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New Method Allows for Stem Cell Propagation and Neurogenesis in Cell Culture
German researchers have developed a method to generate exactly those neurons from stem cells in cell culture as those that would develop in the living brain.

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Ontario Researchers Convert Human Blood Cells into Leukemia Stem Cells
Ontario Cancer Institute’s cancer researchers have developed a method to convert normal human blood cells into human leukemia stem cells.

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MultiCell Licenses Fa2N-4 Cell Line to Eisai Japan for Drug Discovery/ADMETOX Applications
MultiCell has granted Eisai a 5-year nonexclusive license to use its Fa2N-4 cells line and MFE™ culture media at Eisai's Tsukuba Research Laboratories.

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Human Tissue Transgenic Cancer Model may Offer Significant Advance Toward Modeling Human Cancer
AVEO Pharmaceuticals has created invasive human tumors that develop over time in mice from primary human breast tissue.

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CombinatoRx Announces the Identification of Synergistic Enhancers of TRAIL-Mediated Apoptosis
CombinatoRx shows data from its first biologic/small molecule High Throughput Screening effort identifying drug classes that synergistically enhance the activity of the oncology-relevant cytokine TNF-related apoptosis.

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ThromboGenics Signs Agreement with Millipore to Commercialize Stem Cell Medium Technology
ThromboGenics will exclusively license its technology for production of the proprietary stem cell culture medium marketed by Millipore as RESGRO™.

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Viropro and Invitrogen Signs R&D Collaboration Agreement
Invitrogen will test protein-production techniques and cell-development technology developed by Viropro.

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Affitech Contracts with ProBioGen for Producer Cell Line Generation for Oncology Antibody Candidate
ProBioGen to develop a biopharmaceutical cell line for high-level production of one of the lead candidates in Affitech’s oncology therapeutic antibody pipeline.

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PTO Rejects Human Stem Cell Patents at Behest of Consumer Groups
Re-examination was initiated by Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights and Public Patent Foundation.

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Engineering the Heart Piece by Piece
U-M scientists see great promise in cardiac tissue engineering, but hurdles remain before lab-grown muscle is ready for patients
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