Cell Therapy Deal Review: November

by Mark Curtis | Dec 30, 2015

Welcome to your Cell Therapy Deal Review for the month of November. Astellas failed to achieve the majority share it needed to push through a takeover of Ocata Therapeutics valued at $379 million. ImmunoCellular Therapeutics announced a research agreement with MD...

ISCT webinar: Reimbursement re-cap

by Mark Curtis | Dec 28, 2015

For those of you that missed ISCT’s recent webinar on manufacturing, needle-to-needle logistics and reimbursement, below is a brief re-cap of the key points on the reimbursement section that I provided. The presentation, including audio, should be available free on...

Rudolph, red noses and regeneration

by Guest | Dec 21, 2015

Samantha Payne is a PhD student in the Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry department at the University of Toronto. She has previously investigated regeneration in a non-mammalian gecko model during an MSc program, and now currently combines stem cell biology...

Right Turn: The official Signals Gift Giving Guide

by Guest | Dec 18, 2015

Emily Easto, communications specialist for the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM), is making her Signals debut here. If you like her list, we can probably coax her into making it a yearly offering. While publishing a gift guide so late in the...

Visionary treatments using epithelial stem cells presented at TMM2015

by Guest | Dec 17, 2015

This is a guest post by Nadia Houri, a Business Development Analyst with the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM). In October 2015, I attended the Till & McCulloch Meetings (TMM) in Toronto, of which my employer, CCRM, was a co-organizer....

Right Turn: Stem cell books for kids

by Stacey Johnson | Dec 11, 2015

I have yet to meet a parent who doesn’t think reading to/with their kids is crucial. I’m going to assume that if you’re a scientist, instilling a love of science to your children, through books, is a priority. With winter holidays just around the corner, kids will...

Update from the Clinic: November

by Mark Curtis | Dec 10, 2015

Welcome to your Update from the Clinic for the month of November. There were a number of mid-stage clinical trials launched by cell-based immunotherapy companies this past month, furthering a robust global pipeline of CAR/TCR products. We also saw some efficacy data...

Right Turn: Making science sexy again

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...

Canada: Science is in our blood

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...

Right Turn: Cancer campaigns

by Stacey Johnson | Nov 27, 2015

To some people, November is now Movember. That is testament to how successful and pervasive this campaign for men’s health – especially prostate cancer – has become. (Blogger Sara Nolte has also chosen to write about prostate cancer during Movember.) Last month the...