Click Here to Register for WSCS 2018 Finding Cures Via Regenerative Medicine From January 22-26, 2018 in Miami Miami, FL – November 27, 2017 — The 13th World Stem Cell Summit (WSCS) is proud to announce that their upcoming event at the Hyatt Regency Miami, taking place January 22-26, 2018, has garnered international attention. Brought …
By Doug Oliver: I’m very positive about the future role of FDA in ensuring that stem cell and related therapies are safe and effective. And, because of that, I believe now is the appointed time for both patients AND therapy providers to be intentional in helping to rewire their own perspectives and consider what it …
(Interview courtesy of Future Medicine) Bernard Siegel is the Founder and full-time Executive Director of the nonprofit Regenerative Medicine Foundation (FL, USA). He is the Founder and the Co-chair of the World Stem Cell Summit series of global conferences and Editor-in-Chief of the World Stem Cell Report. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from …
(Interview courtesy of Future Medicine) Bernard Siegel is the Founder and full-time Executive Director of the nonprofit Regenerative Medicine Foundation (FL, USA). He is the Founder and the Co-chair of the World Stem Cell Summit series of global conferences and Editor-in-Chief of the World Stem Cell Report. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from …
On December 2016, Mayor Bill De Blasio announced that the city’s next great industry is biotechnology. A lofty goal grounded in reality and backed with a $500 million funding commitment. Not long after this announcement, in April 2017, I visited New York to witness the opening of the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) laboratories, one …
On December 2016, Mayor Bill De Blasio announced that the city’s next great industry is biotechnology. A lofty goal grounded in reality and backed with a $500 million funding commitment. Not long after this announcement, in April 2017, I visited New York to witness the opening of the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) laboratories, one …
In December 2015, the Bipartisan Policy Center –a Washington, D.C. nonprofit think-tank– published a seminal paper entitled Advancing Regenerative Cellular Therapy -Medical Innovation Healthier Americans. This Report provided information about the nature of cell therapies, international competitive landscape and US regulatory analysis. Guiding the document was a blue-ribbon panel including experts and leaders from Duke …
Twelve years ago my nonprofit organization founded an annual conference that evolved into the World Stem Cell Summit. Over time, this event has brought together thousands of thought leaders and stakeholders from around the globe. All came with a shared passion, to expand their knowledge, forge collaborations, and ultimately deliver cures. We recently announced that our 13th World Stem …
Stem cells have been lauded for their potential to cure a large array of cell based conditions, from muscular dystrophy to cancer to Parkinson’s Disease. But they have another, lesser known use: as tools for research into how human cells respond to an almost limitless variety of conditions. One of those conditions is microgravity—the virtually …
What happens when a cell-based therapy gets characterized as a “cure”? A Patient’s Answer May Be Surprising. How is using the word “cure” at this stage of our clinical translation of regenerative medicine likely to impact patients the most? I’ve considered these questions a lot. Over the last two years I’ve been in multiple situations …
Fifty years ago in a bygone era, my assignment was to deliver dozens of Smithfield gift hams at Christmastime in the Richmond suburb of Henrico County, Virginia. My father was a real estate developer embroiled in a challenging fight to rezone property for multi-family use. The influential Tuckahoe local neighborhood association was vehemently opposed. Father was …
Fifty years ago in a bygone era, my assignment was to deliver dozens of Smithfield gift hams at Christmastime in the Richmond suburb of Henrico County, Virginia. My father was a real estate developer embroiled in a challenging fight to rezone property for multi-family use. The influential Tuckahoe local neighborhood association was vehemently opposed. Father was …