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Stacey Johnson is the editor of Signals and a contributor. For 25 years, Stacey has been providing strategic communications counsel to government, corporate, technology and health organizations. She began her career at the CTV Television Network and then moved to Hill & Knowlton Canada where she advised clients in a variety of industries and sectors. Stacey is the Vice President, Communications and Marketing for CCRM, a leader in developing and commercializing regenerative medicine-based technologies and cell and gene therapies. She has a Master's degree in Public Relations. You can follow her on Twitter @msstaceyerin.

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CGTs and the Gartner Hype Cycle

Author: Stacey Johnson, 11/29/24

Are you familiar with the Gartner Hype Cycle? It’s a way of separating reality from hype when it comes to emerging technologies – like cell and gene therapies (CGTs). The hype cycle employs a graph to present the maturity of new technologies as they pass through five phases. Learn more here. The Gartner Hype Cycle […]

Right Turn: Living Drugs adds to the canon of inspiring science documentaries

Author: Stacey Johnson, 10/25/24

Michel Sadelain is the 2024 Gairdner International Award laureate, along with Dr. Zelig Eshhar, for his “seminal contributions to the conception, development and application of CD19-CAR T cell therapy for cancer.” It’s been a good year for Dr. Sadelain, who also won the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. See the full list of his […]

Blog carnival: Are we peering through rose-coloured glasses at the cell therapy investment landscape?

Author: Stacey Johnson, 08/30/24

This has never happened before. In eight years of hosting the blog carnival, we have never encountered a situation where the conclusions have been so similar. Given this year’s topic, the optimism is a good thing. So here is our topic: Venture financing in cell therapies was at a record high in 2020 and 2021, […]

Right Turn: Summer 2024 viewing for stem cell and RM fans

Author: Stacey Johnson, 08/02/24

He’s back! The regenerative medicine (RM) field’s unofficial mascot – Deadpool – is back in theatres and all over media and social media due to what one must assume is a super(hero)-sized marketing budget. Although some may disagree on his status as a mascot, you can’t ignore his regenerative abilities. Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, can […]

Right Turn: Science in the U.S. under Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

Author: Stacey Johnson, 07/26/24

An assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden removing himself from the race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris has meant the last two weeks have been filled with election news. We can be certain that the coverage won’t stop as the two contenders – assuming Harris is chosen by the […]