Cell Therapy News Volume 6.17 | Apr 18 2005

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    Volume 6.17, April 18, 2005
         In this issue: Science | Policy | Business | NIH | CBER | Regulatory
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    Top Stories

    Story: Breakthrough Isolating Embryo-quality Stem Cells from Blood
    Article

    Story: New Method May Be Alternative to Gene Therapy
    Article

    Science

    Breakthrough in Stem Cell Research: Australians Develop Three Clones From Human Embryonic Stem Cells
    “This cloning of cells involves a new technique, which is a very accurate way of extracting and then growing a single cell,” said UNSW Senior Lecturer Dr Kuldip Sidhu, who is leading the research and is based at the Diabetes Transplant Unit (DTU) at the Prince of Wales Hospital, a major teaching hospital of UNSW. “There has only been one report of cloning of cells from human embryonic stem cells anywhere else in the world – in Israel.”
    Article

    Cardiac Stem Cells Come Closer to Clinic
    The laboratory of MDA grantee Kenneth Chien at the University of California-San Diego announced in a recent issue of Nature that its researchers have discovered in the hearts of mice, rats and humans a new type of stem cell that can become a mature cardiac cell.
    Article

    Mouse with Designer Liver has Enhanced Glucose Tolerance and Improved Insulin Response
    Article

    Gene Therapy for Tumors, Including Gliomas
    Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered a way to overcome one of the major hurdles in gene therapy for cancer: its tendency to kill normal cells in the process of eradicating cancer cells.
    Article

    Gene Transplanted in Experimental Therapy Procedure
    An experimental and controversial form of “genetic therapy” involving transplanting a gene in the body of the patient was recently administered to a heart patient at Petah Tikva’s Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center.
    Article

    Researcher Grows New Insulin-secreting Beta Cells from Pancreatic Tissue
    The treatment caused primitive “precursor” cells in the islets – known as ductal cells – to develop into beta cells, increasing overall beta cell mass and boosting insulin levels within the islets.
    Article

    Antibodies May Help Alzheimer’s, Study Finds
    Antibodies that attack the protein believed responsible for Alzheimer’s disease may offer a new way to treat the brain-destroying illness, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
    Article

    RNAi Consortium Unites Big Pharma and Academia
    Investigators from three major pharmaceutical firms – Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly & Co., and Novartis AG – are joining forces with the Broad Institute and other leading academic centers to create the RNA Interference (RNAi) Consortium.
    Article

    Researcher Takes Stem Cell Research Another Step
    Treena Arinzeh, a young professor who last year won a Presidential Award, the nation’s highest scientific honor, is bringing the promise of stem cell research one step closer to reality.
    Article

    Tissue Engineering to Grow Bone, Ligaments and Cartilage
    A future in which laboratory-grown organs and stimulated growth of muscle, bones and nerves could play a major role in treating medical conditions was revealed at a recent Tissue Engineering Symposium at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
    Article


    Cells That Go Back in Time
    Lop off a newt’s leg or tail, and it will grow a new one. The creature’s cells can regenerate thanks to built-in time machines that revert cells to early versions of themselves in a process called dedifferentiation.
    Article

    ABSTRACT, REVIEWS, & SPECIAL REPORTS

    Adult Stem Cell Lines in Regenerative Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
    Abstract

    Designing Babies: What the Future Holds
    Abstract

    Effects of Medium Composition on the Production of Plasmid DNA Vector Potentially for Human Gene Therapy
    Abstract

    Gene Therapy in the Management of Oral Cancer: A Review of Recent Developments
    Abstract

    Muscle Stem Cells and Exercise Training
    Abstract

    Policy

    Pell Hails Stem Cell Discovery
    Catholic Archbishop George Pell will refer to Rome an Australian scientific breakthrough that could make obsolete the moral and ethical debate surrounding embryonic stem cell research.
    Article

    Stem Cell Institute Committee to Consider Finalists for Headquarters Site
    The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) will hold the first of three public hearings Wednesday on where its permanent headquarters should be.
    Article

    Cord Blood Stem Cells – Institute of Medicine Advisory
    Establishing a National Cord Blood Bank Program, a new congressionally mandated report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, proposes a structure for a fully coordinated, national cord blood bank program.
    Article

    Business

    Argos Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Melanoma Vaccine Trial
    Argos Therapeutics has announced the start of a clinical trial using a novel personalized melanoma vaccine based on the company’s proprietary technology. The product is made from the patient’s own tumor RNA and immune cells and Argos says it is the first of its kind to be developed for melanoma.
    Article

    HepaLife Surpasses Research Objectives: Continues to Advance Optimization of Proprietary Liver Cell Line for Final Use in Artificial Liver Device
    Article

    Lipid Sciences, Inc. Presents Latest Viral Immunotherapy Data at Keystone Symposium
    Article

    QLT Announces Senior Management Changes; Chief Financial Officer Stepping Down
    Article

    Seattle Genetics, Protein Design Labs In License Pact
    Seattle Genetics Inc. licensed exclusive rights to a potential anti-cancer therapy from Protein Design Labs Inc.
    Article

    Targeted Genetics Announces Breakthrough Research on Huntington’s Disease
    Targeted Genetics has announced that Beverly Davidson of the University of Iowa published encouraging preclinical results for a potential treatment of Huntington’s disease (HD).
    Article

    MARKET REPORTS

    Malachite Management has joined forces with established and reputable authors and publishers to bring you the following market reports outlining the very latest in Cell Therapy, Gene Therapy, and Immunotherapeutic approaches to Cancer. 

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    The Immunotherapy Reports cover the most recent developments in the immunotherapeutic approaches to cancer.

    A Shift in Cancer Immunotherapy Strategies?
    Immunotherapy Strategies Executive Summary
    Immunotherapy Strategies Table of Contents

    Future Perspectives in Cancer Immunotherapy
    Future Perspectives Executive Summary
    Future Perspectives Table of Contents

    Immunotherapy Reports Order Form

    NIH


    NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

    NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts – Week Of April 15, 2005
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    NICHD Administrative Supplements for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (NOT-HD-05-011)
    Link

    Modifications to NHLBI Policy for Distribution of Data from Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Studies (NOT-HL-05-115)
    Link

    Stem Cells and Cancer- Program Announcement (PA-05-086)
    Link

    CBER

    Submission and Resolution of Formal Disputes Regarding the Timeliness of Premarket Review of a Combination Product– Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff
    Link

    Recall of Platelet Sampling Device (Charter Medical Ltd)
    Link

    Assessing Donor Suitability and Blood Product Safety in Cases of Known or Suspected West Nile Virus Infection- Draft Guidance for Industry
    Link

    2005 Biological Approvals – Update
    Link

    Fast Track Designation Request Performance – Update
    Link

    RAPS 2005 West Coast Conference – Slides
    Link

     

    Regulatory

    For Country-Specific & International Regulatory Resources, Including Regulatory Agencies Such As the FDA, EMEA, & More Please Visit Our Regulatory Page. 

    Meetings

    These meetings have been added to the calendar this week:

    6th International Symposium on Organogenesis: “Stem Cells and Organogenesis”. Ann Arbor, Michigan
    May 6 – 7
    Link

    Cellular Niches Workshop (NIDDK). Bethesda, Maryland
    May 16 – 17
    Link

    Genetics Policy Institute’s Stem Cell Policy and Advocacy Summit. Houston, Texas
    June 10-12
    Link

    To View an Up-to-Date List of Cell Therapy-Related Meetings, Please Visit Our Meetings Page

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    Acting President

    San Diego, California (California Institute of Regenerative Medicine)

    Cell Therapy Specialist NEW!
    Hackensack, New Jersey (Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC)

    Cell Therapy Supervisor 
    New York, New York (New York Blood Center)

    Cell Therapy Technologist 
    New York, New York (New York Blood Center)

    Cellular Production Lead Technician
    Seattle, WA (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)

    Consultant– (AABB)

    Director of Cell Therapy
    New York, NY (New York Blood Center)

    Director of Research Programs 
    Toronto, Ontario (Ontario Genomics Institute)

    Faculty Positions in Stem Cell Research 
    Ottawa, Ontario (Ottawa Health Research Institute)

    Lab Technician 
    Sunrise, Florida (Bioheart Inc.)

    Laboratory Manager NEW!
    Hackensack, New Jersey (Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC)

    Medical Laboratory Technologist (Stem Cell)
    Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, New York)

    Medical Officer (CEB/DCEPT/OCTGT)
    Rockville, MD (CBER)

    Pharmacologist (enter Requisition Code 0412768)
    Exton, Pennsylvania (Therakos, Inc.)

    Post Doctoral Fellow (enter Requisition Code 0408577)
    Somerville, New Jersey (Ethicon)

    Post Doctoral or Engineer Positions 
    Toronto, Ontario (Centre for Computational Biology Hospital for Sick Children)

    Principal/Senior Scientist (enter Requisition Code 0408581)
    Somerville, New Jersey (Ethicon)

    Quality Assurance Associate NEW!
    Hackensack, New Jersey (Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC)

    Quality Assurance Director NEW!
    Hackensack, New Jersey (Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC)

    Senior Hospital Scientist 
    Sydney, Australia (Australian Stem Cell Facility Sydney Children’s Hospital)

    Senior Scientist 
    Brussels, Belgium (Beta-Cell NV)

    Scientific/Technical Officer,Stem Cell Transplant Laboratory/Haematology 
    Sydney, Australia (SWAPS, Liverpool Hospital)

    Scientist, Bacteriology
    Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England (National Institute for Biological Standards and Control)

    Scientist (enter Requisition Code 0408593)
    Somerville, New Jersey (Ethicon)

    Stem Cell Specialist
    Philadelphia, PA (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)

    Supervising Medical Laboratory Technologist (Quality Assurance)
    Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, New York)

    Supervising Medical Laboratory Technologist (HLA, Stem Cell, Therapeutic Apheresis)
    Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, New York)

    Supervisor Cellular Activities 
    New York, New York (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)

    Technical Sales Representative 
    Vancouver, BC (StemCell Technologies)

    Therapy Scientist
    (Therapeutic Aphaeresis and Cell Therapy)
    Denver, Colorado (Gambro BCT)

    ISCT

    International Society for Cellular Therapy
    www.celltherapy.org

    Upcoming Meetings & Conferences:

    2005 Cell Therapy Audioconference Series

    May 3-4, 2005 Current Good Tissue Practice. Vancouver, BC
    Workshop Chairs: Janice Davis-Sproul, MAS, MT (ASCP) SBB (John Hopkins University) & John McMannis, PhD (MD Anderson Cancer Center)
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    May 4-7th, 2005 11th Annual ISCT Meeting. Vancouver, BC
    Program Themes Include: Tissue Engineering, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Immunotherapy, & Hematopoietic Stem Cells
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    May 4-7th, 2005 Applications of Flow Cytometry in Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation. Vancouver, BC
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    Current Volume
    :Volume 7, Number 1 / March 2005

    Cytotherapy publishes original research, reviews, meeting reports, special focus issues and letters in the general field of cell therapy. The scope of the journal includes basic and applied research with hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic stem cells , immune cells, and antigen-presenting cells. Therapeutic topics within the scope of Cytotherapy include ex-vivo and in-vivo aspects of gene therapy, immunotherapy, stem cell transplantation and tissue regeneration. Cytotherapy particularly welcomes
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