by Kevin Robb | Aug 22, 2024
Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to formally review a revised Biologics License Application (BLA) from Mesoblast for their mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) product, remestemcel-L. The submission represents the third attempt by the company...
by Laya Kiani | Aug 15, 2024
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2017, total global spending on health reached US$7.8 trillion and, by 2020, this figure had leapt to $9 trillion as governments raced to contain the first wave of COVID-19. The WHO estimates that worldwide spending...
by Medicine by Design | Aug 6, 2024
CCRM, the publisher of Signals, has enhanced its long-standing relationship with the University of Toronto’s Medicine by Design through a new strategic alliance. This profile is one in a series of profiles that feature “people” of Medicine by Design. Some minor edits...
by Stacey Johnson | Aug 2, 2024
He’s back! The regenerative medicine (RM) field’s unofficial mascot – Deadpool – is back in theatres and all over media and social media due to what one must assume is a super(hero)-sized marketing budget. Although some may disagree on his status as a mascot, you...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 26, 2024
An assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden removing himself from the race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris has meant the last two weeks have been filled with election news. We can be certain that the coverage won’t stop...
by Laya Kiani | Jul 18, 2024
In last week’s post, “The role and impact of IP rights on innovation and investment in RM,” I discussed the importance of intellectual property (IP) rights in regenerative medicine (RM), highlighting how they drive innovation and secure competitive advantages....
by Laya Kiani | Jul 11, 2024
Intellectual property (IP) rights in regenerative medicine (RM) are crucial for sparking innovation and staying ahead in a competitive market. Protecting inventions through patents and other IP rights encourages investment by giving inventors exclusive market rights....
by Peace Chukwu | Jul 4, 2024
Cancer remains the second leading cause of death worldwide. The Canadian Cancer Society estimates about 247,100 new cancer cases and 88,100 cancer deaths in Canada in 2024. Ten million deaths worldwide have been estimated to have been caused by cancer in 2020. This...
by Stacey Johnson | Jun 28, 2024
As June comes to an end, so does Pride Month in Canada. In 12 years of blogging for Signals, I realize I have never covered the topic of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and Pride, although I have written about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion...
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