by Stephie Leung | Jul 20, 2023
A few months ago, I summarized seven local cell therapy companies in Canada that caught my attention. Since then, one full quarter of the financial calendar has passed. In the world of biotechnology start-ups, this could mean one more key milestone achieved, a new...
by Stacey Johnson | Mar 10, 2023
If you’ve watched the 1992 movie Lorenzo’s Oil, based on the true story of parents searching for a treatment for their son’s rare neurological disease, adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), then the real-life story of the Pirovolakis family might feel familiar. The Pirovolakis...
by Cal Strode | Jan 5, 2023
In 2022, the UK’s Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (aka CGT Catapult) celebrated its tenth anniversary (congratulations!) marking 10 years of accelerating innovation in cell and gene therapies (CGTs) in the UK. Much like CCRM, CGT Catapult was established as an...
by Stacey Johnson | Dec 16, 2022
Back in 2014, Selena Gomez was diagnosed with lupus. The singer and actress has been public about getting chemotherapy to treat her condition, and her kidney transplant. The autoimmune disease causes the immune system to attack the body’s tissues and organs....
by CCRM Australia | Dec 6, 2022
Bhavi Kadakia was an intern with CCRM Australia in 2020 and is currently employed at Novotech. In the health-care sector, translation and commercialization have traditionally been described as complex and requiring heavy investment. As such, it is imperative for...
by Cal Strode | Aug 17, 2022
Launched in June of 2015, ExCellThera is a clinical-stage biotechnology company making strides in developing robust and cost-effective processes for growing blood stem cells for therapeutic use, backed by award-winning proprietary technology. The company was founded...
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