INDUSTRY NEWS CaridianBCT Receives 510(k) Clearance on Latest Version of Trima Accel Automated Blood Collection System The latest version of the Trima Accel system includes the Auto Red Blood Cell procedure, allowing for the collection of a ready-to-transfuse leukoreduced red blood cell product from donors and eliminating the requirement for post-procedure leukoreduction and addition of storage solution. [CaridianBCT Press Release] Healthcare of Today Signs Letter of Intent for Medical Product Developer Healthcare of Today, Inc. announced it has signed a letter of intent with leading edge medical product company DyfucaMed®, LLC. [Healthcare of Today, Inc. Press Release] Spectral Granted Investigational Device Exemption Approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration to Conduct Pivotal Trial for Toraymyxin™ Spectral Diagnostics Inc. announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Investigational Device Exemption approval for Toraymyxin™, a therapeutic hemoperfusion device that removes endotoxin from the bloodstream, allowing the Company to conduct a pivotal trial in the United States. [Spectral Diagnostics Inc. Press Release] Conference Births New Veterinary Stem Cell Association A new professional organization, the North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Association, has been launched as the result of a recent international conference, co-sponsored by University of California, Davis, which focused on the use of stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine to treat horses and other animals. [University of California, Davis Press Release] Winchester Firm in Blood-Freezing Breakthrough A Winchester firm recognized for its freeze-drying expertise has won funding for a study on a technique which could make blood transfusions less reliant on donors. [Hampshire Chronicle] Biocell Center Corporation Partners with New England’s Largest Community-Based Hospital Network to Offer a Unique Service in Amniotic Fluid Stem Cell Preservation Biocell Center Corporation, Caritas Christi Health Care and its flagship hospital St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, are pleased to announce the launch of a cryopreservation service for amniotic fluid stem cells obtained during a routine second trimester amniocentesis procedure. [PR Newswire] Histostem Works With Korean Government Agency to Provide Cord Blood Storage for Multicultural Families AmStem Corporation announced that Histostem Ltd. of South Korea has signed a partnership with the Songpa-Gu Office, an office of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, to offer a program that will enable multicultural families to store umbilical cord blood, at no expense to them, for up to fifteen years. [Marketwire]
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