INDUSTRY NEWS Oakland University and Beaumont Announce Stem Cell Research Partnership With the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine set to open with its inaugural class in fall 2011, its parent institutions have launched the Oakland University William Beaumont Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine. [Beaumont Hospitals Press Release] McLean Researchers Awarded $1.9 Million Grant for Stem Cell, Blood Research Researchers at Harvard-Affiliated McLean Hospital have been awarded a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health Director’s Opportunity Award to continue their research into creating human induced pluripotent stem cells using a method aimed at eliminating the risk of cancer and other problems associated with other options such as genome-integrating viral methods. [McLean Hospital Press Release] Quicken Founder Gilbert Invests in Stem Cell Research Gilbert, founder and chairman of Quicken Loans Inc., told the audience at the World Stem Cell Summit in Detroit that he supports stem cell research and has invested several million dollars in Cellerant Therapeutics, a California-based company. [The Detroit News]
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POLICY NEWS Appeals Court Says Stem Cell Funding Can Continue An appeals court decided to allow federal funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research to continue while the court considers legal arguments that halted hESC research last month. [Court of Appeals, United States] Court Schedule Suggests Stem Cell Lawsuit Won’t Be Resolved Until Late in Year The court dates for the lawsuit tying up stem cell research suggest the case won’t be decided until at least Thanksgiving and could take until the end of the year. [Court of Appeals, United States] Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Create Jobs and Promote Investment in Life Sciences U.S. Representatives introduced bipartisan legislation that will provide tax incentives for small and mid-sized businesses to invest in life sciences research and development on a targeted basis. The Life Sciences Jobs and Investment Act of 2010 provides an opportunity to enhance medical innovation, life sciences education and job creation in the United States. [House of Representatives, United States] NIH and FDA Announce Awards to Advance Regulatory Science The National Institutes of Health will award $9.4 million over three years to support four research projects in regulatory science. This research is conducted in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which will contribute approximately $950,000. [National Institutes of Health and Food and Drug Administration, United States] FDA Issues Final Rule on Safety Information During Clinical Trials The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule that clarifies what safety information must be reported during clinical trials of investigational drugs and biologics. [Food and Drug Administration, United States] NIH Transformative Research Project Awards Hasten Innovation The National Institutes of Health will award up to $64 million over five years to encourage exploration of exceptionally innovative and original research ideas that have the potential for extraordinary impact. [National Institutes of Health, United States] Clarification of the Submission Date for Applications for Program Projects for Collaborative Research on the Basic Biology of Pluripotency and Reprogramming (P01) (RFA-GM-11-005) (NOT-GM-10-109) [National Institute of General Medical Sciences, United States] Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings (FR Doc. 2010-24680) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings (FR Doc. 2010-24549) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting (FR Doc. 2010-24550) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings (FR Doc. 2010-24556) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting (FR Doc. 2010-24405) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
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EVENTS Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Production and Utility in Regenerative Medicine October 7, 2010 Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom Functional Stem Cell and Regeneration October 9-10, 2010 Kansas City, United States 18th Annual BioPartnering Europe October 10-12, 2010 London, United Kingdom 3rd Biobridge “Generation Regeneration” Conference October 11, 2010 Geneva, Switzerland New York Stem Cell Foundation 5th Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference October 12-13, 2010 New York City, United States 4th International Symposium Stem Cells, Development and Regulation October 12-14, 2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine – New Solutions to Old Problems October 18-20, 2010 San Antonio, United States European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) 18th Annual Congress October 22-25, 2010 Milan, Italy World Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Congress Asia 2010 October 26-28, 2010 Seoul, Korea Fraunhofer Life Science Symposium Leipzig 2010 October 29-30, 2010 Leipzig, Germany Stem Cell Society Singapore Symposium 2010: Translating Science to Therapy November 2-3, 2010 Singapore BioMalaysia 2010 Conference and Exhibition November 1-3, 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Select Biosciences 2nd International Forum on Stem Cells (2010 IFSC) November 12-13, 2010 Tianjin, China The 16th International Conference of the International Society of Differentiation: From Stem Cells to Organisms November 15-18, 2010 Nara, Japan 8th Annual Commercial Translation of Regenerative Medicine Conference November 18-19, 2010 London, United Kingdom Stem Cell Network’s 10th Annual Scientific Meeting November 22-24, 2010 Calgary, Alberta Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society – North America (TERMIS-NA) 2010 Annual Conference December 5-8, 2010 Orlando, United States Biotech Showcase 2011 January 10-12, 2011 San Francisco, USA Select Biosciences 5th Annual Stem Cells World Congress January 24-25, 2011 San Diego, United States Keystone Symposia-Stem Cells in Development, Tissue Homeostasis and Disease January 30-February 4, 2011 Santa Fe, United States Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference – Stem Cells: Revolutionizing Regenerative Medicine and Personalized Therapy 2011 February 23-25, 2011 San Francisco, United States American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Stem Cells, Development, and Cancer March 3-6, 2011 Vancouver, Canada Stem Cells, Cancer and Metastasis (C4) March 6-11, 2011 Dillon, 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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