerative medicine and cell therapy technologies. He began his career at Princess Margaret Hospital studying cellular reprogramming of human skin cells. Following this project, he left the laboratory and took on a role with Bloom Burton & Co., a healthcare-focused investment dealer. While there he supported the advisory team in carrying out scientific diligence on early-stage biotechnology companies. Prior to joining CCRM he was a consultant to Stem Cell Therapeutics, a Toronto-based biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutics targeting cancer stem cells. Mark received a Master’s degree from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, where he studied the directed differentiation of embryonic stem cells, and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, from Queen’s University. Follow Mark on Twitter @markallencurtis
Posts by: Mark
Update from the Clinic: July
. Welcome to your update from the Clinic for the month of July. Adaptimmune moves a second candidate into the clinic. Ziopharm receives an Orphan Drug Designation for its cutting edge IL-12 technology. Canadian cell therapy company, Hemostemix, keeps moving forward with enrolment in its clinical trial for ACP-01 in critical limb ischemia. Oxford-based Adaptimmune […]
Cell Therapy Deal Review: July
. Welcome to your Cell Therapy Deal Review for the month of July. Here at Signals we’ve decided to change the name of this monthly column, to pay consideration to the fact the majority of the technologies discussed here are cell-based. Moving forward, I will continue to focus on the cell therapy industry specifically, but […]
Regenerative Medicine Deal Review: June
. Welcome to your Regenerative Medicine Deal Review for the month of June. It was an epic month in partnerships that saw multiple collaborations closely tying industry leaders together. Almost all public cell-based immunotherapy companies have formed partnerships with Big Pharma or biotech in the last 24 months, amongst a flurry of collaborative activity that […]
Update from the Clinic: May
. Welcome to your Update from the Clinic for the month of May. StemCells announced positive topline results from a Phase I/II study in spinal cord injury. Kite Pharma treated its first patient in a Phase I/II study investigating an anti-CD19 CAR T construct in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Following some promising interim results, NewLink Genetics decided […]
Update from the Clinic: August
. Welcome to your Update from the Clinic for the month of August. The adult stem cell community enjoyed a much needed confidence boost after TiGenix announced its Phase 3 trial hit its primary endpoint. Northwest confirmed its Phase 3 trial of DCVax in glioblastoma is still underway despite rumours that the trial had been […]