by Samantha Payne | Apr 7, 2016
Neurodegenerative diseases of the brain, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, are a leading cause of disability in Canada, but despite the significant burden on patients, caregivers and the health-care system, we still lack a cure. An active area of research for these...
by Stacey Johnson | Apr 1, 2016
For nearly 2 million people, the restless nights, anxious days, over-caffeinated spiral is almost over. On April 14th, Orphan Black returns with its fourth season. A few Christmases ago, I compiled a list of television shows and movies that feature stem cells in a...
by Nicole Kuchinsky | Mar 31, 2016
Stem cell technology and reproductive medicine have always been tightly linked. After all, the early embryo is essentially a ball of stem cells. For this post, I will delve into a hot topic in reproductive medicine—three-person embryos. Similar to what we have seen...
by Erin Sugar | Mar 25, 2016
Beautiful things can happen when you combine science, art and technology. (Think STEAM!) Contemporary dancer Paige Fraser has teamed up with Intel to create an artistic piece that uses 18 Intel RealSense cameras to display a whimsical 3D reflection that mimicks her...
by Mark Curtis | Mar 24, 2016
Welcome to your Update from the Clinic for the month of February. bluebird made its debut in the oncology market and treated its first patient with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) product targeting a novel antigen. Ziopharm enrolled its first patient in a study...
by Stacey Johnson | Mar 18, 2016
We don’t need no education We don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone Hey! teachers! leave the kids alone! All in all it’s just another brick in the wall. All in all you’re just another...
by Mark Curtis | Mar 15, 2016
Welcome to your deal review for the month of February. Astellas tied-off its acquisition of Ocata while GSK and Adaptimmune expanded their collaboration to develop cell-based immunotherapies. AVROBIO, a new cell and gene company based in Boston, Mass, and Toronto,...
by Stacey Johnson | Mar 11, 2016
Tissue engineering is a key part of regenerative medicine (RM), but it sometimes feels like the poor cousin of stem cells. The Jan to big sister Marcia. That won’t be the case at the upcoming 10th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2016), happening May 17-22 in Montreal,...
by James Smith | Mar 7, 2016
Post by James Smith and Mackenna Roberts. Ms. Roberts is an English-qualified lawyer, trained bioethicist and strategic adviser for the commercialization of emerging biomedical technologies and is widely published on how the law should govern cutting-edge medical...
by Stacey Johnson | Mar 4, 2016
Last week, I wrote about Dr. Leon Bellan’s creative solution to engineering artificial blood vessels for lab-grown organs: cotton candy! As much as I was impressed with his out-of-the-box thinking, I also really liked the excellent video produced by Vanderbilt...
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