From healing scars, to breast reconstructions, to brazilian butt lifts, fat grafting (also referred to as fat injection or fat transfer) is an exciting new frontier in plastic surgery and regenerative medicine. Plastic surgeons have been performing fat grafting surgeries for over a hundred years, but ground-breaking strides have been made over the past decade …
BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Akron Biotech, an innovative biotech company focused on serving the growing demands of the cell therapy industry, is pleased to announce it was awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Award from the … This Post Originally Appeared via Bing News
Phelan M. Autologous Cell Therapies Do Not Represent a Public Health Risk and Should Not Be Regulated Like Drugs CellR4 2013; 1 (3): e592 I would like to be a voice for patients and make a case that future promising ESC & IPSC and manufactured cell based products are not confused with Autologous Stem Cell …
If you have been following along or reading any of my blog posts, you already know about my interest and passion for stem cells derived from fat tissue. Adipose Stem Cells are an abundant source of mescenchymal stem cells (MSC’s), and provide tremendous promise for many types of injury and diseases. For the past 4 years …
The short answer is yes, and we are using Fat Grafts and Adipose Stem Cells more and more for this purpose. We are just beginning to understand how this process works, and it has to do with the nature of scar tissue itself and the basic behaviors of stem cells. HOW DOES A SCAR FORM? Let’s first …
This year marked the 10th anniversary of IFATS, the International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science. It is an organization which includes scientists and Medical Doctors from a wide range of specialties. The conference was held in Quebec, Canada and included over 100 abstracts, most of which focused on on Adipose Stem Cells. Adipose Stem …
It’s been over two months since I updated my database of Adipose Stem Cell Clinical Trials. I am tracking registered Clinical Trials in the ClinicalTrials.gov database. A lot has happened in only two months! Since June 1, eight new Clinical Trials have been registered or updated to disclose starting dates in the ClinicalTrials.gov database . This …
Adipose Stem Cell Trials in Spain Spain…Soccer World Superstar. But what about Stem Cells?! If there was a World Cup for Stem Cells, Spain would get that too! While Spain is the world leader of Soccer, they are also the dominant player in a new arena of Adipose Stem Cell Research. Adipose stem cells come …
As promised, here is another data point from the Adipose Stem Cell Clinical Trial Summary spreadsheet. I started this project many weeks ago by gathering information from ClinicalTrials.gov database. Why is knowing whether the Clinical Trial used autologous or allogeneic cells important? Adult Stem Cells can be derived from a wide variety of tissues including bone …
JUNE 6, 2011. PORTLAND, OR/TIJUANA, MEXICO – The Sociedad Mexicana de Medicina Regenerativa (SOMMER) and the International Cellular Medicine Society (ICMS) announced a groundbreaking strategic alliance today. The two groups are partnering to bring greater transparency, increased peer oversight and new standards to clinics practicing autologous, adult stem cell medicine in Mexico. The total number …