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Hefty funds lay foundations for stem-cell facilities Nature Wed, 14 May 2008 10:12 AM PDT The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state's stem-cell agency, has awarded $271 million to 12 institutions to seed a building boom of research facilities across the state. International Stem Cell Corporation's Human Parthenogenetic Stem Cells to be used in the Development of Treatments for ... Centre Daily Times Wed, 14 May 2008 7:06 AM PDT International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO) announced today that its human parthenogenetic stem cell lines will be used in studies aimed at creating liver cells to treat human liver disease. News: Stem cell research gets major boost: $43.5 million poured into new building, expected to draw researchers Stanford Daily Wed, 14 May 2008 2:16 AM PDT Despite federal bans on certain types of stem cell research, Stanford is forging ahead in the field. The University took home $43.5 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine last week and has plans in the works for a new research facility. Geron stem cell trial delayed by FDA San Jose Mercury News Wed, 14 May 2008 2:57 PM PDT Geron suffered a setback Wednesday when regulators put the brakes to its quest to become the first company to test people with a treatment developed from human embryonic stem cells. Geron Corp Licenses Stem Cell Products To Stemcell Tech Nasdaq Wed, 14 May 2008 2:39 PM PDT Geron Corp. (GERN) licensed intellectual property relating to its primate pluripotent stem cells to Stemcell Technologies Inc. Financial terms weren't disclosed. NuVasive Acquires First Stem Cell Bone Graft Substitute PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 14 May 2008 5:47 AM PDT With the acquisition of Osiris Therapeutics' Osteocel business, NuVasive has obtained the first off-the-shelf bone graft substitute product to incorporate viable stem cells. BBVA Foundation international study on attitudes to stem cell research EurekAlert! Wed, 14 May 2008 10:05 AM PDT In Spain, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Denmark, France and the Netherlands, the balance leans to a greater or lesser extent towards the side of medical benefits. Disgraced South Korean scientist establishes firm specializing in cloning pet animals AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News Wed, 14 May 2008 6:41 AM PDT Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk has set up a bio-technology firm specializing in cloning pet animals, a scientist close to Hwang said Wednesday. WSU to offer bone marrow transplants to sick pets The Wenatchee World Wed, 14 May 2008 3:01 PM PDT SEATTLE - The bone marrow or stem cell transplant, a procedure that every year saves tens of thousands of lives and won for the Seattle physi-cian who pioneered it the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine, appears poised to come full circle and finally become more widely available to those who first made it all possible. $25M TO EINSTEIN MED SCHOOL New York Post Wed, 14 May 2008 0:46 AM PDT Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced a $25 million gift yesterday from Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman. The Bronx institution will use the donation to establish the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research; fund the Center for Epigenomics; and create the Ruth L. Gottesman Clinical Skills Facility, among other projects. ...

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