by Peace Chukwu | Sep 14, 2023
The ability to regrow teeth after a certain age would be monumental to solving most of our dental problems. Unlike other animals like sharks and alligators that can replace their teeth dozens of times, or the kangaroos and elephants – all polyphyodonts – humans are...
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 Peace Chukwu | Jul 6, 2023
Imagine slowly losing control of your body and the muscles necessary to live healthily, until you eventually lose your ability to breathe. This disease is known as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, and is caused by the degeneration of motor neurons that send...
by Kevin Robb | Jun 29, 2023
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been at the front line of cell therapy and regenerative medicine efforts for decades. Investigators hotly pursued MSCs as prospective cell therapies for a wide range of diseases, but enthusiasts were left wanting when several...
by Sara M. Nolte | Jun 21, 2023
In addition to showers, flowers and warmer weather, this spring also brought renewed hope for patients with hematological malignancies undergoing stem cell transplants (SCTs) in the form of the approval of Gamida Cell’s Omisirge® (omidubicel). This cell-based therapy...
by Stacey Johnson | Jun 2, 2023
The Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program has been on my mind lately. Yes it’s true, although it may seem odd to admit. The Government of Canada’s innovative program, launched in 1989, was intended to “mobilize Canada’s best research, development and...
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