When will stem cells save more lives? Melissa Little and her colleagues worked for six years to bring the world’s largest stem cell meeting to Melbourne this week. What did she learn? What are the next big steps should we should be watching for in curing diseases and saving lives with stem cells? Melissa can…
20-23 June 2018 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre International Society for Stem Cell Research 2018 Annual Meeting: 2,500+ stem cell scientists from 50 countries will hear from 150+ speakers including: Lab-grown mini-brains make new connections Fred ‘Rusty’ Gage (USA) is making mini-brains from human stem cells in the lab. But in order for…
New York, USA; June 20, 2018; and Melbourne, Australia; June 21, 2018: Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB; Nasdaq:MESO) today announced key Day 100 survival outcomes of its Phase 3 trial for remestemcel-L, an allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell product candidate, in children with steroid refractory acute Graft Versus Host Disease (aGVHD). The results are being presented today at…
Could you regrow an arm or a leg? Salamanders can. Should you be allowed to try unapproved treatments without the FDA tick when you’re terminally ill? President Trump says yes. 20-23 June 2018 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre International Society for Stem Cell Research 2018 Annual Meeting: more than 2,500 stem cell scientists…
Here is a selection of images from the Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research (ASSCR) Stem Cell Image Competition 2018, being held in conjunction with the International Society for Stem Cell Research 2018 Annual Meeting. Images may be used by the media, provided credit is given to the photographer. For hi-res versions please click on the photo…
Media preview 20-23 JUNE 2018 AT THE MELBOURNE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE Stem cells are saving lives today—through bone marrow and cord blood transplants We’ll hear about trials making new skin, restoring sight, treating diabetes, repairing the brain But we’ll also hear of the dangers of risky treatments, snake oil merchants, and new US regulations…
Stem cell scientists gather in the city of landmark discoveries The International Society for Stem Cell Research 2018 Annual Meeting brings the field’s scientists to a country and city with a rich stem cell research heritage. Bone marrow transplants to treat blood cancers and other blood disorders were the first stem cell treatments. In the…
Media release issued by ISSCR The ISSCR, the largest professional organization of stem cell researchers from around the world, opposes the U.S. House of Representatives proposal to ban federal funding for fetal tissue research. ISSCR President Hans Clevers released the following statement: “There is no scientific or ethical basis for the proposed restriction on fetal…
Media release issued by ISSCR The ISSCR is disappointed with the enactment of the ‘Right to Try’ law. Along with more than 100 patient and research groups opposing the bill, we believe it will put patients at risk and undermine the effective FDA Expanded Access Program already in place to give seriously ill patients access to…
Media release issued by ISSCR Progress in stem cell research and its translation to medicine is the focus of the International Society for Stem Cell Research annual meeting 20-23 June at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia. More than 3,000 stem cell scientists, bioethicists, clinicians, and industry professionals from over 50 countries will share…