Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells Technologies

Celyad has announced no toxicity and stable disease in colorectal cancer patients after just 3 months of its first trial testing CAR-T in solid tumors.

Previous studies from the laboratory of Daniel B. F. Saris (University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands) reported that a novel stem cell combination represented a safe and efficient means to repair cartilage in preclinical and early clinical studies

A team of engineers and scientists at Caltech and ETH Zurich have developed an artificial skin capable of detecting temperature changes using a mechanism similar to the one used by the organ that allows pit vipers to sense their prey.

Kyoto University researchers are set to begin the world’s first clinical trial of a drug identified using iPS cells to treat a rare bone disease, the university said Tuesday.

Amir Ali Hamidieh, secretary of council for stem cells science and technologies, expressed the warm welcome of the festival at the closing ceremony of the event, stating: given the warm welcome by the participants, registration for the event ended two weeks before festival beginning due to the great number of referrals. In total, three thousand individuals participated in the second round of this festival.

Ali Vatani, deputy of technology development of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, visited the booths of knowledge-based companies and student section of the festival. He stated about the festival: various councils are active in the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, including council for stem cells science and technologies, which has received the highest attention and investment since its establishment.

Alireza Daliri, head of deputy for management development and resources of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, visited the booths of this festival and achievements of knowledge-based companies. Regarding the holding of the event, Daliri stated: the second round of the festival was significantly improved, which indicates the effective implementation of tasks in the area of stem cells.

According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, in line with initiation of cooperation between non-resident Iranian experts and science and technology centers of the country and defining the method of this cooperation and knowledge-based businesses, council for stem cells science and technologies held a brainstorming meeting in the presence of non-resident scientists and researchers at Pardis technology park. After the meeting, the technological achievements in the field of stem cells were visited by non-resident Iranian experts.

The closing ceremony of the second “Stem-up” or stem cells startup, which was held for three days at technology park of University of Tehran, was held in the presence of Amir Ali Hamidieh, secretary of Council for stem cells science and technologies, instructors, judges and managers of various sections of the event and participating teams

According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, the first specialized techmart of regenerative medicine was held with the support of council for stem cells science and technologies in order to stimulate the activities of researchers in companies and universities and to attract investors to enter the market.