Archives: 2019-12-19

Electric Phenomenon: A Disregarded Tool in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) are paving the way to the generation of functional and mature biological tissues that closely emulate cellular, biochemical, and mechanical cues. Electrical fields in the human body modulate myriad biological processes, such as synapses, muscle contraction, hearing, and wound healing, which were disregarded in TERM until recently. The human

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Production and Quality Requirements of Human Platelet Lysate: A Position Statement from the Working Party on Cellular Therapies of the International Society of Blood Transfusion

Human platelet lysate (HPL), rich in growth factors, is an efficient alternative supplement to fetal bovine serum (FBS) for ex vivo propagation of stromal cell-based medicinal products. Since 2014, HPL has been a focus of the Working Party for Cellular Therapies of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT). Currently, as several Good Manufacturing Practice

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Gene Therapy Method Transforms Human Cells into Mass Producers of Potential Therapeutics

Researchers at Ohio State University and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center say they have developed a new gene therapy technique by transforming human cells into mass producers of tiny nano-sized particles full of genetic material that has the potential to reverse disease processes. Though the work was intended as a proof of concept,

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RESTORE: Finding cures for the incurable

Advanced therapies are no longer the stuff of science fiction. Martin Banks reports on the regenerative therapies often referred to as “living drugs” and the hurdles currently impeding their availability in Europe. Source The Parliament Magazine The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases in Europe represents a high social and economic burden. Direct healthcare costs soared by

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AbbVie Receives European Commission Approval of RINVOQ™ (upadacitinib) for the Treatment of Adults with Moderate to Severe Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

– Approval supported by data from the pivotal Phase 3 SELECT rheumatoid arthritis program evaluating nearly 4,400 patients– In five pivotal Phase 3 studies, RINVOQ™(upadacitinib) met all primary and ranked secondary endpoints across a variety of adult patient populations with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis– RINVOQ, given alone or with csDMARDs, demonstrated improved rates

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University of Georgia researchers use exosome IV to treat traumatic brain injury

A team of researchers from the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center has found that neural exosomes—“cargo” molecules within the nervous system that carry messages to the brain—can minimize or even avert progression of traumatic brain injury when used as part of a new cell-to-cell messaging technology. The finding could result in the first delivery platform and

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FDA approves Sarepta’s 2nd Duchenne drug

The FDA unexpectedly reversed course Thursday, approving the second treatment developed by Sarepta Therapeutics for the rare disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy just a few months after rejecting the drug.  Sarepta announced Thursday evening that the agency had approved its second drug, called Vyondys 53. After the drug was originally rejected by the FDA in August due to concerns over the

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Prellis Biologics launches TissueWorkshop™ to accelerate human tissue engineering research

TissueWorkshop™ makes complex tissue engineering simple for all researchers by generating complex 3D scaffolds that can be printed with any 3D printer Prellis Biologics, Inc. has developed an intuitive web-based interface tailored for biologists and tissue engineers that can be learned in minutes. TissueWorkshop™ takes a set of user inputs and applies generative design principles to produce

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