by Stacey Johnson | Dec 4, 2015
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s “hot” new prime minister, is getting Canadian scientists all worked up – in a good way. For the first time in nearly ten years, the scientific community has a passionate champion in Ottawa ready to undress – sorry unmuzzle – federal scientists...
by Nicole Kuchinsky | Dec 1, 2015
November was a big month for science in Canada. Our new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, sent a clear message that science will be a priority for his administration by naming Dr. Kirsty Duncan Minister of Science, and Navdeep Bains Minister of Innovation, Science and...
by Mark Curtis | Nov 24, 2015
Welcome to your Cell Therapy Deal Review for the month of October. Lion Biotechnologies and Kite Pharma both made deals with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that significantly expanded their respective pipelines. Kite also announced a research collaboration...
by David Kent | Nov 16, 2015
The United Kingdom has begun its foray into using cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in clinical settings. I have to admit I was surprised that following coverage on the BBC and in The Guardian, there was virtually no anti-ESC protesting to be found,...
by Stacey Johnson | Nov 13, 2015
Are you a wannabe astronaut? If you haven’t yet heard the news, NASA is hiring. Think you got the right stuff? The boys from One Direction do and you’ll know this if you have viewed their “NASA” video (over 185 million have clicked!). Now, apart from...
by James Smith | Oct 6, 2015
. With contributions from blogger David Brindley September 2015 has been an historic month for regenerative medicine. For the first time ever in the Western world, a prescription has been issued for a gene therapy, Glybera. At the ESGCT and FSGT Collaborative...
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