by Elisa D'Arcangelo | May 11, 2021
It is the tricky task of tissue engineers to recreate tissues without instructions or authentic building blocks. Nevertheless, researchers have been imitating tissues in vitro from various cell types, according to their best judgment assembly protocols, through a...
by Stacey Johnson | May 7, 2021
The incredible, non-stop growth of the global cell and gene therapy market – valued at ~$12 billion by 2025 – means that talent is in high demand. (That estimate does not include tissue engineering, but it still seems low.) While seasoned professionals and those with...
by Lyla El-Fayomi | Apr 30, 2021
“Regenerative medicine news under the microscope” is a new monthly feature highlighting big stories in stem cell research. I will sample the latest and greatest findings in recent press and package them into a single post. This month, I am featuring more COVID-19...
by Laine Bodnar | Apr 23, 2021
The regenerative medicine industry is growing at a break-neck pace. The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) recently released its 2020 Annual Report. It provides us with some metrics to illustrate the boom that the field is experiencing. It paints an exciting...
by Lyla El-Fayomi | Apr 16, 2021
Regenerative medicine news under the microscope is a new monthly feature highlighting big stories in stem cell research. I will sample the latest and greatest findings in recent press and package them into a single post. You can expect these blogs to be published at...
by Francesco Zangari | Apr 8, 2021
From the H1N1 pandemic of 2009, Canada recognized it was not ready for a pandemic. “What we were not prepared for was for the pandemic to occur when it did,” said an interviewee at a panel review of Canada’s response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. “So, it...
by Stacey Johnson | Mar 26, 2021
Is it normal to have a pet disease? Ever since I did a project on epilepsy in grade 4, I’ve had an interest in this disorder that affects one percent of the Canadian population, and worldwide there are anywhere from 50-65 million people living with epilepsy,...
by Stacey Johnson | Mar 19, 2021
The more attention stem cells, cell therapies and gene therapies get, the more education there needs to be so the public can differentiate between approved and unapproved treatments. At this time, there are over 1,220 clinical trials ongoing worldwide (including...
by Stacey Johnson | Mar 12, 2021
The month of March recognizes World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation (March 4, find helpful information and resources), International Women’s Day (March 8) and Women’s History Month so there’s a lot of focus on women right now. It seems like a good time to...
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