SCIENCE NEWS Targeting Cell Pathway May Prevent Relapse of Leukemia Researchers show that leukemia stem cells cannot thrive without a particular cell pathway, known as the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway, suggesting that targeting this pathway may prevent the growth and development of acute myelogenous leukemia. [Press release from PR Newswire discussing online prepublication in Science]
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INDUSTRY NEWS Cerus Signs Agreement with Swiss Red Cross for Deployment of the INTERCEPT Blood System for Platelets Cerus Corporation announced that it has signed a three-year purchase agreement with the Swiss Red Cross Blood Service, with terms that anticipate deployment of the INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets in eleven of its thirteen blood centers. [Cerus Corporation Press Release] Boehringer Ingelheim Launches Global Venture Fund to Foster Innovation in Life Sciences Boehringer Ingelheim announced the launch of its corporate venture capital fund, the Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund. [Boehringer Ingelheim Press Release] Cord Blood Bank Opening New Lab in Maitland, Hiring 31 Orlando-based Cord:Use wants to move into a larger building with a new medical laboratory in Maitland by and expand from 20 to 40 local employees during the next three years. [Orlando Business Journal] BloodCenter to Operate Organ, Tissue Bank Two groups that procure organs, veins, heart valves and other tissue have been consolidated into the BloodCenter of Wisconsin, making it the only organization in the country that specializes in all types of donation. [Journal Sentinel] Question Mark Over Utility of Cord Blood Banking Coming down heavily on the practice of private cord blood banking, Brig Velu Nair, head of the Department of Clinical Hematology, Army Hospital New Delhi and Dean of the Army College of Medical Sciences said there is no scientific justification for the ‘autologous storage of umbilical cord blood.’ [Indian Express] Experts Cheer Plan for Gilbert Stem Cell Center The Celebration Stem Cell Centre is preparing to register with the Food and Drug Administration and hopes to begin processing billions of life-saving stem cells by mid-June. [The Arizona Republic]
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POLICY NEWS Government Accountability Office: FDA Needs Better Plans To Protect Public Health The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing significant planning and management challenges that could affect its ability to protect the public health, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Notice of Termination of Selected Research Training and Research Career Development Award Funding Opportunity Announcements (NOT-OD-10-069) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Final Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (Kirschstein-NRSA) Policy for Tuition, Fees, and Health Insurance on Training Grants and Fellowships (NOT-OD-10-073) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Waivers for Conflicts of Interest for the April 12, 2010 Blood Products Advisory Committee Meeting [Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, United States] Guidance for Industry on the Content and Format of the Dosage and Administration Section of Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products; Availability [Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0201] [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Advisory Committees; Technical Amendment [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0001] [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trial Requirements, Regulations, Compliance, and Good Clinical Practices; Public Workshop [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0001] [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Consultation: Proposed Standards for Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells Intended for Use in Hematopoietic Reconstitution [Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia] Infusion and Transfusion, Autologous: Blood Salvage System – Fresenius Kabi Ltd – C.A.T.S. Auto Transfusion System 9005101 [Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, United Kingdom]
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EVENTS 12th Biennial Canadian Blood and Marrow Transplant Group (CBMTG) Conference April 7-10, 2010 Vancouver, Canada American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 101st Annual Meeting 2010 April 17-21, 2010 Washington, DC, United States British Society for Haematology 50th Annual Scientific Meeting April 19-21, 2010 Edinburgh, Scotland XXIII International Symposium on Technological Innovations in Laboratory Hematology May 10-12, 2010 Brighton, United Kingdom 16th Annual International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) Meeting May 23-26, 2010 Philadelphia, United States 8th Annual International Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation Symposium June 3-5, 2010 San Francisco, United States International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 8th Annual Meeting June 16-19, 2010 San Francisco, United States Select Bioscience’s World Biobanking Summit August 24-25, 2010 Edinburgh, Scotland International Society for Hematology and Stem Cells (ISEH) 2010 Meeting September 15-18, 2010 Melbourne, Australia American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) Annual Meeting & Cellular Therapy and Transfusion Medicine Expo (CTTXPO) 2010 October 9-12, 2010 Baltimore, United States 52nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition December 4-7, 2010 Orlando, United States Visit our events page to stay up to date with the latest events in the cell, gene and immunotherapy community.
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