CIRM Clinical Trials
Through its strategic funding of clinical trials, CIRM helps advance innovative stem cell and gene therapy discoveries toward future treatments for patients.

CIRM funds clinical trials across a broad range of diseases and conditions that include rare and genetic disorders, treatment-resistant and refractory diseases, and many forms of cancer. Our involvement in the clinical trial process is vital to transforming potential treatments into available therapies by accelerating pathways to commercialization. Visit our Funding Opportunities page to apply for clinical trial research funding.
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CIRM-Funded Clinical Trials
Disease Areas | Investigator | Organization | Phase | Trial Status | Target Enrollment | Detail |
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Dr. Ralph Kern | BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics | Phase 3 | Completed | 196 | |
Stroke | Dr. Bijan Nejadnik | SanBio, Inc. | Phase 2 | Completed | 163 | |
Neurological Disorders | Amit Etkin | Alto Neuroscience | Phase 2 | Launching | N/A | |
Developmental Disorders Spina Bifida |
Dr. Diana L. Farmer | University of California, Davis | Phase 2 | Recruiting | 55 | |
Huntington's Disease | Dr. Vicki Wheelock | University of California, Davis | Phase 1/2 | Completed | 29 | |
Spinal Cord Injury | Francois Binette | Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. | Phase 1/2 | Completed | 25 | |
Neurological Disorders Other |
Prof. Olivia Kim-McManus | University of California, San Diego | Phase 1/2 | Launching | N/A | |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Professor Clive Niels Svendsen | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Phase 1/2 | Completed | 18 | |
Spinal Cord Injury | Dr. Jane Stephanie Lebkowski Dr. | Geron Corporation | Phase 1 | Completed | 5 | |
Bone or Cartilage Disease Hearing Loss Intellectual Disability Metabolic Disorders Vision Loss |
Dr Robert Hayes | Immusoft Corporation | Phase 1 | Launching | N/A | |
Parkinson's Disease | Dr. Edward Wirth III | Aspen Neuroscience | Phase 1 | Launching | N/A | |
Parkinson's Disease | Krystof S. Bankiewicz | Brain Neurotherapy Bio | Phase 1 | Active, not recruiting | 11 | |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Clive Svendsen | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Phase 1 | Launching | N/A | |
Stroke | Dr. Gary Steinberg | Stanford University | Phase 1 | Recruiting | 30 | |
Epilepsy | Dr. Cory R Nicholas | Neurona Therapeutics | Phase 1 | Recruiting | 40 |